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==History==
The Eila Stele is a carving that is believed by historians to be the oldest extant document on Roshar.{{book refIt is in the form of a carving, presumably on a stone [[Wikipedia:stele|sa3|111}}stele]]. It iswas first thought to predate the first [[Desolation]]s, and possibly be written by the [[Herald]]s.{{book ref|sa3|111}} Dawnchant became a dead language over time,{{book ref|sa2|47}} and the meaning of the Eila Stele was lost. However, [[Navani Kholin]] realized that fragments of the Dawnchant could be recovered from [[Dalinar's visions]].{{book ref|sa1|60}} This resulted in a spate of translation breakthroughs by Navani and [[ardent]]s at the [[Palanaeum]]{{book ref|sa3|50}} and the [[Jokasha Monastery]].{{book ref|sa3|i|2}} Jasnah and the [[Veristitalian]]s also taketook an interest,{{book ref|sa3|53}} as dodid [[Taravangian]] and the [[Diagram (group)|Diagram]].{{book ref|sa3|107}}
Through the efforts of these groups, the Dawnchant iswas eventually cracked, allowing the Eila Stele to be be translated.{{book ref|sa3|111}}
==Contents and Revelations==
After the Eila Stele iswas translated, it iswas revealed that the author iswas not a Herald but a [[Dawnsingers|Dawnsinger]].{{book ref|sa3|111}} Dawnsingers arewere ancient ancestors of the [[singers]] native to Roshar; they arewere not [[spren]], as theorized by the [[Vorin]] church.{{book ref|sa3|111}} The text further revealsrevealed that the first people known as [[Voidbringers]] were actually humans, who arewere not native to Roshar.{{book ref|sa3|111}} This contradictscontradicted Vorin Doctrinedoctrine regarding the [[Expulsion]], which holdsheld that mankind fought ''against'' the Voidbringers to reclaim the [[Tranquiline Halls]].{{book ref|sa1|15}}
The Eila Stele indicatesindicated that humans destroyed [[Ashyn|their own world]].{{epigraph ref|sa3|115}} Most of the humans fled to Roshar and were taken in out of pity by the Dawnsingers and their gods.{{epigraph ref|sa3|115}}{{epigraph ref|sa3|116}} TheyThe humans were given land known as current-day [[Shinovar]], which explainsexplaining that region's unique flora and fauna.{{book ref|sa3|113}} They later used their Surgebinding powers to conquer most of Roshar.{{book ref|sa3|113}}
== Cosmere Significance ==
The Eila Stele is currentlywas the only in-world document that referskey to the abandonment of the planetrefounded [[AshynKnights Radiant]],{{wob ref|8243}} which is the originlearning of the Vorin notionabandonment of the Tranquilineplanet Halls[[Ashyn]].{{wob ref|84968243}} Ashyn neighbors Roshar in its solar system,{{map ref|Roshar system}} and it was almost destroyed through mankind's use of the [[Dawnshard]]s and [[Surgebinding]].{{book ref|sa3|113}}{{wob ref|9464}}{{book ref|sa4|111}} The Heralds were among the humans who abandoned Ashyn.{{wob ref|11945}} The [[Stormfather]] tells Dalinar that during the [[False Desolation]], the original Knights Radiant learned of Ashyn's fate, leading them to question the use of Surgebinding powers.{{book ref|sa3|113}} They were urged on by [[Honor]], but after [[Aharietiam]], Honor was dying and no longer cogent, which led to the events of the [[Day of Recreance]].{{book ref|sa3|113}}
The information in the stele directly refutes several aspects of Vorin doctrine regarding the history of humanity.{{wob ref|8496}}{{book ref|sa4|17}} Further interaction with the Heralds and [[Fused]] have led both humans and singers to gain a better understanding of the [[Rosharan system]] and the relationship between Roshar, Ashyn, and [[Braize]].{{book ref|sa4|14}}{{book ref|sa4|17}}{{book ref|sa4|89}} Some Rosharans have had to reexamine their belief system in light of this information, as Vorin concepts such as the the Expulsion, Voidbringers, [[Damnation]], and the Tranquiline Halls have proven to be incorrect or only loosely based in fact.{{book ref|sa4|17}}{{book ref|sa4|89}}
The [[Stormfather]] tells Dalinar that during the [[False Desolation]], the [[Knights Radiant]] learned of Ashyn's fate, leading them to question the use of Surgebinding powers.{{book ref|sa3|113}} They were urged on by [[Honor]], but after [[Aharietiam]], Honor was dying and no longer cogent, which led to the events of the [[Day of Recreance]].{{book ref|sa3|113}}
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