Difference between revisions of "False Desolation"

Previous [[Desolation]]s began with the [[Herald]]s giving in to the torture in [[Damnation]] and Returning to Roshar, after which the [[Fused]] -- leaders of the [[Voidbringer]]s -- Returned as well, entering bodies of the singers.{{book ref|sa3|38}} However, the False Desolation occurred well after the Last Desolation, when the Heralds abandoned the [[Oathpact]], and thus there were no Fusedduring inFused this "Desolation." It's unclear how fighting between humans and singers progressed in the period following the Last Desolation, but it is likely the two species warred.

The False Desolation commenced in earnest when [[Ba-Ado-Mishram]], one of the nine [[Unmade]] who was sometimes referred to as a "highprincess" or commander of the Voidbringers,{{epigraph ref|sa3|106}} [[Connection|Connected]] with the singers in a manner similar to that of Odium during the Desolations.{{epigraph ref|sa3|80}} This allowed Ba-Ado-Mishram to provide [[Regal|forms of power]] to the singers, as well as access to [[Voidlight]]. It is unclear how Ba-Ado-Mishram performed this feat, or why she could not do so sometime prior to the False Desolation. The Radiants were confused as to Ba-Ado-Mishram's new Connection with the singers,{{epigraph ref|sa3|80}} which might suggest this was a new development in her abilities, and not a feat she could performpreviously beforeperform. It also seems that she managed to Connect with the vast majority of singers -- all except those who would become the [[listener]]s.