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The '''Last Desolation''', also known as '''Aharietiam''' in [[Vorin]] tradition,{{book ref|wok|45}} was believed to be the last [[Desolation]], when mankind's hard-won victory over the Voidbringers ended the cycle of [[Desolation]]s.
 
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|The stories are wrong, aren’t they? We didn’t defeat the enemy for good, as the Heralds claimed. They '''lied'''.
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The '''Last Desolation''', also known as '''Aharietiam''' in [[Vorin]] tradition and the '''Day of Glory''' in [[Azir]],{{book ref|wok|45}}{{book ref|sa3|42}} is believed to be the last [[Desolation]], when mankind's hard-won victory over the [[Voidbringer]]s ended the cycle of [[Desolation]]s. In reality, nine of the ten [[Herald]]s abandoned their [[honorblade]]s in an attempt to leave the [[Oathpact]] and avoid further torture on [[Braize]]. [[Talenel]] was the only Herald not to break the Oathpact. Dalinar Kholin visited this [[Desolation]] in one of the visions left by [[Honor]].
   
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== Vorin tradition ==
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== History ==
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According to Vorin tradition, mankind led by the [[Herald]]s and their chosen [[Knights Radiant|knights]] fought off the [[Voidbringers]] ninety and nine times, until finally, Aharietiam came and the Voidbringers were cast back into the [[Tranquiline Halls]]. The Heralds followed to force them out of heaven as well, and Roshar's Heraldic Epochs ended.{{book ref|wok|45}}
  
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|A…a decision has been made. It is time for the Oathpact to end.
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There was less than a year between the last two Desolations.{{book ref|sa3|38}}
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== Lore ==
 
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In truth, the nine Heralds that survived the Last Desolation, weighed down by the burden of millennia of torture, chose to abandon their self-appointed burden. They believed that it might be enough to uphold the Oathpact with only [[Talenel|Taln]] who returned to damnation. They told the people that mankind finally won, in hope that it might become true.{{book ref|sa|part=prelude}}
  
   
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During the fighting, only one Herald, [[Taln]], who was the only one to have never broken under torture, died.{{book ref|sa3|38}} The surviving Heralds were afraid of the torture they would suffer on returning to [[Braize]]. Eight of the Heralds, all the survivors except [[Kalak]], met at the appointed meeting place. Rather than return, they drove their blades into the ground and walked in different directions. [[Jezrien]] waited for Kalak to arrive and they both left as well. Although they had been warned remaining on Roshar would lead to a new Desolation immediately starting, [[Ishar]] believed Taln alone would be enough to uphold the Oathpact. Whether or not this is true was irrelevant to them by this point, as they only wished to avoid more torture. They chose to tell humanity that they had finally won, in hope that it might become true. {{book ref|sa1|part=prelude}}
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The lie was uncovered 4,500 years later, when Talenel'Elin, Herald of the Almighty, returned to announce the [[True Desolation]].
  
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The lie was uncovered 4,500 years later, when Talenel returned to announce the [[True Desolation]].
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According to Vorin tradition, mankind, led by the [[Herald]]s and their chosen [[Knights Radiant|knights]], fought off the [[Voidbringers]] ninety and nine times, until finally, Aharietiam came and the Voidbringers were cast back into the [[Tranquiline Halls]]. The Heralds followed to force them out of heaven as well, and Roshar's Heraldic Epochs ended.{{book ref|wok|45}} Songs and paintings depict the final conflict as a grand clash between lines of brave soldiers and giant monsters.{{book ref|sa3|38}}
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== Trivia ==
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* The name Aharietiam is based on the hebrew words אחרית הימים (''Acharit Hayamim'') meaning the end of days or the apocalypse.{{wob ref|10401}}
   
 
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Revision as of 14:41, 23 October 2020

Last Desolation
Aharietiam by Micah Epstein.jpg
by Micah Epstein
Participants The Heralds
Effects Breaking of the Oathpact, end of the Heraldic Epochs, start of the Era of Solitude
World Roshar
Universe Cosmere

“The stories are wrong, aren’t they? We didn’t defeat the enemy for good, as the Heralds claimed. They lied. ”

The Last Desolation, also known as Aharietiam in Vorin tradition and the Day of Glory in Azir,[2][3] is believed to be the last Desolation, when mankind's hard-won victory over the Voidbringers ended the cycle of Desolations. In reality, nine of the ten Heralds abandoned their honorblades in an attempt to leave the Oathpact and avoid further torture on Braize. Talenel was the only Herald not to break the Oathpact. Dalinar Kholin visited this Desolation in one of the visions left by Honor.

History

“A…a decision has been made. It is time for the Oathpact to end. ”

There was less than a year between the last two Desolations.[1]

During the fighting, only one Herald, Taln, who was the only one to have never broken under torture, died.[1] The surviving Heralds were afraid of the torture they would suffer on returning to Braize. Eight of the Heralds, all the survivors except Kalak, met at the appointed meeting place. Rather than return, they drove their blades into the ground and walked in different directions. Jezrien waited for Kalak to arrive and they both left as well. Although they had been warned remaining on Roshar would lead to a new Desolation immediately starting, Ishar believed Taln alone would be enough to uphold the Oathpact. Whether or not this is true was irrelevant to them by this point, as they only wished to avoid more torture. They chose to tell humanity that they had finally won, in hope that it might become true. [4]

The lie was uncovered 4,500 years later, when Talenel returned to announce the True Desolation.

Culture

According to Vorin tradition, mankind, led by the Heralds and their chosen knights, fought off the Voidbringers ninety and nine times, until finally, Aharietiam came and the Voidbringers were cast back into the Tranquiline Halls. The Heralds followed to force them out of heaven as well, and Roshar's Heraldic Epochs ended.[2] Songs and paintings depict the final conflict as a grand clash between lines of brave soldiers and giant monsters.[1]

Trivia

  • The name Aharietiam is based on the hebrew words אחרית הימים (Acharit Hayamim) meaning the end of days or the apocalypse.[5]

Notes

History of Roshar
The Desolations Aharietiam The False Desolation
  1. ↑ a b c d Oathbringer chapter 38#
  2. ↑ a b The Way of Kings chapter 45#
  3. ↑ Oathbringer chapter 42#
  4. ↑ a b Prelude to the Stormlight Archive#
  5. ↑ Miscellaneous 2016
    — Arcanum - 2016-06-01#
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