Difference between revisions of "Last Desolation"
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| + | |effects=Breaking of the [[Oathpact]], end of the [[Heraldic Epochs]], start of the [[Era of Solitude]] |
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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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| + | |[[Dalinar]] to the [[Stormfather]]{{book ref|sa3|38}} |
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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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| ⚫ | The '''Last Desolation''', also known as '''Aharietiam''' in [[Vorin]] tradition,{{book ref|wok|45}} 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]]. |
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== History == |
== History == |
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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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| + | |A…a decision has been made. It is time for the Oathpact to end. |
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| + | |[[Jezrien]] to [[Kalak]]{{book ref|sa1|part=prelude}} |
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| + | There was less than a year between the last two Desolations.{{book ref|sa3|38}} |
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| + | During the fighting, only one Herald, [[Taln]], who was the only one to have never broken under turture, 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 to 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]]. |
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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| ⚫ | 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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== Notes == |
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Revision as of 03:36, 7 August 2018
| Last Desolation | |
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 by Greg Call
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| Participants | The Heralds |
| Effects | Breaking of the Oathpact, end of the Heraldic Epochs, start of the Era of Solitude |
| World | Roshar |
“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,[2] 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.
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 turture, 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 to 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. [3]
The lie was uncovered 4,500 years later, when Talenel'Elin, Herald of the Almighty, 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]
Notes
| History of Roshar | ||
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| The Desolations | Aharietiam | The False Desolation |