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|image=Lasting_Integrity_Interior.jpeg
|world=Shadesmar
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
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{{quote
|No human city would ever have been built this way; even Urithiru needed fields at its base and windows to keep the people from going mad. But Lasting Integrity didn’t follow normal laws of nature.
|[[Adolin]] describing the oddities of Lasting Integrity{{book ref|sa4|75}}
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'''Lasting Integrity''' is the [[honorspren]] capital in [[Shadesmar]].{{book ref|sa3|102}}
== Geography ==
== Appearance and Layout ==
Lasting Integrity is several hundreds of feet tall, rectangular and made of blue stone.{{book ref|sa4|36}}{{book ref|sa4|75}} The building is hollow in the middle, with no roof, and stands on its smaller side, pointing upwards into the sky.{{book ref|sa4|75}} It is in a highly strategic position, and gives the impression that it has been deliberately fortified. Visitors must cross a bridge to reach the entrance and guards stand watch outside of the walls.{{book ref|sa4|36}} The [[honorspren]] do not appreciate people sailing too close to Lasting Integrity.{{book ref|sa4|22}}
The outside wall is sheer, with no windows or ornamentation. On top of the fortress are battlements, and a guardrail to prevent people from falling. The internal dimensions of the tower are large enough that someone can stand on the battlements and see the bottom of the fortress without the structures on the walls completely impeding their view.{{book ref|sa4|75}}
Lasting Integrity had a standing isolationist policy between {{Rosharan date|1174}}-{{Rosharan date|1175}}{{book ref|Sa4|75}} that was implemented not long after Azure reached the fortress.{{book ref|sa4|75}} During this time the fortress did not allow anyone - spren or human, even if an emissary{{book ref|sa4|36}} - to enter, with the exception of [[deadeye]]s,{{book ref|sa4|75}} the Herald Kalak,{{book ref|sa4|78}} and in cases the spren deem extraordinary.{{book ref|sa4|36}} It was around this point that sailors stopped moving through the general area due to the honorspren’s dislike of foreign ships.{{book ref|sa4|22}}
Those who already were occupants in the keep were allowed to remain if they wished, though would be barred reentry if they did choose to leave.{{book ref|sa4|75}} Seventeen humans remained in the fortress after the honorspren implemented their xenophobic policy, including local and [[cosmere#
Despite this policy, Kalak was permitted to come and go from the fortress as he pleased, and would leave for weeks on end to patrol the surrounding area.{{book ref|sa4|78}}
In 1175 a delegation from [[Urithiru]] headed by [[Adolin]] and [[Shallan]], set out to visit Lasting Integrity and try to convince the honorspren to rebond humans and join their war efforts against [[Odium]] and the [[Fused]].{{book ref|sa4|19}} The honorspren of Lasting Integrity did not respond kindly to the efforts of Adolin, destroying his correspondence from the coalition monarchs and refusing to engage his pleas and arguments. With all of his other plans having failed, Adolin surrendered himself into the custody of the honorspren, after giving them the opportunity to trial him for the [[Recreance]]. As the honorspren allowed for two others to remain with Adolin, Shallan and [[Pattern]] joined the [[highprince]] inside the fortress when Adolin was taken into custody.{{book ref|sa4|36}}
While a number of the Urithiru party began the return journey to the tower, several members including [[Godeke]], [[Felt]] and [[Malli]], [[
Around the same time that Adolin and his group reached Lasting Integrity, the number of [[deadeye]]s in the area began to increase, with the dead spren gathering together outside the honorspren keep, nearby on the coast. When the spren first began to arrive, the honorspren of Lasting Integrity took them in to be cared for,{{book ref|sa4|75}} including twenty deadeye honorspren.{{book ref|sa4|87}} The honorspren, however, quickly began running out of accommodations for the deadeyes, and eventually had to close their gates to the coalescing spren and leave them to congregate outside. By the start of Adolin’s trial, two hundred deadeyes had appeared outside of Lasting Integrity, not including those who had already been taken in and sheltered in the keep.{{book ref|sa4|75}}
==== The Sins of Humanity ====
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Adolin’s trial was put on hold for several weeks, so that the honorspren could prepare Adolin for his trial and await the return of Kalak, the High Judge.{{book ref|sa4|75}} Meetings were setup between Adolin and the inkspren emissary, Blended, so the Alethi highprince could become familiar with the honorspren legal code, as was required by the spren of the keep. Although Shallan usually attended their meetings as well, she was frequently late, and sometimes would not show up at all.{{book ref|sa4|78}}▼
Despite being their prisoner, the honorspren allowed Adolin freedom to move around the fortress, and would escort him to the top of the tower if requested.{{book ref|sa4|75}} As well as this, he was permitted to visit [[Maya]] once a day so that they could train and practice katas, although Adolin would be separated from his spren by bars.{{book ref|sa4|75}}{{book ref|sa4|94}} ▼
|Honor is not dead so long as he lives in the hearts of men!
|[[Notum]] speaking his true feelings during [[Adolin]]'s trial{{book ref|sa4|87}}
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▲Adolin’s trial was put on hold for several weeks, so that the honorspren could prepare Adolin for his trial and await the return of Kalak, the High Judge.{{book ref|sa4|75}} Meetings were setup between Adolin and the inkspren emissary, Blended, so the Alethi highprince could become familiar with the honorspren legal code, as was required by the spren of the keep. Although Shallan usually attended their meetings as well, she was frequently late, and sometimes would not show up at all.{{book ref|sa4|78}}
▲Despite being their prisoner, the honorspren allowed Adolin freedom to move around the fortress, and would escort him to the top of the tower if requested.{{book ref|sa4|75}} As well as this, he was permitted to visit [[Maya]] once a day so that they could train and practice katas, although Adolin would be separated from his spren by bars.{{book ref|sa4|75}}{{book ref|sa4|94}}
{{image|Blended by Eccos.jpg|side=left|width=300|[[Blended]] working in Lasting Integrity}}
At some point around the beginning of Adolin’s trial, the honorspren began to construct a holding cell that could accommodate a human, so that when Adolin was convicted and sentence, he could be put on display in Lasting Integrity, as a reminder of the damage caused by the Recreance.{{book ref|sa4|87}}
Blended and Adolin pushed for a trial by witness, as it would be the most favorable strategy Adolin could adopt, due to his poor understanding of honorspren legal code.{{book ref|sa4|78}} When Kalak returned from his patrol,{{book ref|sa4|78}} Adolin approached him at the gates to Lasting Integrity and made his request. Although [[Sekeir]], a prominent honorspren elder, opposed the idea, Kalak granted Adolin’s wish.{{book ref|sa4|82}} Despite Adolin’s objections, the trial would be held in the stronghold's forum and would be open to the other occupants of the keep.{{book ref|sa4|82}}
The first day of Adolin’s trial saw the forum packed with honorspren. [[Amuna]] was the first witness to be called and gave a damning statement against Adolin framed around how her position as carer of the deadeyes was a result of the actions of humans, and should be a reminder of the dangers of forming [[Nahel bond]]s. Blended was the second witness for the day and spoke of how her people remembered the loss of [[Knights Radiant|Radiant]] inkspren and how it had affected her society. Notum was called as the third witness and had been given a script to read from by the other honorspren. Halfway through his pre-written speech, Notum diverged and began to speak his true feelings, siding with Adolin which led to him being forcibly removed from the room. Notum’s outburst had a profound effect on some of the honorspren, who took up his rallying cry and had to be pushed from the room by officials.{{book ref|sa4|87}}
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The next day, Adolin was due to give his own testimony. Just after starting his speech, he was interrupted by [[Veratorim]] who tried several times to divert the topic on hand to [[Dalinar]]’s conduct with the [[Stormfather]], in what was likely a deliberate attempt to derail the trial and
The third and final day of Adolin’s trial, saw almost every honorspren attend the forum to witness the verdict. Due to Kalak being detained by the honorspren, Sekeir stepped in as High Judge to oversee the last of the witness statements and started the day by reading a very long winded speech. When Adolin interrupted him, Sekeir threatened to gag the Highprince. Following Sekeir’s speech, Amuna led Maya into the room as the final witness. Sekeir "spoke" on Maya’s behalf, using the chance to tout his own vitriol. Maya grew increasingly distressed by Sekeir and the other honorspren’s treatment of her, and ended up being physically restrained by Amuna and another honorspren so that she could not escape. Adolin, wanting to end the abuse Maya was being subjected to, pleaded for judgement to be given, however, Sekeir refused and instead continued to use the moment as a spectacle to promote his platform. Maya grew more violent in her struggles, thrashing around and wanting to be let go. When Adolin tried to physically help her, he was restrained by several nearby honorspren, who were waiting for him to try and go to the [[cultivationspren]]’s aid.{{book ref|sa4|94}}
|[[Mraize]] to [[Shallan]] about [[Kalak]]{{book ref|sa4|82}}
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Although she traveled in an official capacity as part of the Urithiru delegation, Shallan had a separate mission to conduct in Lasting Integrity, given to her by the [[Ghostbloods]]. The organization wished for her to locate and kill [[Restares]]
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|Adolin is right. He’s always been right about you. Tell me. Who is the strongest of mind? The woman whose emotions are always on her side? Or the woman whose own thoughts betray her? You have fought this fight every day of your life, Shallan. And '''you are not weak'''.
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After the first day of Adolin’s trial had come to a close, Shallan deliberately injured herself by falling from a tree to gain access to the honorspren [[Investiture]] storeroom. Despite their worn relationship, Pattern assisted Shallan and helped to 're-enforce' the severity of her supposed injuries to Lusintia who had been following Shallan. After being admitted to the storeroom, Shallan stole a perfect gemstone, replacing it with a dun one using sleight of hand. Leaving the storeroom, Shallan escaped with the stolen [[Stormlight]].{{book ref|sa4|87}}
Prior to Adolin’s final day of trial, Shallan scoped out Kalak’s house, to get information on the best way to infiltrate it and kill the Herald. The next morning, she left her temporary accommodation disguised as Lusintia and made her way to the Herald’s abode. Pattern interrupted her on her way there, trying to introduce Shallan again to Testament and have the Lightweaver acknowledge her past. Shallan sent Pattern away, not wanting to hear what he had to say, before continuing on to Kalak’s house. Once inside, Veil confronted Shallan about Formless and forced her to remember what Shallan had done as a child when she had been bonded to Testament. Duty done, Veil disappeared, being reintegrated into Shallan. Kalak discovered Shallan in his house shortly after her ordeal, and although the Lightweaver
Lusintia, Sekeir, and several other honorspren found Shallan and Kalak not long after the Herald confronted her, and accused the Lightweaver of trying to influence her husband’s trial. Despite Kalak’s denial, the honorspren took Shallan into custody, to be held until the trial was completed. They also detained Kalak, with Sekeir taking his place to oversee the final day of the court proceedings.{{book ref|sa4|93}}{{book ref|sa4|94}}
At some point Shallan and Kalak were
== Culture ==
{{image|Mayalaran by Nozomi.jpg|side=right|width=250px|[[Mayalaran]] held by the honorspren}}
=== Deadeye Refuge ===
{{quote
|We are left, to wander Shadesmar as dead souls, unable to think or talk. Our bodies are used, screaming, as weapons by the descendants of the ones who killed us.
|[[Notum]] describing [[deadeye]]s{{book ref|sa4|30}}
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Lasting Integrity is dedicated to caring for any [[deadeye]]s that they find around the fortress or in the area.{{book ref|sa4|87}} They only have a limited amount of space, however, and if too many deadeyes make their way to the keep, the [[honorspren]], reluctantly, have to turn them away.{{book ref|sa4|75}} The inhabitants of the fortress do preference taking in deadeye honorspren if they are forced to limit the number of deadeyes they can care for.{{book ref|sa4|87}}
[[Amuna]] is the head carer for the deadeyes, and both she and the other carers take their duty very seriously. The deadeyes are treated well by the honorspren, and are fed [[Stormlight]] while in the keep.{{book ref|sa4|87}} They are not, however, permitted to wander the fortress on their own.{{book ref|sa4|75}}{{book ref|sa4|78}} Often, the deadeyes will only remain
=== Foreign Travel ===
Lasting Integrity is governed by a number of honorspren, including six of the ten oldest spren, who were created by the [[Stormfather]] following the Recreance.{{book ref|sa4|90}} [[Sekeir]] is one of these leaders, and is the most important honorspren in the fortress.{{book ref|sa4|93}} Some of the spren in the keep are in favor of pledging allegiance to [[Odium]] and his forces. They have remained quiet with these opinions, as this might not be received well by the other honorspren.{{book ref|sa4|87}} It is unclear whether those in favor of joining Odium are among the local leadership of Lasting Integrity.
The leadership of Lasting Integrity have a strong sway over the honorspren in general and firmly believe in an isolationist foreign policy.{{book ref|sa4|78}} The credibility of the keep's leaders is badly damaged by the revelations regarding the [[Recreance]] that come out of [[Adolin]]’s trial, and many honorspren reject their xenophobic policy
[[Kalak]] has some level of authority in the fortress,{{book ref|sa4|78}} however, this may just be for show, with the honorspren leadership wanting to placate the [[Herald]] unless it becomes inconvenient for them. They have the ability to rescind Kalak’s authority and to imprison him if required.{{book ref|sa4|94}}
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