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| In order to repopulate her fallen people, she climbed the [[peaks of Dara]] - the myth changes, listing different modern mountain ranges as the true peaks of Dara - to find stones touched by the [[Herald]]s themselves. She brought them to [[Nadris]] on his deathbed and harvested his seed to bring life to the stones. They hatched forth ten children, which she used to found a new nation. [[Marnah]], I believe it was called.
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Per this myth, the Makabaki are all descended from Parasaphi's children. However, in the modern day, it's unclear which mountain range corresponds to the peaks of Dara, as several possibilities have been put forth by various scholars.{{book ref|sa1|61}}
▲[[Renarin]], present in this conversation, recalls that [[Parasaphi]] was the one who searched out the [[Seedstones]].{{book ref|sa2|61}} Navani confirms that in order to repopulate her fallen people, Parasaphi climbed the [[peaks of Dara]] to find stones touched by the [[Herald]]s themselves and that she brought them to [[Nadris]] on his deathbed and harvested his seed to bring life to the stones. They hatched forth [[Ten|ten]] children, which she used to found a new nation, [[Marnah]]. This was the origin of the [[Makabaki]].{{book ref|sa1|61}}
 
{{theory}}
Considering that humans aren't originally from [[Roshar]], it's possible that Dara and Marnah are locations on [[Ashyn]]. The myth might've gotten altered over the ages as this was forgotten, substituting some ancient wars and gods of the Makabakis' ancestors for Desolations and Heralds.
 
== Trivia ==
The idea of stone or stone-like objects coming to life like Parasaphi's children is common in real-life mythologies, most famously in the story of [[wikipedia:Pygmalion (mythology) | Pygmalion]].
 
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