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|Vorinism taught that the finest warriors would have the holy privilege of joining the Heralds after death, fighting to reclaim the Tranquiline Halls from the Voidbringers.
|[[Highprince]] [[Dalinar Kholin]]'s thoughts on the Tranquiline Halls{{book ref|sa1|15}}
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The '''Tranquiline Halls''' are heaven{{book ref|sa1|59}} and the original home of mankind according to [[Vorinism]].{{book ref|sa1|15}} In Vorin doctrine, humans were driven from the Tranquiline Halls by the [[Voidbringers]], but with the help of the [[Herald]]s they have are fighting to take back their home.{{book ref|sa1|45}}
== Vorin Doctrine ==
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|May you someday find a place of honor in the Tranquiline Halls, fallen brother. And may we find a better end than you.
|[[Kaladin]] blessing a fallen bridgeman{{book ref|sa1|27}}
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According to Vorin tradition, the Tranquiline Halls are the original home of mankind.{{book ref|sa1|15}} They lived there in peace until the attack of the [[Voidbringers]].{{book ref|sa1|24}} These monsters made of hate came from [[Damnation]], driving out mankind from their home and to Roshar.{{book ref|sa1|45}} The Voidbringers claimed the Tranquiline Halls as their own, and began their attempt to oust mankind from Roshar to Damnation.{{book ref|sa1|61}} The Almighty then sent the [[Dawnsingers]] to Roshar to care for the defeated humans.{{book ref|sa1|45}} The Voidbringers attacked humankind a hundred times and during [[Aharietiam]], their final attempt, the Heralds of the [[Almighty]] and the [[Knights Radiant]] defeated the Voidbringers. The Heralds followed the Voidbringers back to the Tranquiline Halls, intending to drive them back to Damnation and reclaim their home. This marked the ending of the [[Heraldic Epochs]] and the beginning of the modern [[Era of Solitude]].
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|The ardents were careful to point out that excellence in any Calling would bring power. A farmer would be able to wave his hand and create great fields of spiritual crops. A spearman would be a great warrior, able to cause thunder with his shield and lightning with his spear.
|[[Kaladin]]'s thoughts on the afterlife in the Tranquiline Halls{{book ref|sa1|59}}
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It is the Vorin belief that people spend their lives practicing their Callings, preparing to aid the Heralds.{{book ref|sa1|16}} The very best are granted the holy privilege to rise again after death and make use of the skills of their Calling in the afterlife, given magical abilities to enhance their Cabilities.{{book ref|sa1|59}} They fight alongside the Heralds in the [[War for Heaven]], the struggle against the Voidbringers in the Tranquiline Halls. The most important people are those with the Calling of soldiers,{{book ref|sa1|18}} who are glorified in the Tranquiline Halls{{book ref|sa2|44}} and assist the Heralds in fighting their battles.{{book ref|sa1|15}} Those who do not fight but still live exceptionally well are still accepted by the Almighty{{book ref|sa1|18}} and will aid in other ways, such as farmers growing crops to sustain the soldiers.{{book ref|sa1|59}}{{book ref|sa1|i|8}} Those who lived unremarkable lives and did not excel at their Callings remain asleep until the Halls are reclaimed, after which they will awaken and return to their home,{{book ref|sa1|59}} and finally reclaim the peace that ended when the Tranquiline Halls were lost.{{book ref|sa1|24}} The Almighty himself awaits the recapture of the Tranquiline Halls by his Heralds.{{book ref|sa1|43}} He depends on the Vorin peoples to train themselves well for this fight,{{book ref|sa1|28}} as he cannot do good himself and aid them directly without creating more evil by his actions.{{book ref|sa1|45}}
== Historicity ==
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Just how much of what is spoken of in Vorin mythology has its basis in history is unknown. For instance, another name for Damnation is [[Braize]],{{book ref|sa2|32}} which is known to be an actual planet within the Rosharan system.{{book ref|arcanum unbounded}} This indicates that the Tranquiline Halls may exist or have existed at one point, although their location, on Roshar or another planet is uncertain. The mentions of fantastical animals that bear resemblance to creatures like lions,{{book ref|sa2|89}} and humanity's general incongruity with other forms of life on Roshar indicate that perhaps humans did at one point travel to Roshar from some other place, which by the time of the Era of Solitude they referred to as the Tranquiline Halls.
It is known for certain that Heralds did not truly return to the Tranquiline Halls to defeat the Voidbringers.{{book ref|sa1|prelude}} Rather after the Final Desolation they made the decision not to return to Damnation and tell mankind that they had won, leaving [[Talenel]] alone in Damnation.
== Trivia ==
*In the Circle of Memories in [[Kholinar]], the ardents believe that the eleventh painting on the walls that does not represent one of the [[Silver Kingdoms]] is a reference to the Tranquiline Halls.{{book ref|sa2|i|12}} In reality, the Circle of Memories is an [[Oathgate]] and the eleventh painting represents Urithiru.
== Notes ==
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