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The coming of the '''True Desolation''', the '''Everstorm''', or the '''Night of Sorrows''' over [[Roshar]] is predicted a few times in ''[[The Way of Kings]]''.
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The '''True Desolation''' follows the [[Era of Solitude]] on [[Roshar]]. [[Odium]] and his servants wage war against the rest of Roshar, hoping to eventually allow the [[Shard]] to break free of the ties bonding him to the [[Rosharan system]].
   
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== Lead-up ==
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After the [[Last Desolation]], nine of the ten [[Herald]]s could no longer bear to return to [[Braize]] to be tortured by the [[Fused]], and instead gave up the [[Oathpact]]. One Herald, [[Talenel]], had been killed in the final battle and had automatically returned to Braize; with him there, the Oathpact remained intact and the Fused were sealed away. They also left behind the [[Knights Radiant]] to continue to protect the people of Roshar.{{book ref|sa|part=prelude}}
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Mankind fears the [[Desolation]]s. It is said there were 99 desolations, but there were actually much fewer than that, and the [[Last Desolation]] happened 4,500 years ago. Very little knowledge about these events has survived. It is known that the Heralds are sent during every desolation to aid mankind. During the aftermath of the last desolation, the Heralds abandoned their blades and broke the [[Oathpact]]. The prelude to the Stormlight Archive indicates that they abandoned the oathpact partly because they were tired of returning to what has been described as a place of torture and pain, and partly in the hope that if they didn't return it might stop the cycle of desolations and the wasting of lives. Though they left one of their order behind in order to stop [[Odium]] and the [[Voidbringers]] from once again shattering the world.
  
   
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Around the time of the [[False Desolation]], the newest generation of Radiants learned that humans were not native to Roshar and had essentially been taking the [[singer]]s land for millennia. Around this time, something—possibly [[Melishi]] trapping the [[Unmade]] [[Ba-Ado-Mishram]]—caused the singers to be stripped of their [[Connection]] and [[Identity]], leaving them mostly unable to act for themselves. [[Honor]] did not support the Radiants through these events, instead raving about how they would destroy Roshar. As a result, the all of the Knights Radiant except the [[Order of Skybreakers]] broke their [[Immortal Words|oaths]], killing their [[spren]] in an event known as the [[Recreance]]. Some time after this, Odium finally [[Splinter]]ed Honor, though not before Honor was able to make some arrangements to guide the people of Roshar through the coming fight with Odium.{{book ref|sa3|113}}
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In [[Dalinar]]'s [[Dalinar's visions|visions]], he is repeatedly warned by [[Honor|The Almighty]] of its coming.
 
   
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| Unite them. The sun approaches the horizon. The Everstorm comes. The True Desolation. The Night of Sorrows.
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|Unite them. The sun approaches the horizon. The Everstorm comes. The True Desolation. The Night of Sorrows.
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| [[Honor]] during one of Dalinar's visions{{book ref|twok|75}}
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|[[Honor]] during one of Dalinar's visions{{book ref|twok|75}}
 
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Sometime prior to the reunification of [[Alethkar]], the [[Stormfather]] began sending the [[Dalinar's visions|visions]] that Honor had recorded to potential [[Order of Bondsmiths|Bondsmiths]] to warn them of Odium's coming, guide them to refound the Knights Radiant, and encourage them to unify Roshar against the threat of Odium and his armies. [[Gavilar Kholin]] received these visions prior to his death and, shortly thereafter [[Dalinar Kholin]] began to receive them as well.{{book ref|sa3|28}} The spren were also aware of Odium's impending return and a few Radiant spren began to return to the [[Physical Realm]] to bond with potential Radiants.
   
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| I have said I that cannot be of much help to you. The Night of Sorrows will come, and the True Desolation. The Everstorm.
  
| I have said I that cannot be of much help to you. The Night of Sorrows will come, and the True Desolation. The Everstorm.
 
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When [[Kaladin]] rides the storm, a voice tells him that the [[Oathpact]] is broken and [[Odium]] comes.{{book ref|twok|46}}
  
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The [[Diagram (group)|Diagram]] collected a [[Death Rattle]] that predicted the coming of the True Desolation.{{epigraph ref|sa1|5}} When confronted about his knowledge, [[Taravangian]] told Dalinar that the information came from the Herald [[Battar]].{{book ref|sa3|121}}
  
The [[Diagram (group)|Diagram]] collected a [[Death Rattle]] that predicted the coming of the True Desolation.{{epigraph ref|sa1|5}} When confronted about his knowledge, [[Taravangian]] told Dalinar that the information came from the Herald [[Battar]].{{book ref|sa3|121}}
   
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[[Talenel]] was the only [[Herald]] that died during the Last Desolation, and was thus forced to return to [[Damnation]]. The other nine Heralds thought him enough to uphold the Oathpact and thus end the cycle of Desolations. He appears in [[Kholinar]] and claims that he has failed to uphold the Oathpact. He then falls to the ground, unconscious.{{book ref|twok|epilogue}} Talenel is later brought to the [[Shattered Plains]] where he is widely viewed as a madman. He repeats the same mantra warning of the coming desolation.
 
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| Who am I? I ... I am Talenel'Elin, Stonesinew, Herald of the Almighty. The Desolation has come. Oh, God ... it has come. And I have failed.
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|Who am I? I ... I am Talenel'Elin, Stonesinew, Herald of the Almighty. The Desolation has come. Oh, God ... it has come. And I have failed.
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The True Desolation formally began when, after four and a half millennia of torture, the Herald [[Talenel]] finally broke and allowed the Fused to return to Roshar. He then returned to Roshar to warn the people of their coming and prepare them to fight, arriving outside of [[Kholinar]]. Upon entering the city, he proclaims that the Desolation has come and that he has failed, before falling to the ground, unconscious.{{book ref|twok|epilogue}} Talenel is later brought to the [[Shattered Plains]] where he is widely viewed as a madman. He repeats the same mantra warning of the coming desolation.{{book ref|sa2|i|7}}
   
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Meanwhile, some [[voidspren]] were laying the groundwork for the Fused to return. One, [[Ulim]], suvvessfully made contact with the singer [[Venli]], who was researching new forms to help the [[Listener]]s fight the [[War of Reckoning]] against the Alethi. She discovered [[Regal#stormform|stormform]] and convinced her sister [[Eshonai]] to take it, who then convinced most of the rest of their people to likewise adopt it.{{book ref|sa2|i|4}}{{book ref|sa2|i|11}} During the [[Battle of Narak]], the stormform singers used its power to summon a new storm of Odium, known as the [[Everstorm]]. Much like the [[highstorm]], it continually rounds the planet, though in the opposite direction.{{book ref|sa2|87}} It restored Connection and Identity to the singers and allows the Fused to be reborn in the body of a singer as it passes over a region.{{book ref|sa3|17}}{{book ref|sa3|38}}
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=== The Everstorm ===
  
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The Everstorm is similar to [[Highstorm]]s, but has an opposite rotation and other possible differences. It appears to be referenced as being the same thing as the True Desolation by the [[Stormfather]] in [[Dalinar]]'s visions, but it is possible the Everstorm is only a part of the True Desolation.
  
   
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Revision as of 08:06, 26 February 2020

True Desolation
Date 1173-present
Participants Humans, singers, spren, Odium
Effects Ongoing
World Roshar
Universe Cosmere
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“ I have seen the end, and have heard it named. The Night of Sorrows, the True Desolation. The Everstorm. ”

— Collected on Palaheses 1172, 15 seconds pre-death. Subject was a darkeyed youth of unknown origin.[1]

The True Desolation follows the Era of Solitude on Roshar. Odium and his servants wage war against the rest of Roshar, hoping to eventually allow the Shard to break free of the ties bonding him to the Rosharan system.

Lead-up

After the Last Desolation, nine of the ten Heralds could no longer bear to return to Braize to be tortured by the Fused, and instead gave up the Oathpact. One Herald, Talenel, had been killed in the final battle and had automatically returned to Braize; with him there, the Oathpact remained intact and the Fused were sealed away. They also left behind the Knights Radiant to continue to protect the people of Roshar.[2]

Around the time of the False Desolation, the newest generation of Radiants learned that humans were not native to Roshar and had essentially been taking the singers land for millennia. Around this time, something—possibly Melishi trapping the Unmade Ba-Ado-Mishram—caused the singers to be stripped of their Connection and Identity, leaving them mostly unable to act for themselves. Honor did not support the Radiants through these events, instead raving about how they would destroy Roshar. As a result, the all of the Knights Radiant except the Order of Skybreakers broke their oaths, killing their spren in an event known as the Recreance. Some time after this, Odium finally Splintered Honor, though not before Honor was able to make some arrangements to guide the people of Roshar through the coming fight with Odium.[3]

“Unite them. The sun approaches the horizon. The Everstorm comes. The True Desolation. The Night of Sorrows.”

—Honor during one of Dalinar's visions[4]

Sometime prior to the reunification of Alethkar, the Stormfather began sending the visions that Honor had recorded to potential Bondsmiths to warn them of Odium's coming, guide them to refound the Knights Radiant, and encourage them to unify Roshar against the threat of Odium and his armies. Gavilar Kholin received these visions prior to his death and, shortly thereafter Dalinar Kholin began to receive them as well.[5] The spren were also aware of Odium's impending return and a few Radiant spren began to return to the Physical Realm to bond with potential Radiants.

The Diagram collected a Death Rattle that predicted the coming of the True Desolation.[1] When confronted about his knowledge, Taravangian told Dalinar that the information came from the Herald Battar.[6]

Beginning

“Who am I? I ... I am Talenel'Elin, Stonesinew, Herald of the Almighty. The Desolation has come. Oh, God ... it has come. And I have failed. ”

—Talenel upon arriving in Kholinar[7]

The True Desolation formally began when, after four and a half millennia of torture, the Herald Talenel finally broke and allowed the Fused to return to Roshar. He then returned to Roshar to warn the people of their coming and prepare them to fight, arriving outside of Kholinar. Upon entering the city, he proclaims that the Desolation has come and that he has failed, before falling to the ground, unconscious.[7] Talenel is later brought to the Shattered Plains where he is widely viewed as a madman. He repeats the same mantra warning of the coming desolation.[8]

Meanwhile, some voidspren were laying the groundwork for the Fused to return. One, Ulim, suvvessfully made contact with the singer Venli, who was researching new forms to help the Listeners fight the War of Reckoning against the Alethi. She discovered stormform and convinced her sister Eshonai to take it, who then convinced most of the rest of their people to likewise adopt it.[9][10] During the Battle of Narak, the stormform singers used its power to summon a new storm of Odium, known as the Everstorm. Much like the highstorm, it continually rounds the planet, though in the opposite direction.[11] It restored Connection and Identity to the singers and allows the Fused to be reborn in the body of a singer as it passes over a region.[12][13]

Notes

History of Roshar
War of Reckoning The True Desolation Ongoing
  1. ↑ a b The Way of Kings chapter 5 epigraph#
  2. ↑ Prelude to the Stormlight Archive#
  3. ↑ Oathbringer chapter 113#
  4. ↑ The Way of Kings chapter 75#
  5. ↑ Oathbringer chapter 28#
  6. ↑ Oathbringer chapter 121#
  7. ↑ a b The Way of Kings epilogue#
  8. ↑ Words of Radiance interlude I-7#
  9. ↑ Words of Radiance interlude I-4#
  10. ↑ Words of Radiance interlude I-11#
  11. ↑ Words of Radiance chapter 87#
  12. ↑ Oathbringer chapter 17#
  13. ↑ Oathbringer chapter 38#
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