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The '''Vengeance Pact''' was a pact between the ten [[Highprince]]s and King [[Elhokar Kholin]]. It's main goal was to take vengeance on the [[Parshendi]]
== Background ==
After the assassination of King Galivar, the Parshendi retreated to a plateau in the middle of the Shattered Plains, where they established their camp.
The ten Alethi warcamps, as well as the king's camp are situated on the west of the Shattered Plains.
Despite their larger numbers, a full-scale attack against the Parshendi camp by the Alethi forces was not possible because of the
Another problem was that the Highprinces fought for themselves instead of joining together. This lasted over six years, until the events following the battle at the [[Tower]]. [[Dalinar]] was named Highprince of War by King Elhokar and planned to change the warfare.
== The impact of gemhearts ==
When arriving at the Shattered Plains, the Alethi armies came upon huge beasts, called [[
The only way to safely get at the gemheart was to harvest it when the chasmfiend was pupating. The chasmfiends climbed on a plateau in order to do this.
The Alethi and the Parshendi both tried to gain as much gemhearts as possible. That's why a race started everytime a pupating chasmfiend was spooted between the Parshendi on one side and the Highprinces on the other side to get to the plateau first. Whoever arrived first was usually attacked by the other.
Gemhearts could be used by [[
The rivalry between the ten Highprinces was flared by the race for gemhearts. This changed the original purpose of the Vengeance Pact. The armies battled not for vengeance but for gemhearts. It was not until Dalinar joined forces with [[Sadeas]] that two Highprinces worked together to get a gemheart.
After being named Highprince of War, Dalinar planned to change tactics and fulfill the Vengeance Pact again instead of only harvesting gemhearts.
It has been noted by [[Brandon]] that over-harvesting of gemhearts may cause environmental damage.{{ref|17s|2383|post|42221|How long has it been since a chasmfiend got to finish pupating?}}
== Notes ==
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