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One of the many Desolations that struck the nation, along with the rest of Roshar, arrived in the year {{rosharan date\|337}} of the Eighth Epoch. This Desolation was heralded by the release of [[Midnight Essence]] in a small settlement in [[Natanatan]].{{book ref\|sa1\|19}} The length of this Desolation is unknown. During some of the Desolations, the Fused managed to take the capital of Alethela, though were ultimately pushed out.{{book ref\|sa4\|65}} Another Desolation occurred later and ended circa -3333, during an unknown Epoch. This left society wounded and weak, forcing them into a period of recovery.{{book ref\|sa1\|part=prelude}} As of {{rosharan date\|1173}}, Alethkar was going through a trend of bright colors and ornate frills.{{cite}} [[Liafor]] and [[Yezier]] deeply influence lighteyed fashion in Alethkar, with much of their clothing being designed in these countries, based on Alethi fashion trends with their own cultural flair.{{file ref\|Contemporary Male Fashion.jpg\|Contemporary Male Fashion Folio Page}}{{file ref\|Vorin Havah.jpg\|Vorin Havah Folio Page}}{{book ref\|sa2\|49}} Azish fashion also has a degree of influence over Alethi fashion.{{book ref\|sa2\|49}} Alethkar and Jah Keved have closely aligned fashion styles, enough so for Liafor to market to them using the same fashion folios.{{file ref\|Contemporary Male Fashion.jpg\|Contemporary Male Fashion Folio Page}} Like other Vorin nations, they practice a gendered division in cuisine between genders. Masculine food is often heavily spiced.{{book ref\|sa2\|64}}{{book ref\|sa3\|46}} Feminine food is made up of fruit and is often very sweet.{{book ref\|sa3\|68}} However, as always, ardents are immune to these gender norms and can eat whatever they wish.{{book ref\|sa1\|i\|8}} {{image\|Types of Wine.jpeg\|side=right\|width=250px\|The Colours of Alethi Wine}}▼ ==== Meat ====▼ ~~They make use of meat in several dishes, particularly using pork harvested from hogs.{{book ref\|sa1\|37}}{{book ref\|sa3\|19}}{{book ref\|sa3\|13}} Sometimes cooked in a savoury broth.{{book ref\|sa3\|19}}~~ ==== Alcohol ====▼ Alethi sometimes eat cremlings such as [[skrip]], typically boiled, though they are considered a low quality dish.{{book ref\|sa3\|55}}{{book ref\|sa3\|68}} They also eat the meat of crabs and lanka.{{book ref\|sa3\|19}}{{book ref\|sa3\|37}} When they eat crustaceans, they typically dip the meat in curry or prepare the curry with the meat in it.{{wob ref\|2778}} Alethi alcohol is often made of fermented [[tallew]] or [[lavis]],{{book ref\|sa1\|26}}{{book ref\|sa2\|46}}{{book ref\|sa2\|81}} but are occasionally made from fruit.{{book ref\|sa3\|18}}▼ Their alcohol is coloured with various dyes in accordance with the strength of the beverage.{{file ref\|Rosharan Wines.jpg\|Rosharan Wines}} The strongest colours are not only fermented, but also distilled into spirits.{{wob ref\|12920}} Parties often only make use of the weaker colours, to prevent participants from getting drunk too quickly.{{book ref\|sa3\|18}}▼ There is a great variety of beverages even within the same colour,{{book ref\|sa2\|49}} such as [[Honu\|hard honu]], a type of lavis grain liquor.{{book ref\|sa2\|81}} Some alcohol is spiced, giving it a spicy flavour.{{book ref\|sa2\|49}}▼ ▲==== ~~Meat~~Curry ==== Various forms of curry are popular in Alethkar.{{book ref\|sa1\|37}}{{book ref\|sa3\|68}}{{book ref\|sa3\|13}}{{wob ref\|2778}} Some of their curries are mixed with different types of cream, primarily made from sow's milk.{{wob ref\|2778}} ==== Dairy Products ==== Dairy in Alethkar is primarily produced from sows.{{wob ref\|2778}} Dairy products are not in wide consumption,{{wob ref\|937}}{{wob ref\|14950}}{{wob ref\|2778}} primarily used only in creams used in curry.{{wob ref\|2778}} ==== Grain and Tubers ==== A large portion of their diet is made up of tallew and lavis, with them being used in food,{{book ref\|sa2\|64}}{{book ref\|sa3\|6}}{{book ref\|sa3\|67}} and alcoholic beverages.{{book ref\|sa1\|26}}{{book ref\|sa2\|46}}{{book ref\|sa2\|81}} Tallew is often boiled or steamed and made into soup.{{book ref\|sa1\|54}}{{book ref\|sa2\|64}}{{book ref\|sa3\|14}}{{book ref\|sa2\|i\|12}} It is sometimes used as a spread on vegetables such as [[stagm]].{{book ref\|sa1\|54}} Stagm and other tubers are a common part of the Alethi diet.{{book ref\|sa1\|54}} It is common for children to eat fruited tallew rice with flatbread.{{book ref\|sa1\|37}} ==== ~~Seasoning and Sauces~~Meat ==== ~~Alethi~~They ~~food~~make isuse ~~known~~of ~~for~~meat ~~its~~in ~~spiciness~~several dishes, particularly using pork harvested from hogs.~~{{book ref\|sa3\|46}}~~{{book ref\|sa1\|37}} ~~Which is often mixed into sauces and curry.~~{{book ref\|~~sa1~~sa3\|3719}}{{book ref\|sa3\|6813}} Sometimes cooked in a savoury broth.{{book ref\|sa3\|1319}} ~~They~~Alethi ~~make~~sometimes ~~use~~eat ofcremlings asuch ~~wide~~as ~~range~~[[skrip]], oftypically ~~sauces~~boiled ofor asteamed, ~~variety~~though ofthey ~~different~~are ~~flavours,~~considered ~~ranging~~a ~~from~~low ~~spicy,~~quality dish.{{book ref\|~~sa1~~sa3\|3755}}{{book ref\|sa3\|68}} toThey ~~sweet,~~also eat the meat of crabs and lanka.{{book ref\|sa3\|6819}} ~~to peppery,~~{{book ref\|sa3\|1937}} toWhen they eat crustaceans, they typically dip the meat in curry or prepare the curry with the meat in ~~salty~~it.{{~~book~~wob ref\|~~sa2\|59~~2778}}~~{{book~~ ~~ref\|sa1\|i\|8}}~~Though sometimes they simply serve it with a dish of grain.{{book ref\|~~sa1~~sa3\|2268}} ==== Seasoning and Sauces ==== ▲{{image\|Types of Wine.jpeg\|side=right\|width=250px\|The Colours of Alethi Wine}} Alethi food is known for its spiciness.{{book ref\|sa2\|64}}{{book ref\|sa3\|46}}{{book ref\|sa1\|37}} Which is often mixed into sauces and curry.{{book ref\|sa1\|37}}{{book ref\|sa3\|68}}{{book ref\|sa3\|13}} ▲==== Alcohol ==== ▲Alethi alcohol is often made of fermented tallew or lavis,{{book ref\|sa1\|26}}{{book ref\|sa2\|46}}{{book ref\|sa2\|81}} but are occasionally made from fruit.{{book ref\|sa3\|18}} They make use of a wide range of sauces of a variety of different flavours, ranging from spicy,{{book ref\|sa1\|37}}{{book ref\|sa3\|68}} to sweet,{{book ref\|sa3\|68}} to peppery,{{book ref\|sa3\|19}} to salty.{{book ref\|sa2\|59}}{{book ref\|sa1\|i\|8}}{{book ref\|sa1\|22}} ▲Their alcohol is coloured with various dyes in accordance with the strength of the beverage.{{file ref\|Rosharan Wines.jpg\|Rosharan Wines}} The strongest colours are not only fermented, but also distilled into spirits.{{wob ref\|12920}} Parties often only make use of the weaker colours, to prevent participants from getting drunk too quickly.{{book ref\|sa3\|18}} ▲There is a great variety of beverages even within the same colour,{{book ref\|sa2\|49}} such as hard honu, a type of lavis grain liquor.{{book ref\|sa2\|81}} Some alcohol is spiced, giving it a spicy flavour.{{book ref\|sa2\|49}} === Architecture ===