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However, the reason why Ba-Ado-Mishram is absent in the modern era is because she was imprisoned during the [[False Desolation]], around the time of the [[Recreance]].{{epigraph ref|sa3|80}} It is also possible that the reason why there are legends of her being the commander of the enemy is because of her role in the False Desolation as well, rather than actually being a commander during actual Desolations with the [[Fused]].
==Attributes and Abilities==▼
Ba-Ado-Mishram has some of the most powerful capabilities of individuals outside of [[Shard]]s. She was able to Connect with singers on a massive scale, Connecting with all of them (except the [[listener]]s) across the entirety of Roshar,{{epigraph ref|sa3|80}} which suggests that it was not a short-ranged, local process near Ba-Ado-Mishram--like [[Moelach]] or [[Nergaoul]]'s effects--but a continent-wide display of power.▼
Ba-Ado-Mishram was able to supply the singers with [[Voidlight]] and forms of power, making singers into [[Regal]]s.{{epigraph ref|sa3|80}}{{book ref|sa3|i|7}} This shows she has access to a huge quantity of [[Investiture]] on a scale other Unmade lack. This ability was compared to [[Odium]] in previous Desolations, which likely means that Ba-Ado-Mishram could not supply infinite Voidlight to the Regals, as the Fused in Desolations did not have access to infinite Voidlight either.{{wob ref|11865}} It's unknown whether her Connection let Ba-Ado-Mishram speak to singers directly as Odium does, or command the conflict directly.▼
The Knights Radiant did not know Ba-Ado-Mishram could Connect with the singers, and did not know how she managed to do it.{{epigraph ref|sa3|80}} This may indicate that Ba-Ado-Mishram had not used such an ability in previous Desolations.▼
Her other abilities are unclear aside from this Connection. If she was in fact a highprincess of the Voidbringers, or a commander of the enemy during actual Desolations,{{epigraph ref|sa3|106}} she would likely need to be powerful or fearsome for [[Fused]] to follow her. However, it is said that the Radiants feared [[Sja-anat]] most of all Unmade,{{epigraph ref|sa3|97}} not Ba-Ado-Mishram, so it is possible she was not the biggest threat to the Radiants.▼
==History==
===The False Desolation===
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About 2,500 years after Aharetiam,{{book ref|sa3|56}} Ba-Ado-Mishram made an enormous splash on the world stage. Ba-Ado-Mishram [[Connection|Connected]] with the vast majority of [[singer]]s on Roshar--all except the [[listener]]s. She granted the singers forms of powers--making them into [[Regals]]--and provided them with [[Voidlight]].{{epigraph ref|sa3|80}} This created a new war, and a different kind of Desolation, one without the Fused. Scholars would later term it the [[False Desolation]].{{book ref|sa3|56}} It's unclear what Ba-Ado-Mishram's motives were in making this dramatic action at this time, nor is it obvious if she was acting at Odium's wishes.
The [[Knights Radiant]] of the era felt that the singers fought with zeal,{{epigraph ref|sa3|77}} and did not know how Ba-Ado-Mishram could Connect with the singers.{{epigraph ref|sa3|80}} The fighting was particularly intense during this period
The Radiants sought an edge in combat with the singers, and made a coalition of scholar Radiants with the goal of denying the singers their Voidlight.{{epigraph ref|sa3|78}}
===Legacy===
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Ba-Ado-Mishram's imprisonment had massive effects on Roshar. It ripped out both [[Connection]] and [[Identity]] from the singers, which prevented them from being able to act independently.{{book ref|sa3|17}} This Spiritual damage persisted even through the singers' offspring. The few singers that were not part of the False Desolation--the [[listeners]]--termed these singers as slaveforms; singers with no form. Humans used these singers as slaves for two thousand years, until the [[Everstorm]] arrived and healed them.{{book ref|sa3|17}} The singers were furious at humanity for this act of enslavement, and this became a rallying cry for them to fight against humanity in the [[True Desolation]].
Fighting in the False Desolation occurred near Feverstone Keep,{{epigraph ref|sa3|84}} and since that is the site of many [[Windrunner]]s and [[Stoneward]]s abandoning their oaths,{{book ref|sa2|52}}{{book ref|sa3|56}} it is possible that Ba-Ado-Mishram's imprisonment precipitated the Recreance. It may have been the final thing that made the Radiants feel they were on the wrong side. The Recreance certainly happened at the same time or directly after Ba-Ado-Mishram's imprisonment.
The current location of her gemstone prison is unknown.
▲==Attributes and Abilities==
▲Ba-Ado-Mishram has some of the most powerful capabilities of individuals outside of [[Shard]]s. She was able to Connect with singers on a massive scale, Connecting with all of them (except the [[listener]]s) across the entirety of Roshar,{{epigraph ref|sa3|80}} which suggests that it was not a short-ranged, local process near Ba-Ado-Mishram--like [[Moelach]] or [[Nergaoul]]'s effects--but a continent-wide display of power.
▲Ba-Ado-Mishram was able to supply the singers with [[Voidlight]] and forms of power, making singers into [[Regal]]s.{{epigraph ref|sa3|80}}{{book ref|sa3|i|7}} This shows she has access to a huge quantity of [[Investiture]] on a scale other Unmade lack. This ability was compared to [[Odium]] in previous Desolations, which likely means that Ba-Ado-Mishram could not supply infinite Voidlight to the Regals, as the Fused in Desolations did not have access to infinite Voidlight either.{{wob ref|11865}} It's unknown whether her Connection let Ba-Ado-Mishram speak to singers directly as Odium does, or command the conflict directly.
▲The Knights Radiant did not know Ba-Ado-Mishram could Connect with the singers, and did not know how she managed to do it.{{epigraph ref|sa3|80}} This may indicate that Ba-Ado-Mishram had not used such an ability in previous Desolations.
▲Her other abilities are unclear aside from this Connection. If she was in fact a highprincess of the Voidbringers, or a commander of the enemy during actual Desolations,{{epigraph ref|sa3|106}} she would likely need to be powerful or fearsome for [[Fused]] to follow her. However, it is said that the Radiants feared [[Sja-anat]] most of all Unmade,{{epigraph ref|sa3|97}} not Ba-Ado-Mishram, so it is possible she was not the biggest threat to the Radiants.
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