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{{character
|image=Battar by Esther Schrader.jpg
|abilities={{tag+|Cognitive Shadow}}, {{tag+|Shardbearer}} <small>(formerly)</small>
|titles={{tag+|herald}}, Patron of the [[Order of Elsecallers|Elsecallers]]
|aliases=
|world=Roshar▼
|groups={{tag|Diagram|link=Diagram (group)}}
}}
{{quote
|Sweet wisdom of Battar.
|A [[Roshar]]an saying{{book ref|sa1|19}}
}}
'''Battar''' is one of the ten [[Herald]]s of the [[Almighty]] on [[Roshar]]. She is the patron of the [[Order of Elsecallers]]. She may currently reside in [[Kharbranth]] as an [[ardent]] under the assumed name of '''Dova'''.{{book ref|sa2|i|14}}{{book ref|sa3|121}}{{book ref|sa4|i|3}}
== Attributes and Abilities ==
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Battar is an immortal [[Cognitive Shadow]] who gains a [[Physical Realm|physical]] body upon each return to Roshar. After death, she is transported to [[Braize]] to be tortured; when she or another Herald breaks, a new Desolation begins.{{book ref|sa3|38}}
During the [[Heraldic Epochs]], she wielded an [[Honorblade]]. It granted her access to the [[Surge]]s of [[Transformation]], which enables her to [[Soulcast]], and [[Transportation]], which allows for travel to and from [[Shadesmar]].{{file ref| TWoK Front Endsheet.jpg | Surgebinding Table}} She has, however, abandoned it at [[Aharietiam]].{{book ref|sa1|part=prelude}}
She seems to be fairly knowledgeable, being ascribed the attribute of Wise, and noticing signs of an upcoming Desolation years before the [[Battle of Narak]].{{book ref|sa1|part=ars}}{{book ref|sa3|121}}
== History ==
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Battar was born on [[Ashyn]] and made the trip to Roshar during the [[Expulsion]].{{wob ref|11945}} She was someone important in the pre-[[Desolation]]s society -- a queen, scholar, or general. Along with the others, she approached [[Honor]] and formed the [[Oathpact]]. Whenever a Desolation ended, she'd travel along with them to [[Braize]], where she suffered torture until one of them broke. She broke at least once, starting a new Desolation.{{book ref|sa3|38}}
Eventually, she and the other Heralds grew exhausted with this endless cycle of war and torture. When [[Ishar]] suggested that one person might be enough to hold the [[Oathpact]], she and the others abandoned [[Taln]] to his fate, leaving their [[Honorblade]]s behind. From then on out, they hid among the human populace.{{book ref|sa1|part=prelude}} Most of her actions in the intervening four and a half millennia are unknown.
As Dova, she supposedly approached [[Taravangian]] and warned him of a coming [[Desolation]], which prompted him to seek out [[Szeth]] after King [[Gavilar]]'s assassination.{{book ref|sa3|121}} She has since been assisting the [[Diagram (group)|Diagram]]. Sometime prior to Taravangian seizing of the throne of [[Jah Keved]], she reported that the frequency of [[Death Rattle]]s had been declining further, hinting at [[Moelach]]'s movement.{{book ref|sa2|i|14}} She was later assigned with writing an anonymous essay revealing [[Dalinar]] and [[Elhokar]]'s decision to make the former a highking, to undermine Dalinar's authority along with the revelations of the translated [[Eila Stele]].{{book ref|sa3|107}} With the fulfillment of the Diagram Taravangian instructed his followers to no longer trust Battar as he feared for her mental state after seeing the other Heralds.{{book ref|sa4|i|3}}
== Culture ==
{{image|Battar.jpg|side=left|width=200px}}
{{quote
|Battah send that girl some sense to go with her intelligence.
|[[Navani Kholin]]{{book ref|sa2|14}}
}}
Battar has been worshipped since the [[Silver Kingdoms]] Epoch, with people swearing by her name even in-between the [[Desolation]]s.{{book ref|sa1|19}} In the modern [[Vorin]] tradition, she's known as '''Battah'Elin''', and is associated with the number seven (Betab), the [[Ten Essences|Essence]] of Tallow, the [[Polestone|gemstone]] Zircon, and the attributes Wise and Careful.{{book ref|sa1|part=ars}}
There is a temple to her in several major Vorin cities.{{map ref|Kholinar}}{{map ref|Thaylen City}} The temple of Battah in [[Thaylen City]] is particularly notable -- it is the oldest in the city, and a must-see location for every arriving dignitary.{{book ref|sa3|59}}
== Trivia ==
* Battar's portrait used in the chapter arches is called the Counselor by the [[Dragonsteel Entertainment]] staff.{{wob ref|14097}}
* Battar is the only [[Herald]] to not yet have an official depiction. <!--do we actually need this?-->
== Notes ==
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