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|world=Roshar
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]]
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By the time of the [[Era of Solitude]], the eastern portion of Iri has split off to form the kingdom of [[Rira (country)|Rira]].{{map ref|Roshar}} Iri continued to claim Rira as a vassal, but that claim was disputed.{{book ref|sa3|16}}
During the [[True Desolation]], Iri claimed that [[Dalinar]] had stolen their Shardplate and refused to side with him. They instead sided with the [[Singers]], as it was an experience the [[One]] had not explored.
Following the [[Battle of Thaylen Field]], Iri, with the help of Odium's forces, captured most of the western kingdoms, which may have included the Purelake.
== Politics ==
== Culture ==
The [[Iriali]] have metallic golden-blond skin and hair that breeds true.{{book ref|sa1|i|5}} Many [[Alethi]] consider a lock of the golden hair of the Iriali to be good luck.{{book ref|sa1|18}} The Iriali are particular about chastity laws, and dislike public nudity.{{book ref|twok|i|5}} The men often wear only waist wraps on warmer days. The Iriali also paint their skin with colors and patterns. The Iriali tend to be less quarrelsome and prudish than the [[Vorin]] nations. They mostly have yellow eyes.{{book ref|sa2|20}}
The Iriali worship a god they call "The One", thought to be a cameo of the Vorin [[Almighty]]. Their religion may involve fortunetelling with ocean waves. A member of the Iriali court is the court tidereader. A spanreed meeting between the Iriali queen and Dalinar was moved up because of something seen in the waves.{{book ref|sa3|16}}▼
Iri has no [[Soulcaster]]s.{{book ref|sa3|19}}
=== Religion ===
The Iriali worship a god they call "The One". According to this belief, the One knew everything but had experienced nothing. And so the One became Many in order to experience all things. As each experience is different, it brings completeness to the One. Eventually, all will be gathered back in when the sum of land is attained and they will once again become One. Every person is a different mind of a single being experiencing different lives. As Many, they need ignorance. Each fragment of the One’s mind has its own body with different passions and inclinations. They exist in variety to experience all kinds of thought. That means some people must know and others must not. Just like some people must be rich and others poor.
It is likely that this belief is the same one spread by [[Arclo]].{{cite}}
The religion is at least somewhat related to the [[Shattering]] of [[Adonalsium]] with its philosophy of one becoming many.{{wob ref|14397}}
▲The Iriali
The philosophy behind the One is that the [[Spiritual Realm]] and the [[Beyond]] are the same thing. When a person dies, their soul rejoins the [[Investiture]] of the Spiritual Realm. Most [[cosmere]] philosophers disagree with this belief.{{wob ref|1729}}
== Notable Citizens & Visitors ==
* [[Axies the Collector]], an [[Aimian]], visits Iri to look for spren.{{book ref|twok|i|5}}
* [[Rysn]] and her babsk, [[Vstim]], visit Iri, and Rysn manages to offend the Iriali somehow.{{book ref|sa2|i|3}}
== Trivia ==
* The Iriali will have a role to play during the space age of the [[cosmere]].{{wob ref|12793}}
== Notes ==
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