Difference between revisions of "Jezrien"

| Jezrien on the Oathpact{{book ref|sasa1|part=prelude}}

'''Jezrien''' (<small>Alethi pronounciation:</small> [[Wikipedia:Help:IPA|[ˈjɛzɹən]]] [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Pronunciation_respelling_key|YEZ-ri-en]]{{wob ref|6737}}), also known as '''Jezerezeh'Elin''', '''Yaezir''' and '''Yaysi''', was one of the ten [[Herald]]s of [[The Almighty]]{{book ref|sasa1|part=prelude}} and the patron of the [[Order of Windrunners]].{{book ref|sa3|64}} Jezrien fought in multiple Desolations, defending mankind from the [[Voidbringer]]s and returning to [[Damnation]] between Desolations to be tortured.{{book ref|sa3|38}} After centuries of combat, Jezrien abandoned the Oathpact with eight of the other Heralds, pretending the Voidbringers had been defeated once and for all.{{book ref|sasa1|part=prelude}} He went into hiding, gradually losing his mind,{{book ref|sa3|39}} while the rest of the world revered his memory and he became a figure of legend over the following millennia.{{book ref|sa3|121}}

Jezrien has dark eyes{{book ref|sa3|38}} and black hair.{{book ref|sasa1|part=prelude}} He is tall and appears almost [[Alethi]], although his skin is a little darker than a typical Alethi man and his features are slightly off.{{book ref|sa3|38}} As a Herald, Jezrien appears to be about thirty years old and wore a short, neatly-trimmed, black beard.{{book ref|sasa1|part=prelude}} He stands confidently{{book ref|sa3|38}} with a royal bearing.{{book ref|sasa1|part=prelude}} He often wears fine white and blue clothing,{{book ref|sa3|38}} although it is oftentimes stained and charred by battle.{{book ref|sasa1|part=prelude}} He speaks with a deep, calm, voice that has a regal sound to it.{{book ref|sasa1|part=prelude}}

| Jezrien's response to Taln's abandonment{{book ref|sasa1|part=prelude}}

Jezrien is widely believed to have been one of the best men to have ever lived. Upon joining the Oathpact, he was an honorable and true man.{{book ref|sasa1|part=prelude}} Jezrien's specialty was leadership; he was a great instructor on the guidance of men.{{book ref|sa2|i|7}} After centuries of torture, Jezrien became damaged by anguish and grief.{{book ref|sasa1|part=prelude}} He was afraid to return to Braize and face the torments of the Voidbringers again. This led Jezrien to make the choice to abandon the Oathpact and leave Taln alone on Braize. He had even reached such a point that he was willing to lie to all of mankind to make them believe that he and the other Heralds had achieved their victory. He seemed distraught by his own cowardice at the ending of the [[Oathpact]] and ashamed to be leaving Taln to suffer.

At some point in the past Jezrien ruled as a king.{{book ref|sasa1|part=prelude}} It is unknown if Jezrien was ever married but had at least one child, [[Shalash]].{{wob ref|10414}} After humanity began to lose its fight against [[Odium]]'s immortal [[Fused]], Jezrien and nine companions asked Honor for the ability to seal the Voidbringers on Braize.{{book ref|sa3|38}} Honor agreed, the [[Oathpact]] was founded, and Jezrien and his nine companions became Heralds of the Almighty and were given their Honorblades. Jezrien was tortured with the rest of the Heralds between every Desolation until one of them broke. When that happened, Jezrien and the other Heralds returned to Roshar to guide humanity in the fight against the Voidbringers. Jezrien would aid their leaders in learning how to effectively guide their peoples.{{book ref|sa2|i|7}} When the spren began to bond with humans to grant them [[Surgebinding]], Jezrien became the patron of the [[Windrunners]], the order of the [[Knights Radiant]] that bore the same powers as Jezrien.{{book ref|sa3|64}}

Many [[Desolation]]s after the beginning of the Oathpact, Jezrien and the other [[Herald]]s save for [[Talenel]], who had died, decided that they could no longer withstand the torture they faced in between Desolations.{{book ref|sasa1|part=prelude}} They agreed to permanently abandon their pledge, leaving Taln alone in Damnation. Jezrien was chosen by the rest to wait and see if [[Kalak]] had survived and to pass on word to him that the other Heralds had quit. After explaining their decision to Kalak, Jezrien summoned his Honorblade and left it stuck point-first into the ground, before taking off by himself.

[[File:Herald Glyph Jezrien.svg|thumb|left|150px|Jezrien's Symbol<brsmall><smallcenter>by [[Isaac Stewart]]</center></small>Jezrien's Symbol]]

As Jezrien served as the the Herald of Kings, it is likely Jezrien was one of the best leaders and instructors of leadership that has ever lived; he trained humankind's leaders upon his return before each Desolation.{{book ref|sa2|i|7}} As one of the Heralds of the Almighty, it is nearly impossible to truly kill Jezrien. In truth, the Jezrien that exists now is a [[Cognitive Shadow]].{{wob ref|1538}} Before breaking the Oathpact, upon his death he was returned to Damnation to be tortured,{{book ref|sa1|part=prelude}} with his body being fully restored.{{wob ref|10880}} If Jezrien is anything like Taln, his reflexes certainly were also inhumanly fast,{{book ref|sa2|88}} and he was very strong as well.{{book ref|sa1|epilogue}} Even after abandoning the Oathpact, Jezrien remains ageless, and appears as youthful as the day he became a Herald.{{book ref|sasa1|part=prelude}} Jezrien's immortality was broken by [[Vyre's knife]], although it is unknown how this was achieved.{{book ref|sa3|121}}

[[File: Jezrien.jpg|200px|thumb|right||<centersmall><smallcenter>by: [[Isaac Stewart]]</smallcenter></centersmall>Jezrien's chapter icon]]