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|image=Jezrien Endpage.jpg
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|died={{Rosharan date|1174|2|7|5}}{{book ref|sa3|121}}{{epigraph ref|sa4|93}}
|abilities={{tag+|Cognitive Shadow}}, {{tag+|Shardbearer}} <small>(formerly)</small>
|titles={{tag+|herald}}, Herald of Kings, Father of Storms, Kadasix of Kings, Prime Kadasix, Patron of the [[
|aliases=Jezerezeh, Yaezir, Ahu, Yaysi, [[Stormfather]]
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|universe=[[Cosmere]]
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{{exemplary|date=2022-05-22}}
{{quote
|We chose this burden willingly. Well, we can choose to drop it if we wish.
|Jezrien on the Oathpact{{book ref|sa1|part=prelude}}
}}
'''Jezrien''', also known as '''Jezerezeh'Elin''', '''Yaezir''' and '''Yaysi''',
== Appearance and Personality ==
{{image|Jezrien by Shuravf.jpg|side=left|width=250px}}
=== Appearance ===
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Jezrien has dark eyes{{book ref|sa3|
After he abandoned the [[Oathpact]] and started living as a beggar, Jezrien's beard grew long and scraggly,{{book ref|sa3|88}} streaked with black and gray.{{book ref|sa1|prologue}} His hair became matted and filthy and he smelled like garbage.{{book ref|sa3|88}} Jezrien's clothes are reduced to ragged scraps. His words are often slurred or believed to be gibberish.{{book ref|sa3|88}}{{book ref|sa1|prologue}}
=== Personality ===
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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|sa1|part=prelude}} Jezrien's specialty was leadership; he was a great instructor on the guidance of men.{{book ref|sa2|i|7}} He is a man willing to admit his mistakes and make common cause with those that had been his enemies.{{book ref|sa4|47}} After centuries of torture, Jezrien became damaged by anguish and grief.{{book ref|sa1|part=prelude}} He was afraid to return to [[Braize]] and face the torments of the
In the millennia that followed, he succumbed to insanity.{{book ref|sa3|39}} By the [[Era of Solitude]], Jezrien's once sharp mind had been dulled thoroughly.{{book ref|sa3|88}}{{book ref|sa1|prologue}} He spoke nonsensically and without any clear meaning behind his words.{{book ref|sa3|88}} He seemed to have some semblance of lucidity, referencing the various [[Unmade]], but it is uncertain how much awareness he had. He appeared to speak gibberish at times, but it is possible that he is speaking in an ancient language, such as the [[Dawnchant]].
== Attributes and Abilities ==
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{{quote
|The Heralds glow like the sun, wield the Honorblades, and speak with the voices of a thousand trumpets. They could cast down buildings with a command, force the storms to obey, and heal with a touch.
=== Herald of Kings ===
As Jezrien served as
=== Shardwielding and Surgebinding ===
As a Herald, Jezrien possessed an [[Honorblade]], a variety of [[Shardblade]]s given to him by the [[Shard]] [[Honor]].{{book ref|sa3|16}} This
== History ==
=== Herald of the Almighty ===
{{quote|Do not consider it an honor. A duty, yes, but not an honor.
|Jezrien to [[Nale]] on joining the [[Oathpact]]{{book ref|sa4|47}}
}}
Jezrien was likely born on [[Ashyn]].{{wob ref|11945}} At some point in the past Jezrien ruled as a king.{{book ref|sa1|part=prelude}} It is unknown if Jezrien was ever married but had at least one child, [[Shalash]].{{wob ref|10414}}{{book ref|sa3|121}} He and [[Nale]] spent some time on opposite
{{image|Mad Herald by Xabi Gazte.jpg|side=right|width=200px|[[Moash]] killing Jezrien}}
|Jezrien to the survivors of [[Aharietiam]]{{book ref|sa3|42}}
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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|sa1|part=prelude}} They agreed to abandon their oaths, 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 of their decision. After explaining their decision to Kalak, Jezrien summoned his Honorblade and left it stuck point-first into the ground, before heading off by himself.
=== Era of Solitude and the True Desolation ===
{{quote
|Praise Yaezir, Herald of Kings. May he lead in wisdom. If he ever stops drooling.
|[[Nale]]'s mention of Jezrien to the viziers of [[Azir]]{{book ref|sa2|I|9}}
}}
Following the abandonment of his Blade, Jezrien spread the word of their victory to the survivors of the Last Desolation.{{book ref|sa3|38}} While Jezrien was never killed and returned to Damnation after Aharietiam, avoiding death for four and a half millennia,{{book ref|sa3|38}} he seems to have succumbed to the same madness plaguing the other Heralds.{{book ref|sa3|39}} Jezrien became a drunk beggar who lived in a [[Beggars' Porch]] in the [[Kholinar]] palace.{{book ref|sa3|88}} He was known as '''Ahu''' by then, and was occasionally the drinking companion of Highprince [[Dalinar Kholin]] when Dalinar was trying to drink clandestinely or could not find more alcohol. Jezrien attended the [[Beggar's Feast]] on the night that King [[Gavilar Kholin]] was assassinated, speaking incoherently to Szeth before collapsing.{{book ref|sa1|prologue}} Six years later, after the capture of Kholinar by the Voidbringers, Jezrien was stabbed by [[Moash]]{{book ref|sa3|121}} with a [[raysium]] knife.{{book ref|sa4|84}} Jezrien was initially unfazed by the wound, but quickly realized that he had been mortally wounded, screaming and dying quite suddenly,{{book ref|sa3|121}} his soul transferred into the gem.{{book ref|sa4|84}}{{epigraph ref|sa4|80}} At the moment of Jezrien's sealing, his Connection with the other Heralds was broken{{epigraph ref|sa4|79}} and caused them to feel a painful tearing sensation and they all knew that he was dead.{{book ref|sa3|121}} While the Fused were initially successful in trapping Jezrien's soul, their plan ultimately failed. With the Oathpact severed and Honor Splintered, Jezrien's soul could not exist long without his body.{{epigraph ref|sa4|93}} Within weeks his mind had faded and he was truly gone.▼
Following the abandonment of his Blade, Jezrien spread the word of their victory to the survivors of the [[Last Desolation]].{{book ref|sa3|38}} While Jezrien was never killed and returned to Damnation after Aharietiam, avoiding death for four and a half millennia,{{book ref|sa3|38}} he seems to have succumbed to the same madness plaguing the other Heralds.{{book ref|sa3|39}} Jezrien became a drunk beggar who lived in a [[Beggars' Porch]] in the [[Kholinar Palace]].{{book ref|sa3|88}} He was known as '''Ahu''' by then, and was occasionally the drinking companion of [[Highprince]] [[Dalinar Kholin]] when Dalinar was trying to drink clandestinely or could not find more alcohol.{{book ref|sa3|88}}
Jezrien attended the [[Beggar's Feast]] on the night that King [[Gavilar Kholin]] was [[assassination of Gavilar|assassinated]], speaking incoherently to [[Szeth]] before collapsing.{{book ref|sa1|prologue}}
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== Culture ==
|Sigzil on Jezrien{{book ref|sa1|55}}
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Over the millennia that have passed since [[Aharietiam]] Jezrien has become mythologized across [[Roshar]]. He is known as one of the greatest humans to have ever lived.{{book ref|sa3|121}} In the Vorin kingdoms of the east, Jezrien has been conflated with the concept of the [[Stormfather]], so many believe them to be one and the same. He has come to be known as '''Jezerezeh'Elin,''' the '''Herald of Kings''', and men swear by his name{{book ref|sa1|23}}{{book ref|sa1|52}} and burn [[glyphwards]] in prayer to him.{{book ref|sa1|62}} He is associated with the number Jes, the essence Zephyr, the gemstone sapphire, and the divine attributes Protecting and Leading.{{book ref|sa1|part=ars}} He is commonly depicted in art and sculpture with the other nine
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In [[Emul]], Jezrien is worshipped as their only god, possibly under the name '''Prime Kadasix'''.{{book ref|sa1|55}}{{book ref|sa1|i|7}} They hold that he named their kingdom as well as its capital, [[Sesemalex Dar]].{{book ref|sa1|55}}
In [[Azir]] and the other
The [[
== Trivia ==
* Jezrien's portrait used in the chapter arches is called the King by the [[Dragonsteel Entertainment]] staff.{{wob ref|14097}}
* There is a winehouse in Urithiru named [[Jez's Duty]] after Jezrien.{{book ref|sa4|12}}
== Notes ==
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