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{{character
|image=Jezrien Endpage.jpg
|merge-family=y
|children=[[Shalash]]{{book ref|sa3|121}}{{wob ref|10414}}
|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]]
|world=
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
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{{exemplary|date=2022-05-22}}
|Jezrien on the Oathpact{{book ref|sa1|part=prelude}}
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'''Jezrien''', also known as '''Jezerezeh'Elin''', '''Yaezir''' and '''Yaysi''',
== Appearance and Personality ==
=== Appearance ===
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Jezrien has dark eyes{{book ref|sa3|42}} and black hair.{{book ref|sa1|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|42}} As a [[Herald]], Jezrien appears to be about thirty years old and wore a short, neatly-trimmed black beard.{{book ref|sa1|part=prelude}} He stands confidently{{book ref|sa3|42}} with a royal bearing.{{book ref|sa1|part=prelude}} He often wears fine white and blue clothing,{{book ref|sa3|42}} although it is oftentimes stained and charred by battle.{{book ref|sa1|part=prelude}} He speaks with a deep, calm voice that has a regal sound to it.{{book ref|sa1|part=prelude}}
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 ==
=== Herald of Kings ===
As Jezrien served as the Herald of Kings, it is likely Jezrien was one of the best leaders and instructors of leadership that has ever lived; he trained mankind'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|1537}} Before breaking the [[Oathpact]], upon his death he was returned to Damnation to be tortured,{{book ref|sa1|part=prelude}} with his immortal body being constantly restored.{{wob ref|10880}} Judging by the abilities of the other Heralds, he possesses superhuman reflexes{{book ref|sa2|88}} and strength.{{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|sa1|part=prelude}} His immortality is not impregnable, however. Jezrien was sealed away by [[Vyre's knife]] into a gemstone.{{book ref|sa3|121}} According to [[Kalak]], once Jezrien was sealed, his [[Connection]] to the other Heralds was severed;{{epigraph ref|sa4|79}} as a result, his soul decomposed into an ordinary soul with no valid Connection to the [[Spiritual Realm|Spiritual]] or [[Physical
=== 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}}
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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 sides of a conflict, but Jezrien ultimately came to the conclusion that he had been in the wrong. After mankind began to lose its fight against [[Odium]]'s immortal [[Fused]], Jezrien and [[Ishar]] formed a plan to counter this threat.{{book ref|sa4|47}} Jezrien invited Nale to join them, believing that Nale's honor was above reproach. Jezrien and nine companions asked [[Honor]] for the ability to seal the
{{image|Mad Herald by Xabi Gazte.jpg|side=right|width=200px|[[Moash]] killing Jezrien}}
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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]]
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}}
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
== 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 [[Iri]]ali and [[Rira (country)|Rirans]] also revere Jezrien on some level, calling him '''Yaysi'''.{{book ref|sa3|26}}
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