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|children=[[Shalash]]{{book ref|sa3|121}}{{wob ref|10414}}
|died={{Rosharan date|1174|2|7|5}}{{book ref|sa3|121}}{{epigraph ref|sa4|93}}
|titles={{tag+|herald}},<br>Herald of Kings,<br>Patron of the [[Order of Windrunners|Windrunners]]▼
|abilities={{tag+|Cognitive Shadow}}, {{tag+|Shardbearer}} <small>(formerly)</small>
|aliases=Jezerezeh, Yaezir▼
▲|titles={{tag+|herald}},
|world=Roshar▼
▲|aliases=Jezerezeh, Yaezir, Ahu, Yaysi, [[Stormfather]]
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|first appeared=[[The Way of Kings]]
}}
{{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|
}}
'''Jezrien''', also known as '''Jezerezeh'Elin''', '''Yaezir''' and '''
== 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
=== 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|sa|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|sa|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.▼
▲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|
In the millennia that followed, he succumbed to insanity himself.{{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 speaks nonsensically and without any clear meaning behind what he says.{{book ref|sa3|88}} He seems to have some semblance of lucidity, referencing the various Unmade, but it is uncertain how much awareness he still has. It is also unclear how much of his disorientation is the result of drunkenness and what is the result of his madness. He also appears to speak in gibberish at times, but it is possible that he is speaking in an ancient language, such as the [[Dawnchant]].▼
▲In the millennia that followed, he succumbed to insanity
== History ==▼
{{image|Jezrien by Esther Schrader.jpg|side=right|width=250px}}
{{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.▼
|I will lead the charge for the Tranquiline Halls. You will not see me again, but think not on that now! You have won your peace. Revel in it! Rebuild. Go now, help your fellows. Carry with you the light of your Herald king’s words. We are victorious, at long last, over evil!▼
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=== Herald of Kings ===▼
As Jezrien served as
=== Shardwielding and Surgebinding ===▼
As a Herald, Jezrien
▲== History ==
{{image|Aharietiam by Micah Epstein.jpg|side=left|width=350px|Jezrien abandoning the [[Oathpact]]}}
=== Herald of the Almighty ===
{{quote|Do not consider it an honor. A duty, yes, but not an honor.
At some point in the past Jezrien ruled as a a king.{{book ref|sa|part=prelude}} It is unknown if Jezrien was ever married but had at least one child, [[Shalash]].{{qa ref|1034|26|s Shalash Jezrien's daughter?|date=Sep 24th, 2013}} 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}}▼
|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
{{image|Mad Herald by Xabi Gazte.jpg|side=right|width=200px|[[Moash]] killing Jezrien}}
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|sa|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.▼
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{{quote
▲|I will lead the charge for the Tranquiline Halls. You will not see me again, but think not on that now! You have won your peace. Revel in it! Rebuild. Go now, help your fellows. Carry with you the light of your Herald king’s words. We are victorious, at long last, over evil!
| Praise Yaezir, Herald of Kings. May he lead in wisdom. If he ever stops drooling▼
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Following the abandonment of his Blade, Jezrien spread the word of their victory to the survivors of the Last Desloation.{{book ref|sa3|38}} At some point over the following millennia, 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]] with an unusual knife.{{book ref|sa3|121}} Jezrien was initially unfazed by the wound, but quickly realized that he had been mortally wounded, screaming and dying suddenly. At the moment of Jezrien's true death, the other living Heralds felt a painful tearing sensation and knew that he was dead.▼
▲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|
▲== Powers and Abilities ==
=== Era of Solitude and the True Desolation ===
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▲|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.
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▲Following the abandonment of his Blade, Jezrien spread the word of their victory to the survivors of the [[Last
▲=== Herald of Kings ===
▲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]].{{qa ref|1182|52|Have we seen cameos of Heralds on other Shardworlds?|date=6 December 2016}} Before breaking the Oathpact, upon his death he was returned to Damnation to be tortured,{{book ref|sa1|part=prelude}} although it is uncertain how he gained a new body when he returned to Roshar. 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|sa|part=prelude}} Jezrien's immortality was broken by the [[yellow-white knife]], although it is unknown how this was achieved.{{book ref|sa3|121}}
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}}
▲=== Shardwielding and Surgebinding ===
▲As a Herald, Jezrien has access to his Honorblade, a variety of Shardblade given to him by the Shard Honor. This Shardblade is able to cut through any material, stone, steel, or even living things effortlessly. This allowed Jezrien to be a formidable foe on the battlefield, particularly against thunderclasts, as his Blade can cut their stone flesh easier than anything else. As he had spent an enormous amount of time using the Honorblade in the fight against the Voidbringers, Jezrien was likely very experienced in using his Blade. Unlike most Shardblades, this Honorblade also granted Jezrien access to the [[Surge]]s of [[Surgebinding#Adhesion|Adhesion]] and [[Surgebinding#Gravitation|Gravitation]]. As he was not sworn to a spren, he was able to do with his Blade what he liked, without regard for any oaths. Taln also had no need for [[Stormlight]], his Surgebinding was powered directly by Honor.{{17s ref|post|511614|Boskone 54 Signing Line|date=17 February 2017}} It is unknown how this would have been impacted by Honor's death. Since giving up his Honorblade when he gave up the Oathpact, Jezrien is likely unable to Surgebind.
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 [[Splinter]]ed, 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, destroying the Oathpact in the process.{{epigraph ref|sa4|92}}{{epigraph ref|sa4|93}}{{wob ref|15006}}
== Culture ==
{{image|Jezrien.jpg|width=200px|side=right|Jezrien's chapter icon}}
{{quote
|You call him the Stormfather, here in Alethkar, or Jezerezeh'Elin. He was king of the Heralds. Master of the storms, bringer of water and life, known for his fury and his temper, but also for his mercy.
|Sigzil on Jezrien{{book ref|sa1|55}}
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Over the
▲Over the millenia that have passed since [[Aharietiam]] Jezrien has become mythologized across Roshar. He is known as one of the greatest human 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 commonly depicted in art and sculpture with the other nine Heralds.{{book ref|sa1|prologue}} In some cases, when a serious crime is committed, men may be strung out during a highstorm to be judged by Jezrien. If they survive, they were innocent, although men typically do not survive the highstorm winds.{{book ref|sa1|34}} Vorin people who have interacted more directly with the Stormfather have come to realize that the two are not one and the same.{{book ref|sa2|74}}
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In [[Azir]] and the other [[Makabak]]i kingdoms, Jezrien is known as '''Yaezir, Kadasix of Kings'''.{{book ref|sa2|i|9}} They believe that each new [[Prime Aqasix]] is chosen by the will of Yaezir, and that he will guide them in their search for the person he has already ordained to be the Prime.{{book ref|sa2|i|9}}
The [[Iri]]ali and [[Rira (country)|Rirans]] also revere Jezrien on some level, calling him '''Yaysi'''.{{book ref|sa3|26}}
== 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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