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{{quote
| We chose this burden willingly. Well, we can choose to drop it if we wish.
| Jezrien on the Oathpact{{book ref|
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'''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|
== Appearance and Personality ==
=== Appearance ===
Jezrien has dark eyes{{book ref|sa3|38}} and black hair.{{book ref|
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}}
{{quote
| Better that one man should suffer than ten.
| Jezrien's response to Taln's abandonment{{book ref|
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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|
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]].
=== Herald of the Almighty ===
At some point in the past Jezrien ruled as a king.{{book ref|
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|
=== Post-Aharietiam ===
== Attributes and Abilities ==
[[File:Herald Glyph Jezrien.svg|thumb|left|150px|
{{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 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|
=== Shardwielding and Surgebinding ===
== Culture ==
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{{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.
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