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|Your father is not to be mocked or diminished. If his visions are true, then it is between him and the Almighty. All I can say is this: I know something of what it is to be haunted by the death and destruction of war. I see in your father’s eyes much of what I have felt, but worse
|Kadash to [[Adolin Kholin]]{{book ref|sa1|18}}
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'''Kadash''' is an [[Alethi]] [[ardent]].{{book ref|sa1|18}} He
== Appearance and Personality ==
Kadash is a man of deep faith and perseverance, which allowed him to rapidly climb the ranks of the ardentia.{{book ref|sa1|18}} He is deeply embarrassed by the ancient failures of Vorinism, the [[Recreance]] and the Hierocracy, and often speaks of them to remind himself and others not to make the same mistakes.{{book ref|sa1|18}}{{book ref|sa2|35}} He is pleased with the way that Vorinism has changed since the defeat of the Hierocracy, that every man can now have a personal relationship with their god.{{book ref|sa1|18}} As with many ardents, Kadash is deeply distrustful of any type of prophecy or foresight, believing it to be a thing of the [[Voidbringers]]. Kadash is horrified by the idea that the Radiants could potentially be returning.{{book ref|sa2|35}}
Kadash is humble as well.{{book ref|sa1|18}} Despite his high rank, he defers to lighteyes, regardless of their age and authority. Kadash believes that it is the duty of Dalinar and the other lighteyes to watch the ardents and ensure they do not rise above their station as they did during the Hierocracy. Kadash is very loyal to Dalinar, as well as the rest of his family. He has sworn oaths to serve Dalinar and has known the man for many years. For these reasons, Kadash is both unwilling and unable to speak ill of Dalinar due to his oaths, even when
Even though many years have passed since Kadash left the military, he is still haunted by the memories of his time spent fighting and all the death and destruction he saw.{{book ref|sa1|18}} He is also an observant man, he keeps his eyes and ears open to the events around the warcamps.
== History ==
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Kadash was born as a [[lighteyes]] of an unknown dahn.{{book ref|sa1|18}} He chose to become a soldier, and rose through the ranks to become
He had been part of the Kholin army since before the unification of Alethkar.{{book ref|sa3|26}} After all ten [[princedom]]s had been conquered, Kadash was part of the army's new campaign to secure the northern lands of Alethkar - defeating the Herdazians and claiming the Reshi isle of [[Akak]], which had taken four years - proceeding to engage the Vedens further southwards.{{book ref|sa3|52}} This eventually led to the battle at [[Rathalas]]. Once the walls of the city had been captured, Dalinar ordered Kadash and fifty of his elites to enter the city and soak the lower parts of The Rift with oil and ignite the entire city with burning arrows. While the elites held down [[Tanalan]], the commander of the enemy forces, Kadash himself was just standing at the side of the city, looking down at the destruction.{{book ref|sa3|76}} He was traumatized by the experience, and left the army after that day.
After many years in the military, Kadash changed his Calling, ending his career as a soldier and joining the ardentia.{{book ref|sa1|18}} Kadash also rose high within the ranks of the ardents, becoming the overseer of the [[Soulcaster]]s{{book ref|sa2|35}} and one of the ardents owned by [[Highprince]] [[Dalinar Kholin]] and his family.{{book ref|sa1|18}} He served Dalinar loyally for many years, and trained and tutored his son [[Adolin Kholin]] during his childhood. After [[Szeth|Szeth-son-son-Vallano's]] assassination of King [[Gavilar Kholin]], Kadash spoke to some of Gavilar's surviving guards, but he believed their mentions of Szeth's [[Surgebinding]] to be the result of shock and trauma.{{book ref|sa2|35}}▼
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|A hardened soldier who had encountered something so vile that even he was shaken. He'd left to become an ardent the next day.
|About Kadash at [[The Rift]]{{book ref|sa3|4}}
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=== Joining the ardentia ===
▲After many years in the military, Kadash changed his Calling, ending his career as a soldier and joining the ardentia.{{book ref|sa1|18}} Kadash also rose high within the ranks of the ardents, becoming the overseer of the [[Soulcaster]]s{{book ref|sa2|35}} and one of the ardents owned by [[Highprince]]
=== Service on the Shattered Plains ===
=== Service in Urithiru ===
After the [[Battle of Narak]], Kadash moved to Urithiru. He came into conflict with Dalinar however,
When Dalinar visited a training room for soldiers and had a wrestling match with [[Aratin Khal]], Kadash went there to check up on Dalinar but got challenged to a duel instead. Kadash declined at first, but accepted the challenge of his Highprince and former comrade-in-arms anyway. Even in a solo duel Kadash still had the instincts of a soldier, keeping watch on his sides. While they were sparring, Dalinar had a [[spanreed]] meeting with the [[Iriali]] queen. Kadash eventually lost the match to an invalid dueling strike.{{book ref|sa3|16}}
Later, Kadash joined King [[Elhokar Kholin]], Dalinar, and Navani on a trip to the Alethi warcamps on the Shattered Plains. They traveled to Shattered Plains via the Oathgate, and then were flown to the warcamps by [[Kaladin]] and his [[Windrunners]]. Once they arrived, Kadash visited his office in the camp monastery where he had kept most of his books and spanreeds in a wall safe, because he didn't have time to pack his belongings when the warcamps were left in haste for Urithiru ten weeks prior. These five spanreeds were linked to the leaders of Vorinism in [[Jah Keved]], [[Herdaz]], [[Kharbranth]], [[Thaylenah]] and [[New Natanan]], and all had been trying to contact Kadash with questions related to the Desolation, yet he did not answer them before scholars from the Palanaeum had finished sending him passages recently translated from the [[Dawnchant]]. Kadash also helped Dalinar to find the room in which [[Taln]] had been kept.{{book ref|sa3|50}}
One of his projects in Urithiru was an attempt to farm on the city's garden balconies. The plants would not grow however, either because of the cold or the fact that few storms reached high enough.{{book ref|sa3|107}}
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