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|profession={{tag+|ardent}}<br>{{cat tag|Soldiers|Soldier}} <small>(former)</small>
|groups={{tag|Dalinar's elites}} <small>(former)</small>, {{tag+|army|Kholin}} <small>(former)</small>
|residence=Urithiru
|nation=Alethkar
|world=Roshar
== Appearance and Personality ==
Kadash is a tall man with light violet eyes and a twisting scar that runs around the top of his shaved head
Kadash is a man of deep faith and perseverance, which allows 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 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 to 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
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
== History ==
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 Captainlord in [[Dalinar Kholin]]'s army during the time before the unification of Alethkar.{{book ref|sa3|26}}{{book ref|sa3|76}} Sometime during his career in the army, his head was injured in combat. Kadash survived, but the injury left a scar across his face and head from where the spear had hit him.{{book ref|sa3|52}} As one of Dalinar's elites, he served closely by him in battle and sometimes had to call him back from the embrace of the [[Thrill]].{{book ref|sa3|26}} He also delivered battle reports and sometimes served as a bodyguard for [[Gavilar]].{{book ref|sa3|11}}{{book ref|sa3|52}}
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After all ten [[princedom]]s of Alethkar had been conquered, Kadash was part of the army's new campaign to secure the northern lands of Alethkar. They defeated the [[Herdaz]]ians and claimed the [[Reshi]] isle of [[Akak]], which took four years, then proceeded to engage the [[Veden]]s 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 before igniting 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 the next day.{{book ref|sa3|4}}▼
|A hardened soldier who had encountered something so vile that even he was shaken. He'd left to become an ardent the next day.
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▲After all ten [[princedom]]s of Alethkar had been conquered, Kadash was part of the army's new campaign to secure the northern lands of Alethkar. They defeated the [[Herdaz]]ians and claimed the [[Reshi]] isle of [[Akak]], which took four years, then proceeded to engage the [[Veden]]s 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 before igniting 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 the next day.{{book ref|sa3|4}}
=== Joining the
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}}
=== Service on the Shattered Plains (1173) ===
|Kadash on [[Soulcasting]]{{book ref|sa2|35}}
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Kadash accompanied Dalinar Kholin and his armies to the [[Shattered Plains]] to provide religious instruction while the [[War of Reckoning]] was fought. He worked in the main Vorin temple in Dalinar's warcamp
Later that year, Kadash proposed to Dalinar that they could [[Soulcast]] large blocks of stone for windbreaks on the eastern side of Dalinar's camp to allow it to expand onto the Shattered Plains. After debating the idea for several months, Dalinar agreed to the plan. Kadash accompanied the Soulcasters to the edge of Dalinar's warcamp to perform the Soulcasting. The Soulcasters had such a demand on their time that Kadash had taken them out during the day to Soulcast concealed within an enclosed silk canopy. Adolin had seen them from a distance, and came to speak to Kadash. He confided in Kadash that [[Szeth]] had attempted to assassinate Dalinar and made use of the powers of the [[Knights Radiant|Radiants]].
=== Service in Urithiru (1174 - 1175) ===
After the [[Battle of Narak]], Kadash moved to Urithiru. He came into conflict with Dalinar, however, who had begun saying publicly that the Almighty was dead. He refused to marry Dalinar and [[Navani]] because the Vorin church saw them as siblings and even approached the other ardents on [[Chanada]]'s suggestion to ask them to refuse as well. When they eventually married through the [[Stormfather]], Kadash attended the ceremony, though he was disappointed and afraid of what the ardentia might do to Dalinar.{{book ref|sa3|4}}
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|Unity. If that is your goal, Dalinar, then why do you seek to rip apart your own people?
|Kadash to [[Dalinar]]{{book ref|sa3|16}}
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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 simultaneously held a [[spanreed]] meeting with the [[Iriali]] queen and a conversation about his beliefs with Kadash. Kadash demanded that Dalinar recant his blasphemy regarding his position on the church, but Dalinar refused to shy away from what he saw as the truth. Kadash eventually lost the match to an invalid dueling strike.{{book ref|sa3|16}}
One of Kadash's projects in Urithiru was an attempt to farm on the tower's garden balconies. The plants would not grow, however, either because of the cold or the fact that few storms reached high enough. He was working on this project one day when Dalinar, whose memories had finally returned, came to apologize to him and talk about his actions at Rathalas. Kadash convinced him that it was the wrong move to give his ardents over to [[Taravangian]] and pleaded that Dalinar would just release a statement that would allow the Vorin church to move on.{{book ref|sa3|107}}
During the [[Battle of Thaylen Field]], Kadash found himself in [[Thaylen City]]. He was with other scribes and ardents in a building near the city's Oathgate and operated a spanreed to [[Sebarial]]'s scribes back in Urithiru. Kadash relayed news of the attack in Urithiru and confirmed that the forces there were unlikely to be able to break through and use the Oathgate to come reinforce the troops in Thaylen City.{{book ref|sa3|120}}
== Relationships ==
=== Dalinar Kholin ===
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|He's frightened that he’s somehow failed in his most solemn duty to a man he deeply admires.
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Kadash and Dalinar have known each other for years. They are comrades-in-arms during Dalinar's conquests to unite Alethkar, as Kadash is one of the highest ranking officers among Dalinar's elites, but they aren't particularly close at the time.{{book ref|sa3|16}} Kadash is a hardened soldier, but even after all he has been through he is horrified by the destruction of Rathalas ordered by his Highprince. He leaves the army and becomes an ardent the next day, though he remains loyal to Dalinar.{{book ref|sa3|4}}
Years later, Dalinar starts having [[Dalinar's visions|visions]] from the [[Stormfather]] in which it is revealed to him that the [[Almighty]] is dead. Kadash is skeptical because [[Vorinism]] considers those claims to be heresy, but out of respect for Dalinar, the ardent doesn't discard the possibility right away and makes an effort to gather all the facts.{{book ref|sa3|50}} He still considers Dalinar his friend but is pained that by the things that he says. He consents to attend Dalinar and Navani's wedding even though he disapproves.{{book ref|sa3|4}} Kadash and Dalinar argue every time they see each other, Dalinar trying to get Kadash to see the truth that he sees and Kadash trying to get Dalinar to let things be so that the Vorin church and Dalinar's ardents can move on.{{book ref|sa3|16}}{{book ref|sa3|107}} However, Dalinar sees Kadash's innate honesty and feels that he will eventually get through to him.{{book ref|sa3|122}}
== Notes ==
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