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|Now, you may wonder why I must travel back so far. Should I not speak of the Manywar, of the shattering of kingdoms, of the five scholars, of Kalad the Usurper and his phantom army? Those are the events we focus upon, the ones men know best. To speak only of them, however, ignores the history of three hundred years that led up to them.
|[[Hoid]] on the history of Nalthis
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Nalthis was created at an unknown date, but it is not old enough to have had fossils form on it.{{book ref|sa4|15}} The [[Nalthian system|system]] was settled by [[Endowment]], who remains the sole [[Shard]] in the system.{{wob ref|1120}} It is unknown when exactly humans arrived to the system,{{wob ref|1086}} but they brought with them myths about dragons.{{wob ref|1346}} A [[Perpendicularity]] formed on the world, and near it the [[Tears of Edgli]] began to grow.{{wob ref|13871}}
Early in its history the nation of [[Chedesh]] dominated the world, and their sailors eventually reached the area that would later become known as [[Hallandren]]. The region was already inhabited by the [[Pahn Kahl]], but they were dismissed as not a 'true' nation. While there
For most of their history the inhabitants of the planet were unaware of the art of [[Awakening]]. The death of Vo helped begin exploration into this art, which was only discovered some four centuries prior to the events of the [[Pahn Kahl rebellion]].{{book ref|wb|32}} Due to the importance of using your native language when using Awakening, the development of the art in other cultures moved more slowly.{{cite}}
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[[Austrism]] was the predominant religion of Hanald when it was founded, and the Idrian royal family itself followed it.{{book ref|wb|15}} At the same time the [[Cult of the Returned]] formed and began to worship the Returned, believing that each individual had been sent from [[Austre]] in order to
Three hundred years after the arrival of Vo,{{book ref|wb|32}} these Returned would be renamed as [[Vasher|Talaxin]] and [[Shashara]] respectively and joined with other Returned{{wob ref|5839}} [[Arsteel]], [[Yesteel]], and [[Denth|VaraTreledees]] to form the [[Five Scholars]]. The years preceding the Manywar were ones of quick discovery about Awakening led by the Scholars.{{book ref|wb|32}} Beyond this, some of them became [[worldhoppers]].{{wob ref|1737}} Their discoveries about Awakening and their exploration of the [[cosmere]] cemented the legacy of these Nalthians as early scholars of the cosmere by those at [[Silverlight]].{{wob ref|1548}}
Tensions between Hanald and its neighbors began to grow due to a wide variety of factors; for one, their stranglehold on the world's dye economy caused resentment to grow against them. Major discoveries in the art of Awakening also worsened relations as it was discovered how to awaken [[Lifeless]] with a single Breath instead of fifty.{{book ref|wb|32}} In addition to this, Yesteel discovered ichor-alcohol. These discoveries allowed nations to double the size of their armies and made the already durable Lifeless even stronger and longer lasting.{{book ref|wb|epilogue}} The situation worsened even more when Shashara revealed both secrets to the entire world, allowing every nation to benefit.{{book ref|wb|53}}
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|'''I''' get out of hand, Vasher? Me? When's the last time '''I''' started a war? Slaughtered tens of thousands?
|[[Denth]] to [[Vasher]] about his past{{book ref|wb|53}}
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Despite the increase in tensions, however, the Manywar was not properly triggered by any one of these factors. Instead, a Returned had a vision about an upcoming war and told Talaxin about it,{{book ref|wb|32}} who in turn spread the news to those in the nation of Hanald. Despite the vision, the Idrian monarchy refused to begin a
In response to this, a coalition known as the [[Pahn Unity]] formed to oppose Hanald. Many nations went against it, with Kuth and Huth forming the main rivals to Kalad.{{book ref|wb|epilogue}} The Five Scholars broke up as a result, taking different sides in the war.{{book ref|wb|32}} Shashara sided with Kalad during the conflict while VaraTreledees attempted to work as a peacemaker in order to prevent the war. As the conflict only grew worse, he instead gave up his efforts and assisted Hanald in its war effort.{{wob ref|5841}} Arsteel and Yesteel likely both sided with Kuth and Huth during the conflict.{{book ref|wb|32}}
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|I wanted to stop it. But by the time I realized what was happening, it had gone too far. It had taken on a life of its own.
|Vasher on the [[Manywar]]{{book ref|wb|58}}
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==== Resolution of the Manywar ====
After this point Kalad moved to end the war
The Idrian royal family did not return to Hallandren
=== After the Manywar ===
In the three hundred years{{book ref|wb|32}} following the Manywar, the kingdom of Hallandren prospered under its new government, although over time corruption seeped in. Due to the system of
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|Your people are in a state of rebellion against the rest of the kingdom.
|[[Treledees]] to Siri{{book ref|wb|16}}
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Relations between
Over the centuries the control and subjugation of the Pahn Kahl people grew worse. Their oppression over time reached the stage in which many presumed its unique culture was extinct and thought that they also
=== The Pahn Kahl Rebellion ===
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==== Vahr's Rebellion ====
{{image|Warbreaker Prologue by CarloswkArt.jpg|side=right|height=200px|[[Vasher]] stealing Vahr's [[Breath]] before killing him}}
Fearing
==== Bluefingers' Manipulation ====
By this time VaraTreledees had renamed
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|You should watch yourself, child.
Not all here in the palace is as it seems.
|[[Bluefingers]] to [[Siri]]
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Siri's arrival at the Court of Gods
Denth managed to convince Vivenna that war was inevitable and that together they could work to undermine Hallandren from the inside.{{book ref|wb|17}}
==== The Rebellion ====
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The days before the rebellion, Vivenna was saved by Vasher, who discovered how she had been tricked by Denth. Together, they both did what they could to prevent the war by talking to the Idrians{{book ref|wb|43}} and rescuing the [[Misel|child]] of a [[Nanrovah|head priest]] that Denth had kidnapped as blackmail.{{book ref|wb|49}} Their efforts were not enough however and the push for war was still taking place, the only reason it was not declared was because Lightsong, who held the deciding vote, had chosen to abstain.{{book ref|wb|50}} The priests feared that the vote would come to pass and went to protect Siri from a potential riot.{{wob ref|7369}}{{book ref|wb|50}} Seeing the unexpected vote of Lightsong and the sudden increased security for Siri, Bluefingers panicked and moved to cause the rebellion that day, fearing that forces in the Court were on to him.{{wob ref|7369}}
{{image|Vasher by Connor Chamberlain.jpg|side=left|width=270px|[[Vasher]] using Awakening}}
Immediately he sent his mercenaries to go and kill the guards outside of Siri's door and replace them.{{wob ref|7376}} At the same time, he had Denth go and capture Vasher, who had just broken into the God
The rebels went to execute
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=== After the Rebellion ===
Following the death of Denth, his crew went to make contact with [[Yesteel]], who resided in one of the kingdoms north of the mountains.{{wob ref|7357}} Yesteel himself became intent on reforging the kingdoms of [[Huth]] and [[Kuth]];
== Cosmere ==
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