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{{character
|image=Kings drop by Paintweaver.png
|abilities={{tag+|Splinter}} of [[Odium]]
|aliases=The Thrill{{book ref|sa4|i|2}}
|groups={{tag|Unmade}}
|species=Spren
|world=Roshar
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|first appeared=[[Oathbringer]]
}}
'''Nergaoul''' is an [[Unmade]] involved with the [[Thrill]].{{reddit ref|fantasy|3va8fw|cxnga0u|text=Nergaoul and the Thrill|date=December 3rd, 2015}} It is described as an "ancient, evil spren" in [[Taravangian]]'s internal monologue.{{book ref|sa2|i|14}}▼
{{quote
|The Thrill didn't hate. Though some spren could make decisions, others were like animals—primal, driven by a single overpowering directive. Live. Burn. Laugh. Or in this case, '''fight'''.
|[[Dalinar]] when trapping Nergaoul.{{book ref|sa3|120}}
}}
▲'''Nergaoul''' is
==Appearance and
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When visible in the Physical Realm, Nergaoul appears in the form of red mist. The mist would often form images of battle, of soldiers fighting and dying.{{book ref|sa3|75}}{{book ref|sa3|115}} However Nergaoul can affect people even without being in a visible state, and his influence can be felt in an area big enough to span nations.▼
{{quote
|Something came surging out. Something primeval, something Venli had felt but never truly known. Red mist. Ephemeral, like a shadow you see on a dark day and mistake for something real. Charging red horses, angry and galloping. The forms of men, killing and dying, shedding blood and reveling in it. Bones piled atop one another, making a hill upon which men struggled.
The red mist climbed up from the surging waves, rolling out onto an empty section of rock, northward along the rim of the water. It brought to her a lust for the battlefield. A beautiful focus, a Thrill for the fight.
|[[Venli]] witnessing the arrival of Nergaoul in Thaylen City{{book ref|sa3|115}}
}}
▲When visible in the Physical Realm, Nergaoul appears in the form of red mist. The mist would often form images of battle, of soldiers fighting and dying, among other things.{{book ref|sa3|75}}{{book ref|sa3|115}} However, Nergaoul can affect people even without being in
In [[Shadesmar]], he appears as a large dark mass of living red light.{{book ref|sa3|115}}
[[Sja-anat]] describes Nergaoul as practically mindless, more like an emotion spren.{{book ref|sa4|i|2}}
{{image|Thrill.png|side=left|width=400px}}
===The Thrill===
The '''
The Thrill is thought to generally grow stronger the closer someone is to Nergaoul's location.{{book ref|sa2|i|14}}
It appears that those who've experienced the Thrill could somehow sense when someone else is embracing it, as [[Adolin]] was able to sense it in [[Eshonai]]{{book ref|sa2|84}} and [[Dalinar]] in [[Kalanor]].{{book ref|sa3|26}}
{{image|Dalinar and the Thrill.jpg|side=right|height=300px|[[Dalinar]] engulfed in the Thrill}}
As a spren of [[Odium]], Nergaoul contains part of Odium's Investiture. Perhaps due to this, Odium can more easily control anyone embracing the Thrill.{{book ref|sa3|115}} Odium can send Nergaoul wherever he wished, and also increase the strength of the Thrill for anyone he chooses, as he does to Dalinar while trying to make him his champion.{{book ref|sa3|117}}
Hessi describes Nergaoul as one of the less self-aware Unmade, noting how the Thrill affects both Voidbringers and humans indiscriminately.{{book ref|sa3|99}} From Nergaoul's interaction with Dalinar during the [[Battle of Thaylen Field]], his comprehension does seem lacking. However, he also seems to possess some level of sentience, as he showed a desire to please Dalinar and exulted in his praise.{{book ref|sa3|120}}
It is known that being very close to something tied to [[Honor]] reduces the effects of the Thrill.{{wob ref|3541}} For example, [[Kaladin Stormblessed]], a [[Knight Radiant]] is immune to it.{{wob ref|10378}} During plateau raids, Dalinar often notices the Thrill, but loses it suddenly, possibly due to the moves he was making that lead to his becoming a Radiant.{{wob ref|135}} This is likely due to Honor's Investiture interfering with Odium's Investiture. Unlike Kaladin, however, Dalinar's path to Radiance did not make him entirely immune to the Thrill, even after swearing several oaths.{{book ref|sa3|100}}
==History==
{{image|Dalinar and the Thrill by Gar leyva.jpg|side=left|width=300px}}According to [[Hessi]]'s Mythica, the signs of Nergaoul's presence, namely the
===In Alethkar===
Most Alethi soldiers, lighteyed or not, felt the Thrill to some degree. Most notably, it was used heavily and quite effectively by the Alethi general and highprince [[Dalinar Kholin]] back when he fought battles for his brother [[Gavilar Kholin|Gavilar]], who wanted to unify Alethkar under his own rule. Dalinar's Thrill-driven ferocity in combat earned him a great reputation within Alethkar and infamy elsewhere. People started calling him the '''Blackthorn''' after the Thrill helped him endure getting pierced by several black arrows during a failed assassination attempt.{{book ref|sa3|3}}
Getting help from an Unmade came at a cost. At one point, the Thrill caused Dalinar to almost attack Gavilar after a battle.{{book ref|sa3|26}} Later on, succumbing to a vengeful rage stoked by the Thrill, he ordered the slaughter of everyone in the rebelling city of [[Rathalas]], which led to the death of his own wife [[Evi]].{{book ref|sa3|76}}
Other notable Alethi who embraced the Thrill at some point in their lives were Dalinar's son [[Adolin]], the Highprince [[Kalanor]], and the Highprince [[Torol Sadeas]].
===In Jah Keved===
King [[Taravangian]] of [[Kharbranth]], the one ultimately responsible for the assassinations, and who shortly succeeded [[Valam]] and obtained Jah Keved as his second kingdom, had been studying the various Unmade and noticed Nergaoul's influence in the civil war, but decided to focus his efforts on the Unmade called [[Moelach]] instead.{{book ref|sa2|i|14}}
{{image|Dalinar by ToastSamurai.png|width=300px|side=right|[[Dalinar]] confronting Nergaoul at [[Thaylen City]]}}
===In Thaylenah===
{{quote
|Thank you for giving me strength when I needed it. Now, old friend, it is time to rest.
|Dalinar to Nergaoul (who he knows as the Thrill), right before trapping the Unmade{{book ref|sa3|120}}
}}
During the [[Battle of Thaylen Field]], [[Odium]] used Nergaoul to control the [[Sadeas princedom|Sadeas]]
After [[Szeth]] and [[Lift]] obtained the [[perfect gemstone]] called [[King's Drop]], Lift handed it to Dalinar, who then managed to trap Nergaoul inside the gemstone. He did this by embracing the Thrill one last time while lifting King's Drop above his head, coaxing the Unmade into it. This freed the Sadeas army from Odium's influence, thereby ending the battle.{{book ref|sa3|120}}
▲===Dalinar===
After the battle, Dalinar gave Nergaoul's gemstone prison to Navani for study.{{book ref|sa3|121}}
▲This tragedy broke Dalinar's spirit. Later he journeyed to the [[Valley]] to seek help from the [[Nightwatcher]], but [[Cultivation]] herself intervened and took all the memories of Evi away from Dalinar's mind, allowing him to recover.{{book ref|sa3|114}} Dalinar would still use the Thrill throughout most of the [[War of Reckoning]] until he found himself more and more repulsed by the idea of senseless killing. Later on, without knowing its origins, Dalinar concluded that there was something wrong about the Thrill.{{book ref|sa3|16}}
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According to [[Navani]], sometime in the year following the [[Battle of Thaylen Field]], Nergaoul's gemstone prison was locked it in an aluminum box and sunk deep in the ocean.{{book ref|sa4|16}}{{wob ref|14613}} It is more secure than it seems and was the most inaccessible thing they could do to keep him out of the enemies hands.{{wob ref|14279}} Since Nergaoul's imprisonment, [[Dalinar]] has started loathing the sights and smells of war. He has lost the will to kill.{{book ref|sa4|98}}
▲Later on, Nergaoul moved to [[Jah Keved]], which was recovering from a series of assassinations that killed off most of the nation's Highprinces. It is believed that the Unmade's presence worsened the civil war that resulted, causing much destruction until [[Valam]] became victorious.{{book ref|sa2|i|14}}
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* The names of all [[Unmade]] have origins in real-life mythology. "Nergaoul" is probably derived from [[wikipedia:Nergal|Nergal]], the Mesopotamian god of war and the underworld.{{url ref|url=https://www.17thshard.com/forum/topic/62476-ob-unmade-name-linguistic-origins/|text=Unmade Name Linguistic Origins|site=17th Shard}}
▲During the [[Battle of Thaylen Field]], [[Odium]] used Nergaoul to control [[Sadeas]]'s soldiers and attack [[Thaylen City]].{{book ref|sa3|115}} Later on, with the help of [[Szeth]] and [[Lift]], Dalinar Kholin manages to coax Nergaoul into a perfectly cut ruby gemstone, trapping it the same way [[spren]] are caught. This ends the battle, as Sadeas's soldiers are freed from Odium's influence.{{book ref|sa3|120}}
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