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|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]]
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|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'''.
==Appearance and Nature== <!--T:2-->
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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.
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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, among other things.{{book ref|sa3|75}}{{book ref|sa3|115}} However, Nergaoul can affect people even without being in this visible state, and his influence can be felt in an area big enough to span nations.
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[[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=== <!--T:6-->
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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}}
===Unmade=== <!--T:9-->
===In Jah Keved=== <!--T:17-->
Nergaoul moved towards [[Jah Keved]] while the country was recovering from a series of assassinations that killed
{{image|Dalinar by ToastSamurai.png|width=300px|side=right|[[Dalinar]] confronting Nergaoul at [[Thaylen City]]}}▼
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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=== <!--T:20-->
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During the [[Battle of Thaylen Field]], [[Odium]] used Nergaoul to control the [[Sadeas princedom|Sadeas]] soldiers and attack [[Thaylen City]].{{book ref|sa3|115}} He also used the Thrill to attempt to turn Dalinar to his side and become his champion.{{book ref|sa3|117}}
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