Difference between revisions of "Odium"

Unfortunately for Odium, killing Honor did not free him from Braize, and the sacrifice of the Herald [[Taln]] meant that he could not send his armies to [[Roshar]]. And so, overfor the next four and a half thousand years, he prepared for the time when Taln would break, allowing for one last [[Desolation]] -- the [[True Desolation]].{{book ref|sa3|38}}

ThereOdium, werethough severalseverely elementslimited ofby theHonor's plan. Oneactions, aswas nonetheless active. As one of his [[Unmade]], [[Nergaoul]], was still free, Odium sent him to [[Alethkar]] to faciliatefacilitate the [[Thrill]] among the Alethi. Over the centuries, the battle-rage brought about by Nergaoul became normal, and even desirable forto the Alethi men,; whichthis woulddeveloped lateraffinity allowallowed Odium to usecontrol itthem tousing controlthe themThrill.{{book ref|sa3|115}} Moreover, the Thrill allowed Odium to groom a champion whom he could later put in command of his armies and use to release himself. In the final decades of the [[Era of Solitude]], such a potential champion appeared in the form of [[Dalinar Kholin]]. Odium focused on him to ensure he had as many hooks in him as possible.{{book ref|sa3|118}}

Odium also focused on the [[listener]]s, a group of [[singers]] that had denied him some centuries prior. On the day of a treaty between them and the Alethi, Odium used one of his [[voidspren]] to lead them to buy an assassin, [[Szeth]], who was used when [[Eshonai]] found out that the Alethi king, [[Gavilar Kholin]], intended to release the very gods the listeners had once fled. Whether Gavilar's plan was inspired by Odium or not, it pushed the listeners to assassinate him, leading to the [[War of Reckoning]].{{book ref|sa3|prologue}} The War brought tremendous losses to the listeners, until the idea of assuming anthe old formforms of power grew appealing to them.{{book ref|sa2|i|4}} OdiumThrough Ulim, thenOdium usedpersuaded the listeners to assume [[stormform]] and the change of personality it brought in Eshonai to persuade the listeners to summon the [[Everstorm]], initiatingbeginning the True Desolation.{{book ref|sa3|84}}