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At some point in the past, the Parshendi were much less unified than they are when seen during the [[War of Reckoning]]. They were once split into a number of separate tribes, with raids and assassinations as a relatively frequent occurrence. This is reflected in the Parshendi having enough cultural experience with assassination to have norms as to how an assassinations ought to be carried out.{{qa ref|968|2|Parshendi once dis-unified|date=2013-02-22}}
The Parshendi were originally discovered by [[Gavilar|King Gavilar]]'s brother Dalinar during a hunting trip.{{book ref|sa1|28}}{{book ref|sa1|45}} Dalinar was scouting in a forest which had not been on any maps. In a valley south of the Shattered Plains and about two weeks' march from the [[Drying Sea]], Dalinar saw the first Parshendi camped on the other side of a tributary of the [[Deathbend River]].
The Parshendi hired [[Szeth]] to assassinate the King of Alethkar, [[Gavilar]], on the eve of a treaty with the Alethkar people in order to stop the Parshendi gods from returning. They instructed him to wear white because it was a Parshendi tradition for assassinations.{{book ref|sa1|prologue}}
The assassination led to the formation of the Alethi [[Vengeance Pact]] and caused the [[War of Reckoning]], a prolonged war between the Parshendi and the Alethi on the Shattered Plains.
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