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'''Raboniel''' is one of the [[Fused]] scholars on [[Roshar]].{{book ref|sa4|14}} She was one of the [[Nine]] until she decided it was too limiting. She organizes the operation for the Fused occupation of Urithiru, and with the help of [[Navani Kholin]] develops [[Warlight]], as well the method to create [[Anti-Stormlight]] and [[Anti-Voidlight]].
 
== Appearance and Personality ==
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Raboniel is a very tall, narrow-figured femalen [[Fused]], with a topknot of red-orange hairstrands, carapace like a helmet and very long arms and fingers.{{book ref|sa4|14}}{{book ref|sa4|65}} She also has carapace along her arms and chest, and is broad-shouldered with the small breasts common for most femalen singers.{{book ref|sa4|76}} She wears a variety of different fashions, including ornate robes, travel leathers for battle{{book ref|sa4|31}}, garments similar to havahs{{book ref|sa4|61}}, and Thaylen clothing, without regard for gender.{{book ref|sa4|72}}
 
She has remained sane even after seven thousand years. However, she is exhausted from the unending war in which both the Fused and Radiant spren cannot be killed permanently. She is obsessed with ending the war to the point that nothing else matters to her. Raboniel showed immense grief upon her daughter's death.{{wob ref|14628}}
 
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Raboniel is scholarly and curious, and one of her interests is in the Radiants, their powers, and their connection to Urithiru.{{book ref|sa4|14}} Instead of being angry when the Sibling's node defenses activate, she is fascinated by the defenses and excited by the prospect of discovering the tower's secrets. She enjoys matching wits with Navani and, to a lesser extent, Leshwi. She is very skilled in manipulation, as shown in how she persuades Navani into doing research under her. She has remained reasonably sane even after seven thousand years. However, she is alsoexhausted from the unending war in which both the Fused and Radiant spren cannot be killed permanently. She is obsessed with ending the war to the point that nothing else matters to her. She is ruthless in the pursuit of her desires, but is not emotionless like many believe. For example, she shows immense grief upon her daughter's death{{wob ref|14628}} and cares about Navani, giving her a chance to escape Moash.
 
Raboniel looks down on the humans, but at the same time admires their fabrial innovations, and sheher eventuallywork realizeswith Navani leads her to realize that she may have underestimated the humansthem.{{file ref|Navani's Notebook - Experiments.jpg}} However, she disdains many aspects of human culture, including their art and gender roles.{{book ref|sa4|51}} Although she covers her safehand to make Navani and the other humans more comfortable, she finds it annoying.{{cite}}
 
== Attributes and Abilities ==
Like other Fused, Raboniel cannot be killed by conventional means and she can heal using [[Voidlight]]. She is a type of Fused called the ''[[Fused#Fannahn-im|fannahn-im]]'' or "Ones of Alteration," meaning she can use the Surge of Transformation.{{book ref|sa4|14}} She is able to turn weapons into dust and can breathe out an apparently toxic compound. She carries a small thin blade with her.{{book ref|sa4|37}} Raboniel is able to attune unique Rhythms given to her by Odium. As a Fused, her soul is bound to [[Braize]] and she is unable to leave the Rosharan system.
 
As a scholar, Raboniel is perhaps the most knowledgeable of any Fused regarding [[fabrial]]s and [[Lights]].{{book ref|sa4|14}}{{book ref|sa4|89}} She also has a degree of [[cosmere]] awareness, including knowledge of arcane items from other planets as well as Adonalsium's name.{{book ref|sa4|64}}{{wob ref|15397}} She is talented at picking up languages, and can speak Alethi as well as write in the women's script.
 
== History ==
=== Heraldic Epochs ===
Raboniel had a daughter, [[Essu]], and theorized that she and Essu working together might help them stay sane, but Essu went mad. Raboniel used to have the title Lady of Pains, but decided she did not like that title, and was then referred to as Lady of Wishes instead.{{book ref|sa4|14}} During the last Return, she developed a disease intended to kill all humans on the planet; although it turned out to affect singers as well, she releasedstill itchose anywayto release it. However, it did not work as expected, as fewer than one in ten humans was killed, and one in a hundred singers.{{book ref|sa4|14}}
 
{{image|Raboniel by Petar Penev.jpg|side=right|height=250px|Leading the attack on Urithiru, flanked by the [[makay-im]]}}
Raboniel was the one to suggest the [[Urithiru]] invasion to the [[Nine]], saying that she could use her abilities to turn the tower's defenses against the Radiants and suppress their powers.{{book ref|sa4|14}} She led a group, including [[Venli]], [[Rothan]], stormform Singers, and a group of [[Deepest Ones]], in the invasion.
 
Upon arriving at Urithiru, Raboniel began to corrupt the [[Sibling]] with [[Voidlight]]. This caused her great physical strain, but she managed to activate the tower's defenses as planned.{{book ref|sa4|38}} In the process, she also realized that the Sibling was not dead, only pretending to be, and began secretly listening in when the Sibling communicated with others, likeincluding Navani.{{book ref|sa4|72}} She ordered her team to only kill people who resisted and to gather the unconscious Radiants, and gave the [[Pursuer]] permission to kill [[Kaladin]]. When [[Ulim]] found Navani, Raboniel directed him to keep her alive, seeing her as a useful resource.
 
Raboniel met with Navani and laid out her plans for Urithiru - Raboniel would gatherallow the Radiants and allow all other humans to live in the tower, although they were all demoted to darkeyed status. She allowed the humans to continue trade, unlike most of the humans under singer rule in [[Alethkar]], but not to carry weapons. Navani agreed to these terms when Raboniel said that if she did not agree, the singers would kill all the Radiants and be less accommodating in their rule.{{book ref|sa4|42}} During the occupation, she used fabrials with corrupted spren that were not suppressed by the Sibling.{{book ref|sa4|61}}
 
After the initial negotiations, Raboniel largely focused on research and let the Pursuer make decisions. She was determined to discover the secret of anti-Voidlight, and directed and aided Navani in achieving this. Under Raboniel, Navani had access to a full lab and her group of ardents and scholars, although she was not given any servants.{{book ref|sa4|46}} At the start of their partnership, Navani told Raboniel about the fabrial mechanics involved in the flying ship, including the use of [[aluminum]] to isolate planes of movement, and Raboniel explained to Navani that some spren manifested as [[Soulcaster]]s.{{book ref|sa4|46}}
|Raboniel after killing Essu{{book ref|sa4|97}}
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Essu is Raboniel's daughter, gone mad from the stresses of being a Fused. Raboniel loves her deeply. Essu tends to follow her mother around and sometimes mimics her actions.{{book ref|sa4|97}} Watching Essu's descent into madness over time was a very painful experience for Raboniel, and her first action with the anti-Voidlight is to kill her daughter as a mercy., Navaniand sees that Rabonielshe truly grieves her daughter's death.{{bookwob ref|sa4|9714628}}
 
{{image|Navani and Raboniel by Esther Schrader.jpg|side=right|width=250px|Working with [[Navani]]}}
=== Venli ===
Upon initially meeting Venli, Raboniel is curious about her, calling her a "traitor to her own kind." Venli acts as Raboniel's Voice, and Raboniel also gives Venli information on the Surges and the different types of Fused and Radiants. Raboniel recognizes Venli's ambition and curiosity and encourages those attributes as worthy Passions.{{book ref|sa4|31}} She mistakenly believes that Venli wishes to become a Fused, and advises her that no mortal has been granted that honor since the original Fused.{{book ref|sa4|53}} She also counsels Venli about regret and ambition and gifts her a scout report that informs her that the singers who escaped into the chasms before the Everstorm have survived.{{book ref|sa4|92}}
 
== Trivia ==
* When Raboniel said "For Ado's sake," she was referring to [[Adonalsium]], not [[Ba-Ado-Mishram]].{{wob ref|15397}}
* She is truly dead, but might reappear in Herald flashbacks.{{wob ref|14624}}
 
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