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|Raboniel does not think like other Fused, Venli. She hears a much grander song. A skewed and twisted one, but one she seeks to sing without traditional regard for Odium's plans.
|Raboniel is a scholar, but not the kind you would wish to work beneath.▼
|Lady [[Leshwi]] to Venli{{book ref|sa4|
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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]].
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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
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 a scholar, but not the kind you would wish to work beneath.
|Lady [[Leshwi]]{{book ref|sa4|14}}
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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 is also ruthless in the pursuit of her desires, but is not emotionless like many believe.
== 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.{{book ref|sa4|64}} She is talented at picking up languages, and can speak Alethi as well as write in the women's script.
== History ==
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Raboniel found the location to the node in the well by listening to Navani's conversations with the Sibling and attempted to corrupt it, but Kaladin managed to escape both the Pursuer and Leshwi to destroy it. She brought Navani food and wine and told her about the past, and the origins of the human-singer conflict, mentioning that her grandmother had told her about the arrival of the humans to Roshar. Navani mentioned no longer being interested in doing research, but Raboniel convinced her to continue. They began to work together - at Navani's request, Raboniel sang the rhythms of Honor and Odium, and Navani learned Honor's rhythm with the help of a fabrial. With Raboniel singing Odium's rhythm and Navani singing Honor's, they were able to combine Stormlight and Voidlight for the first time. Raboniel entitled the rhythm they created the Rhythm of War, then revealed her true purpose to Navani - creating Light that could act as anti-Investiture.{{book ref|sa4|76}} They began to collaborate and co-authored a lab notebook called ''[[Rhythm of War (in-world)|Rhythm of War]]'' in which they recorded their experimentation.
At Navani’s request, Raboniel gave her a raysium dagger and explained how it worked. She also told Navani that the dagger didn’t contain enough metal to trap a soul and would therefore not be dangerous if Navani tried to use it on her. Navani trapped half of a flamespren in the dagger, which led them to the realization that moving half the spren to a larger gemstone led to force multiplication.{{book ref|sa4|84}} Raboniel also gave Navani sand from [[Taldain]] that measured the strength of Investiture. She told Navani about Braize and planetary travel, revealing that travel to other worlds happened through Shadesmar. Navani tried to persuade Raboniel to make a treaty to end the war without Unmaking the Sibling, but the Fused replied that her best chance of winning the war was to control Urithiru, although they both expressed sorrow at the situation. She then, along with two nimbleform singers, played instruments - the nimbleforms using plates and bows that could replicate the tones of Honor and Odium, and Raboniel playing the drums - to create a musical version of the Rhythm of War, and gave Navani the title Voice of Lights.{{book ref|sa4|89}}
Later, when Raboniel revealed her plan to use [[Anti-Stormlight]] to kill the Radiants' [[spren]], Navani used a [[fabrial]] trap to stop Raboniel, and then, with what remained of the weapon Raboniel used to kill her daughter, stabbed Raboniel. However, since there wasn't enough [[Anti-Voidlight]] Raboniel was left in a weakened state.{{book ref|sa4|106}}
=== Navani ===
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Raboniel demands that Navani address her with the title of "Ancient One" or "Lady of Wishes," but in the course of their research together, she drops the requirement, saying that Navani's scientific discoveries have made them equals. As they spend more time together, Navani gets better at understanding the rhythms.
Navani was touched by Raboniel's relationship with her daughter Essu, as they were both mothers who had lost children, and Raboniel's grief over her daughter humanized her in Navani's mind.
=== Leshwi ===
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Raboniel believes [[Leshwi]] to be one of the cleverest and most capable Heavenly Ones, calling her dangerous
Leshwi offers Venli to Raboniel to act as Raboniel's Voice, with the motive of gaining information on Raboniel through Venli, and although Raboniel sees through this scheme, she accepts Venli for the position.{{book ref|sa4|31}}
=== 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}}
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