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|died={{nosnippet|{{rosharan date|1175}}, killed by [[Taravangian]] using [[Nightblood]]}}{{book ref|sa4|113}}
|abilities={{tag+|Shard|Odium}}
|titles=[[Odium]],
|aliases=Nun Raylisi{{wob ref|12755}}, Rasan{{file ref|Alethi Glyphs Page 2.jpg}}
|world=
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|first appeared=[[Oathbringer]]
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{{update|sa4}}
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{{nosnippet|'''Rayse''' was the first Vessel of the Shard [[Odium]].{{wob ref|7266}} He died at some point during {{Rosharan date|1175|4}}, slain by [[Taravangian]] with [[Nightblood]].{{book ref|sa4|113}}}}
== Appearance and Personality ==
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While Odium’s true essence is too powerful to be seen, Rayse generally presents himself as an old man with a wide, furrowed face and bone-white hair sweeping back from his head, and thick mustaches with a hint of black in them blended into a short white beard. His skin and eyes look [[Shin]]
To the [[singers]], on the other hand, he appears as an ancient singer with gold and white marbled skin.{{book ref|sa3|115}} He carries a golden sceptre in both of these forms.
When [[Dalinar]] claims to have seen Odium, Rayse shows him an enormous, all-encompassing white-and-red flame emanating human emotion, chiefly hatred and anger.{{book ref|sa3|57}}
He can be extremely cunning. He will often present himself as grandfatherly and friendly, a helping hand rather than a wicked overlord. He will carry this facade for a long time, even if whoever's talking to him is keenly aware of his real nature. He will praise his interlocutor effusively, attempting to present himself as a reasonable ally.{{book ref|sa3|57}}{{book ref|sa3|115}}{{book ref|sa3|118}} On the other hand, when things do not go his way, the facade drops, and he's quick to reassert a position of dominance, growing callous and threatening.{{book ref|sa3|122}}{{book ref|sa3|i|11}} If it turns out the situation is beyond his ability to control, he'll flee to regroup and try another day.{{book ref|sa3|119}}
While careful and subtle, Rayse is also an arrogant man. He can be lonely with nobody to share his accomplishments and likes to show off and enjoys being worshipped.{{book ref|sa4|i|6}}{{book ref|sa4|99}} This can be seen when he pulls people into a vision, presenting himself
== Abilities ==
Rayse is a Vessel of a [[Shard]], with all the abilities this entails, including the power to create a magic system by [[Invest]]ing into a world, and
Apart from the magic systems his Shard fuels, Rayse is capable of perceiving the future. How good he is at it is uncertain; while his abilities exceed that of [[Honor]] or [[Taravangian]]'s [[Diagram (literature)|Diagram]], he still has blind spots, mostly pertaining to other seers, and he can be wrong.{{book ref|sa3|122}}{{book ref|sa3|119}} He's also able to corrupt and subvert the [[Investiture]] of others, and force a connection to himself, though the latter requires a proper mental state in the recipient.{{book ref|sa3|84}}{{book ref|sa3|115}}
|Rayse on Hoid{{book ref|sa4|112}}
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Rayse and [[Hoid]] were friends, once.{{wob ref|2101}} However, at some point the relationship between the two of them soured significantly, leaving Hoid with a deep grudge that would last for thousands of years.{{epigraph ref|sa1|23}} Hoid seems to have a long history of conspiring and working against Rayse, and they bear deep hatred towards each other.{{book ref|sa4|112}} Presently, Rayse is one of the few people in the cosmere Hoid is terrified of, and though he initially came to Roshar chasing after Rayse, he now wants to avoid him as best as he can.{{wob ref|7876}}{{book ref|sa1|57}}{{wob ref|12053}} Moreover, he's attempting to muster support among other Shards, as well as [[Frost]], to help deal with Odium. His efforts have not yielded much success.{{epigraph ref|sa1|28}}{{epigraph ref|sa4|22}}{{epigraph ref|sa4|24}}{{epigraph ref|sa4|25}}
Rayse seems to be aware of Hoid's presence on Roshar; at the very least, he knows that Hoid will attempt to stop him. However, he doesn't consider this to be a significant problem, believing that he can outsmart him.{{wob ref|10314}} This does not mean he ignores him, as Hoid ponders while sneaking around in an occupied Kholinar that if Rayse knew where he was, Rayse would not hesitate to level the city.{{book ref|sa3|epilogue}}
{{image|I am Unity.jpg|side=right|width=250px|Dalinar facing off with Rayse}}
== Trivia ==
* Rayse would get along well with [[Torol Sadeas]].{{wob ref|13933}}
* Had Rayse not been captured in Roshar, he likely would have went after [[Autonomy]], double crossing them.{{wob ref|15137}}
== Notes ==
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|title= Vessel of<br />[[Odium]]
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|next=[[Taravangian]]}}</div>
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