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'''Sadees''', also known as the '''Sunmaker''', is an ancient king of [[Alethkar]] who wasand the first to unify the kingdom after the fall of [[Alethela]].{{book ref|sa1|24}} He defeated the Hierocracy and conquered his way west to Azir,{{book ref|sa3|42}} in pursuit of a goal of a unified Roshar.{{book ref|sa3|2}} After falling ill on campaign, his empire collapsed as his sons fought one another for the crown,{{book ref|sa3|42}} but the legend of his life lives on in Alethkar.{{book ref|sa3|49}}

Little of the Sunmaker's personality is known. He wasis an ambitious man, constantly completinggoing tasks others had thought impossibleabove and then goingbeyond on totasks tryothers somethingthought furtherimpossible.{{book ref|sa3|19}} He wasis a lover of battle, consideringand considers it to be a great game.{{book ref|sa1|24}} HeThere hadis a streak of cruelty into his conquests, with Sadees killing thousands to furtherachieve his questdream toof a unifyunifed Roshar.{{book ref|sa3|42}}

Upon the Sunmaker's death, his empire did not last long. He had never bothered to choose an heir, and his ten sons could not decide among themselves who they wished to support.{{book ref|sa3|19}} His sons quickly turned to infighting and the empire collapsed in less than a generation.{{book ref|sa3|42}} These ten sons founded the princedoms in Alethkar, crowning themselves the highprinces of a disunified kingdom. As the kingdom turned insular, their influence beyond their own borders decreased greatly.{{book ref|sa3|16}} However, the Sunmaker's conquests had a lasting impact on Alethkar. His campaign forged the modern trade routes between Alethkar and Azir, Herdaz, and Jah Keved.{{book ref|sa3|100}} His contact with other kingdoms brought science and culture back to Alethkar. This influx of contact with the outside world triggered an Alethi cultural revolution. His defeat of the Hierocracy and the division of the Vorin Church into devotaries prevented the ardents from gaining the same amount of power or wealth they once enjoyed.{{book ref|sa1|18}}