Difference between revisions of "Sadees"

With the Hierocracy defeated, the Sunmaker turned his attention to a conquest of all of Roshar.{{book ref|sa3|2}} He began with a conquest of [[Herdaz]], which he successfully completed.{{book ref|sa3|19}} However, this was not enough for him, and he turned his attention west. It is uncertain whether he conquered [[Jah Keved]], or if that kingdom even existed at that point. What is known is that he conquered his way to [[Azir]] in western Roshar,{{book ref|sa3|42}} then under the rule of Prime Aqasix [[Snoxil]].{{book ref|sa3|65}} Upon reaching Azir, the Sunmaker claimed that as the the Azish did not properly respect eye color they needed to be conquered and civilized.{{book ref|sa3|65}} He sacked the capital of [[Azimir]] and took the kingdom easily, more easily than he had assumed.{{book ref|sa3|42}} Unable to leave a city behind with a force of fighting men, Sadees instituted a policy of genocide against the Azish. He issued arbitrary decrees, such as ordering all men with hair beyond a certain length be executed. Other times he ordered each of his soldiers to kill a specific number of captives each day. It is said that the highstorms blew up piles of skulls in [[Zawfix]]. During his time in Azir, Sadees had one in ten people in Azir killed. As his conquest continued, Sadees suddenly fell ill with an unknown disease and died.