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'''Sadees''', also known as the '''Sunmaker''',
== Appearance and Personality ==
Little of the Sunmaker's personality is known. He
Nothing is known of the Sunmaker's physical appearance, beyond the fact that he refused to wear a crown.{{book ref|sa3|49}}
== History ==
=== Early Life and Defeat of the Hierocracy ===
Little is known of Sadees's early life. At some point in his life, the Sunmaker bonded the Shardblade known as [[Oathbringer (Shardblade) | Oathbringer]].{{book ref|sa3|11}} At age seventeen,{{book ref|sa1|29}} he began his campaign to unite the [[highprince]]s of Alethkar into a single nation.{{book ref|sa1|24}}{{book ref|sa3|11}} Sadees used two tactics to help achieve his aim. He made use of an entire company of cavalry, with legendary speed and maneuverability.{{book ref|sa3|75}} The [[Thrill]] also drove his soldiers to victory.{{book ref|sa3|16}} After completing this task and claiming a mandate from the Almighty, Sadees crowned himself king of a united Alethkar.{{book ref|sa3|34}} The Sunmaker led the overthrow of the [[Hierocracy]].{{book ref|sa1|18}} He questioned the [[ardent]]s about their claims of prophecies from the [[Almighty]], going through their correspondence.{{book ref|sa1|18}} The Sunmaker proclaimed that the ardents had been lying, so [[Vorinism]] was broken into [[devotaries]].
=== Later Conquests and Death ===
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}}
=== Legacy ===
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
In modern Alethkar, Sadees is revered as a cultural hero. To be compared to the Sunmaker is considered to be a great compliment. The [[Sunmaker Mountains]] in central Alethkar were named after him.{{map ref|Alethkar}}{{book ref|sa3|16}} King [[Gavilar Kholin]] revered the Sunmaker.{{book ref|sa1|24}} He was Gavilar's inspiration when Gavilar
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