Difference between revisions of "Stormseat"

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== Geography ==

 

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Little is known of the appearance of ancient Stormseat. Although the [[Song of Wars]] claims that the city "covered" the [[Shattered Plains]], the surviving images of it paint it as rather small, though it likely had numerous outbuildings and satelite towns.{{epigraph ref|sa2|26}}{{book ref|sa2|60}} Within the city itself, several landmarks could be distinguished, among them a tall tower in the very centre and the dais housing the city's [[Oathgate]] to the south-west of it.{{file ref|Stormseat Mosaic.jpeg|Stormseat Mosaic}}{{book ref|sa2|81}} It's known that Stormseat had a temple dedicated to the [[Herald]] [[Chana]], with a large mosaic on its leeward side.{{book ref|sa2|77}} If Stormseat was similar to other major cities of its era, like [[Kholinar]] and [[Thaylen City|Thaylen]], it's possible every Herald had a temple of their own within its walls.{{file ref|Thaylen City.jpg|Map of Thaylen City}}{{file ref|Kholinar.jpg|Map of Kholinar}}

 

The tower is one of the few structures that can be found both in ancient Stormseat and modern Narak, although its appearance has changed during that time.{{file ref|Stormseat Mosaic.jpeg|Stormseat Mosaic}} Over the centuries, it has turned into a spire akin to a stalagmite, with the space inside clogged up by dried-up [[crem]]. Nonetheless, it remains standing despite being exposed to the elements for centuries.{{book ref|sa2|i|1}}

 

 

After humans reclaim Stormseat, the top of the tower becomes a watchpost to warn about approaching [[Voidbringer]] attacks.{{book ref|sa3|55}}

 

==== The Hall of Art ====

 

After humans begin to repurpose Narak into a fortress, they find the Hall of Art and the abandoned works it contains. While they note the paintings as interesting, it's uncertain whether they do anything about them or attempt to use the room for something else.{{book ref|sa3|46}}

 

=== War of Reckoning ===

Though [[listeners]] have lived on the [[Shattered Plains]] since before the [[Aharietiam]], they made their home at the collapsed domes near the Plains' outer edge. It was only following the assassination of the [[Alethi]] king, [[Gavilar Kholin]], that they moved to Narak, as its remote location made it a better defensive position. Over the next five years, the listeners transformed Narak into a functioning city, building on top of the old structures.{{book ref|sa2|i|1}} Though they might've been more spread out at the start, by the end of the [[War of Reckoning]], their entire nation lived there.{{wob ref|6513}}

 

It was during the war that [[Jasnah Kholin]] began her research into [[Urithiru]]. Eventually, she pinpointed Stormseat as a possible access point into the city, and though she seemingly perished in the attack on her ship, her [[ward]] [[Shallan Davar]] continued her work.{{book ref|sa2|60}} Eventually, Shallan managed to find the rough location of Stormseat and convinced [[Dalinar Kholin]] to organize an expedition to find it, and the Oathgate it held.{{book ref|sa2|78}}

 

As the Alethi pushed towards Narak, the listeners there were transforming into [[stormform]], while the children, the elderly and those who refused to change abandoned the city for the dubious safety of the Plains further east.{{book ref|sa2|i|13}} Eventually, the stormforms and the Alethi clashed over Narak and the surrounding plateaus.{{book ref|sa2|83}} Though the listeners were defeated, it was not before they managed to summon the [[Everstorm]], and Shallan had to rescue the Alethi armies by reactivating the Oathgate.{{book ref|sa2|86}}

 

=== True Desolation ===

As one of the ten cities on [[Roshar]] to have an [[Oathgate]], Stormseat held a great deal of power during the [[Heraldic Epochs]]. The city was well-known in its time even across the world, as images and mosaics of it can be found as far west as [[Azir]].{{book ref|sa2|60}} During the [[True Desolation]], its importance is even greater, as rather than ten Oathgates, humans opposed to [[Odium]] hold only four.{{ref|text=Stormseat, [[Vedenar]], [[Azimir]] and [[Thaylen City]]}} Narak grants immediate access to the [[Shattered Plains]] and the warcamps that are among the last of the free [[Alethi]] territories, as well as the various cities of eastern [[Frostlands]], among them [[New Natanan]].{{map ref|Roshar}}

 

 

[[New Natanan]] has attempted to get Stormseat for themselves; however, at the present they lack both the political clout and military power to enforce their claim.{{book ref|sa3|96}}

 

* [[Eshonai]]

* [[Venli]]

* [[Rlain]] lived in Stormseat prior to his assignment as a spy

 

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