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|map=Stormseat Mosaic.jpeg
|ruler=[[Council of Five]] <small>(formerly)</small>
|occupied=[[Listeners]] <small>(formerly)</small>, [[Alethi]]
|'nation=[[Natanatan]] <small>(formerly)</small>
|region=Shattered Plains
|world=Roshar
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
'''Stormseat''' was the capital city of the historic [[Silver Kingdoms|Silver Kingdom]] of [[Natanatan]] on [[Roshar]].{{book ref|sa2|60}} During the [[War of Reckoning]], it's called '''Narak''' (<small>Pronunciation:</small> [[Wikipedia:Help:IPA|[naɹˈɑːk]]] [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia: Pronunciation_respelling_key|''nar-''<small>AHK</small>''''']]),{{ref|name=IPA}} or Exile, and serves the home of the [[listeners]].{{book ref|sa2|i|1}}
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Stormseat is located in the southeastern [[Roshar]], in the lands that are presently mostly unclaimed by anyone. Ancient maps placed it in the center of the [[Unclaimed Hills]], and modern scholars tend to agree with them, citing the fact that the characteristic domes that can be found on the [[Shattered Plains]] are missing in illustrations of Stormseat.{{book ref|sa2|60}} In reality, it sits in the very center of the Plains.{{book ref|sa2|i|1}} Its location makes it highly exposed to [[highstorm]]s at their near-full power, which may be where the city's original name came from.
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| Ruins of ruins, one might call them. The works of men and listeners alike did not last long before the might of the highstorms.
[[File:Stormseat Mosaic.jpeg|thumb|right|350px|A mosaic showing a stylized map of Stormseat in its prime.]]
Little is known of the appearance of ancient Stormseat. Although the Song of War 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 dias 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
In the present day, the city is split between numerous plateaus. The largest of them comprises the plaza that houses the ancient tower, as well as its surroundings buildings. It is there that the [[listener]]s live. Of its stuctures, the tower is by far the best-preserved, as centuries of highstorms have toppled most of the city and covered it in [[crem]]. While the ancient purpose of some buildings can still be guessed at, oftentimes the ancient houses and halls are utterly unrecognizable as man-made constructs.{{book ref|sa2|i|1}} Though numerous structures have been completely filled in with crem and rocks, just as many remain empty within, hiding what remains of Stormseat's once-great past — remnants of its inhabitants, rotten furniture and even rusted door hinges. The air within is humid, and musty with age.{{book ref|sa2|83}}
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