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==== The Oathgate ====
The [[Natanatan]] [[Oathgate]] is located in Stormseat.{{book ref|sa2|60}} The platform survived the shattering of the [[Shattered Plains|Plains]] intact and splintered off completely from the surrounding land in defiance of the pattern that governs the shape of the plateaus, suggesting that it's made of a sturdier material than the rest of the city. Though by now, the dais is buried in [[crem]], it has retained its former shape near-perfectly.{{book ref|sa2|81}} Inside, the control chamber has been preserved exceptionally well, with
When [[listeners]] live in Narak, the plateau is used as practice ground by their soldiers.{{book ref|sa2|i|13}} Afterwards, it's restored to its former function, and a ramp is constructed to allow wagons and [[chull]]s to climb onto it. One of the [[Knights Radiant]] is on standby either there or at the matching Oathgate in [[Urithiru]] most of the time to operate it.{{book ref|sa3|37}}
As with many of [[Roshar]]'s oldest settlements, it's uncertain when Stormseat was built. During the [[Heraldic Epochs]], it served as the capital of [[Natanatan]], and one of the ten cities with an [[Oathgate]] that connected it to the [[Knights Radiant]] headquarters, [[Urithiru]].{{book ref|sa2|60}} The area around it was densely occupied, with numerous outbuildings and settlements surrounding the city.{{book ref|sa2|i|1}}
At some point, Stormseat was destroyed by the same event that transformed the Natan interior into the [[Shattered Plains]]. There is some disagreement as to when this happened. Human sources place the destruction of Stormseat at
The listeners point to Stormseat as the place where they broke their ties to [[Odium]]. The name Narak, meaning "exile" in their language, refers partially to this event.{{book ref|sa2|i|1}}
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