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'''Taravangian''' is the king of [[Kharbranth]]{{book ref|sa1|3}} and [[Jah Keved]]. He is the leader of the secret society known as "the [[Diagram (group)|Diagram]]" which believes the truth and the path to human salvation lies in the set of predictions and instructions he laid out on the day he was a genius. He is the current Vessel of the [[Shard]]
== Appearance and Personality ==
|Taravangian to Dalinar{{book ref|sa3|86}}
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Taravangian is an aged man with a
He is popular among many for providing free access to city hospitals funded by an admittance fee to the [[Palanaeum]],{{book ref|sa1|7}} and he is known to visit the hospitals on a weekly basis.{{book ref|sa1|48}} Ruling Kharbranth with the help of a council,{{book ref|sa3|12}} he has been quiet and humble for his entire life, leading many people to believe he is slow witted.{{book ref|sa3|16}} People who know him better know he had a keen intelligence until his "illness" 5 years before the [[Battle of Thaylen Field]].{{book ref|sa3|21}} The illness is a consequence of a visit to the [[Nightwatcher]] who granted him great intelligence and great compassion, but cursed him to never have them at the same time. As a result, he wakes up every morning with a fluctuation of both. On some days, he cries and has compassion for everyone around him, while unable to have intelligent conversations,{{book ref|sa3|107}} while on others he is brilliant, yet easily speaks of killing singing children.{{book ref|sa3|i|5}}
When Taravangian was born, the surgeon said there was a cord around his neck. He made public that he might have diminished capacity and the recommendation was to keep him on outer estates in favor of others. Though the diminished capacity was not present, the reputation followed him all his life.{{book ref|sa3|i|5}}
He was childhood friends with [[Adrotagia]] and his nickname was Vargo.{{book ref|sa2|i|14}}
Taravangian meets [[Battar]], a Herald posing as an [[Ardent]] named Dova, who said that the
=== The Nightwatcher and the creation of the Diagram ===
The writing was transcribed and annotated into a book by [[Adrotagia]] and other scribes. The book came to be known as the [[Diagram (literature)|Diagram]]. Taravangian creates a secret society that interpret the diagram and plots to fulfill those interpretations.
One of the first things he does are [[Death Rattle]]s. These were run at a secret hospital hidden in his palace filled with hundreds of beds for the terminally ill, poor, and forgotten who will not be missed. The patients are slowly killed by draining their blood so the [[Silent Gatherer]]s can record cryptic supernatural sentences spoken in the seconds before death by some of the victims.{{book ref|sa1|71}}{{epigraph ref|sa1|
=== Kharbranth ===
=== Betrayal and Imprisonment ===
A year later, Taravangian
Dalinar, wishing to see the good in Taravangian,
Szeth, disapproving of Dalinar's decision,
=== Vessel of Odium ===
As the vessel of Odium, he confonts Hoid, who is expecting to meet Rayse. Hoid notices that something is amiss, and attempts to play it off so as not to make Taravangian suspicious. He sees through it, however, and wipes Hoid's short-term memory, then replays the same conversation with him, slightly altering his dialogue so as not to set Hoid off.▼
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▲As the
▲It is unclear whether killing Rayse with Nightblood and Ascending was part of Taravangian's original plan with the Diagram, or if it was the plan he worked on while mentally impaired in prison. Taravangian intends to expand Odium's influence throughout the cosmere after his and Dalinar's contest of champions is settled, regardless of the outcome.
== Relationships ==
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|Nightwatcher,
|Taravangian reflecting alone{{book ref|sa3|121}}
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== Trivia ==
* What happens to Taravangian increases multiple types of intelligence, not just raw 'processing power'. Someone tapping enough feruchemical zinc could achieve something similar but not quite the same.{{wob ref|3845}}
* Taravangian was
* Taravangian would make a worse President of the United States than [[Rashek]].{{wob ref|13924}}
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