Difference between revisions of "Taravangian"

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(→‎Betrayal and Imprisonment: Clarify timeline (it may be important that Szeth only killed Taravangian after Rayse was dead, given some of Ruin's comments to Kelsier in MSH), split Vessel part off into new section, add references)
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Dalinar, wishing to see the good in Taravangian, did not immediately execute him, instead keeping him prisoner in a well-furnished home where Taravangian's requests were cared for. During this time, Taravangian's mental state deteriorated, and he spent more days in his cognitively impaired, compassionate state. He was visited by Szeth and Renarin, but was too slow to carry on a conversation, and believed that he failed at his plan of manipulating Szeth. Dalinar eventually declared that he was not to be executed, and instead sentenced him to lifelong imprisonment so that he could prove to Taravangian that [[coalition of monarchs|coalition]] was capable of defeating Odium.{{book ref|sa4|66}}{{book ref|sa4|i|9}}{{book ref|sa4|i|12}}
 
Szeth, disapproving of Dalinar's decision, entered Taravangian's house, intending to kill him. As Szeth was reaching for his knife, [[Odium]] arrived and pulled Taravangian's mind out of the [[Physical Realm]]. Still next to Szeth in the Physical Realm, Taravangian reached for the cognitive manifestation of [[Nightblood]] and used the weapon to destroy [[Rayse]], the Vessel ofattack Odium. Szeth then killed Taravangian but, before Taravangian could pass into the [[Beyond]], heNightblood Ascendeddestroyed as[[Rayse]], the new Vessel of Odium, and Taravangian Ascended as the Shard's ofnew OdiumVessel.{{book ref|sa4|113}}
 
=== Vessel of Odium ===