Taravangian
| Taravangian | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Kharbranthian |
| Homeworld | Roshar |
Taravangian was the king of Kharbranth.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content
He was described as elderly, with a wispy white beard. He had pale grey eyes and an open, kindly face.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content
He was very popular among darkeyes because he had set up a number of hospitals in the city, funded by the entrance fee to the Palanaeum.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content In these hospitals everybody was healed without having to pay for it. He even visits his hospitals once a week.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content
In general he was considered slow-witted or even dull. Actually, Taravangian once went to go visit the Nightwatcher and received a curse and boon from the Old Magic. Now his IQ fluctuates from day to day, sometimes making him idiotic and sometimes a genius. He makes math tests for himself the night before, and if he can't achieve a certain score in the morning his guards have orders to keep him away from important decisions for that day.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content
“We leave it to His Majesty's mind, on a strong day, to puzzle out the meaning ...”
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Taravangian has surprising knowledge of the Shin and the Shin language, which is rare outside of Shinovar.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content
Secret activity
Taravangian runs a secret hospital hidden in the King's palace. It was built in a large, long room with wide railings on the sides. The room was filled with hundreds of beds, and the people in those beds were slowly killed in the way of draining the blood out of them.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content Taravangian did this because some of the dying spoke in the seconds before their death some cryptic sentences.[1] In those quotes, Taravangian saw some information about the True Desolation. So in order to prepare for it, he began collecting the quotes. The people who collected these quotes were called the Silent Gatherers.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content
Taravangian employed SzethCite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content to kill many of the world leaders, including Hanavanar, the king of Jah Keved. Szeth was also ordered to kill Dalinar Kholin at the end of The Way of Kings. The murders were ordered in the purpose of bringing stability to the world. Taravangian says that stability will be needed when the True Desolation comes.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content
Notes
- ↑ Death Delirium Quotes