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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)
 
=== Betrayal and Imprisonment ===
A year later, Taravangian distanced himself from Karbranth and his fellow Diagram members in preparation of being contacted by Odium, who commanded him to have his forces betray Dalinar's on their campaign in [[Emul]].{{book ref|sa4|i|3}} As Taravangian expected, the betrayal is swiftly dealt with and Dalinar has him arrested and imprisoned.{{book ref|sa4|i|6}}
 
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 human[[coalition of monarchs|coalition]] was capable of defeating Odium.{{book ref|sa4|66}}{{book ref|sa4|i|9}}{{book ref|sa4|i|12}}
 
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=== Vessel of Odium ===
As the vessel of Odium, he confonted [[Hoid]], who expected to meet Rayse. Hoid noticed that something was amiss, and attempted to play it off so as not to make Taravangian suspicious. He saw through it, however, and wiped Hoid's short-term memory, then replayed the same conversation with him, slightly altering his dialogue so as not to set Hoid off.▼
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▲As the vesselVessel of Odium, heTaravangian confontedconfronted [[Hoid]], who expected to meet Rayse. Hoid noticed that something was amiss, and attempted to play it off so as not to make Taravangian suspicious. He saw through it, however, and wiped Hoid's short-term memory, then replayed the same conversation with him, slightly altering his dialogue so as not to set Hoid off.{{book ref|sa4|epilogue}}
▲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.
 
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