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<pre>{{event
|image=T-Telir.png
|participants=[[Pahn Kahl]], [[Hallandren]], [[Five Scholars]], [[VivennaIdris]]
|effects=War averted, [[Susebron]] healed, [[Kalad's Phantoms]] rediscovered
|city=T'Telir
|books=[[Warbreaker]]
}}
{{uncanonical}}</pre>
 
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The '''Pahn Kahl rebellion''' iswas an attempt by the [[Pahn Kahl]] to free their people from the rule of [[Hallandren]] that occurred approximately 300 years after the [[Manywar]].{{book ref|wb|55}}
 
== Background ==
 
The Pahn Kahl as a people havehad harbored resentment for centuries due to the abuse they havehad received at the hands of the Hallandren: their subjugation,{{book ref|wb|55}} relegation to the lowliest jobs,{{book ref|wb|54}} and seeming total assimilation to the point that most Hallandren assumeassumed their culture no longer existsexisted.{{book ref|wb|14}}{{wob ref|6964}}
 
The Pahn Kahl people havehad worked towards a rebellion for generations. They used their positions as stewards, scribes, and clerks, where they were responsible for performing many of the key functions in the palace, to gain influence in the kingdom slowly and quietly. [[Bluefingers|Bluefingers']] position in particular was passed down from a Pahn Kahl before him; this type of set-up greatly aided in accumulating more and more influence.{{wob ref|7381}}
 
A Pahn Kahl named [[Vahr]] led an unsuccessful attempt at a rebellion prior to Bluefingers' own attempt. Vahr spent more than a decade working towards the freedom of his people. He hiredgarnered the financial support of some of the Idrian populationslumlords and garnered the financial support of some of Hallendren'sHallandren’s economic competitors to raise an army.{{book ref|wb|31}}{{wob ref|6020}} Bluefingers, however, felt that Vahr's plans threatened his own by drawing too much attention to the otherwise overlooked Pahn Kahl, so he leaked information to the [[Returned]] to assist in Vahr's capture; after this, Vahr's rebellion fell apart.{{wob ref|6983}} [[Dedelin]], king of [[Idris]], was displeased to hear of Vahr's capture because he had hoped HallendrenHallandren would focus on the Pahn Kahl in lieu of Idris. It is due to Vahr's capture and HallendrenHallandren's subsequent renewed attention on its enemies that Dedelin decidesdecided, in an attempt to stave off an impending war at least until winter, to fulfill his contract with [[Susebron]] by sending [[Siri]] to [[T'Telir]].{{book ref|wb|1}}
 
== Gestation ==
 
=== The Tunnels ===
{{quote
The Pahn Kahl who held the position of steward prior to Bluefingers was instrumental in manipulating the priests into constructing an extensive tunnel system below the [[Court of the Gods]] and keeping it a secret from the Returned. As the project continues, Bluefingers uses it for his own ends both by misappropriating some of the funds and also as cover for other digging projects.{{wob ref|7381}} He is eventually able to use the tunnels below the court to grant covert entry to mercenaries and to Pahn Kahl Awakeners. He sequesters a large number of the former in the tunnels in preparation for the final attack and he sets the latter to the task of breaking the Lifeless army, which is the greatest obstacle to his rebellion.{{wob ref|7298}}▼
|The priests of the Iridescent Tones, it appeared, were hiding things from the rest of the kingdom. And from their gods.
|Vasher after discovering a trapdoor in [[Mercystar]]'s palace{{book ref|wb|21}}
}}
 
▲The Pahn Kahl who held the position of steward prior to Bluefingers was instrumental in manipulating the priests into constructing an extensive tunnel system below the [[Court of the Gods]] and keeping it a secret from the Returned. As the project continuescontinued, Bluefingers usesused it for his own ends both by misappropriating some of the funds and also as cover for other digging projects of his own.{{wob ref|7381}} He iswas eventually able to use the tunnels below the court to grant covert entry to mercenaries and to Pahn Kahl Awakeners. He sequesterssequestered a large number of the former in the tunnels in preparation for the final attack and he setsset the latter to the task of breaking the Lifeless army.{{wob ref|7298}} The Awakeners managed to break some of the Lifeless and commanded them to attack with deadly force if any Idrian was aggressive towards them, which isresulted in a chaotic and deadly scene when the greatestCity obstacleWatch toraided hisVivenna’s rebellionmeeting with the Idrian slumlords.{{wob ref|72986971}}
=== Manipulation of Siri and Vivenna ===▼
 
When Siri arrives in T'Telir to marry Susebron, [[Bluefingers]] strives to gain her trust at the expense of the Hallendren. He thinks her trust in the Hallendren priests would preclude war between the two nations and hopes to use her to manipulate, by extension, the Idrians of the city. To this end, he invites her pity on the Pahn Kahl by drawing attention to their lowly stations. He also allows her to believe he is more ignorant of palace scheming than he really is, not letting on that he knows about Susebron's missing tongue, and expresses to her that his real concern is the Pahn Kahl not being able to retain their positions when a new [[God King]] succeeds Susebron, as the usual custom is to replace all the servants.{{wob ref|6983}} This plan works to the extent that Siri asks him to get her and Susebron out of the palace should they become endangered.{{book ref|wb|34}} Bluefingers' plan regarding Siri morphs, however, when [[Denth]] successfully captures and exploits [[Vivenna]] in their efforts to stir up the people of T'Telir, and Bluefingers instead conceives of the idea of Siri dying at the apparent hand of the Hallendren priests.{{wob ref|6723}}▼
▲=== Manipulation of Siri and Vivenna ===
{{quote
|Doing your duty as the Vessel was the danger!
|Bluefingers to Siri{{book ref|wb|20}}
}}
▲When Siri arrivesarrived in T'Telir to marry Susebron, [[Bluefingers]] strivesstrived to gain her trust at the expense of the HallendrenHallandren. He thinksthought her trust in the HallendrenHallandren priests would preclude war between the two nations and hopeshoped to use her to manipulate, by extension, the Idrians of the city. To this end, he invitesinvited her pity on the Pahn Kahl by drawing attention to their lowly stations. He also allowsallowed her to believe he iswas more ignorant of palace scheming than he really iswas, not letting on that he knowsknew about Susebron's missing tongue, and expressesexpressed to her that his real concern iswas the Pahn Kahl not being able to retain their positions when a new [[God King]] succeedssucceeded Susebron, as the usual custom iswas to replace all of the servants.{{wob ref|6983}} Knowing that [[Treledees]] had instructed Siri that she and Susebron must have a child as quickly as possible, Bluefingers further undermined her trust in the God King’s priests by warning her that this would actually bring danger to the couple.{{book ref|wb|24}} This plan worksworked to the extent that Siri asksasked him to get her and Susebron out of the palace should they become endangered.{{book ref|wb|34}} Bluefingers' plan regarding Siri morphsmorphed, however, when [[Denth]] successfully capturescaptured and exploitsexploited [[Vivenna]] in their efforts to stir up the people of T'Telir, and Bluefingers instead conceivesconceived of the idea of Siri dying at the apparent hand of the HallendrenHallandren priests.{{wob ref|6723}}
 
=== Denth's Crew ===
{{for|Denth's crew}}
 
Meanwhile, Denth's crew, whom Bluefingers had hired for the purpose of inciting the people of T'Telir, iswas busy out in the city. The crew attacksattacked the supplies needed for war and, together with Vivenna, incitesincited the Idrians in the slums. Denth also hatcheshatched a plan to kidnap the child of [[Nanrovah]], [[Stillmark|Stillmark's]] high priest who vocally opposesopposed war in the debates in court. His idea iswas to hold Nanrovah's daughter in order to blackmail him, but Vivenna eventually tumblestumbled to Denth’s real motives and teamsteamed up with [[Vasher]] to rescue the girl and begin working against Denth's crew.{{book ref|wb|49}}
 
 
'''''From here down needs work; might add a section above/rewrite some after more research'''''
== Final Attack ==
[[Bluefingers]] orders the capture and torture of [[Blushweaver]] and [[Lightsong]], so that the rebels can get the [[Lifeless]] command phrases from them.{{book ref|wb|53}} After they give the rebels the command phrases, the rebels order the forty thousand Lifeless troops of Hallandren to march on Idris.{{book ref|wb|55}}
 
The fact that the [[Court of the Gods]] planned to assemble to take a formal vote on war with [[Idris]] precipitated a final attack in the culmination of all of Bluefingers' plans. When Bluefingers saw the priests act preemptively in securing the God King and Queen inside the palace, he believed that they were suspicious of him and reacted by seizing both the God King’s palace and Blushweaver herself from her palace.{{wob ref|7369}}
Bluefingers also captures the [[God King]] and [[Siri|Queen]], planning to kill them on an altar to further enrage the people of both countries.{{book ref|wb|55}}
 
=== The Tunnels ===
 
[[Bluefingers]] ordered the capture and torture of [[Blushweaver]] so that the rebels could get the [[Lifeless]] command phrases from her. In the meantime, Lightsong entered the tunnels of his own volition, guided by his prophetic dreams and seeking the answer to why tensions between the two nations had risen so high even after the wedding. He and [[Llarimar]], who came with him, stumbled onto the group of Pahn Kahl posing as priests as they tortured Blushweaver, and they were both captured in their rescue attempt.{{book ref|wb|52}} After their success extracting the Command phrase from Blushweaver, the Pahn Kahl killed her in front of Lightsong and obtained his Command phrase when they threatened to kill Llarimar too.{{book ref|wb|53}}
 
{{sidequote
|By the Colors... I am a god.
|Lightsong{{book ref|wb|57}}
|side=left|size=300px
}}
After Bluefingers sent Susebron down into the tunnels, he ended up in a cage next to Lightsong. Bluefingers planned to leave Susebron's body in the palace dungeons and to place Blushweaver's and Lightsong's bodies in the Lifeless barracks surrounded by the corpses of Idrians.{{book ref|wb|55}} When the Pahn Kahl retrieved Susebron from his cage in order to kill him, however, Lightsong thwarted their efforts by giving up his divine Breath (and his life with it) to heal Susebron's missing tongue.{{book ref|wb|57}}
 
=== The Palace ===
 
When Susebron's priests heard about the impending vote, they were concerned for the God King and Queen's safety and sequestered them in the palace under the pretext of discovering that Siri was with child.{{book ref|wb|50}}{{wob ref|7369}} After the fighting began, [[Treledees]] took Siri to reunite with Susebron. Bluefingers arrived and suggested that they flee through the tunnels under the palace, but on the way there Siri put together the facts and understood that really this was a rebellion of the Pahn Kahl, with Bluefingers as the ringleader. They instead headed towards the front gates.{{book ref|wb|54}}
 
[[Vasher]] attemptsattempted to break into the palace to stoprescue DenthSiri and Vivenna's request, but Denth and his mercenaries ambushambushed and capturecaptured him outside Siri's door. [[Vivenna]] soon comescame to his rescue. Beforeand hesuccessfully canfreed go farhim, however,but Vasherafter isbeing confrontedknocked byout a squadwindow ofin fiftythe Lifeless.ensuing Hefight, Vasher iswas forced to draw [[Nightblood]], towho consumes Breath defeatwhen themunsheathed, thoughin doinghis soeffort drainsto himget ofthrough mosta group of hissoldiers Breathsand back to Denth. Having successfully manipulated Vasher into losing most of his BreathBreaths, Denth then challengeschallenged him to a duel.{{book ref|wb|56}} AlthoughVasher hein fightshis withweakened divine strength and ancient skill, Vasherstate iswas no match for the peerless Denth. Just before Denth iswas about to kill him, Vasher transferstransferred his few remaining Breaths to Denth, stunninginducing himsuch momentarilymomentary andecstasy as to providingprovide Vasher an opening to kill Denth with his dagger.{{book ref|wb|57}}{{wob ref|7469}}▼
 
{{sidequote
|You want me dead, then have the decency to let me die standing up.
|Siri to Bluefingers{{book ref|wb|57}}
|side=right|size=300px
}}
Meanwhile, Treledees and the other of the God King's priests took Siri and Susebron towards the front gates in an attempt to escape the palace. Bluefingers and a force of Lifeless ambushed the group and killed the priests; Susebron was sent into the tunnels while Bluefingers took Siri to a room on the fourth floor. There, he intended to kill Siri and place her on an altar surrounded by the corpses of Hallandren priests as proof that they only wanted her to come to T'Telir so they could sacrifice her to the God King. The rumors that she was with child would only make her death in such a manner more powerful.{{book ref|wb|57}}
 
TheSusebron's rebellionhealed istongue, thwartedwhich by [[Lightsong]] whenrestored heto healshim [[Susebron]]in ofthe his missing tongue with divine Breathtunnels,{{book ref|wb|57}}allowed which allows Susebronhim to use [[Peacegiver's Treasure]], the fifty thousand [[Breath]]sBreaths of which he was guardian. With thesuch an incredible awakeningAwakening force, [[Susebron]] quellsefficiently quelled the rebels' attack on the palace with a storm of awakened cloths and rescued Siri from Bluefingers' clutches.{{book ref|wb|58}}▼
 
=== The Lifeless Army ===
 
Upon obtaining the Command phrases from Blushweaver and Lightsong, a small group of Pahn Kahl imprinted the whole Lifeless army of Hallandren with a new Command phrase. Bluefingers directed them to give the army orders to march on Idris. All those who knew the new Command phrase were then to kill themselves with poison so that no one would be able to stop the attack.{{book ref|wb|55}}
 
Bluefingers intended to stage a scene in the now empty Lifeless barracks: with Susebron's body in the dungeons, he hoped that when the Hallandren found Lightsong and Blushweaver, the sole two holders of the army's Command phrases, in the barracks surrounded by the bodies of Idrians, it would appear that Lightsong and Blushweaver sent the army to Idris in revenge for their God King's death.{{book ref|wb|55}}
 
▲[[Vasher]] attempts to break into the palace to stop Denth, but Denth and his mercenaries ambush and capture him. [[Vivenna]] soon comes to his rescue. Before he can go far, however, Vasher is confronted by a squad of fifty Lifeless. He is forced to draw [[Nightblood]] to defeat them, though doing so drains him of most of his Breaths. Having successfully manipulated Vasher into losing his Breath, Denth then challenges him to a duel.{{book ref|wb|56}} Although he fights with divine strength and ancient skill, Vasher is no match for the peerless Denth. Just before Denth is about to kill him, Vasher transfers his few remaining Breaths to Denth, stunning him momentarily and providing Vasher an opening to kill Denth with his dagger.{{book ref|wb|57}}{{wob ref|7469}}
 
== Aftermath ==
▲The rebellion is thwarted by [[Lightsong]] when he heals [[Susebron]] of his missing tongue with divine Breath,{{book ref|wb|57}} which allows Susebron to use [[Peacegiver's Treasure]], the fifty thousand [[Breath]]s. With the incredible awakening force, [[Susebron]] quells the rebels' attack on the palace with a storm of awakened cloths.{{book ref|wb|58}}
 
{{quote
[[Kalad's Phantoms]] are activated by Susebron with the command phrase given by [[Vasher]]. They storm after the Lifeless army marching on Idris,{{book ref|wb|epilogue}} and upon reaching them, destroy the whole force with ease.{{wob ref|7479}}
|They are your responsibility now... Do better with them than I did.
|Vasher to Susebron{{book ref|wb|58}}
}}
 
Vasher and Susebron independently considered going after the Lifeless army and trying to defeat it, but were talked out of it. After Nightblood revealed Vasher's true identity to Vivenna, she realized Vasher knew where [[Kalad's Phantoms]] were and how to activate them; she convinced him to share the information with Susebron.{{book ref|wb|58}} Susebron used the Command phrase to mobilize the statues, and they stormed after the Lifeless army marching on Idris.{{book ref|wb|epilogue}} Upon reaching them, Kalad's Phantoms destroy the whole force with ease.{{wob ref|7479}}
 
If the war had been allowed to occuroccurred, [[Yesteel]] would have supported the [[Idris|Idrians]] by giving them the knowledge to create with [[Awakening|Awakened]] [[Shardblade]]s; thatthis would have tipped the scales in favor of Idris and its allies, resulting in the destruction of [[T'Telir]] and throwing the region into chaos.{{wob ref|7407}}
 
== Notes ==
<pre>{{history
|title=History of [[Nalthis]]
|prev=Marriage of [[Susebron]] and [[Siri]]
}}
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{{Warbreaker}}</pre>
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