Vasher

Vasher
Family Spouse Shashara
Abilities	Returned, Awakener
Profession	Five Scholars
Nationality	Idrian
Homeworld	Nalthis

Vasher, Kalad, Strifelover, Peacegiver the Blessed, Talaxin, or Warbreaker the Peaceful was a Returned on Nalthis.

He is in possession of a sword named Nightblood and was one of the Five Scholars

Return

Vasher's life before his Return is unknown. The Cult of the Returned named him "Warbreaker the Peaceful."

Five Scholars

Vasher was a member of the Five Scholars. He worked with Shashara to create Nightblood, among other things.

He and Shashara married shortly before he slew her with Nightblood to prevent the knowledge of its creation from being disseminated.

Fighting broke out when Arsteel attempted to disarm Vasher so as to talk sense into him. Arsteel, however, was slain by Vasher in their duel for at first unknown reasons. As Arsteel was the superior swordsman, Vasher was forced to use a trick to win the fight. When, during the events of Warbreaker, he fought Denth, we learned how he defeated Arsteel: He passed on a small quantity of Breaths to Arsteel, and slew the other Scholar when the shock of receiving Breath stunned him. The same way Vasher beat Denth.

The Manywar

Vasher, then known as Kalad, started an aggressive war between his kingdom, Hallandren, and the kingdoms of Kuth and Huth. The exact details are unknown, although it was hinted that Vasher was the first to strike. He believed war was unavoidable and decided to attack before the others did instead of trying for peace. The war ended when Vasher, having seen the death caused by the war, used his own creations, Kalad's Phantoms, to take control of Hallandren.

Historians were confused by his sudden change of heart, so it was eventually decided that the war was ended by Peacegiver, through diplomacy.

Peacegiver's Treasure

At the end of the Manywar, Vasher gave his store of Breaths (approximately fifty thousand) to the priests of Hallandren. It was passed down from God King to God King, all of whom had their tongues removed so that they wouldn't use the Breath.

Vasher in Hallandren

At the beginning of Warbreaker, Vasher used a trick to get himself imprisoned in the God King's palace. He escaped his cell and killed Vahr, in exchange for Vahr's breaths. He later on rescued Vivenna and taught her to awaken. He helped Vivenna undo her work of trying to get the Idrians to start a war. Later on he broke into the God King's palace and got trapped by Denth. He killed Denth and told the God King how to use Vasher's army to stop the army of Lifeless which the Pahn Kahl had sent to attack Idris.

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