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\|titles={{tag+\|herald}}, Patron of the [[Order of Edgedancers\|Edgedancers]] \|aliases= Vedeledev, Vev \|world=~~Roshar~~Ashyn \|universe=[[Cosmere]] \|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]] == Appearance and History == {{image\|Vedel~~.jpg\|Vedel's~~ ~~chapter~~by ~~icon~~Esther Schrader.jpg\|side=left\|width=~~150px~~200px}} {{for\|/Gallery\|more images}} Vedel would appear as [[Alethi]] to modern Rosharans.{{wob ref\|11325}} She was born on [[Ashyn]] and made the trip to Roshar during the [[Expulsion]].{{wob ref\|11945}} Like all Heralds other than Taln, she was someone important in the pre-[[Desolation]]s society -- a queen, scholar, or general. Along with the others, she approached [[Honor]] and formed the [[Oathpact]]. Whenever a Desolation ended, she'd travel along with them to [[Braize]], when she suffered torture until one of them broke. She was the one to do it at least once, starting a new Desolation.{{book ref\|sa3\|38}} ▼ ▲Vedel would appear as [[Alethi]] to modern Rosharans.{{wob ref\|11325}} She was born on [[Ashyn]] and made the trip to Roshar during the [[Expulsion]].{{wob ref\|11945}} ~~Like all Heralds other than Taln, she~~She was someone important in the pre-[[Desolation]]s society -- a queen, scholar, or general. Along with the others, she approached [[Honor]] and formed the [[Oathpact]]. Whenever a Desolation ended, she'd travel along with them to [[Braize]], ~~when~~where she suffered torture until one of them broke. She ~~was the one to do it~~broke at least once, starting a new Desolation.{{book ref\|sa3\|38}} While on Roshar, she would train surgeons in anticipation of the incoming Desolation.{{book ref\|sa2\|i\|7}} Once the [[Knights Radiant]] formed, she admitted patronage of the [[Order of Edgedancers]]. At the time of the [[Last Desolation]], Vedel decided with the other Heralds to give up the Oathpact and leave [[Taln]] alone on Braize.{{book ref\|sa3\|38}} It is not known where she went or what she's been doing during the [[Era of Solitude]]. <br style="clear:left;"/> == Attributes and Abilities == {{image\|Vedel by Shuravf.jpg\|side=right\|width=200px}} {{for\|Herald#Abilities\|more information about Heralds' powers}} Vedel is a [[Herald]], making her a [[Cognitive Shadow]] and thus immortal. ~~She~~When ~~doesn't~~she ~~age while on Roshar, and once dead~~dies, she ~~can return~~returns to ~~it from~~ [[Braize]] to be tortured.{{wob ref\|8942}}{{book ref\|sa3\|38}} Until [[Aharietiam]], she wielded a [[Honorblade]], which gave her access to the [[Surge]]s of [[Abrasion]] and [[Progression]], and ~~likely meant~~ she was a capable swordswoman. She ~~might've~~may have been a doctor ~~of some stripe~~ before she became a Herald, as she has vast medical knowledge, and ~~would train~~trained new surgeons before a Desolation.{{book ref\|sa2\|1\|7}} It's likely that a lot of the Heralds' teachings regarding medicine -- such as the mandate to always wash ~~their~~ hands before an operation -- came from her.{{book ref\|sa1\|10}} == Culture == {{image\|Vedel.jpg\|Vedel's chapter icon\|side=left\|width=150px}} Like all the Heralds, Vedel's name has become part of culture. In [[Vorinism]], she is called '''Vedeledev''', and swearing by Vedeledev's golden keys is used to express astonishment.{{book ref\|sa1\|7}} "Vedeledev knows" is also used.{{book ref\|sa2\|67}} The name is sometimes shortened to '''Vev''' -- this is used both as an expression of its own, and as the Vorin number 4.{{book ref\|sa3\|68}} Names [[Vedelliar]] and [[Vevidar]] are probably derived from Vedel. * Vedel is featured as one of the ''[[Oathbringer]]'' endpapers.{{file ref\|Vedel Endpage.jpg\|Vedel Endpage}} * Brandon has compared the golden keys to the Biblical flaming sword that's said to protect the passage to the tree of life in the Garden of Eden.{{wob ref\|3247}} It's uncertain whether the two serve similar purpose, or if they're both simply mythological artifacts. * Vedel's portrait used in the chapter arches is called the Healer by the [[Dragonsteel Entertainment]] staff.{{wob ref\|14097}} == Notes ==