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'''Vedel''', also known as '''Vedeledev''' in [[Vorinism]], is one of the ten [[Herald]]s of the [[Almighty]] on [[Roshar]], and the patron Herald of the [[Order of Edgedancers]].{{book ref|sa3|part=ars}} Like the other Heralds, Vedel protected mankind during the Cycle of [[Desolation]]s before abandoning them at [[Aharietiam]].{{book ref|sa|part=prelude}}
== Appearance and
[[File: Vedel.jpg|thumb|left|100px|
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}}
▲[[File: Vedel.jpg|thumb|left|100px|An image of Vedel by [[Isaac Stewart]]]]
== Attributes and Abilities ==
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Vedel is a [[Herald]], making her a [[Cognitive Shadow]] and thus immortal. She doesn't age while on Roshar, and once dead, she can return to it from [[Braize]].{{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 been a doctor of some stripe before she became a Herald, as she has vast medical knowledge, and would train 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 ==
Like all the Heralds, Vedel's name has become part of culture.
Within the context of the [[Ten Essences]], Vedel is traditionally associated with the Loving and Healing Divine Attributes
The golden keys that people swear by and that are present in some artwork of her{{file ref|Vedel Endpage.jpg|Vedel Endpage}} are derived from a Rosharan myth; though they have really existed, they are more symbolic than actually imbued with any power.{{wob ref|3247}} What the myth is about in undetermined.
▲Within the context of the [[Ten Essences]] Vedel is traditionally associated with the Loving and Healing Divine Attributes{{book ref|twok|part=ars}}, the diamond [[Polestone|gemstone]], and the essence of lucentia.
== Trivia ==
* Three of the [[Death Rattle]] epigraphs in ''[[The Way of Kings]]'' are
* 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.
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