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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 PersonalityHistory ==
[[File: Vedel.jpg|thumb|left|100px|An image of Vedel <center><small>by [[Isaac Stewart]]</small></center> Vedel]]▼
Vedel would appear as [[Alethi]] to modern Rosharans.{{wob ref|11325}}
 
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}}
== History ==
 
▲[[File: Vedel.jpg|thumb|left|100px|An image of Vedel by [[Isaac Stewart]]]]
Vedel was bornWhile on [[Ashyn]] and made the trip to Roshar during the [[Expulsion]].{{wob ref|11945}} She was sort of queen, scholar, or general at the time of the creation of the [[Fused]]. She, along with the other Heralds, approached [[Honor]] and formed the [[Oathpact]]. She suffered torture on [[Braize]] and broke at least once, starting a Desolation.{{book ref|sa3|38}} Sheshe would train surgeons in anticipation of the incoming Desolation, .{{book ref|sa2|i|7}} and it's likely she was the one to teach surgeons to always wash their hands.{{book ref|sa1|10}} The [[Honorblade]] she fought with gave her the [[Surge]]s of Abrasion and Progression. 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]].
 
== Attributes and Abilities ==
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Vedel is most likely a capable swordswoman and [[Surgebinder]]. Her Honorblade gives her access to Abrasion and Progression. As a Herald, Vedel is a [[Cognitive Shadow]] and ages differently from other humans.{{wob ref|8942}} She has medical knowledge and trains new surgeons before a Desolation.{{book ref|sa2|1|7}}
 
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. AIn Kharbranthian[[Vorinism]], oathshe 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 shortensis sometimes shortened to '''vevVev''', -- this is used toboth denoteas thean numberexpression of its fourown, and isas oftenthe foundVorin in dates such asnumber 4.{{Rosharanbook date|&#32;ref|4sa3|4|468}}, theNames fourth[[Vedelliar]] dayand of[[Vevidar]] theare fourthprobably weekderived offrom the fourth monthVedel. It is also used as an expression.{{book ref|sa3|68}}
 
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]] diamond, and the essenceEssence of lucentia.{{book ref|sa1|part=ars}}▼
 
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 dated infrom the fourth month of vev, one in 1172{{epigraph ref|sa1|6}} and two in 1173.{{epigraph ref|sa1|52}}{{epigraph ref|sa1|53}}
* 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.
* The town [[Vedelliar]]{{book ref|sa3|71}} and Quatermaster [[Vevidar]]{{book ref|sa3|68}} are possibly named after Vedel
 
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