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The '''War of Reckoning''' was a conflict on [[Roshar]] between [[Alethkar]] and the [[
== Background ==
While exploring a forest south of the [[Shattered Plains]], King Gavilar's brother [[Dalinar Kholin]] encountered a society of non-[[slaveform]] [[singers]] who called themselves
Diplomatic relations were established, and eventually a treaty was made between the Alethi and the so-called Parshendi. The king invited a Parshendi delegation to celebrate the signing of the treaty in [[Kholinar]].{{book ref|sa1|prologue}} That night, Gavilar revealed to [[Eshonai]], a member of the delegation who could speak Alethi, his secret intention to bring back the [[Fused|old singer gods]] in order to also bring about the return of the [[Herald]]s. He mistakenly believed that the Parshendi would welcome this idea. In reality, the ancestors of the
After hearing the news from Eshonai and fearing Gavilar's plans, the [[Council of Five]] decided to have the Alethi king assassinated that very night.{{book ref|sa3|prologue}} They assigned this task to their newly-acquired slave, a [[Shin]] [[Truthless]] named [[Szeth]] who possessed [[Jezrien]]'s [[Honorblade]]. After an intense fight, the man who would later be called the '''Assassin in White''' succeeded in killing Gavilar.{{book ref|sa1|prologue}}
While the rest of the
During Gavilar's funeral service, his son and successor King [[Elhokar]] made the Alethi highprinces vow to avenge his father's death. This '''Vengeance Pact''' between the highprinces and the new king became Alethkar's declaration of war against the Parshendi.{{book ref|sa3|105}}
== Participants ==
=== Alethkar ===
Each princedom in Alethkar has its own army. Ten [[highprince]]s, namely [[Roion]], [[Torol Sadeas|Sadeas]], [[Aladar]], [[Dalinar Kholin|Kholin]], [[Loradar Vamah|Vamah]], [[Ruthar]], [[Thanadal]], [[Hatham]], [[Bethab]], and [[Turinad Sebarial|Sebarial]], committed part of their armies into fulfilling their Vengeance Pact with [[Elhokar|King Elhokar]], and have set up warcamps on the leeward side of the [[Shattered Plains]]. Each highprince had his own warcamp built on one of ten crater-like rock formations that were once inhabited by the
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There are around twenty [[Shardblades]] known to be owned by the Alethi{{book ref|sa1|52}}, as well as an unknown number of [[Shardplate]]. These are spread unevenly among more than thirty Shardbearers in the warcamps.{{book ref|sa2|5}} The majority of the Alethi army are darkeyed spearmen led by lighteyed officers. Only the lighteyes were allowed to be archers or to use swords.
The Alethi also had [[fabrial]]s, some of which, like [[grandbow]]s, had military applications.
=== Listeners ===
Unlike the Alethi, the
At some point during the war, Eshonai became the warform of the Five, and possessed the only remaining set of Shardblade and Shardplate in the listener army.{{book ref|sa2|i|4}}
Warform gave listener warriors a carapace armor as well as increased strength. Though not as strong as someone with Shardplate, listener warriors were a real threat to regular human soldiers. They often fought in pairs and used heavy weapons like battleaxes, hammers, and sometimes clubs and swords. They are also capable of jumping far enough to cross chasms, something that only those with Shardplate could do on the Alethi side.
When the war started, the
== History ==
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