Usuaria:Truthwatch3r/Coalition
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|founder=[[Dalinar Kholin]]
|leaders=[[Dalinar Kholin]], [[Navani Kholin]], [[Jasnah Kholin]], [[Fen Rnamdi]], [[Yanagawn]], [[Taravangian]] <small>(formerly)</small>
|hq=[[Urithiru]]
|era=[[True Desolation]]
|world=Roshar
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]]
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“We are here to discuss the future of Roshar. We must have a unified vision and goal. ”
The coalition of monarchs[2] is a coalition of several nations on Roshar dedicated to opposing Odium's forces in the True Desolation. Founded by Dalinar Kholin after the Battle of Narak, it currently consists of Urithiru, Alethkar, Thaylenah, Azir and its member states, and Herdaz, though Alethkar and Herdaz are occupied by the Fused. Prior to Taravangian's betrayal, it also includes Jah Keved and Kharbranth.[3][4]
History
Founding (1174)
“It's just so big, son. How can I unite all of Roshar when I’ve never even visited many of these kingdoms? ”
Dalinar Kholin was inspired to create the coalition of monarchs after the Battle of Narak when reviewing one of Honor's visions with the Stormfather. After seeing a massive figure bathed in golden light with nine shadows, Dalinar was imbued with a sense of urgency to unite the nations of Roshar.[6] From his new home in Urithiru, Dalinar discussed with his family how to begin approaching the other nations. He and Shallan formed a three dimensional map out of Stormlight, giving Dalinar the leap in inspiration he needed to decide to focus on the kingdoms and cities with Oathgates first.[5]
First to Respond
With this decided, Dalinar assembled a small team to help him: Aladar and his daughter May, Navani, Kalami, Teshav Khal, and two of Teshav's senior wards. The first ruler they reached out to via spanreed was Yanagawn, the emperor of Makabak and king of Azir. He and his advisors rebuffed every invitation to visit Urithiru, admitted they were negotiating with the newly awakened singers, and claimed that their Oathgate was nonfunctional. They broke off communication abruptly when Dalinar began speaking more forcefully. The Thaylens next signaled readiness to communicate. Queen Fen herself conversed with the group, bluntly asking after Dalinar's true intentions. She also refused to come to Urithiru and even denied Dalinar's offer to send Alethi troops to help her rebuild Thaylen City from the destruction left by the Everstorm.[7] The team spoke with Queen Fen and the Azish multiple other times but made no headway.[8] They also approached the rulers of Yezier and Tashikk but received nothing very encouraging from either of them. However, King Taravangian sent a message accepting his invitation and saying that he and one of his Radiants would arrive at a later date via the Oathgate in Jah Keved.[7] The queen of Iri wrote back to Dalinar one day and reported that the ruling triumvirate had agreed to side with the Voidbringers. Positing that the Kholins had stolen Evi's Shardplate, she categorically refused to listen to Dalinar unless he wanted to return the set of Plate.[9] Aside from those rulers, Dalinar's group reached out to several others. Neither Marabethia nor Rira responded; Babatharnam was evasive; the other Makabaki states were waiting for Azir to decide; Shinovar sent congratulations but no real answer; and the Reshi Isles and other small states didn't really have a leader to contact. The Herdazians didn't trust Dalinar, and the Tukari scribes delayed in bringing his message to their god-king, Tezim.[8] New Natanan was evasive at first as well but then began to warm up.[8][10]
“Bah! Fools, idiots! Storming lighteyes and Damnation's own politics!”
—A frustrated Dalinar[7]
Taravangian and his retinue were the first to visit Urithiru. They asked after the presence of other monarchs, and Dalinar was forced to admit that he had so far failed to recruit any others. As they spoke, in fact, Tezim sent them a strong message dissuading them from ever thinking of him as an ally. Taravangian assumed that Dalinar meant to conquer the other nations, despite his efforts to explain that he meant to win them over with diplomacy.[8] With Taravangian's presence in the tower, Dalinar called for a meeting to discuss expanding the coalition, focusing on Thaylenah and Azir as the most important allies. Dalinar deduced from what they knew of the enemy's movements that they were indeed trying to capture the Oathgates and predicted that they would attack Azir or Jah Keved next.[11] After the meeting was interrupted,[11] the group received Azir's decisive answer: a resolution to seal off and destroy their Oathgate. Teshav contacted Queen Fen again at Dalinar's request, but the queen also made one last refusal to join.[10]
Visions
“You don't like me. Fine. You tell me to my face that trusting me is worse than a Desolation. ”
Dalinar discovered that the Stormfather could bring others into Honor's visions to meet with him,[10] resulting in a series of face-to-face interviews with some of the reluctant monarchs. He brought Queen Fen into the Starfalls vision, and after the action was over, the two of them spoke. Fen explained her mistrust of Dalinar, drawing a parallel to Sadees. This provoked an outburst from Dalinar; his passion began to convince her in a way that his previous diplomatic efforts had not, and he saw that he was starting to make progress with her.[12] Indeed, she asked to visit a vision by herself at the next highstorm.[13]
Dalinar met with Yanagawn next in the vision of the Day of Recreance. He, too, was fearful of Dalinar largely because of Sadees' actions in the past. Dalinar countered his arguments, but the conversation ended prematurely with Lift's inexplicable arrival.[14] He brought Yanagawn there again during another highstorm, and they had a frank conversation about the viziers' opinion of Dalinar and Yanagawn feeling like just a puppet of theirs.[15] Yanagawn left, but then Odium appeared in the vision to speak with Dalinar. Having spied on that conversation, Lift emerged at the end and told him that she would convince Yanagawn to visit Urithiru.[16]
Thaylenah and Azir
Queen Fen agreed to let Dalinar, Taravangian, and a small company from Urithiru activate the Oathgate in Thaylen City and come visit.[17] Realizing that though he was making progress with Fen herself, he also had to win over the other influential factions of the city, Dalinar organized a duel with her son. He allowed the young man to stab him, healing the wound with Stormlight and proclaiming to the watching crowd that he really did come with diplomatic intentions. However, it was his labor to rebuild the Temple of Talenelat and the healing done by the hastily summoned Renarin that finally convinced Fen to join the coalition.[18]
Fen also gave Dalinar some advice on how to approach the Azish. At her suggestion, he went to Azimir alone, armed only with a set of writings by herself, Navani, and Jasnah that each presented a different argument.[19] Yanagawn and the viziers were highly impressed by the essays; not only did they agree to visit Urithiru, but they agreed to bring as many representatives of their member states as they could.[20]
The Alethi were determined to retake Kholinar, so they sent a small group to try to unlock the Oathgate there and use it to bring troops from Urithiru to the city. This mission coincided with Dalinar receiving most of his lost memories regarding the Rift and his wife. During the stresses of these events, a group of representatives from Azir finally arrived at the tower. Dalinar was able to greet them, but Taravangian was the one to take them on a tour of Urithiru and receive from them a promise that they would return to discuss joining the coalition.[21]
War Efforts (1174 - 1175)
“I know of no other conference like this in the history of Roshar. Perhaps they were common in the days of the Knights Radiant, but certainly nothing like it has occurred since the Recreance. ”
First Meeting of Monarchs
At the first meeting of monarchs in Urithiru, Navani asked each one to carry their own chair to the gathering as a symbol of equality and of bringing wisdom to the meeting. The attending rulers and dignitaries were: Dalinar and Navani, as founders of the coalition and rulers of Urithiru; Jasnah Kholin; Yanagawn, the prime of Azir; Vexil the Wise, the prime of Emul; Ashno of Sages; the princess of Yezier; the ambassador from Tashikk; the highprinces of Alethkar; Fen, queen of Thaylenah; Taravangian; and Au-nak, the Natan ambassador. Most of the Radiants from the respective nations also attended, as well as a host of support staff, scribes, interpreters, guards, and family.[1]
As Dalinar had asked Navani to lead the meeting, she attempted to moderate the discussion as it began with Emul asking for help, segued into discussions about tariffs, and fixated on apprehension of the emerging Radiant powers. Ialai Sadeas made it seem that the Alethi were looking to invade Shinovar, after which the discussion fell into chaotic arguing. Trying to reclaim order, Navani approached Yanagawn and asked what he thought the strength of his kingdom was. Upon hearing his answer, their laws, she assigned the Azish the task of drafting bylaws to regulate the interactions of the nations in the coalition. When Queen Fen objected, Navani explained that the Thaylens' expertise in merchandise and shipping meant that they should be the ones to take care of regulating trade through the Oathgates. The Alethi, she said, would oversee the military aspects of the coalition. They decided first to ensure they could control the lands they still held before trying to retake anything else. Taravangian, worried that the enemy was coming for Jah Keved, was reassured that the Alethi would send troops to help defend the city. Dalinar asked for another nation to send troops as well, as a show of solidarity, and Azir agreed. Navani called for a break at that point, and the various groups sounded much more encouraged as they began talking among themselves.[1] Dalinar himself went to Vedenar to take stock of the situation before sending troops to the area but suffered a personal crisis during the visit that drove him to seclude himself another few days.[22] During this time, the coalition held several more meetings.[23]
Failure
“I suspect that each monarch in this room would prefer to know that state secrets are allowed to remain their own. This is an alliance, not a wedding.”
On the day the coalition gathered to discuss tactics regarding sending troops to Jah Keved, the other members told Taravangian he was not needed at the meeting. Having gone to sit and think in Dalinar and Navani's sitting room, he met up with Dalinar. Together, they arrived late at the meeting in the Gallery of Maps. Aladar was leading the meeting, so after Queen Fen's comment earned an apology from Dalinar, the highprince explained their plans they had made so far. Dalinar called for a break when Navani showed up, shortly followed by Jasnah. When Highprince Ruthar started picking a fight with Jasnah, Dalinar's thoughts came together and he realized that they were making a mistake to think Odium's forces would move against Jah Keved. He persuaded the others that the true target was Thaylen City. Fen's son pointed out that they needed their own fleet of ships, not just a force of infantry occupying the city, so they hatched a plan to man extra Veden ships with Tashikki sailors augmented by the best Alethi troops.[23]
The next meeting convened in the temple of Talenelat in Thaylen City. The group spoke of the status of their fleet or ships and of their other defenses in the city. About an hour into the meeting, a messenger delivered papers to Jasnah and everyone's spanreeds started blinking as they all received news of an unexpected, more violent than usual, Everstorm. Dalinar called for a break, but soon each group spoke up about some troubling news they had received. There were three pieces of information that had been carefully leaked to the nations, each incriminating Dalinar or his mission in forming the coalition in a way that specifically attacked each group's latent suspicions:
- The Alethi and, seemingly, Taravangian's group received a report about the scholars who worked with translating the ancient Dawnchant; a recently translated section called the Eila Stele revealed that singers were the original inhabitants of Roshar and humans the invaders.
- The Thaylens heard that Elhokar had sworn to Dalinar as his emperor (though this was an inflation of fact, Dalinar could not explain that satisfactorily in the moment).
- The Azish received accounts of two new visions of Dalinar's where he had met with Odium and Odium had told him that he, Dalinar, would destroy the world.
The meeting devolved into chaos, with everyone's trust in Dalinar and the purpose behind the coalition broken.[24]
“"Then you can see that we're being manipulated."
"Manipulated by the truth, Kholin."”
—Dalinar and Queen Fen[25]
Dalinar left the meeting, unable to make any headway in defending himself, and the rest remained for a while to discuss the new information. The Azish decided to abandon the coalition, despite agreeing with Jasnah's observations that the messages received in the meeting all came at once and seemed too targeted to be coincidental. Queen Fen recognized that the Thaylens still needed the Alethi's army to help protect the city, though she wasn't happy about it. Taravangian also decided that he would leave the coalition.[25]
Alliance with Herdaz
Evac of Hearthstone + the Mink; mission to Shadesmar; Emul
Politics
Though most of the nations of Roshar are agreed that they need to fight the forces of singers and Fused, many initially resist forming a coalition out of distrust of the Alethi and because of Dalinar's personal reputation.[7][12][14]
Elhokar approached Dalinar early on in his efforts to reach out to other nations and swore an oath to him that he would regard Dalinar as his highking. Dalinar reluctantly accepted, knowing it would be best for him to assume the position and cede his role as highprince to Adolin.[7] He had Elhokar formalize the deal before leaving on his mission to Kholinar but, especially after the failure of their mission there, decided to wait to announce it until he had news of Elhokar and Adolin again.[17][26]
Following the guidance of the Diagram, Taravangian realized that he must take action when it became clear that Dalinar would recover from his personal struggles inflicted by his returning memories. His group had industriously collected research and facts, turning them into incriminating evidence against Dalinar.[23]
Drama prior to Thaylen Field re: eila stele; Dalinar's desire to reclaim Alethkar (wanted to recover Kholinar before stepping down as highprince and becoming highking, per OB 58 - left issue hanging so Tarav could exploit it); Taravangian's betrayal
Notes
- ↑ a b c d Juramentada capítulo 96#
- ↑ El ritmo de la guerra capítulo 1 Epígrafe#
- ↑ El ritmo de la guerra capítulo 19#
- ↑ El ritmo de la guerra capítulo 50#
- ↑ a b Juramentada capítulo 8#
- ↑ Juramentada capítulo 1#
- ↑ a b c d e Juramentada capítulo 12#
- ↑ a b c d Juramentada capítulo 24#
- ↑ Juramentada capítulo 16#
- ↑ a b c Juramentada capítulo 28#
- ↑ a b Juramentada capítulo 27#
- ↑ a b c Juramentada capítulo 34#
- ↑ Juramentada capítulo 50#
- ↑ a b Juramentada capítulo 42#
- ↑ Juramentada capítulo 56#
- ↑ Juramentada capítulo 57#
- ↑ a b Juramentada capítulo 58#
- ↑ Juramentada capítulo 59#
- ↑ Juramentada capítulo 64#
- ↑ Juramentada capítulo 65#
- ↑ Juramentada capítulo 86#
- ↑ Juramentada capítulo 100#
- ↑ a b c d Juramentada capítulo 107#
- ↑ Juramentada capítulo 111#
- ↑ a b Juramentada capítulo 113#
- ↑ Juramentada capítulo 104#
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