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Kholinar is considered one of the [[Dawncities]] and is sheltered from Highstorms. It is located in Northern Alethkar. It is considered beautiful in part because of the Windblades that jut up in and around the city.

Near the end of the [[War of Reckoning]], [[Aesudan]]'s negligence and [[Pai]]'s accusations caused the city to erupt in riots. The [[Kholinar Wall Guard]] managed to restore order to the city and exiled all parshmen beyond its limits before the first [[Everstorm]] arrived. Soon afterwardsafterward, the Fused gathered the transformed parshmen and begunbegan the [[siege of Kholinar]]. With high numbernumbers of refugees coming in from the entire princedom and the silence from the palace, the city quickly became overwhelmed, with the various services collapsing and gangs roaming the city. The chief forces within Kholinar at the time were the Wall Guard and the Cult of Moments. In addition, the city was under the influence of two [[Unmade]], [[Ashertmarn]] - who influenced the Cult of Moments and caused the breakdown of the Lighteye structures in the city, and [[Sja-anat]], who corrupted the various spren.

While the city's defenses and command structure had basicallyall but collapsed, the Wall Guard had taken up its defense under the command of Highmarshal [[Azure]]. However, they were focused almost exclusively on the external threats. In the city, spren reacted strongly to any use of stormlight, including spanreeds and soulcasters. This, along with the threat of Fused attacks, made outside communication impossible, and Soulcasting was only made possible by metal plates provided by [[Hoid|Wit]], seemingly made of aluminum, that prevented detection. The Guard's single soulcaster was able to keep them and much of the city fed.

This was the first time in modern history Kholinar fellhad fallen to an invading force. Under the control of voidbringers, tens of thousands of humans were moved out of the city to work on farms, while singers were moved in. The voidbringers also began taking apart the palace.

The wall surrounds the entire city. It incorporates the windblades for much of its length, with man-made structures in the spaces between them. It is sixty -foot tall at its highest point and ten feet wide, with guard posts every three hundred feet. Each post is large enough to hold a platoon of soldiers.

The [[Kholinar Palace]] consists of the main palace complex, a garden, and the Monastery Dais, which is connected to the main building by a passage known as the Sunwalk. The Palace is situated in the northern portion of the city, on a plateau high above the rest of the building. This caused a set of unloading docks to be buildbuilt at the bottom, to transport cargo to and from the palace.{{book ref|sa3|prologue}}

The original function of the Kholinar [[Oathgate]] has been lost to time. In the modern day, it is known as the Monastery Dais and serves as the headquarters of the Kholin ardentia. Buildings have been built up on the Oathgate platform, including chapels and housing, albeitalthough the original chamber, with its eleven lanterns and a keyhole, remains unchanged. The Oathgate is currently non-functional, as Odium forced [[Sja-anat]] to corrupt its [[spren]].

The [[Impossible Falls]] are waterfallwaterfalls located in a small park in the south-west portion of the city. It appears to be a private meeting place, but what makes it "impossible" remains unclear.

The Wall Guard was tasked with patrolling the city wall and controlling gate access, but was crippled when most of the high ranking lighteyes disappeared into the Palace after the execution of an ardent and the subsequent riots. With no high-ranking lighteyes to take charge, a woman calling herself Highmarshal [[Azure]] seized control of the Guard and organized them to defend the city. With [[Ithi]] and her sister using the single remaining [[Soulcaster]] in a room lined with [[Aluminum]] provided by [[Wit]], Highmarshal [[Azure]] was able to keep the Wall Guard fed and provide a sizeable amount of food for the common people of Kholinar.

They recruited any able -bodied fighter, using food and redemption to drawentice volunteers. Their primary focus was defending the wall from Fused raids, letting the city run itself for the most part. They used extra food to stop the other highlords from trying to seize control of the walls.