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{{character
|image=Battar by jurassicpencilEsther Schrader.jpg
|abilities={{tag+|Cognitive Shadow}}, {{tag+|Shardbearer}} <small>(formerly)</small>
|titles={{tag+|herald}}, Patron of the [[Order of Elsecallers|Elsecallers]]
|aliases=Battah, Dova
|groups={{tag|Diagram|link=Diagram (group)|cat=Diagram|text=Diagram}}
|world=RosharAshyn
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]]
}}
{{spoiler|sa4}}
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{{quote
|Sweet wisdom of Battar.
}}
 
'''Battar''' is one of the ten [[Herald]]s of the [[Almighty]] on [[Roshar]]. She is the patron of the [[Order of Elsecallers]]. She may currently residesreside in [[Kharbranth]] as an [[ardent]] under the assumed name of '''Dova'''.{{book ref|sa2|i|14}}{{book ref|sa3|121}}{{book ref|sa4|i|3}}
 
== Attributes and Abilities ==
{{image|HeraldBattar Glyphby BetabShuravf.svg|Battar's [[glyph]]jpg|width=150px250px|side=left}}
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== History ==
{{image|Battar by jurassicpencil.jpg|side=right|width=200px}}
Battar was born on [[Ashyn]] and escaped to [[Roshar]] when her homeworld was destroyed in a [[Surge]]-induced catastrophe.{{wob ref|11945}} She was a figure of some importance during that time, and when the [[Fused]] began to appear, she was made a [[Herald]] by [[Honor]]. Thence she participated in every Desolation, and between Desolations, she would travel to [[Braize]], when she'd be captured and tortured by the [[Voidbringer]]s to get at least one Herald to break and start a new Desolation.{{book ref|sa3|38}}
 
Battar was born on [[Ashyn]] and made the trip to Roshar during the [[Expulsion]].{{wob ref|11945}} 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]], where she suffered torture until one of them broke. She broke at least once, starting a new Desolation.{{book ref|sa3|38}}
 
Eventually, she and the other Heralds grew exhausted with this endless cycle of war and torture. When [[Ishar]] suggested that one person might be enough to hold the [[Oathpact]], she and the others abandoned [[Taln]] to his fate, leaving their [[Honorblade]]s behind. From then on out, they hid among the human populace.{{book ref|sa1|part=prelude}} Most of her actions in the intervening four and a half millennia are unknown.
 
As Dova, she supposedly approached [[Taravangian]] and warned him of a coming [[Desolation]], which prompted him to seek out [[Szeth]] after King [[Gavilar]]'s assassination.{{book ref|sa3|121}} She has since been assisting the [[Diagram (group)|Diagram]]. Sometime prior to Taravangian seizing of the throne of [[Jah Keved]], she reported that the frequency of [[Death Rattle]]s had been declining further, hinting at [[Moelach]]'s movement.{{book ref|sa2|i|14}} She was later assigned with writing an anonymous essay revealing [[Dalinar]] and [[Elhokar]]'s decision to make the former a highking, to undermine Dalinar's authority along with the revelations of the translated [[Eila Stele]].{{book ref|sa3|107}} With the fulfilmentfulfillment of the Diagram Taravangian instructed his followers to no longer trust BarrarBattar as he feared for her mental state after seeing the other Heralds.{{book ref|sa4|i|3}}
 
== Culture ==
{{image|Battar.jpg|side=rightleft|width=200px}}
{{quote
|Battah send that girl some sense to go with her intelligence.
}}
 
Battar has been worshipped since the [[Silver Kingdoms]] Epoch, with people swearing by her name even in-between the [[Desolation]]s.{{book ref|sa1|19}} In the modern [[Vorin]] tradition, she's known as '''Battah'Elin''', and is associated with the number 7seven (Betab), the [[Ten Essences|Essence]] of Tallow, the [[Polestone|gemstone]] Zircon, and the attributes Wise and Careful.{{book ref|sa1|part=ars}}
 
There is a temple to her in everyseveral major Vorin cities.{{map ref|Kholinar}}{{map ref|Thaylen City}} The temple of Battah in [[Thaylen City|Thaylen]] is particularly notable -- it is the oldest in the city, and a must-see location for every arriving dignitary.{{book ref|sa3|59}}
 
== Trivia ==
* Brandon refused to confirm whether Battar is [[Dova]].{{wob ref|9535}}
* Battar's portrait used in the chapter arches is called the Counselor by the [[Dragonsteel Entertainment]] staff.{{wob ref|14097}}
* Battar is the only [[Herald]] to not yet have an official depiction. <!--do we actually need this?-->
 
== Notes ==
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