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{{character \|image=Battar by ~~jurassicpencil~~Esther 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=~~Roshar~~Ashyn \|universe=[[Cosmere]] ~~\|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]]~~ }} ~~{{update\|sa4}}~~ {{quote \|Sweet wisdom of Battar. == Attributes and Abilities == {{image\|~~Herald~~Battar ~~Glyph~~by ~~Betab~~Shuravf.~~svg\|Battar's [[glyph]]~~jpg\|width=~~150px~~250px\|side=left}} {{for\|/Gallery\|more images}} {{for\|Herald#Abilities\|more information about Heralds' powers}} == History == {{image\|Battar by ~~Shuravf~~jurassicpencil.jpg\|side=right\|width=200px}} Battar was born on [[Ashyn]] and ~~escaped~~made the trip to [[Roshar]] ~~when~~during ~~her homeworld was destroyed in a~~the [[~~Surge~~Expulsion]]~~-induced catastrophe~~.{{wob ref\|11945}} She was asomeone ~~figure~~important ofin ~~some~~the ~~importance~~pre-[[Desolation]]s ~~during~~society ~~that~~-- ~~time~~a queen, ~~and~~scholar, ~~when~~or ~~the~~general. ~~[[Fused]]~~Along ~~began~~with tothe ~~appear~~others, she ~~was made a~~approached [[~~Herald~~Honor]] byand formed the [[~~Honor~~Oathpact]]. ~~Thence~~Whenever ~~she participated in every~~a Desolation ended, ~~and~~she'd ~~between~~travel ~~Desolations,~~along ~~she~~with ~~would travel~~them to [[Braize]], ~~when~~where she'd besuffered ~~captured~~torture ~~and~~until ~~tortured~~one byof ~~the~~them ~~[[Voidbringer]]s~~broke. toShe ~~get~~broke at least ~~one~~once, ~~Herald to break and start~~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 fulfillment of the Diagram Taravangian instructed his followers to no longer trust Battar as he feared for her mental state after seeing the other Heralds.{{book ref\|sa4\|i\|3}} == Culture == {{image\|Battar.jpg\|side=~~right~~left\|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 seven (Betab), the [[Ten Essences\|Essence]] of ~~Tallew~~Tallow, the [[Polestone\|gemstone]] Zircon, and the attributes Wise and Careful.{{book ref\|sa1\|part=ars}} There is a temple to her in several major Vorin cities.{{map ref\|Kholinar}}{{map ref\|Thaylen City}} The temple of Battah in [[Thaylen City]] is particularly notable -- it is the oldest in the city, and a must-see location for every arriving dignitary.{{book ref\|sa3\|59}} == Notes == <references /> {{~~partial~~complete}} {{demoted\|sa4}} {{stormlight}} [[es:Battar]]