Difference between revisions of "Nalthis"

|[[Hoid]] on the history of Nalthis.{{book ref|wb|32}}

Early in its history the nation of [[Chedesh]] dominated the world, and their sailors eventually reached the area that would later become known as [[Hallandren]]. The region was already inhabited by the [[Pahn Kahl]], but they were dismissed as not a 'true' nation. While there theythe alsoChedens discovered the [[Tears of Edgli]] for the first time. As the nation explored this new continent, they headed northwards; one Cheden died during the trip and became the first [[Returned]]. Remembered by the title "the First Returned", [[Vo]] declared the [[Five Visions]] and then died a week later. The men on his ship received his message and founded the kingdom of [[Hanald]]. They chose Vo's wife as the first monarch, beginning the Idrian royal line. This new kingdom quickly grew lucrative due to the Tears of Edgli, and their monopoly on the dyes allowed them to become a powerful economic force.{{book ref|wb|32}}

[[Austrism]] was the predominant religion of Hanald when it was founded, and the Idrian royal family itself followed it.{{book ref|wb|15}} At the same time the [[Cult of the Returned]] formed and began to worship the Returned, believing that each individual had been sent from [[Austre]] in order to fulfilfulfill a mission. They were the individuals who discovered, maintained, and named Warbreaker the Peaceful{{book ref|wb|epilogue}} and Glorysinger.{{wob ref|6954}}

Three hundred years after the arrival of Vo,{{book ref|wb|32}} these Returned would be renamed as [[Vasher|Talaxin]] and [[Shashara]] respectively and joined with other Returned{{wob ref|5839}} [[Arsteel]], [[Yesteel]], and [[Denth|VaraTreledees]] to form the [[Five Scholars]]. The years preceding the Manywar were ones of quick discovery about Awakening led by the Scholars.{{book ref|wb|32}} Beyond this, some of them became [[worldhoppers]].{{wob ref|1737}} Their discoveries about Awakening and their exploration of the [[cosmere]] cemented the legacy of these Nalthians as early scholars of the cosmere by those at [[Silverlight]].{{wob ref|1548}}

|[[Denth]] to [[Vasher]] about his past{{book ref|wb|53}}

Despite the increase in tensions, however, the Manywar was not properly triggered by any one of these factors. Instead, a Returned had a vision about an upcoming war and told Talaxin about it,{{book ref|wb|32}} who in turn spread the news to those in the nation of Hanald. Despite the vision, the Idrian monarchy refused to begin a pre-emptivepreemptive war against their neighbors.{{book ref|wb|15}} A frustrated Talaxin, with the support of the people, sparked a rebellion against them and deposed their government.{{book ref|wb|7}} As a result of this, Talaxin was renamed Kalad the Usurper and rose to power. He began by ordering pre-emptivepreemptive strikes against the kingdoms of [[Kuth]] and [[Huth]] to the north of Hanald.{{book ref|wb|32}}

|Vasher on the [[Manywar]]{{book ref|wb|58}}

After this point Kalad moved to end the war,. despiteDespite not changing his name, historians reached the conclusion that he was in fact two different people and named the latter Peacegiver.{{book ref|wb|epilogue}} According to legend he ended the war with negotiation, but in actuality he admits that threatening to use his Phantoms played a role.{{book ref|wb|58}} By the time the war ended, the nations of Huth and Kuth were already destroyed,{{book ref|wb|32}} and upon learning of the faithfate of his sister, VaraTreledees turned against Kalad desiring revenge.{{wob ref|5841}} As part of ending the war, Peacegiver founded the nation of [[Hallandren]] and began the lineage of the God Kings by granting them all political power in the kingdom.{{book ref|wb|32}} They also handedbegan to hand down the [[Peacegiver's Treasure|gift]] of their breathsBreaths to theeach subsequent God King, accompanied by instructions on how to maintain it,; by this stage Peacegiver was held with such reverence that his words were taken to heart.{{book ref|wb|58}}{{book ref|wb|15}} The [[Cult of the Returned]], now the [[Iridescent Tones]],{{book ref|wb|epilogue}} took full power and began to manage the [[Court of Gods]]. Peacegiver dispersed his phantoms throughout the city secretly as the ''[[D'Denir Celabrin'']], hiding them in plain sight.{{book ref|wb|58}}

The Idrian royal family did not return to Hallandren andbut instead remained in exile to the mountains of the North.north, Theywhere they formed the nation of [[Idris]] there. The split between the two nations was so bad that they each developed their own terms for the surrounding geography,; as the centuries went on, however, this distinction was lost, and inhabitants of both kingdoms used the terms interchangeably.{{wob ref|6702}} Austrism as well turned its back on [[Awakening]] and began to consider it an abomination.{{book ref|wb|46}}{{book ref|wb|25}} They also dismissed the worship of Returned as "pagan" beliefs.{{book ref|wb|15}} The nation of [[Tedradel]], who played an unknown role in the war, would continue to have an antagonistic relationship with Hallandren everfrom that sincetime.{{book ref|wb|1}}

In the three hundred years{{book ref|wb|32}} following the Manywar, the kingdom of Hallandren prospered under its new government, although over time corruption seeped in. Due to the system of breathsBreaths, the most benevolent of the Returned died out quickermore quickly than their more selfish peers, meaning that over time the courtCourt was filled with the most selfish of all the Returned.{{wob ref|4495}} The Priesthood also continued their duties given to them by Peacegiver by cutting out the tongue of theeach God King and covering up the truth about their lineage.{{book ref|wb|58}} They covered up the removaldisappearance of each God King with stories about how they healed the common people with their divine breathBreath.{{book ref|wb|32}}

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Relations between the new kingdomHallandren and Idris worsened over the years as the Northernnorthern Passespasses Idris had control over were very tempting targets for Hallandren.{{book ref|wb|1}} Relations were also poor asbecause the region was viewed as a rebellious province by the Court of Gods and not a true nation.{{book ref|wb|1}} Despite this, Idris remained powerful, with many allies north of the mountains.{{wob ref|7407}} In order to try and maintain good relations, kingKing [[Dedelin]] negotiated a treaty wherewhereby his eldest [[Vivenna|daughter]] would be sent to the Court once she was of age in order to introduce the Royal bloodline to the God Kings and further legitimiselegitimize their authority. This was accepted by the court.{{book ref|wb|1}}

Over the centuries the control and subjugation of the Pahn Kahl people grew worse. Their oppression over time reached the stage in which many presumed its unique culture was extinct and thought that they also worshippedworshiped the Returned.{{book ref|wb|14}}{{wob ref|6964}} As the years went on, its people grew tired of their position in Hallandren society and the few lowly jobs they were offered.{{book ref|wb|55}}{{book ref|wb|54}} OvertimeOver time talks of a rebellion began to spread, and the Pahn Kahl began givingpassing upon their positions to other Pahn Kahl citizens in order to maintain their control in the courtCourt of Gods,. ofOf particular note, [[Bluefingers]] was given his job by hisa predecessor who was also in on the conspiracy.{{wob ref|7381}} Now in position as a lead scribe in the Court of Gods, Bluefingers began to set in motion thea plan to overthrow the Hallandren government. His hope was to incite a war between Hallandren and Idris and use the resulting chaos to allow Pahn Kahl to rise up in society.{{book ref|wb|57}}

Prematurely anotherAnother Pahn Kahl, [[Vahr]], prematurely began his own rebellion against Hallandren. He had spent a decade getting the contacts needed for it{{book ref|wb|31}}{{wob ref|6020}} and had persuaded his fellow workers to grant him their breathsBreaths so that he could grow in power. They did so, and the influx of breathsBreaths from fellow like -minded people made him even more dedicated to the cause.{{wob ref|4633}} Vahr quickly rose up as a hero of the people, and he got to work on creating an army to attack Hallandren.{{book ref|wb|1}}{{book ref|wb|19}} Along the way he received help from other nations worried about Hallandren,{{wob ref|6020}} including Idris,{{book ref|wb|17}} and various crime lords in [[T'Telir]].{{book ref|wb|31}}

Fearing itthis rebellion would draw too much attention to his own efforts, Bluefingers leaked Vahr's location to the Hallandren authorities and had him arrested.{{wob ref|6983}} As a result, Vahr was apprehended, and without his leadership the rebellion fell apart. The allies Vahr had recruited didn't truly care for his cause and so with his arrest the movement stopped.{{book ref|wb|19}} The Kingdom of Idris was displeased with this as they had hoped that the rebellion would have taken attention away from them for a time,; instead, they found even more focus was put on them than ever before as Hallandren grew paranoid about its potential enemies. In order to stave off a potential war, kingKing Dedelin moved to fulfill his contract with [[Susebron]]. butHowever, he hesitated to send [[Vivenna]]., It was worriedworrying that if they sent her the courtCourt of Gods could use her as a hostage andto whom Dedelin was too attached to Vivenna in order to sacrifice her. Instead it[[Siri]] was decidedsent thatin ither would be better to send [[Siri]]place to fulfill the contract.{{book ref|wb|1}}

After the failed rebellion Vahr was taken in for questioning. Hearing of Vahr's arrest, [[Vasher]] saw he had a chance to get another large influxsupply of breath and so set out to contact himBreaths. He persuaded Vahr to grant him his breathsBreaths so that Hallandren would not gain them and offered to in return to kill Vahr so that he could not be tortured for additional information about Pahn Kahl's efforts.{{book ref|wb|prologue}}

By this time VaraTreledees had renamed themselves ashimself Denth and began working for Bluefingers to help cause the war.{{wob ref|6723}} As part of these efforts he made contact with [[Lemex]], an Idrian spy, and made him assist the Pahn Kahl plot. Lemex grew increasingly reluctant and outspoken against the plot, so Denth decided to killpoison him with poison.{{wob ref|6795}} At the same time Vivenna decided to hold a 'rescue mission' for Siri and headed to [[T'Telir]] herself,. Denth intercepted a message from her intended for Lemex, wasand intercepted by Denthhe and his crew[[Denth's and theycrew|crew]] decided to go meet with her. He managed to gain her trust and convinced her that Lemex was dying due to disease,. Convincing her that he was successfulon enoughhis thatside, he managed to kidnap her without her realisingrealizing it.

|[[Bluefingers]] to [[Siri]].{{book ref|wb|11}}

Siri's arrival at the Court of Gods begancreated toa worrydifferent them insteadset of set their fears at easeworries. It was speculated by some that the last -second swap may have been planned from the start and that deferring to the Idrian monarchy actually undermined their authority rather than strengthened it.{{book ref|wb|7}}{{book ref|wb|12}} OneManipulated Godby who was concerned about thisBluefingers, [[Blushweaver]], waseventually manipulated by Bluefingers into thinking Hallandren neededmanaged to prepare for immanent war. Falling for this she went and shared her worries withpersuade [[Lightsong]].{{book ref|wb|7}} She eventually managed to persuadeher himcause toas her causewell, and together the pair worked to get as many lifelessLifeless commandsCommands as they could.{{book ref|wb|7}}{{book ref|wb|30}} Siri, meanwhile also, was also being manipulated by Bluefingers, who convinced her that he was the only person she should trust in the Court.{{book ref|wb|6}}{{wob ref|6723}} It was his original plan to use Siri to persuade the Idrians within the city that a rebellion was needed{{wob ref|6723}}, but he changed his plans once he learned that Denth had kidnapped Vivenna and had beenwas using her to do the same thing and decided it was best to kill Siri instead to further anger the Idrians.{{wob ref|6723}}

Denth managed to convince Vivenna that war was inevitable and that together they could work to undermine Hallandren from the inside.{{book ref|wb|17}} DespiteWhile pretending to entertain her ownVivenna's plans to prevent the war, Denth in actuality undermined or cancelledcanceled her plans when she wasn't paying attention and instead did what he could to worsen the situation and support his pre-existingpreexisting plans.{{wob ref|6960}}{{wob ref|6795}}{{book ref|wb|19}} He and Tonk Fah also routinely killed soldiers sent by King DedlinDedelin to retrieve Vivenna as they arrived in the city.{{wob ref|7284}} HisDenth's efforts ultimately fell apart when he was forced to kill [[Parlin|a friend]] of Vivenna's and she discovered his corpse as well as the bodies of the soldiers sent by her father.{{wob ref|7284}}{{book ref|wb|35}} She quickly worked out their true intentions and escaped themthe crew.{{book ref|wb|35}}

The days before the rebellion, Vivenna was saved by Vasher, who discovered how she had been tricked by Denth. Together, they both did what they could to prevent the war by talking to the Idrians{{book ref|wb|43}} and rescuing the [[Misel|child]] of a [[Nanrovah|head priest]] that Denth had kidnapped as blackmail.{{book ref|wb|49}} Their efforts were not enough however and the push for war was still taking place, the only reason it was not declared was because Lightsong, who held the deciding vote, had chosen to abstain.{{book ref|wb|50}} The priests feared that the vote would come to pass and went to protect Siri from a potential riot.{{wob ref|7369}}{{book ref|wb|50}} Seeing the unexpected vote of Lightsong and the sudden increased security for Siri, Bluefingers panicked and moved to cause the rebellion that day, fearing that forces in the Court were on to him.{{wob ref|7369}}

Immediately he sent his mercenaries to go and kill the guards outside of Siri's door and replace them.{{wob ref|7376}} At the same time, he had Denth go and capture Vasher, who had just broken into the God KingsKing's palace in the hopes of preventing the war.{{book ref|wb|51}}{{book ref|wb|53}} It was these events that made the Priests realiserealize that something unusual was happening in the palace walls that day, and they went to rally their own troops,. theyThey failed to realiserealize that it was a Pahn Kahl rebellion, however, and presumed it was only rioters behind thesethe attacks.{{wob ref|7376}} During the growing conflict, the Rebelsrebels managed to kill Blushweaver, capturedcapture the GodkingGod andKing, gotget all of the lifelessLifeless commandsCommands, and orderedorder the army to go attack and kill the Idrians.{{book ref|wb|53}} The priesthood managed to save Siri and [[Suresbron]] from the conflict and sent them to Bluefingers for their evacuation. Siri was the first one to realiserealize that the Pahn Kahl were behind the attacks, but by then it was too late, as the leadership of the priesthood had been killed in the battle.{{wob ref|7384}}{{book ref|wb|54}}

The rebels went to execute SuesbronSusebron, but Lightsong used his divine breathBreath to return his tongue to him.{{book ref|wb|55}} With full access to his breathBreath, heSusebron quickly turned the tide of the battle, managed to savesaved Siri, and apprehended Bluefingers.{{book ref|wb|57}} His mercenaries and other co-conspirators were apprehended themselves and killed during the battle,; of note, Denth was killed by Vasher during a duel between the two.{{wob ref|7469}}{{book ref|wb|57}} In the immediate aftermath, Vasher revealed himself as Peacegiver to the public and granted SursbronSusebron full control of the D'DenisDenir CelbrinCelabrin so that they could go destroy the lifelessLifeless armies and prevent a slaughter in Idris.{{book ref|wb|58}}

Following the death of Denth, his crew went to make contact with [[Yesteel]], who resided in one of the kingdoms north of the mountains.{{wob ref|7357}} Yesteel himself became intent on reforging the kingdoms of [[Huth]] and [[Kuth]]; usinghearing aof newthis, formulaVasher toand createVivenna betterdecided lifelessto andgo the secretnorth to createstop Nightblood like weaponshim.{{wob ref|7357}}{{book ref|wb|epilogue}} Hearing of this Vasher and Vivenna decided to go north to stop him.