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'''Urithiru''' is a tower-city on [[Roshar]] that functioned as the home of the [[Knights Radiant]] and the central point of the [[Silver Kingdoms]] during the [[Heraldic Epochs]].{{book ref|sa1|45}} In the present day, it serves as the headquarters of the forces opposing [[Odium]], including the [[coalition of monarchs]], the refounded Knights Radiant,
== Location ==
Urithiru's non-functional mechanisms have left it with a lack of infrastructure. Waste management has been a particularly notable issue. Communal privies have been set up over former bathing rooms, but these are plagued with long lines.{{book ref|sa3|16}} The plumbing of Urithiru keeps clogging, and Soulcasters are constantly working to eliminate the waste.{{book ref|sa3|104}} Additionally, at this altitude, heating is a constant problem without magical enhancements.{{book ref|sa3|18}}
Another minor issue affecting Urithiru's early economy
== Politics ==
Because Urithiru is rediscovered at the advent of the first [[Everstorm]] during the [[Battle of Narak]], it becomes the immediate refuge and then the de facto home of most of the nation of [[Alethkar]].{{book ref|sa2|86}} The Alethi, who have been at the [[Shattered Plains]] to pursue the fulfillment of the [[Vengeance Pact]], largely move away from their warcamps and populate the tower after its discovery.{{book ref|sa1|4}}{{book ref|sa3|2}} The nation of Alethkar is subsequently taken by the Fused, and efforts to defend the capital city, [[Kholinar]], are unsuccessful.{{book ref|sa3|58}}{{book ref|sa3|89}} This means that King [[Elhokar]], and later Queen [[Jasnah]], rules from Urithiru over the population that has resettled in the tower.{{book ref|sa3|12}}{{book ref|sa4|16}}
Elhokar's original desire is to swear allegiance to Dalinar as his highking. He means to retain his position as king of Alethkar but to cede authority to Dalinar when it comes to matters concerning Urithiru or the Shattered Plains.{{book ref|sa4|10}} The proposal is drafted and sealed, but its publishing is postponed until those at Urithiru receive word of Elhokar again after his disappearance in Kholinar.{{book ref|sa3|104}} This unwittingly gives [[Taravangian]] fodder for his efforts to undermine the stability of the [[coalition of monarchs]], and he reveals his knowledge of the matter at a meeting just prior to the [[Battle of Thaylen Field]].{{book ref|sa3|111}} When the Kholins finally receive confirmation of Elhokar's death, Dalinar declares that he cannot be king of Alethkar; he sees the need to separate himself from having power in his old land and instead to focus on the [[Knights Radiant]] and on leading from Urithiru.{{book ref|sa3|122}} The coalition officially recognizes [[Dalinar]] and [[Navani Kholin]] as the rulers of Urithiru during the year following the battle in [[Thaylen City]] in exchange for an official renouncement of any claims to be a highking.{{book ref|sa4|10}}
== Notable Residents ==
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