Difference between revisions of "Vedenar"

Vedenar lies on the southern edge of [[Jah Keved]], on the cliffs facing [[Tarat Sea]]. The sound of the waves crashing against the stone can be heard across the entire city.{{book ref|sa3|100}} To the west of Vedenar flows an unnamed river stemming from the [[Horneater Peaks]], while to the north lay the vast fields that feed its populace.{{map ref|Roshar}}{{book ref|sa3|100}} Vedenar's ancient center is laid out in athe hexagonalshape of a patternhexagon, with its main thoroughfares forming a rotationally symmetrical pattern that was likely created through [[cymatics]].{{book ref|sa1|33}}{{file ref|Vedenar city map.jpg|Sketch of Vedenar}} It's likely that the city has grown beyond that since the [[Heraldic Epochs]].

Unfortunately, following the Veden civil war, swathes of the city have been destroyed.{{book ref|sa2|i|14}} Many buildings have and terrace gardens have been reduced to heaps of rubble by siege equipment, while others have burned down to cinders.{{book ref|sa3|100}} The destruction is uneven -- many Veden live in houses that remain well-preserved even as the neighboring buildings lay razed to the ground. Even months after the war's conclusion, the smell of smoke still lingers in the air.{{book ref|sa3|i|8}}

;The Oathgate: The ancient [[Valhav]] [[Oathgate]] is located in Vedenar. Prior to the [[True Desolation]], the dais housed one of the city's gardens, but the vegetation has been cleared away once the Oathgate was reactivated. There are two paths atop the gate, a long ramp and a set of stairs.{{book ref|sa3|100}}

In the late [[Era of Solitude]], Vedenar was well-known worldwide as one of the greatest cities on the planet.{{book ref|sa3|100}} However, the [[Diagram (group)|Diagram]] sought to destabilize the country so as to give [[Taravangian]] an opening to take it over.{{book ref|sa2|i|4}} For this reason, they sent [[Szeth]] to Vedenar to assassinate king [[Hanavanar]], his son and the highprinces, plunging Jah Keved into civil war.{{book ref|sa1|i|9}}{{book ref|sa2|31}}

The forces led by highprince [[Valam]] took over Vedenar.{{book ref|sa2|34}} The other highprinces soon followed after him him there, and the city fell into a months-long siege later termed the Battle of Vedenar.{{book ref|sa2|i|14}} The siege was excessively brutal, owing to the Veden soldiers being pushed forward by the [[Thrill]] into combat past all reason. Many forces continued fighting even after suffering over fifty percent losses.{{book ref|sa3|100}} In one battle, one of the armies pushed another off the city's cliffs and onto the ridge that protected the port from the highstorms.{{book ref|sa2|i|14}}