Taravangian

Character from The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson

King of Kharbranth who bargained with the Nightwatcher, gaining wildly fluctuating intelligence and compassion. Created the Diagram to save humanity through ruthless betrayal. Eventually ascended as the new Odium.

Also known as: Vargo, King Taravangian, Old Tara

What They Know

• Visited the Nightwatcher and received fluctuating intelligence/compassion as boon and curse
• Created the Diagram — a masterwork of predictive strategy — on his single most brilliant day
• Secretly ordered assassinations of monarchs across Roshar to destabilize nations per the Diagram's instructions
• Harvested death rattles from dying patients in Kharbranth's hospitals for prophecy
• Betrayed Dalinar and allied with Odium, then betrayed Odium himself
• Killed Rayse and ascended as the new Odium at the climax of Rhythm of War
• Adrotagia is his closest advisor and childhood friend who helps run the Diagram
• His compassionate days leave him weeping and nearly non-functional with guilt

Connections

• betrayed — dalinar
• killed — odium
• ally_of — adrotagia
• ruler_of — kharbranth
• enemy_of — kaladin
• serves — odium
• served_by — malata
• ally_of — cultivation
• served_by — adrotagia

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