When we met last time, I mentioned that Roshar was undergoing a Desolation?
The Desolations begin on Roshar when the dead souls of our enemies flood into the world. The Heralds of Roshar created what was called the Oathpact. They exist in Damnation with those souls, and the enemy can only return to Roshar when a herald allows it.
A Desolation occurs, the heralds beat back the enemy, and then return voluntarily to Damnation. There, they're hunted, and eventually tortured until they choose to release the dead back to Roshar to end the pain.
People, their choices, their will, may play a role in these matters. Not one I understand, admittedly, but I can't help but see the parallels.
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The Desolations begin on Roshar when the dead souls of our enemies flood into the world. The Heralds of Roshar created what was called the Oathpact. They exist in Damnation with those souls, and the enemy can only return to Roshar when a herald allows it.
A Desolation occurs, the heralds beat back the enemy, and then return voluntarily to Damnation. There, they're hunted, and eventually tortured until they choose to release the dead back to Roshar to end the pain.
People, their choices, their will, may play a role in these matters. Not one I understand, admittedly, but I can't help but see the parallels.