Sadeas
An Alethi mentioned by name in the dying king's breath, as one of those Gavilar suspected might be behind his murder. SA:WoK:Prologue
Presence
appears mentioned absent
Known facts
- bridge-crew-tacticSends unarmored slave bridgemen sprinting under their own wooden bridges into the teeth of the Parshendi archers, so that his cavalry can charge across once the bridges are laid. Crew losses are accepted as routine.SA:WoK:Ch 6
- bridge-crew-disciplineRefusing to charge the Parshendi is the one infraction punished by execution. All others — even striking an officer — earn whipping, dock-pay, or the Stormfather's Judgment. Survive a hundred runs and you are supposedly freed; almost no one does.SA:WoK:Ch 9
- needles-dalinarBoasts of newly captured gemhearts in front of the king and lobs veiled insults at Dalinar for going on fewer plateau assaults — knowing Dalinar's Codes forbid challenging him while on duty.SA:WoK:Ch 12
- bridge-doctrineDefends his bridgeman tactic to Dalinar as deliberately efficient — at first he tried shields and armor, the Parshendi ignored the bridgemen and shot his soldiers; once the bridges went light and unprotected the Parshendi could not stop firing on them. "The prize is worth any cost." Dalinar disagrees flatly: "It is a war. Not a contest."SA:WoK:Ch 15
- no-supplies-to-bridgemenHas standing orders forbidding the surgeon's hall and the camp apothecary from giving antiseptic or surgical supplies to bridgemen, slaves, or servants of the lesser nahns. The reason Kaladin cannot care properly for his wounded.SA:WoK:Ch 20
- named-highprince-of-informationManeuvers the king into appointing him Highprince of Information over the very investigation that began under Dalinar's protection — turning the cut girth inquiry against the Kholin name and outflanking Dalinar's bid for Highprince of War.SA:WoK:Ch 21
- stormfather-judgement-overruledHas consigned Kaladin to the Stormfather's judgement. When the soldiers see Bridge Four cutting him down alive, they mutter but do not stop the bridgemen — Sadeas's own ruling has overruled them.SA:WoK:Ch 35
- betrays-dalinar-at-the-towerAfter hours of marching to the Tower together, Sadeas reaches the staging plateau, lets Dalinar commit, and then pulls back. Half his army is already across the chasm to safety; the eight bridge crews he lent Dalinar retreat with him; he takes all of his bridges. Dalinar and his army are stranded on the Tower, surrounded on three sides by Parshendi, with no way back.SA:WoK:Ch 64
Appearances
- SA:WoK:Ch 6 Crossing the bridge in burnished red Shardplate at the head of his cavalry
- SA:WoK:Ch 12 Red-armored at the king's side, needling Dalinar over his fading gemheart count
- SA:WoK:Ch 13 Hangs back loosing arrows from a grandbow
- SA:WoK:Ch 15 Argues bridgeman doctrine with Dalinar inside the pavilion
- SA:WoK:Ch 20 Present at the feast; will be appointed Highprince of Information
- SA:WoK:Ch 21 Receives the appointment, smiles broadly, and immediately begins mingling on the king's island
- SA:WoK:Ch 32 Ends the day clinging to the Tower edge with his Shardbearer's body
- SA:WoK:Ch 54 Listens, agrees with a shrug, hurries back to the feast
- SA:WoK:Ch 58 Agrees to the staging plan and asks for a copy of Gavilar's book
- SA:WoK:Ch 62 Rides past Bridge Four at the staging plateau and compliments Kaladin
- SA:WoK:Ch 64 Off-page across the chasm — bridges pulling back
- SA:WoK:Ch 75 Accepts Oathbringer for the bridgemen — contemptuously
Related
- relatedBridge Four — One of Sadeas's bridge crews SA:WoK:Ch 6
- relatedBridge Four — Used as expendable arrow-bait by Sadeas's tactics SA:WoK:Ch 9
- foreshadowsDalinar Kholin — The vision-voice's instruction: trust Sadeas SA:WoK:Ch 18
- relatedHighprince of Information — Maneuvers into the new office and out of Dalinar's path SA:WoK:Ch 21
- relatedRock — Rock's nuatoma was killed by Sadeas for his Shards; Rock was sent to the bridges after spiking the Highprince's meal SA:WoK:Ch 22
- relatedLamaril — Executes him within the hour by right of responsibility for the Tower disaster SA:WoK:Ch 34
- foreshadowsBridge Four — First armed escape plot — kill a guard post at night, hope Sadeas underestimates them SA:WoK:Ch 43
- foreshadowsDalinar Kholin — Joint Tower assault proposed and accepted — the trap that will close in Ch 65 SA:WoK:Ch 54
- fulfillsDalinar Kholin — The Tower betrayal — Sadeas leaves Dalinar's army stranded and takes all his bridges with him SA:WoK:Ch 64
- fulfillsDalinar Kholin — Trades Oathbringer for every Sadeas bridgeman SA:WoK:Ch 75
Thread
- SA:WoK:PrologueintroIntroduced as “Sadeas”
- SA:WoK:Ch 6edgerelated: Bridge Four — One of Sadeas's bridge crews
- SA:WoK:Ch 6factbridge-crew-tactic: Sends unarmored slave bridgemen sprinting under their own wooden bridges into the teeth of the Parshendi archers, so that his cavalry can charge across once the bridges are laid. Crew losses are accepted as routine.
- SA:WoK:Ch 9edgerelated: Bridge Four — Used as expendable arrow-bait by Sadeas's tactics
- SA:WoK:Ch 9factbridge-crew-discipline: Refusing to charge the Parshendi is the one infraction punished by execution. All others — even striking an officer — earn whipping, dock-pay, or the Stormfather's Judgment. Survive a hundred runs and you are supposedly freed; almost no one does.
- SA:WoK:Ch 12factneedles-dalinar: Boasts of newly captured gemhearts in front of the king and lobs veiled insults at Dalinar for going on fewer plateau assaults — knowing Dalinar's Codes forbid challenging him while on duty.
- SA:WoK:Ch 15factbridge-doctrine: Defends his bridgeman tactic to Dalinar as deliberately efficient — at first he tried shields and armor, the Parshendi ignored the bridgemen and shot his soldiers; once the bridges went light and unprotected the Parshendi could not stop firing on them. "The prize is worth any cost." Dalinar disagrees flatly: "It is a war. Not a contest."
- SA:WoK:Ch 18edgeforeshadows: Dalinar Kholin — The vision-voice's instruction: trust Sadeas
- SA:WoK:Ch 20factno-supplies-to-bridgemen: Has standing orders forbidding the surgeon's hall and the camp apothecary from giving antiseptic or surgical supplies to bridgemen, slaves, or servants of the lesser nahns. The reason Kaladin cannot care properly for his wounded.
- SA:WoK:Ch 21edgerelated: Highprince of Information — Maneuvers into the new office and out of Dalinar's path
- SA:WoK:Ch 21factnamed-highprince-of-information: Maneuvers the king into appointing him Highprince of Information over the very investigation that began under Dalinar's protection — turning the cut girth inquiry against the Kholin name and outflanking Dalinar's bid for Highprince of War.
- SA:WoK:Ch 22edgerelated: Rock — Rock's nuatoma was killed by Sadeas for his Shards; Rock was sent to the bridges after spiking the Highprince's meal
- SA:WoK:Ch 34edgerelated: Lamaril — Executes him within the hour by right of responsibility for the Tower disaster
- SA:WoK:Ch 35factstormfather-judgement-overruled: Has consigned Kaladin to the Stormfather's judgement. When the soldiers see Bridge Four cutting him down alive, they mutter but do not stop the bridgemen — Sadeas's own ruling has overruled them.
- SA:WoK:Ch 43edgeforeshadows: Bridge Four — First armed escape plot — kill a guard post at night, hope Sadeas underestimates them
- SA:WoK:Ch 54edgeforeshadows: Dalinar Kholin — Joint Tower assault proposed and accepted — the trap that will close in Ch 65
- SA:WoK:Ch 64edgefulfills: Dalinar Kholin — The Tower betrayal — Sadeas leaves Dalinar's army stranded and takes all his bridges with him
- SA:WoK:Ch 64factbetrays-dalinar-at-the-tower: After hours of marching to the Tower together, Sadeas reaches the staging plateau, lets Dalinar commit, and then pulls back. Half his army is already across the chasm to safety; the eight bridge crews he lent Dalinar retreat with him; he takes all of his bridges. Dalinar and his army are stranded on the Tower, surrounded on three sides by Parshendi, with no way back.
- SA:WoK:Ch 75edgefulfills: Dalinar Kholin — Trades Oathbringer for every Sadeas bridgeman
Backreferences
- summarySA:WoK:Prologue
- summarySA:WoK:Ch 6
- factDalinar Kholin
- factKaladin
- factGaz
- factBridge Four
- factBridgeman
- factParshmen
- summarySA:WoK:Ch 12
- summarySA:WoK:Ch 13
- summarySA:WoK:Ch 15
- summarySA:WoK:Ch 18
- factDalinar's Visions
- factThe Vision Voice
- factTaffa
- summarySA:WoK:Ch 20
- summarySA:WoK:Ch 21
- factElhokar Kholin
- factHighprince of Information
- summarySA:WoK:Ch 22
- factRock
- factRock
- summarySA:WoK:Ch 24
- factDalinar Kholin
- factDalinar Kholin
- summarySA:WoK:Ch 26
- summarySA:WoK:Ch 27
- factKaladin
- factSadeas-camp Apothecary
- summarySA:WoK:Ch 32
- factKaladin
- summarySA:WoK:Ch 34
- factKaladin
- factLamaril
- summarySA:WoK:Ch 35
- factSadeas
- summarySA:WoK:Ch 43
- factKaladin
- summarySA:WoK:Ch 46
- summarySA:WoK:Ch 49
- factKaladin
- summarySA:WoK:Ch 52
- factDalinar Kholin
- summarySA:WoK:Ch 54
- factDalinar Kholin
- summarySA:WoK:Ch 55
- summarySA:WoK:Ch 56
- summarySA:WoK:Ch 58
- factDalinar Kholin
- summarySA:WoK:Ch 59
- summarySA:WoK:Ch 60
- summarySA:WoK:Ch 62
- factKaladin
- summarySA:WoK:Ch 63
- factDalinar Kholin
- summarySA:WoK:Ch 64
- factSadeas
- summarySA:WoK:Ch 65
- summarySA:WoK:Ch 66
- factKaladin
- factBridge Four
- summarySA:WoK:Ch 68
- summarySA:WoK:Ch 69
- factDalinar Kholin
- summarySA:WoK:Ch 75
- factDalinar Kholin