Is the head librarian (book-quartermaster) batah/batar ?

[Shacharma]

Is the head librarian (book-quartermaster) batah/batar ?

Could Kaladin's herald therapy have started earlier then planned?

Though anyone with deep wrinkles is automatically also a suspect for Sleepless?

[Cocoa he/him]

Almost certainly not. Last we heard of Battar in RoW she had been in Kharbranth and working with/for the Diagram in some way, whereas this is at Urithiru.

[Shacharma]

yes, but the diagrm members discussed moving her away from there given that Moloch had moved, and they als wanted to keep a close eye on her, so she could have been restationed in Urithiru?

[alder24]

1 hour ago, Shacharma said:

yes, but the diagrm members discussed moving her away from there given that Moloch had moved, and they als wanted to keep a close eye on her, so she could have been restationed in Urithiru?

Actually, no. Dova - Herald Battar - was responsible for many tasks in the Diagram, one of which was collecting Death Rattles in Kharbranth's hospitals. When Moelach moved to the Horneater's peaks, Taravangian ordered Dova to continue her work - but that didn't mean she was going to move closer. No, she stayed in Kharbranth, in hospitals.

In OB Dova was responsible for writing an essay about the Elhokar's Highking idea, which was done remotely as she wasn't in Urithiru. Later, Taravangian said to Dalinar that Dova is in Kharbranth.

In RoW, Taravangain said to Adrotagia not to trust Dova anymore when she was returning to Kharbranth, which means Dova was in Kharbranth, not in Urithiru. For all we know, Dova never even visited Urithiru during her time in the Diagram. This head liberian doesn't look like an insane Herald, she shows no signs of mental instability, she's just a little bully, nothing more.

WoR I-14:

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“Dova reports that the number of Death Rattles we’re finding has dropped even further. She didn’t find a single one yesterday, and only two the day before.”
“Moelach moves, then,” Taravangian said. “It is certain now. The creature must have been drawn by something westward.” What now? Did Taravangian suspend the murders? His heart yearned to—but if they could discover even one more glimmer about the future, one fact that could save hundreds of thousands, would it not be worth the lives of the few now?
“Tell Dova to continue the work,” he said. He had not anticipated that their covenant would attract the loyalty of an ardent, of all things. The Diagram, and its members, knew no boundaries. Dova had discovered their work on her own, and they’d needed to either induct her or assassinate her.

OB ch 107:

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“Almost,” she said, moving some other papers. “My scholars in Jah Keved have translated the passages we need, and we have the information from Malata’s spying. But we need some way to disseminate the information without compromising ourselves.”
“Assign it to Dova,” Taravangian said. “Have her write a scathing, anonymous essay, then leak it to Tashikk. Leak the translations from the Dawnchant the same day. I want it all to strike at once.”

OB ch 121:

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“There’s a woman at Kharbranth,” he said. “She goes by the name Dova, but we think she is Battah’Elin. A Herald. She told us the Desolation was approaching.”

RoW I-3:

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Taravangian looked back to Adrotagia and unfolded a piece of paper from his pocket. “For my daughter,” he said. “She will be queen of Kharbranth when this is through. Be certain she disavows me. This is the reason I’ve kept her clean. Guide her well, and do not trust Dova. Having met more of the other Heralds, I’m certain Battah is not as stable as she seems.”