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'''Talnah''' is an engineer and [[artifabrian]] on [[Roshar]].{{book ref|sa4|16}} |
'''Talnah''' is an engineer and [[artifabrian]] on [[Roshar]].{{book ref|sa4|16}} |
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==Attributes and Abilities== |
==Attributes and Abilities== |
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| β | Talnah is one of |
+ | Talnah is one of Navani's most versatile and trusted scholars. She worked as a jeweler before turning to optical lenses, and is an expert on a variety of subjects including [[polestone]]s, lensmaking, weather readings, and astronomy.{{book ref|sa4|16}}{{book ref|sa4|38}} |
==History== |
==History== |
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| β | During the [[True Desolation]], Talnah was a member of |
+ | During the [[True Desolation]], Talnah was a member of Navani's team of [[artifabrian]]s and scholars in [[Urithiru]]. In {{Rosharan date|1175}}, she and Nem were tasked by [[Navani]] with studying the [[black sphere]] that [[Gavilar]] had given to [[Szeth]].{{book ref|sa4|16}} At the time, [[anti-Voidlight]] was not well-understood; as Talnah and Nem experimented with the sphere, they inadvertently caused an explosion that destroyed their lab, killing them both. Navani knew that she could not have reasonably expected a sphere to explode, but she still blamed herself for their deaths. She asked Rushu to perform a detailed forensic analysis on the lab.{{book ref|sa4|38}} |
== Notes == |
== Notes == |
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