Chasmfiend

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Chasmfiends are enormous creatures native to the Shattered plains. They are the source of Gemhearts, valuable stones over which the Alethi and the Parshendi fight continuously.

Speculation

It has been speculated that the chasmfiends are somehow related to the Voidbringers after Jasnah Kholin found a picture of a Voidbringer very similar to a chasmfiend. However, as was noted by the participants in this discussion, this may be the result of an artist choosing the most terrifying thing he could think of, not actually having seen a voidbringer himself.