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For the next four and a half thousand years, Taln remained on Braize, being tortured by the voidspren to make him break and allow them to return.{{book ref|sa3|119}} At the same time, the nine living Heralds went on to live among the people of Roshar, hiding their true nature. The only one to recover his [[Honorblade]] was [[Nale]], who also remained in touch with the [[Order of Skybreakers]], eventually joining them and becoming their leader.{{book ref|sa3|106}}
Over time, the mental state of the Heralds deteriorated, due to a combination of their ages, trauma, and possibly other factors.{{wob ref|16301}} Nale grew compassionless;{{book ref|sa3|115}} [[Kalak]] became paranoid;{{book ref|sa1|prologue}} [[Jezrien]] started to drink heavily;{{book ref|sa3|88}} [[Shalash]] began to track down and destroy her own artwork.{{book ref|sa3|117}} While Shalash and Nale both believed that Ishar remained unaffected, he, too, went mad.{{book ref|sa3|121}} He took over the country of [[Tukar]], becoming its god-priest, and started to swing wildly between megalomania and the desire to end his own existence.{{book ref|sa3|24}}{{book ref|sa3|64}} When Nale came to him with questions about the possibility of a new Desolation arriving, Ishar told him that the return of [[Knights Radiant]] could prompt it, causing Nale to travel the world killing any potential Surgebinders.{{book ref|sa2.5|9}} At some point, perhaps in pursuit of this goal, he and Kalak found themselves in the [[Kholinar palace]] on the night of king [[Gavilar]]'s assassination.{{wob ref|13634}}
=== True Desolation ===
[[Spren]] would later copy the Heralds' [[Surgebinding]], thus creating the [[Knights Radiant]], with each order matching the powers of one of the Heralds.{{book ref|sa2|87}} The Radiants have some powers that the Heralds lack -- for example, the Heralds did not have [[squire]]s.{{wob ref|3958}} However, unlike the Knights, the Heralds were powered directly by [[Honor]], and had access to raw levels of Investiture that no Radiant could possibly match.{{wob ref|1572}}{{wob ref|10331}} Additionally, they didn't need to draw Stormlight from gems, which implies they could get it directly from their bond with Honor.{{wob ref|2549}} This ability appears to be inherent to the Heralds and not tied to their Honorblades as it is not replicable by other users. How this manifests after Honor's death and Splintering is unknown.
Heralds can also gain Surgebinding by forming a [[Nahel bond]].{{book ref|sa3|106}}{{wob ref|12600}} It is unclear whether their spren would follow them to Braize or would be left in the Cognitive Realm, though most likely they would follow them.{{wob ref|15649}}
=== Other ===
:''Surges'': Progression, [[Illumination]]
:''Other names'': Pali (nickname)
:''Status'': alive
=== Shalash ===
Associated with the number Betab (7), the essence Tallow, and the attributes Wisdom and Care. She is patron of the [[Order of Elsecallers]].
:''Surges'': Transformation, [[Transportation]]
:''Other names'': Battah'Elin (Vorinism), Dova (Alias)
:''Status'': alive; living in [[Kharbranth]] under the name Dova.{{book ref|sa4|i|3}}
Known as the Herald of Luck, and, earlier, the Binder of Gods.{{book ref|sa3|64}} Associated with the number Ishi (10), the essence Sinew, and the attributes Pious and Guiding. He is patron of the [[Order of Bondsmiths]].
:''Surges'': Tension, Adhesion
:''Other names'': Ishi'Elin (Vorinism), Ishu-son-God (Shinovar), Tashi, Tezim (Tukar)
:''Status'': alive; currently ruling [[Tukar]] as God-Priest.
<gallery caption="Illustrations" mode=packed heights=300px>
Jezrien Endpage.jpg | <center><small>by [[Howard Lyon]]</small></center> [[Jezrien]]
Nale Endsheet.png | <center><small>by {{a|Karla Ortiz}}</small></center> [[Nale]]▼
Chanarach Endsheet.png | <center><small>by {{a|Karla Ortiz}}</small></center> [[Chanarach]]▼
Vedel_Endpage.jpg | <center><small>by [[Howard Lyon]]</small></center> [[Vedel]]
Shalash Endsheet.jpg | <center><small>by [[Dan dos Santos]]</small></center> [[Shalash]]
▲Ishar Endsheet.jpg | <center><small>by [[Dan dos Santos]]</small></center> [[Ishar]]
Taln Endsheet.jpg | <center><small>by [[Donato Giancola]]</small></center> [[Talenel]]▼
▲Chanarach Endsheet.png | <center><small>by {{a|Karla Ortiz}}</small></center> [[Chanarach]]
▲Nale Endsheet.png | <center><small>by {{a|Karla Ortiz}}</small></center> [[Nale]]
Kalak Endsheet.png | <center><small>by {{a|Magali Villeneuve}}</small></center> [[Kalak]]
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</gallery>
** The final chapter arch is known as the Jester and is associated not with a Herald, but with [[Wit]]
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* The Heralds are some of the oldest beings in the cosmere, apart from [[Hoid]], the original [[Shard of Adonalsium|Vessels]], and some of the [[dragon (cosmere)|dragon]]s.{{wob ref|16301}}
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