Difference between revisions of "Talenel"

As a Herald, Talenel has access to his [[Honorblade]], a magical sword given to him by the [[Shard]] [[Honor]]. Like all [[Shardblade]]s, it's able to cut through any material, effortlessly. This allowedincreased Taln to behis aalready formidablegreat foepotency on the battlefield, particularly against [[thunderclast]]s, as his Blade can cut their stone fleshbodies easier than anything elseeasily. Having spent centuries using the Honorblade in the fight against the [[Voidbringers]], Taln was likely highly experienced in its use. In fact,The Stormfather considers him to be undisputablyindisputably the greatest duelist among all the Heralds.{{book ref|sa4|111}}

Unlike most Shardblades, theThe Honorblade also granted Taln access to the [[Surge]]s of [[Surgebinding#Cohesion|Cohesion]] and [[Surgebinding#Tension|Tension]]. Unlike the [[Knights Radiant]], he had no need for [[Stormlight]], as his Surgebinding was powered directly by Honor.{{wob ref|1572}} It's unknown if this has been impacted by Honor's death. What his Surges did is unclear at this point.

In the present day, what precisely has happened to Taln's Honorblade is unclear. The weapon he arrived with in [[Kholinar]] was shaped like an enormous spike, long, narrow, and straight.{{book ref|sa1|epilogue}} The weapon he arrived with on the Shattered Plains was wide and cleaver-like,{{book ref|sa2|76}} and screams when touched by a Radiant, marking it as a dead Shardblade.{{book ref|sa2|89}} As such, it's clear that somewhere on his journey from Kholinar to the Shattered Plains, someone swapped his Blade, but it is unknown who stole it, and for what purpose, and whether this impacts Taln's status as a Herald.{{wob ref|1875}}