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'''Talenel''', nicknamed '''Taln''', and called '''Talenelat''' or '''Stonesinew''' in [[Vorinism]] was one of the Ten [[Herald]]s of the [[Almighty]].{{book ref|b|twok|epilogue}} Taln was also referred to as a the bearer of all agonies.{{book ref|b|twok|c|6}}

Talenel fought the [[Voidbringer]]s in a series of [[Desolation]]s. He typically chose fights believed to be impossible to win and came away victorious, although Taln himself usually lost his life in the process.{{book ref|sa|part=prelude}} Due to Talnel's title of Stonesinew, it is likely that his order of [[Radiant]]s was the the [[Stoneward]]s. He is somehow related to the [[Order of Talenelat]], a [[devotary]] whose membership included [[Dalinar Kholin]].{{book ref|b|twok|c|54}} On Roshar, there was also a constellation of stars referred to as [[Taln's Scar]], so likely Taln has a scar of some sort.{{book ref|b|twok|c|2}} Taln was bearded with dark brown eyes, and his [[Honorblade]] was narrow, long, and shaped like a spike.{{book ref|b|twok|epilogue}}

During [[Aharietiam]], also known as the Last Desolation, Talenel chose to attempt to hold a passage by a northern waterway, a near impossible task.{{book ref|sa|part=prelude}} While he was successful, he also was killed. Taln was the only Herald to die in the Last Desolation. All of the other surviving Heralds chose to abandon the [[Oathpact]], leaving only Taln bound to it, in hopes of ending the cycle of Desolations without breaking the Oathpact. Talenel alone returned to [[Damnation]], due to his death he had no choice, but the rest of the Heralds walked free. Unfortunately, the Oathpact was shattered, so their efforts to end the Desolations failed.{{book ref|b|twok|c|46}}

{{quote|Who am I? I . . . I am Talenel’Elin, Stonesinew, Herald of the Almighty. The [[True Desolation|Desolation]] has come. Oh, God . . . it has come. And I have failed.|Talenel{{book ref|b|twok|epilogue}}}}

Not long after the [[Battle of the Tower]], Talenel returned to Roshar from Damnation. It is uncertain where precisely he returned to, but he was covered in condensation, much like a [[Shardblade]], and had twigs and leaves stuck in his beard. Taln quickly rushed to [[Kholinar]], cutting through the city gate with his Honorblade to give warning to the [[Alethi]] that the [[True Desolation]] was upon them. Oddly, [[Hoid]] knew when and where Taln would arrive, and was waiting in Kholinar for him. After his proclamation, Taln promptly collapsed. However, he did not die. Unlike Shardblades, which remain when their holder dies,{{book ref|b|twok|c|47}} Honorblades vanish when their owner dies{{cite|Szeth's honorblade did not vanish upon death}}, so as Taln's Blade did not vanish, he was still alive.