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'''Talenel''', nicknamed '''Taln''', and called '''Talenelat''' or '''Stonesinew''' in [[Vorinism]] was one of the Ten [[Herald]]s of the [[Almighty]].{{ref|b|twok|epilogue}} Taln was also referred to as a the bearer of all agonies.{{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 come away victorious, although Taln himself usually lost his life in the process.{{ref|b|twok|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]].{{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.{{ref|b|twok|c|2}} Taln had dark brown eyes, and his [[Honorblade]] was narrow, long, and shaped like a spike.{{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 [[Shardblade]]sShardblades, which remain when their holder dies,{{ref|b|twok|c|47}} Honorblades vanish when their owner dies, so as Taln's Blade did not vanish, he was still alive.