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=== Personality ===

 

Little to nothing is known of Talenel's personality before Aharietiam. As patron of the Stonewards, Taln was a man who exemplified the traits they found valuable, including resolve, strength, and dependability.{{epigraph ref|sa2|37}} He was also self-sacrificing, often allowing himself to be killed during Desolations in order to achieve victories thought to be impossible.{{book ref|sa1|part=prelude}} When men fight and die, nothing could prevent Taln from fighting alongside them.{{book ref|sa3|121}} This penchant for stubbornness as well as his selflessness are likely what allowed Taln to resist the torture in Damnation for over four thousand years to prevent a Desolation from coming to Roshar.{{epigraph ref|sa2|83}} Upon his realization that he had been betrayed by the other Heralds, Taln felt only joy that humanity had been given time to recover and might finally have a chance at defeating Odium in the [[True Desolation]].{{book ref|sa3|119}}

=== Herald of the Almighty ===

[[File: TalenelPortrait.jpg|300px|thumb|right|<center><small>by: [[User: Sheep|Sheep]]</small></center>Taln with his Honorblade]]

Not much is known about Taln's life before he became a Herald, but he was not initially intended to number among them and he was the only Herald who was not King, Scholar, or Notable Individual.{{book ref|sa3|117}} As Herald, he and the others fought in a series of Desolations against the [[Voidbringer]]s and [[Odium]] in defense of humankind.{{book ref|sa1|45}} Prior to each Desolation, Taln trained humanity's soldiers to fight the Voidbringers.{{book ref|sa2|i|7}} After each Desolation, Taln and the others returned to [[Damnation]], where they were tortured.{{book ref|sa1|part=prelude}} Each time, if Taln himself was killed during the fighting, he automatically returned to Damnation. After several Desolations, the [[Knights Radiant]] was founded by [[Surgebinding|Surgebinders]] with [[Ishar]]'s help{{epigraph ref|sa2|42}} and Taln became patron of the [[Order of Stonewards]], who shared access to the same Surges he possessed.{{epigraph ref|sa2|37}} It is possible that Hoid met Taln at some point during this time, as Hoid seems familiar with the man.{{book ref|sa1|epilogue}}