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(Added reference to the fact that Taln never broke in the earlier Desolations. (Oathbringer chapter 38))
(Taln did not break. https://wob.coppermind.net/events/472-jordancon-2021/#e14869)
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As one of the [[Herald]]s of the [[Almighty]], Taln is a [[Cognitive Shadow]] capable of resurrection.{{wob ref|1537}} Upon death, he returns to [[Damnation]] to be tortured unceasingly,{{book ref|sa1|part=prelude}} and returns to [[Roshar]] when he or any other Herald breaks. He is ageless, like the other Heralds.{{book ref|sa3|121}} BeforeHe the True Desolation, he wasis the only Herald who hadhas never broken.{{book ref|sa3|38}}
 
Serving as the the Herald of War, Taln was one of the most skilled fighters on [[Roshar]].{{book ref|sa2|i|7}} He was the most formidable fighter among the Heralds without dispute.{{book ref|sa4|111}} His reflexes are inhumanly quick, and he is even stronger than his massive build would suggest, able to throw open the gates of Kholinar on his own.{{book ref|sa2|88}}{{book ref|sa1|epilogue}} He was once a capable commander, able to win battles thought to be unwinnable, even at the cost of his own life.{{book ref|sa1|part=prelude}} He also excelled at training soldiers, and helped prepare mankind's warriors for the Desolations.{{book ref|sa2|i|7}}