Difference between revisions of "Talenel"

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|b|twoksa|part=prelude|text=Prelude to The Stormlight Archive}} 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 was bearded with dark brown eyes, and his [[Honorblade]] was narrow, long, and shaped like a spike.{{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|b|twoksa|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.{{ref|b|twok|c|46}}