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'''Talenel''', nicknamed '''Taln''', and called '''Talenelat''' in the [[Vorinism|Vorin]] religion is one of the Ten [[Herald]]s of the [[Almighty]].
 
Talenel was the only Herald who died in the [[Desolation|Last Desolation]], he was abandoned by the other Heralds when they chose to walk away rather then return the place of torment that they were trapped in between the [[Desolation]]s.{{ref|b|sa1|prelude}} At the end of [[The Way of Kings]] he appeared at the gates of [[Kholinar]] dazed and confused, warning of a new Desolation, and promptly collapses.
 
At the end of [[The Way of Kings]] he appeared at the gates of [[Kholinar]] dazed and confused. He introduced himself as Talenel'Elin, Stonesinew, Herald of the Almighty. He gave warning of a new Desolation, and promptly collapsed.{{ref|b|sa1|epilogue}}
==Is Taln dead?==
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It has often been suggested that Talenel is dead, because his [[Shardblade]] did not vanish. There is evidence to the contrary, however. As Talenel is a Herald, it is likely he is not wielding a Shardblade at all, but an [[Honorblade]]. Honorblades are unique, and operate differently. When the wielder dies, Honorblades vanish, opposite of regular Shardblades.{{ref|b|twok|c|prelude|"If their masters had died, those Blades would have vanished."}}
 
Though his blade didn't vanish when he collapsed this is not an evidence that he might have died. It's indisputable that Taln is one of the Heralds and thus it's known from the Prelude that the Herald's Honorblades vanish if their wielder died (in contrary to Shardblades that stay when the Shardbearer dies).{{ref|b|sa1|prelude|"If their masters had died, those Blades would have vanished."}}
Also, Brandon has said Talenel will be a viewpoint character in later books{{ref|17s|637|post|11092|Stormlight Archive Main Characters}}, so clearly Talenel has not died.▼
 
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