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| + | She is short, and her hair reaches past her ears. She wears a glove on her [[safehand]]. She is intelligent and naturally curious.{{book ref|sa4|16}} She is friendly with her fellow scholars, including [[Nem]] and [[Rushu]].{{book ref|sa4|16}}{{book ref|sa4|38}} |
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| + | ==Attributes and Abilities== |
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| + | Talnah is one of Queen [[Navani]]'s most versatile and trusted scholars. She worked as a jeweler before turning to optical lenses, and is an expert on a variety of subjects including [[polestone]]s, lensmaking, weather readings, and astronomy.{{book ref|sa4|16}}{{book ref|sa4|38}} |
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| + | ==History== |
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| + | During the [[True Desolation]], Talnah was a member of [[Navani]]'s team of [[artifabrian]]s and scholars in [[Urithiru]]. In {{Rosharan date|1175}}, she and [[Nem]] were tasked by [[Navani]] with studying the [[black sphere]] that [[Gavilar]] had given to [[Szeth]].{{book ref|sa4|16}} At the time, [[anti-Voidlight]] was not well-understood; as Talnah and Nem experimented with the sphere, they inadvertently caused an explosion that destroyed their lab, killing them both. Navani knew that she could not have reasonably expected a sphere to explode, but she still blamed herself for their deaths. She asked [[Rushu]] to perform a detailed forensic analysis on the lab.{{book ref|sa4|38}} |
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Latest revision as of 08:59, 20 April 2024
| Talnah | |
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| Died | Vev 1175[1] |
| Profession | Artifabrian |
| Residence | Urithiru |
| Homeworld | Roshar |
| Universe | Cosmere |
| First Appeared | Rhythm of War |
Talnah is an engineer and artifabrian on Roshar.[2]
Appearance and Personality[edit]
She is short, and her hair reaches past her ears. She wears a glove on her safehand. She is intelligent and naturally curious.[2] She is friendly with her fellow scholars, including Nem and Rushu.[2][1]
Attributes and Abilities[edit]
Talnah is one of Queen Navani's most versatile and trusted scholars. She worked as a jeweler before turning to optical lenses, and is an expert on a variety of subjects including polestones, lensmaking, weather readings, and astronomy.[2][1]
History[edit]
During the True Desolation, Talnah was a member of Navani's team of artifabrians and scholars in Urithiru. In 1175, she and Nem were tasked by Navani with studying the black sphere that Gavilar had given to Szeth.[2] At the time, anti-Voidlight was not well-understood; as Talnah and Nem experimented with the sphere, they inadvertently caused an explosion that destroyed their lab, killing them both. Navani knew that she could not have reasonably expected a sphere to explode, but she still blamed herself for their deaths. She asked Rushu to perform a detailed forensic analysis on the lab.[1]