Voidbringer

The Voidbringers are a race of creatures known only as myths to most inhabitants of Roshar. Legend tells of a time when they attacked mankind in their homes in the Tranquiline Halls, forcing them to Roshar. The Voidbringers then attacked mankind on Roshar, attempting to force them into Damnation. The legends claim that mankind won this time, though several times through the course of The Way of Kings, it is implied that the Voidbringers are not as gone as we might think.

The Voidbringers are also capable of using Stormlight to fuel magic, though we are not yet certain what they can do. In the prologue of The Way of Kings, Szeth states that he has heard Voidbringers can retain Stormlight indefinitely, without losing any to leaks as humans do when they hold it.

Near the end of The Way of Kings, Jasnah speculates to Shallan that the Parshendi and Parshmen are at least part of the Voidbringer species. At one point in The Way of Kings, Jasnah is holding a conversation with Navani, Adolin, Renarin, and Dalinar via spanreed. She has Shallan copy a picture of a Voidbringer for them to see, and they all agree that it looks a great deal like a Chasmfiend.

Speculation

This picture, combined with the similarities in appearance to thunderclasts of chasmfiends, has led to the speculation the chasmfiends are voidbringers as well, and possibly some earlier stage in the development of a thunderclast.

It is also speculated, based largely off of The Almighty's declaration at the end of The Way of Kings that Odium is planning to attack, and his added implication that Odium is behind the Desolations, that the Voidbringers are the troops used by Odium. Though there is no confirmation of this, the fact that each of the Desolations brings Voidbringers with it shows that the Voidbringers and Odium at least share some goals.

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