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A picture sent from Jasnah to Dalinar via [[spanreed]], combined with the similarities in appearance to [[thunderclast]]s or [[Chasmfiend|chasmfiends]], has led to the speculation the chasmfiends are voidbringers as well, and possibly some earlier stage in the development of a thunderclast. Jasnah states along with it that the artist might have only drawn the most fearsome thing she could imagine.
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 [[Desolation]]s, 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. Given [[Eshonai]]'s change in personality and the screaming she experiences when she attunes the rhythm of peace, it is likely that the Voidbringers are similar to the [[Koloss]] or other Hemalurgic beings that are controlled by a
Alternatively, it may be that voidbringers are more accurately described as any creature (or object, in the case of thunderclasts) bonded to (or possessed by) a spren of [[Odium]]. In this way, voidbringers are not a species or collection of species (e.g. parshmen/parshendi, chasmfiends, thunderclasts); instead, these are simply creatures that have a predisposition to bonding Odium-spren. However, it's not entirely clear whether or not these creatures bond to Odium-spren voluntarily. So, it may be that they have been singled out for possession by Odium-spren. Either way, Eshonai's experience in [[Words of Radiance]] indicates that the will of a creature bonded to an Odium-spren is bent to serve Odium's hateful, destructive goals.
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