Theoryland of the Wheel of Time

Fantasy Faction Interview (Verbatim)

Okay, the next question we have�I think this one you might have answered before�but have we met all the main point-of-view characters yet? Or, if not, what percentage are we talking?

You have met almost all of them. Let me do a count... Let's see. The main characters in the book are�in the series�Kaladin, and Dalinar, Adolin, Jasnah, Shallan, and Navani, whom you all met in this book and most of them had viewpoints. Szeth, Taravangian, and Taln. And one of the other Heralds; I'm not going to tell you who that is. But I think you've met...you have, I'm sure, met that person; I know he's in there. And so, I think you've met them all, basically. Taln is the person who shows up in the epilogue.

Marc Aplin

Excellent.

Brandon confirmed that Shalash was seen in The Way of Kings, but he also hinted there were others.

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Hal-Con Report - Lance Alvein (Paraphrased)

Can you confirm if the scene with Taln at the end of Way of Kings is entirely in Hoid's perspective? There was some discussion that it might not be, since Taln's honourblade was called a shardblade.

That entire scene is in Hoid's POV, and the reason for it being called a shardblade is because honourblades are shardblades.

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WoR Signing Report - Argent (Verbatim)

The person who arrived at the gates of Kholinar, the one you refuse to acknowledge as Talenel - is that person the same as the one delivered to the warcamps?

Yes.

taln,

Salt Lake City Comic-Con 2014 (Verbatim)

I asked a question at the panel, I asked if the person you refuse to say who he is, I was trying to talk about Taln.

Oh!

Question

Not Hoid.

Brandon Sanderson

So what about Taln?

Question

Is there anything you'll tell us about him?

Brandon Sanderson

What do you want to know? Ask me a specific question.

Question

Is he Rosharan?

Brandon Sanderson

Is he Rosharan? Taln is Rosharan.

Question

[audio obscured]

Brandon Sanderson

Define Rosharan, how about that?

Question

Native to Roshar.

Brandon Sanderson

That I have to RAFO.

Question

Are the Heralds...

Brandon Sanderson

The Heralds are from the same place that Taln is from.

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WoR Signing Report - darkanimereal1 and luke (Verbatim)

Are the Heralds actually aware that Taln is back?

Are the Heralds aware that Taln is back? Uh, you're implying that this person actually is Taln. [The smile on Brandon's face at this moment was the best, most excruciatingly awful smile ever. And we thought Peter was a tease.] Which is not guaranteed. It's not guaranteed. However, the return of the Voidbringers does indeed indicate to them, in their mind, that he would have returned.

Question

So they assume because the Voidbringers are returning--

Brandon Sanderson

Because the Voidbringers are returning, would be a clue to them that Taln has returned.

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WOR Signing Report - IronCaf (Paraphrased)

Do you know the order of 6-10?

I know whose they are but I haven't decided the order. Lift is one, Taln is one. The person who calls himself Taln.

6-10 presumably means books 6-10 of Stormlight Archive.

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Firefight Tour - El Cerrito, CA (Paraphrased)

The Shardblade that Dalinar had at the end of Words of Radiance, was that the Honorblade?

The Shardblade that Dalinar had at the end of Words of Radiance that he gave up?

Question

Yeah, that he gave up.

Brandon Sanderson

No it was not.

Question

It was not? So what happened to the Honorblade that the Herald had?

Brandon Sanderson

Nobody kno- Well, somebody knows, but it is not known to the main characters.

Question

Can I ask if uh, Hoid-

Brandon Sanderson

If Hoid knows?

Question

Yeah.

Brandon Sanderson

Hoid did not take it, but I’m not answering whether he knows.

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Chicago

How was Dalinar able to bond Taln’s shardblade-- honorblade?

It’s not Taln’s honorblade.

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Shadows of Self-Oak Brook, IL

Would it be safe to assume that Kaladin is also carrying the Honorblade? Because that makes the most sense to me.

Which Honorblade?

Shadows of Self-Oak Brook, IL

If the spren that bond people scream when they touch a Shardblade, but then at the end of Words of Radiance Kaladin holds Szeth's honorblade and they do not have a problem with that, why does the Stormfather force Dalinar to get rid of his Honorblade at the end of Words of Radiance?

So... He does not have an Honorblade at the end of Words of Radiance.

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Shadows of Self-San Jose

Why does Taln’s Honorblade scream for Dalinar?

Check out the descriptions of the swords in book 1 and book 2. The hint is they’re not the same sword.

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La Dimension Fantastique

Can you give us a hint on the madman identity, the man everyone think he's Taln ?

Brandon (with a big smile) : Everyone think he's Taln !

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Harold Washington Library Center-AU Tour (Paraphrased)

Did Taln’s Scar [star system] look the same before and after the Shattering of Adonalsium?

RAFO.

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