Emerald

There's also the interlude in WoK where one of Szeth's masters hints at a story of stealing an orb from the Nightwatcher. It makes Szeth uncomfortable because it reminds him of the orb Gavilar gave him. There's no more information on what it is or if the story is even true, but it's possible that the Nightwatcher was the keeper of said orbs, or perhaps, she had been given one to watch after or had even stolen one herself.

Aaah, I was mis-reading what exactly she was doing. When she's in the hallway destroying a bunch of different kinds of art, I thought it was of all the different Heralds.

I just want to try to figure out what patterns to look for between Heralds. I know one father/daughter connection isn't much, but if that affects how their attributes work or don't work together, or if it gives us something to look for between other Heralds, I think it would be really interesting to learn about/figure out. I'll have to do some more close reading as I wok through WoR, but I just started, so I have plenty to look for. Also, I had a thought. Do we know anything about why Shalash is destroying art of the Heralds? It's been awhile since I've read WoR. But I was thinking that if Jezrien really has fallen into drunkenness (if he's the one at the pauper's feast at the start of WoK) could her habit be a sort of retaliation to him? Or perhaps a retaliation to what they've all become, since abandoning the oathpact. She's just disgusted with what they represent vs. what they actually are like.

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Granted. You'll sneeze anytime someone says "bless you" I wish all this snow would go away.

I just found out the other day that Shalash is Jezrien's daughter. The coppermind wiki is awesome. As cool as it is, that just had me wondering about all sorts of other things. I tried finding some other answers, but didn't come across much, and wanted to know if I'm just missing something... Do we know anything/have any other theories about the implications this has for the rest of the Heralds? It seems like a Father/Daughter relationship is something that's too significant to be a one-off fun fact. Is it possible there's a Mother/Son, or Husband/Wife, or Siblings among the Heralds? Does this have any impact on how the KR work with each other? Jezrien and Shalash don't share any attributes (I thought maybe they would have one in common), but since they don't, are their attributes particularly complimentary to one another? Or perhaps more opposite. If I remember correctly, Honorspren and Cryptics don't exactly get along, and yet, they're the spren of a Windrunner and Lightweaver. Or is it Father/Daughter like the KR were considered "brotherhoods". Is it assumed that this is an actual, biological connection? When I found this out, I assumed that Shalash was born, grew up, and then she and her father became Heralds at the same time. I was also thinking it would be possible perhaps for her to have taken her mother's place as a Herald once Shalash grew up. Basically, I have a ton of questions and I feel like there are a lot of implications this one thing could have for the rest of the Heralds and the dynamics of the whole group. If Taln was related to one of them, if he was particularly special to one of them, how could they leave him behind? If he was special to someone, and it's possible that the "Taln" in the books is not actually Taln, could it be the family that abandoned him?

Oh! Thank you. I must have missed that.

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I'll have to see if I can figure out how to make edits. I've never done anything on wikis before, so I'm not familiar with how it works.

I wasn't sure where exactly to put this, but I noticed on Shalash's page, it's confirmed by a WoB that she is Jezrien's daughter. Or at least, it's posted on Theoryland. I wasn't sure if there were any book references, or hints that would have inspired someone to ask this question. I didn't see much on her particular wiki, since not much is known about her in general. I assume we don't know who her mother is. But when I checked Jezrien's page, it didn't mention Shalash at all. I feel like this is something that should be mentioned & I figure it's pretty significant. It makes me wonder about all the other Heralds. Are they also related? Mostly I thought that this was a very interesting piece of info, and I haven't seen anyone else talking about it. But today is also my first day, so this might be information that everyone else is used to.

Figured I'd pop in, since I'm exploring the forums. Delaware, USA. Looks like I might be the first one from here. heh. Sorry, state humor. I was born in Indiana, but I've been in DE since I was 5.

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I'll have to check that out when I get closer to reviewing and posting some of my own theories! Thanks.

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Granted. Along with 99 other hamsters. I wish to be in perfect health.