There appears to be a a contradiction in the stormlight archive between the Eila Stele and the Stormfather’s words.
The stormfather (In one section) says that the Surgebinders copied what the heralds did. (In another section) that Odium was their first god, before they turned to Honor.
However, the Eila Stele claims that Human Surgebinding existed prior to the move from Braize to Roshar-
prior to the turn from Odium to Honor-
prior to the Heralds.
So Surgebinding, which copies the Heralds, shouldn’t exist until after the Oathpact is begun. And the Oathpact began after the move to Roshar, after Humnas begins to fight against Odium. But the Eila Stele claims that Surgebinding ‘destroyed the human’s lands’.
The only explanation I can come up with for this discrepancy is that the Heralds existed prior to the Oathpact, but the prelude to the way of kings strongly suggests that the Heralds were created specifically for the purpose of the Oathpact, to hold back the Fused and Odium in Braize.
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There appears to be a a contradiction in the stormlight archive between the Eila Stele and the Stormfather’s words.
The stormfather (In one section) says that the Surgebinders copied what the heralds did. (In another section) that Odium was their first god, before they turned to Honor.
However, the Eila Stele claims that Human Surgebinding existed prior to the move from Braize to Roshar-
prior to the turn from Odium to Honor-
prior to the Heralds.
So Surgebinding, which copies the Heralds, shouldn’t exist until after the Oathpact is begun. And the Oathpact began after the move to Roshar, after Humnas begins to fight against Odium. But the Eila Stele claims that Surgebinding ‘destroyed the human’s lands’.
The only explanation I can come up with for this discrepancy is that the Heralds existed prior to the Oathpact, but the prelude to the way of kings strongly suggests that the Heralds were created specifically for the purpose of the Oathpact, to hold back the Fused and Odium in Braize.
so how does this work?
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