thejopen27 Posted June 24, 2020 Report Share Posted June 24, 2020 I have a simple proposal for how the Heralds can be A. born on Ashyn (except maybe Ash), B. Were elevated to heralds during the first Desolation to combat the fused who came in the first desolation, and C. Were not supernaturally old and didn't have extended lifespans... Why do we assume the humans came to Ashyn all at once? Why can't they have come in waves over tens or hundreds of years? We assume Ashyn was destroyed suddenly, but it can't have been too sudden as there was enough time to evacuate a large amount of people to Shinovar on Roshar and to create the floating cities of Ashyn that harbored cities worth of Ashynites. What if there were early refugees who left at the beginning of some war to move to Roshar, then the war gets worse and more people move and Shinovar starts to get full, the first humans go over the mountains, the war begins to destroy the planet with vast, destructive powers being unleashed on whatever the sides were and the planet is basically destroyed. During this period the Shin-Ahsynites start to kill Singers and the Singers fight back. The angriest of the Singers are offered great power and revenge by Odium in return for their obedience (Odium is playing both sides). Jesrien, King of one of the floating cities that is failing brings his people in a migration to Roshar and enters into a raging war with the fused giving the Singers a terrible advantage. Honor offers Jesrien and nine of his people the chance to oppose the fused and bring humanity over to Honor instead of Odium. This doesn't have a lot of evidence, but it solves the strange timeline issues around the first desolation and the migration of the Radiants. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karger Posted June 24, 2020 Report Share Posted June 24, 2020 This WoB implies that it was over the course of a single lifetime Quote Willshaper Wallar ...Were the Heralds alive for the human exodus from Ashyn? Brandon Sanderson Yes. They were not Heralds then, but they all made that trip. I believe. My timeline-- You can't nail me down on that one, because it's possible that Ash was born after, but I don't think so. Skyward Denver signing (Nov. 15, 2018) although I suppose Brandon could just mean that they were the last bunch to come through. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejopen27 Posted June 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2020 (edited) Yes, that quote just says the heralds were born on Ashyn, that doesn't mean that there weren't already humans on Roshar. That was my main point and the main thing I was trying to resolve. Edited June 24, 2020 by thejopen27 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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