So I'm sure we all noticed a peculiar article in the newspaper during Shadows of Self. I'm not sure if there will be any spoilers, as it doesn't seem to relate to the overall plot of the book, but better safe than sorry.
The article I'm talking about is the one titled "Visitors from other Worlds." In this article, Lady Nicelle Sauvage was lost somewhere in the Southern Roughs. While she was wandering around she discovered a "mountain pool of the most perfect blue." Upon further investigation, she saw a hunched figure, and described it as "A shadow... Piercing eyes, and a face like some otherworldy beast." She ran away from the creature, and set up camp in a different location.
So any idea who/what this thing is? What strikes me most was that the creature was crouched next to a pool. Could this possibly be Harmony's Shardpool, and someone, or something, worldhopped to that Shardpool? I'm a bit rusty on my Stormlight Archive, but does this match the description of the Parshendi at all? That was my first thought when I read it. What do you all think?