Introduction:
Hello fellow fans, I would like to start by stating that this theory/idea has little to no evidence backing it up. Yet, I feel like it is a nice thing to think about. My theory is that the Ten Fools are actually real people and not just idyllic opposites of the Heralds.
Theory:
I always thought the hearalds were kind of underwhelming as far as "leaders" for the knights radiant. Thinking more on this I always thought "Do the knights radiant have leaders within their orders?", on this question I also thought that if the knight radiant were like other orders of knights in the real world, they must have had leaders. In the real world, a knight order would usually have a " Grand Master", these people would be in charge of the order and as well be the commanding officer for those below them. The heralds might have religious significance, therefore might not have had direct command of the knights radiant. My theory is that the Ten Fools were these Grand Masters. They may have not been the first Grand Masters of the Knight Radiant, but they would have to have had a very significant role within their orders history or culture. I feel like these Ten Fools must have done something so wrong that the Heralds themselves had to write them into history as "Fools". But in my own head cannon, I think the Heralds may have somehow dirtied their names themselves for selfish reasons. I think the Heralds are much more fallible then what we are lead to believe. For all we know there might be a whole conspiracy on how the Ten Fools are actually the heroes and the Heralds are the ones to be dreaded. I remember Brandon doing a WOB where he wanted to have a drawing of the Ten Fools in one of his books, will we perhaps see the " Ten Fools" in their glorious prime, around table like King Arthur and his knights in Britannian Lore?
Conclusion:
I hope you guys enjoyed my headcanon, this is my first every post on the forum and I hope I made a good opening for myself within this community. Please be free to criticize and poke holes within my theory. I just wanted to have a discussion on the Ten Fools and the exclusion of actual leaders within the Knights Radiant. I am hoping to have a good discussion with you all. Thank you and I apologize for my messy writing format.