It's fascinating how Shallan's conversation with Adolin in WoR about chasmfiends potentially causing unintended consequences for the Shattered Plains and beyond may support the theory. It really makes you wonder what happened to Roshar's ecosystem after the Singers were wiped out and how they may have been the actual apex predators. There's still so much we don't know about spren and Roshar's history with the Parsh.
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