Confused Posted April 25, 2014 Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 What do you make of a character whose name is an anagram for "Base Liar"? It's been speculated elsewhere that Sebarial is not what he seems. My theory is that he's Chach (or whatever the actual name for the Dustbringer herald is). In WoR Chapter 38 (Hardcover, p. 446), he tells Shallan that "Everyone knows I like to set things on fire and watch them burn." Chach's (and Dustbringer's) surges are Division and Abrasion. In the WoK Prelude, Dustrbingers are the ones who leave "still-smoldering" piles on the battlefield. Control over friction/fire may be how Sebarial and Palona keep warm and dry under their canopy during the Highstorm in WoR's climactic scene. Even if I'm wrong about who Sebarial really is, I still love the anagram... 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levian Posted April 25, 2014 Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 That anagram is awesome, never caught that one! He is definitely the lying type it seems. He puts on an act for the other Highprinces while letting his true personality, identity, and agenda stay hidden. There is MUCH more to him than we know, and as we know anybody who isn't who they seem is a huge suspect of being either a Herald or Worldhopper. I doubt he's a Worldhopper since he's been around so long and is in such high position with a family history, but a Herald is definitely possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kobold King Posted April 25, 2014 Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 According to Coppermind, Chanarach is a female Herald. Doesn't rule out Palona, though. That anagram is hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ren Posted April 25, 2014 Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 He's a very crafty person, worthy of his name. Nice catch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aleksiel Posted April 25, 2014 Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 Nice catch with the anagram! But as was pointed out, Chana is a female. It's possible that either Palona or Sebarial are surgebinders and kept themselves warm via surge. That would explain why Sebarial went to fight with Dalinar and also why he didn't want to throw his men's lives away on the Plains to gain gemhearts, when he could gain wealth in other ways thus following the First Ideal of journey before destination and life before death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kobold King Posted April 25, 2014 Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 Rust. Now I'm wondering whether Sebarial and Palona are Firesoul Ferrings, and that's how they kept warm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aoibheann Posted April 25, 2014 Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 I like the anagram part of the theory! There's something odd about the couple, but I'm not willing to put money on any of the theories I've seen. Mraize & Iyatil? Nazh and Khriss? Demoux and nameless Terris woman? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numb Posted April 25, 2014 Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 (edited) That's really cool, didn't even see it. He reminds me a lot of Cett from Mistborn series who was really cool. He has the whole "i have to be viewed as bad" thing going but being Roshar and not Scadrial he isn't as ruthless. Edited April 25, 2014 by Numb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoser Posted April 25, 2014 Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 (edited) This is really fun. Sebarial is certainly an interesting character. If Roion's side had stopped the singing Parshendi in the everstorm battle, rather than getting routed, I wonder whether the Everstorm could have been averted? I would think a Herald or maybe even a Surgebinder could have made a difference there. It would take an amazing temperament for a Herald to not try to make a difference. OTOH, Nin apparently did just that, as he was clearly monitoring the situation and did nothing to help. Edited April 25, 2014 by hoser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSC01 Posted April 25, 2014 Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 And here the only theory I'd had about Sebarial to this point was that he should be played by Ray Stevenson in a movie adaptation (not that such an adaptation would be a good idea). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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