The Stormlight Archive volume 6 is one of the most anticipated titles among Cosmere books could provide some details about the events transpiring on Roshar, with the possibility of characters appearing in Mistborn Era 3. Plus, Sanderson has already revealed some information about The Stormlight Archive's next five books, including some of the main characters.

Wind And Truth Chapter 84 Saw Talenel Valiantly Defend Azimir

Talenel Died In Battle Fighting Without A Weapon

After arriving in Kholinar at the end of The Way of Kings, Talenel has spent most of The Stormlight Archive's first five volumes bedridden, recovering from his time on Braize. His only cogent scene in the series prior was in Oathbringer, which happened in reaction to Dalinar swearing his Third Ideal. In Wind and Truth, Talenel steals the show at the Battle of Azimir, ri to protect the medical ward in Chapter 84, forcing the powerful Abidi the Monarch to flee in fear and killing several Fused with his bare hands.

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Brandon Sanderson is a master at crafting moments where the reader gets to jump out of their seat and celebrate due to excitement. Kaladin and Dalinar have both had them throughout the series, but Talenel's was possibly even more powerful due to how unexpected it was. The book could have very easily lacked this moment and been about the same, but these two pages offered such an exhilarating surprise that years of predictions couldn't have anticipated. Now, I desperately want more.

Talenel Could Be The Stormlight Archive Arc 2's Most Exciting Hero

Talenel Will Be The POV Flashback Character For Book 9

Brandon Sanderson has already revealed the five flashback POV characters for Arc 2 of The Stormlight Archive, and Talenel is intended to be one of them. Talenel will be the central focus of the penultimate novel of the series, and Sanderson has also mentioned that Arc 2 will be more focused on the Heralds. We got a glimpse of their history in Wind and Truth through the scenes in the Spiritual Realm, but there's so much more to uncover in the back half of the series.

In Wind and Truth, Brandon Sanderson offered a few interesting details about Talenel, specifically his origin as a Herald. Now that Kaladin has replaced Jezrien as the King of the Heralds, their narrative might only happen in the Interludes of books 6 & 7, with them more likely to fully return to Roshar in book 8, when Shalash is the POV flashback character. It seems like Wind and Truth offered a small taste of a tremendously exciting character, with way more to come in the following five books.

Talenel's Story Is Even More Complex Than What We've Seen So Far

Wind And Truth Hinted At Talenel Having A Dark Past

One of the prerequisites for Talenel becoming a Herald thousands of years earlier on The Stormlight Archive's timeline was that he had interacted with a god before. This means that he had a notable moment with one of the Shards, and the book reveals it to be Cultivation, another extraordinarily mysterious character. Wind and Truth quickly mentions that Talenel tried to kill Cultivation, something we didn't know about before, and doesn't ever return to this detail.

The Talenel flashbacks in book 9 of The Stormlight Archive will surely offer some explanation for what happened here, and this could also shine some much-needed light on Cultivation, whose motives are still questionable after she fled Roshar at the end of book 5. The Stormlight Archive still has plenty of outstanding characters left on the table for Arc 2, but Talenel could be the most compelling figure whom we still know so little about.

The Stormlight Archive

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Brandon Sanderson

Character(s)

Kaladin Stormblessed, Shallan Davar, Dalinar Kholin, Adolin Kholin, Jasnah Kholin, Szeth-son-son-Vallano, Navani Kholin

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