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Episode 74: RoW Part 4 Epigraphs

Mar 2, 2021
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INSIGHT

Kalak's Broken Resolve

  • Kalak is portrayed as a fractured, anxious Herald who sought refuge in the cognitive realm at Lasting Integrity.
  • His withdrawal and magical malady invert his order's defining trait of resolute leadership.
INSIGHT

Heralds As Invested Cognitive Shadows

  • Heralds appear to be type-two invested entities or cognitive shadows kept alive by investiture and the Oathpact.
  • Kalak warns that severing the bond will let a captured Herald fade into the beyond rather than remain in a gemstone.
ANECDOTE

Journal Likely Written Near Adolin's Trial

  • The hosts recall Shallan spotting Kalak scribbling during Adolin's trial, suggesting the journal's timing.
  • They use this scene to anchor when Kalak may have written the epigraph entries.
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