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Over the course of ''The Way of Kings'', we see a number of characters exclaim odd, non-sequitur phrases moments thatbefore they die. The phrases are completely out of character for them and seem to be somewhat prophetic before they die. The epigraphs for the chapters in Part 1 and Part 4 are a collection of these [[Death Rattle]]s that were collected by the [[Silent Gatherer]]s. The Death Rattles are an effect of [[Moelach]], one of the [[Unmade]].{{epigraph ref|sa2|82}}

| data-sort-value="1171 6 5 1" | {{Rosharan numeric date|1171|6|5|1}}

Since [[Gavilar]]'s assassination, [[Jasnah Kholin]] has dedicated a large portion of her time to finding out as much information as she can about the [[Voidbringer]]s and the city of [[Urithiru]]; this research appears to have been prompted by seeing [[Szeth]]'s [[Surgebinding]] on the night of Gavilar's death and her own developing [[Nahel bond]] with [[Ivory]].{{book ref|sa2|prologue}} The epigraphs for the chapters in Part 3 are excerpts from [[Jasnah's notebook|her notebook]] that lead her to believe the parshmen are descended from Voidbringers.

|I consider GashashsonGashash-son-Navammis a trustworthy source, though I'm not certain about this translation. Find the original quote in the fourteenth book of ''Seld'' and retranslate it myself, perhaps?

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