Nale
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| Titles | Herald of the Almighty, Herald of Justice, Patron of the Skybreakers |
| Aliases | Nalan, Nin, "Darkness" |
| Homeworld | Roshar |
Nale is one of the ten Heralds of The Almighty on Roshar.
In the Vorin tradition he is referred to as "Nalan".
He was associated with the number Nan, the essence Vapor, and the attributes Just and Confident.[1]
He was the Patron of the Order of Skybreakers of the Knights Radiant.
During the events of the Stormlight Archive, a person claiming to be Nalan revived Szeth after his confrontation with Kaladin above the Shattered Plains. Nalan recruited Szeth into the Skybreakers, as well as giving Szeth a new sword, one that is understood to be the Awakened Nalthian blade Nightblood. [2]
Appearance and Personality
Nale has dark skin and a crescent-shaped scar on his cheek. He appears to be the man who killed Ym[3] and the one who hunted Lift, whom she referred to as "Darkness."[4]
He has some sort of connection or obsession with order and will go to extreme lengths to ensure he doesn't break any laws of the land he is in. He also hunts down new Radiants for some unexplained reason. He tries to kill both Lift and Ym, but only withing the boundaries of the law. Thus, in order to kill Ym he found him first guilty of a murder he committed in his youth. Similarly with Lift, he appointed himself a lawman under Azir law and filled out the paperwork required to execute her for her crimes of thievery. After she is pardoned by the new Azir Vizier, Gawx, Nale is frustrated as his is forced to release her and cannot pursue her any longer.
He is seemingly impressed with Szeth's steadfast adherence to his Shin traditions, despite knowing that his Truthlessness is in error, and thus Nale gives Szeth a new blade and mission.