Difference between revisions of "Unkalaki"

 

== Appearance and Anatomy ==

 

Features that are often associated with Horneaters are pale skin, tall stature, and red hair.{{book ref|sa2|69}} Their lines mixed with that of the [[Veden]]s at some point; by the era of the [[True Desolation]], traditional Veden coloring includes such features as red hair and freckles, inherited from the Horneaters.{{book ref|sa2|45}} Because of their singer heritage, the Unkalaki have extra jaw pieces at the back of their mouths which help them eat shells.{{wob ref|3922}} This is likely the reason they are called Horneaters.

Since the [[True Desolation]], the Unkalaki have obtained two sets of [[Shardplate]]. The first is obtained by [[Rock]] during the [[Battle of Thaylen Field]], where he uses a [[grandbow]] to kill [[Meridas Amaram]].{{book ref|sa3|120}} While he also wins the [[Shardblade]] [[Oathbringer (Shardblade)|Oathbringer]], he returns this to [[Dalinar Kholin]] in repayment of a debt.{{book ref|sa3|122}} The second set is discovered by [[Cord]] on the [[expedition to Akinah]].{{book ref|sa3.5|16}} When Cord bonds the Shardplate, she becomes the first Shardbearer among her people in a very long time.{{book ref|sa4|i|1}}

 

 

=== Calendar ===

The reduplication of vowels seems to indicate the distinction between long and short vowels. The ' in most words seem to depict [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glottal_stop Glottal stops].

 

 

=== Names ===