Ten individuals on Roshar bound by the Oathpact, a divine agreement with Honor that required them to return to Braize (the prison world of Odium's forces) between Desolations to hold back the Fused. The Heralds endured millennia of torture between each Desolation, buying time for humanity. Eventually nine of them abandoned the Oathpact, leaving only Taln to bear the burden alone. Their breaking of the Oathpact and its consequences are central to the Stormlight Archive.