Timbre
| Timbre | |
|---|---|
 por taratjah
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| Capacidades | Nahel bond, Willshaper magic, Astilla |
| Vinculado con | Venli, Eshonai (formerly)[1] |
| Especie | Alcanzador |
| Mundo natal | Roshar |
| Universo | Cosmere |
“What are you hoping to accomplish? Your kind betrayed us. Go find a human to bother. ”
Timbre is a lightspren from Roshar who has bonded Venli.[3]
Her real name is unknown; "Timbre" is a nickname given to her by Venli.[4]
Appearance and Personality
In the Physical Realm, Timbre appears as a ball of light that trails a comet-like white streak when it moves around.[5] She is curious and adventurous, venturing out into dangerous situations; however, she's also scared of the Everstorm and hides in the shadows when it arrives. She is determined in her pursuit of a bond with Venli, and often serves as a calming influence on the singer, pulsing to the Rhythm of Peace to push Odium's influence away.[4]
Abilities and Attributes
Timbre has shown the ability to reside within Venli's gemheart and capture other spren residing there.[3] Doing so allows Venli to enter and exit forms of power granted by voidspren at will.[6] It is unclear by what means Timbre does so.
Unlike other Radiant spren, Timbre has shown no ability to speak. Rather, she communicates through pulsing to certain Rhythms, which produces audible vibrations.[7] She can read Venli's thoughts, and in turn Venli can understand Timbre's pulses as the expression of her words and intents.[8]
She has formed a Nahel Bond with Venli, a singer -- something previously thought impossible.[6] Ordinarily, the bond should grant Venli the powers of a Willshaper, letting her use Stormlight to heal and to access the Surges of Transportation and Cohesion;[9] while Venli has shown the ability to breathe in Stormlight, it's uncertain if and how her species will change any other aspect of the bond.[6]
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History
The First Attempt
Timbre's grandfather was one of the spren who had bonded the Knights Radiant in the past; however, he was killed, along with many thousand others, in the Recreance. Despite that, in the late Era of Solitude, Timbre decided to cross over into the Physical Realm and form a Nahel Bond. Taught by that example, however, she decided to attempt a bond with a singer rather than a human.[6]
Her first target was Eshonai, and shortly before the arrival of the everstorm, Timbre began trying to bond with her. She made little headway, as Eshonai was in stormform at the time and found Timbre's presence annoying. Still, the spren continued to try.[10]
Meeting Venli
After Eshonai's death, Timbre remained with her corpse until it was found by a search party led by Ulim. Venli, one of the members of the group, saw Timbre after stripping off Eshonai's Shardplate and tried to shoo her away.[5] Timbre, however, was not to be so easily dismissed; she followed Venli and accompanied her as the latter took on the envoyform. When Venli noticed Timbre's presence there, she instinctively hid her from the Fused, believing that they would kill the little spren.[11]
From then on out, Timbre would accompany Venli everywhere, carried around in Venli's sphere pouch and coming out only when there was no-one around to see her.[2] Though initially hostile, Venli continued to hide her from the Fused and eventually gave her her nickname. When the two were on the outskirts of Kholinar, Timbre finally made it clear that she wanted to form a Nahel Bond with Venli. Venli was hesitant, believing that she could not live up to the high standard set by Eshonai. It was around that time that Timbre began using the Rhythm of Peace to try and push down Odium's influence; she also helped Venli hear the old Rhythms again.[4]
When Dalinar brought Venli into a highstorm vision to speak with her, Timbre somehow entered it after her. She managed to reach Venli as Odium tore the vision apart, before Dalinar sent them both back out to protect them.[12] Later, she accompanied Venli at the Battle of Thaylen Field, although she remained hidden in her pouch, initially trying to pulse to Peace before growing too scared of Odium to continue.[7][13]
Forming a Bond
After Odium failed to turn Dalinar to his side, Venli snuck away from the battlefield. She began to state the First Ideal, but before she could finish it, one of the Fused noticed something happening. Timbre used the moment of confusion as he grabbed Venli's pouch to leap over into Venli's gemheart and trap the Voidspren residing there. Once the Fused left, having found nothing, Venli retreated to a private ship cabin and drank in Stormlight, proving that Timbre had managed to make her a Surgebinder.[3]
Afterwards, the two discussed their new bond. Timbre told Venli about her grandfather and her distrust of humans before encouraging her to share the true story of the listeners with the awakened Parshmen, determined to oppose Odium.[6] Although Venli could see into Shadesmar with her new abilities and found it very useful to be able to peer at others' souls there, Timbre knew enough to warn her that traveling there would be dangerous for her. They tested their ability to shape stone once, but they drew secretspren to themselves; after that occasion, Timbre grew concerned whenever Venli looked into Shadesmar and Venli harbored concerns that the Fused would be able to detect Timbre's pulsing.[8]
Escape Plans
As Venli solidified her desire to lead her people away from the Fused and to freedom, Timbre suggested to her that instead of trying to force those who came to her to share her opinions and thoughts, they should allow each their own agency; Venli honored that idea when dealing with Shumin and the others. As Venli explained their tentative plans to the singer, Timbre agreed with her that their hope that they might find a sympathetic Fused was unlikely and later disapproved when Venli attributed her Radiant powers to her Voidspren instead of to Timbre. She reminded Venli that their plans necessarily involved risk, which reminded Venli to check in Shadesmar for spies just in time to see Lady Leshwi approaching. The two of them were terribly frightened they had been discovered but instead were summoned to help Leshwi investigate the newest batch of Fused.[8]
The following day, Venli had to fulfill her role as Voice for Lady Leshwi at a conclave of important singers. Timbre restrained a budding desire in Venli that aspired to the Fused's immortality, reminding her that she was deceived if she thought she would ever receive that honor and reminding her of their insanity. She was frightened by the Nine singing an alien song in unison when they heard of the Fourth Bridge and later desired to warn Venli again of her ambition. That time, however, Venli felt that that particular ambition-wanting to widen the divisions she saw among the Fused-was necessary to attain freedom. When Leshwi decided to lend Venli to Raboniel as a servant for the infiltration of Urithiru, Raboniel annoyed both Venli and Timbre by asking Leshwi how she had "collected" the Last Listener. Observing that Leshwi did not trust Raboniel, Timbre encouraged Venli to ask Leshwi if there might be a way to reestablish her people. They were frustrated by Leshwi's reply when she told Venli to wait until the Fused gained victory over the humans and left the world for the singers. Abandoning that thought, Timbre exitedly pointed out to Venli that going to Urithiru was a great opportunity to be among Radiants who might be able to help train her.[14]
Infiltration
Timbre and Venli accompanied the force that traveled to Urithiru. As they hiked through the mountains towards the tower, they observed the Deepest Ones with curiosity, thinking about their own stone shaping ability. Raboniel noticed Venli's curiosity, frightening the two of them into thinking they had acted suspiciously. They grew even more worried when Raboniel made it clear that she knew Venli was spying for Leshwi. When the conversation led to Raboniel explaining about the Surge of Cohesion, though, Timbre pulsed to Caution to restrain Venli's excitement at finally receiving answers.[15]
Venli was unexpectedly thrust into the middle of the fight when the group ambushed humans in the tunnels below Urithiru, and she had to kill a human in self-defense. Timbre pulsed to the Rhythm of the Lost as Venli knelt over her first ever kill. As Venli struggled with her emotions and admitted inwardly that she had been selfish and ambitious before, she held to the truth of that thought and refused to accept Timbre's comforting pulses.[16]
Theories and Speculation
Timbre is possibly the daughter of Ico. Venli, in conversation with Timbre, learns that Timbre's grandfather was a spren killed by the Recreance[6] -- something that also happened to Ico's father. Ico also remarks that his daughter abandoned her employment at the moneychangers' in Celebrant to chase "foolish dreams".[17]
Trivia
- The name Timbre is derived from the English word meaning a distinct quality of a sound or voice.
- Brandon has debunked the idea that Timbre is Eshonai's soul, noting that this is "not how spren work". Nonetheless, it was a theory that was quite popular was among his beta readers, which is why he didn't RAFO it when asked about it.[18]
Notes
- ↑ El ritmo de la guerra capítulo 117#
- ↑ a b Juramentada interludio I-7#
- ↑ a b c Juramentada capítulo 120#
- ↑ a b c Juramentada interludio I-11#
- ↑ a b Juramentada interludio I-3#
- ↑ a b c d e f Juramentada capítulo 121#
- ↑ a b Juramentada capítulo 115#
- ↑ a b c El ritmo de la guerra capítulo 11#
- ↑ Surgebinding Table
- ↑ Palabras radiantes interludio I-11#
- ↑ Juramentada interludio I-6#
- ↑ Juramentada capítulo 109#
- ↑ Juramentada capítulo 118#
- ↑ El ritmo de la guerra capítulo 14#
- ↑ El ritmo de la guerra capítulo 31#
- ↑ El ritmo de la guerra capítulo 37#
- ↑ Juramentada capítulo 101#
- ↑ Emerald City Comic Con 2018
— Arcanum - 2018-03-01#
