Death Rattle

Death Rattles are a phenomenon related to the Unmade Moelach. His presence causes some dying individuals to experience precognitive events in the form of cryptic utterances, in the final moments of life. This effect occurs only in the area around Moelach, who tends to move around Roshar. Death Rattles were apparently moderately common in Shinovar at some time between and , as Szeth recounts the phenomenon. The emergence of the Death Rattles in the East appears to coincide with the expedition of King Gavilar Kholin of Alethkar where the Parshendi were first encountered in . Later, during , Moelach and the Rattles moved to the Horneater Peaks.
== Uses ==
King Taravangian of Kharbranth keeps a record of Death Rattles taken from selected hospital patients (the terminally ill, the lowly, and the forgotten) who are slowly and intentionally bled to death solely for this purpose by the king's Silent Gatherers. He does so in order to supplement the Diagram, despite the Diagram itself calling Death Rattles and Moelach a distraction. The Diagram is aware of the possibility that Moelach, as Unmade servant of Odium may be feeding them bad information, but they believe the benefits of future sight outweigh the risks. They think the knowledge of what subjects the information contains is useful whether the information is correct or not.
== Notable Death Rattles ==
 
:::This rattle came exactly 1227 days before the advent of the Everstorm. It is possible that these rattles are less than fully accurate, or that whoever gave this death rattle valued poetry over technically accurate detail or, given the specific phrasing, that this was perhaps a foreshadowing to a time 227 days in the future when someone else would prophesy that it would be 1000 days until the Everstorm.
:::The description of the sun and sky, as well as the appearance of a Cryptic, indicate the speaker here was viewing Shadesmar. The subject also apparently retained some consciousness while dying, evidenced by them asking the Silent Gatherers "Healer, why do you take my blood?" In light of those conditions, the speaker may not have actually been affected by Moelach.
:::Most likely refers to Taravangian becoming Retribution. Honor, Cultivation, and Odium, the three Shards of Roshar, were replaced by only one when Honor and Odium merged and Cultivation left the system.
:::This rattle appears to be from the perspective of Ishar, who took the pain of the 9 Heralds, including himself, who abandoned Talenel, the only Herald to return to Braize at the end of the Last Desolation.
:::This rattle likely refers to the Herald Shalash, the daughter of the Herald Jezrien, Herald of Kings and patron of the Order of Windrunners. Shalash has defaced depictions of herself by scratching her face out of paintings or by destroying statues depicting her.
:::This rattle refers to the Unmade Re-Shephir and her Midnight Essence.
:::This rattle appears to be from the perspective of Kaladin during the Battle of the Tower, moments before he swears the Second Ideal of the Windrunners. The "final void" is a chasm over which he is jumping. The "friends behind, friends before" are the members of Bridge Four behind him and the army of Dalinar Kholin trapped by Parshendi before him. The "feast I must drink" is Stormlight stored in the gemstones knotted into the malen Parshendi's beards. The "words I must speak" is the Second Ideal. The "old oaths" are the Immortal Words.
:::This rattle likely refers to Kaladin swearing the Fourth Ideal of the Windrunners while falling in the highstorm towards the end of Raboniel's occupation of Urithiru. The events of this Death Rattle had not occurred as of the Battle of Thaylen Field.
:::It appears this subject is aware that the Silent Gatherers are killing people in order to obtain their death rattles and refuses to share his visions.
:::This rattle appears to refer to Kaladin and Shallan returning to the warcamps at the Shattered Plains following their fall into the chasms. The "pit" is a reference to the chasms and the "two dead men" are Kaladin and Shallan, presumed to be dead after the fall. The "heart" is an emerald gemheart they harvested from a chasmfiend they encountered and killed on their return journey.
:::This rattle refers to the awakening of Thunderclasts.
:::When all Heralds, except Taln, broke the Oathpact after Aharietiam they lied and told humanity that the Voidbringers finally were defeated.
:::This rattle appears to refer to Kaladin saving Elhokar from Moash, an event during which Kaladin swears the Third Ideal of the Windrunners. "The one who killed my promises" likely refers to the fact that Elhokar, through a string of related events, was responsible for Kaladin being unable to keep his promise to protect Tien in battle. "I raise my hand. The storm responds." refers to the fact that Kaladin's words are accepted and Syl returns to him as a Shardblade.
== Notes ==
es:Susurro de muerte