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What Did Thjazi See in the Sky?

What did Thjazi see above the Guardian Wall, and why did it frighten him?

The sight itself is never shown. Halandil perceives Thjazi’s panic through their magical connection, and the fear remains visible on Thjazi’s face after death.

First raised at 00:16:29 — Thjazi Sees Something in the Sky in The Execution of Thjazi Fang (Episode 1)
Still unanswered

Open Questions

  • What was visible above the wall?
  • Was it a person, creature, omen or magical event?
  • Did it prompt Thjazi’s urgent final instructions?
Transcript-backed leads

Clues

RaisedConfirmed00:16:29

Thjazi Sees Something Above the Wall

Thjazi looks towards the sky. Whatever he sees causes his confident expression to change into panic, but Halandil cannot identify the cause from within the crowd.

Not established as canon

Theories

Possible

A visible threat or arrival

Thjazi may have recognised a person, creature or approaching danger that the crowd could not see from below.

0 supporting · 0 contradicting evidence records
Possible

A supernatural omen

The sight may have been magical or prophetic rather than an ordinary object in the sky.

0 supporting · 0 contradicting evidence records
Possible

The sight changed his priorities

The timing suggests that what Thjazi saw may have caused his urgent instructions concerning Murray, the Penteveral, paint and Thimble.

0 supporting · 0 contradicting evidence records
Resolution test

What Would Resolve It?

Identify what Thjazi saw above the Guardian Wall.

Explain why the sight caused immediate panic.

Establish whether it caused or altered Thjazi’s final instructions.

Episode chronology

Developments

00:16:29RaisedOpen

Thjazi Sees Something Above the Wall

Thjazi looks towards the sky. Whatever he sees causes his confident expression to change into panic, but Halandil cannot identify the cause from within the crowd.

The Execution of Thjazi Fang
Transcript-backed claims

Mystery Evidence

Claims are labelled by how the transcript establishes them. Evidence can support a clue without proving a theory.

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2 Confirmed1 Reported
ConfirmedDirectly Depicted Event00:16:29

Thjazi sees something in the sky above the Guardian Wall that causes his expression to change from confidence to panic.

Source
The Execution of Thjazi Fang · Thjazi Sees Something in the Sky
ReportedCharacter Testimony00:18:26

Immediately before his death, Thjazi declares that he can still hear the falcon’s cry.

Source
Thjazi Fang · The Execution of Thjazi Fang · Tell Thimble Not to Be Scared
ConfirmedNarration00:49:59

Fear and panic remain visible upon Thjazi’s face after his death.

Source
Azune Brings Thjazi Home · Azune Restores Thjazi’s Repose