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I originally posted these on http://www.17thshard.com/forum/topic/6605-words-of-brandon-compiled/page-7. These are from the Lexington signing at Joseph Beth, 3/18/2014. Some of these may be repeats Q: Is it true that humans can bond to multiple spren? A: They can theoretically bond to multiple spren. Q: So, is shardplate created as a result of a spren bond? A: RAFO. Q: (Brandon mentioned changing Kaladin's plot so that he chose the "hard" path) What was the hard path? A: Kaladin initially accepted the shardblade and plate in the first book, and the rest of the book was about him fighting with them. Really boring. Q: Are highstorms a meteorological or magical phenomenon? A: Both. Q: Did the mistress from the interlude in book 1 destroy the Shalash statue on the night of Gavilar's death? A: Yes, and also all the other ones that we've seen, including the one in Shallan's vision in Words of Radiance. Q: Is the mistress Shalash? A: RAFO. Q: How many oaths can a Radiant swear? A: There is an upper-limit/threshold to the number of oaths a Radiant may make. By the end of WoR, Shallan was a step higher than Kaladin. Not completely sure on this one: He said that at one point Shallan may have said all the oaths for her order (or may have been capable of saying all of the oaths by the end of the book) but has since regressed due to "memory loss/repression." Regarding Dalinar: He said that Dalinar has had a bond with the Stormfather "for a while." He also only said one oath at the top of the Urithiru tower, not two. Dalinar conveyed a single idea in that particular oath. Brandon also clarified that the oaths, with the exception of the first ideal, are not restricted to specific words. Rather, a specific idea must be conveyed for the oath to be accepted.

These are from the Lexington signing at Joseph Beth, 3/18/2014. Some of these may be repeats Q: Is it true that humans can bond to multiple spren? A: They can theoretically bond to multiple spren. Q: So, is shardplate created as a result of a spren bond? A: RAFO. Q: (Brandon mentioned changing Kaladin's plot so that he chose the "hard" path) What was the hard path? A: Kaladin initially accepted the shardblade and plate in the first book, and the rest of the book was about him fighting with them. Really boring. Q: Are highstorms a meteorological or magical phenomenon? A: Both. Q: Did the mistress from the interlude in book 1 destroy the Shalash statue on the night of Gavilar's death? A: Yes, and also all the other ones that we've seen, including the one in Shallan's vision in Words of Radiance. Q: Is the mistress Shalash? A: RAFO. Q: How many oaths can a Radiant swear? A: There is an upper-limit/threshold to the number of oaths a Radiant may make. By the end of WoR, Shallan was a step higher than Kaladin. Not completely sure on this one: He said that at one point Shallan may have said all the oaths for her order (or may have been capable of saying all of the oaths by the end of the book) but has since regressed due to "memory loss/repression." Regarding Dalinar: He said that Dalinar has had a bond with the Stormfather "for a while." He also only said one oath at the top of the Urithiru tower, not two. Dalinar conveyed a single idea in that particular oath. Brandon also clarified that the oaths, with the exception of the first ideal, are not restricted to specific words. Rather, a specific idea must be conveyed for the oath to be accepted.