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Souls are drawn toward the Beyond, not the Spiritual Realm, which are different things and changes up that whole theory. I do like that theory.

Note that Patji the Island is not the same as Patji the Avatar, one was probably named for the other and we’re not 100% sure which. We don’t even know exactly when Patji was created as an Avatar, except that we know Bavadin/Autonomy was involved in some way in FotS by the time of the story.

With a passion. Wish I could meme it. He’s slowly turned it into just a dislike instead of a burning hatred though.

Ari Ibarra is one of the best Cosmere (and other universe) artists I’ve run across! I follow them on one of those art websites as well as Instagram. Edit: ArtStation is where I follow them: https://www.artstation.com/ariirf

That was a fun game! I told you guys I wasn’t evil (Amethyst Scorpion here)! Fun fact, I’ve played a single Anonymous Game previously. In it, I was also Amethyst Scorpion. That was a fun twist of RNG. Also, @Steeldancer, I did request the Stormform gem. I wasn’t gonna use it, but do I get to keep it? Edit: nm, saw the comment on that.

When is Notum (or any Honorspren) not semantically pedantic?

Eye color genetics is definitely weirder on Roshar than here, but I’m not certain it would prevent someone from being born with different color light eyes to two lighteyed parents, for instance. Apparently lighteyes and darkeyes genetics don’t often mix to produce full lighteyes, though, I did find that much: https://wob.coppermind.net/events/148/#e2782 (Last section) We’ve also been told eye color is related to the orders originally, though not that connected today, and for instance, Kaladin gets blue eyes because he’s a Windrunner, while other Orders get different colors it seems. So I would guess there’s some genetic weirdness to it.

That’s almost certainly referring to (Mistborn Era 2 spoilers):

Available now on Audible: https://www.audible.com/pd/Lux-Audiobook/B0979GG9T2

I can’t get into Alcatraz myself, but I may have him try it. I got him a copy of The Rithmatist, but I also got Little House In The Big Woods and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at the same time (which is the one he chose to start with) so he’s all over the place.

I think it likely that we already have seen them at least try. This was the Feruchemist (reportedly) with a pet chicken (Aviar), so something may have been stolen from him with Hemalurgy.

You’re telling me anti-gravity isn’t a thing? Say it ain’t so!

I think the Oathstone has been confirmed not to be magical. Lemme see if I can find it. Here: https://wob.coppermind.net/events/128/#e5726 The question wasn’t the same but I think the answer is conclusive.

Thanks, everyone. I forgot how violent it was, honestly. I do think I’ll hold off for now, but maybe try the others. I’ve got a long list of other books for him to read, so there’s no hurry.

Constantly stuck on Windows updating screen? Sounds about right.

That was a fun game, and Alv, it was amazing to watch you work even though I didn’t know it was you until now. Yes, despite being in the dead doc (which I didn’t fully read) I didn’t know who Link was. I did know it wasn’t Steel, so I figured it had to be Alvron that last turn, but still, the mystery! Thank you, @Biplet and @StrikerEZ!

My son just finished The Hobbit, and I’d love to get him into Sanderson but I worry I’m jumping the gun since he’s only 9, even though he’s an advanced reader. I’ve read The Reckoners but it’s been a while, can ya’ll remind me how age appropriate (or not) it would be for someone his age?

We only know this to be the case on Scadrial where all metal glows. We don’t know that they would glow on Roshar. I like the theory! I’m not going to pick it apart, but I think overall it has a lot of potential, even if not every detail is right!

I don’t believe we have solid confirmation. It’s heavily implied by The Sibling, but they could be wrong. Edit: I like the Roshar is a Gemstone theory, but parts of this have been picked apart, mostly for good reason. I could buy the planet’s core being a gemstone and that being very significant without the other things you listed being true (BAM is almost certainly not imprisoned there, for instance, a regular albeit large perfect gemstone would be sufficient and in fact better if in fact Roshar’s gemheart isn’t a perfect gemstone as you suspect). I also agree that isn’t the reason for the Investiture from the high storms, we have confirmation that that comes from a perpendicularity and is from the Spiritual Realm, IIRC.

Yes, sorry, two separate points. On that part, I agree with @RedBlue as well, someone’s been hoarding them, possibly since immediately after the Recreance. Maybe someone was able to bring a number into Shadesmar to make them no longer accessible as Blades. Maybe Nale and/or the Shin and/or others have a huge stash somewhere (like you said it’d be a thousand or more, easily). Maybe something else explains it. That part is still very mysterious.

I hadn’t clued into that myself, but I’m guessing RedBlue gave the answer above: That makes sense to me. Before the binding of BAM, there were no deadeyes, after, all spren became deadeyes when their Knights broke their Oaths, regardless of level. That means a lot of Knights who were level 1-2 would have created deadeyes with no Shardblade to be claimed by anyone. Maybe higher levels in some orders, we’re not positive they all get them at level 3.

This is impressive. Scholarly. I don’t have a lot to add, except on the last bit about the eyes. I always figured replacing the eyes was because they burned out, but Szeth didn’t actually kill him with the Honorblade… maybe it’s tradition for kings/highprinces, maybe he left specific instructions? Either way I doubt it was a random unimportant detail. I forget which book the Soulcaster quote you mentioned came from, but it’s intriguing. May just be Soulcaster weirdness (the people who use them change and become very odd) and I’m guessing they don’t get changed in the Soulcasting process, but still odd.

It’s Syl in both quotes (well, not just Syl in the first, but she’s one of the spren he lashes). That makes more sense, but she’s flying next to him when he says it, not in Blade/Spear form. It was implied though, I suppose.

Anti-Voidlight is not Devotionlight. It is an anti-light, not a different Shard’s Light. It’s an important distinction made very clear in the books.

Thanks, that finally makes sense!