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  1. You listed the ten planets you believed were 'core worlds,' including Braize, which will probably not be the focus of a book/series by itself (outside of Stormlight, at least) like the others; I imagine jofwu interpreted that to be the main criterion you were judging "coreness" on (it holds true for the other nine, at least), although Braize may still be of great enough relevance to the Cosmere to merit that distinction independent of having a series set there specifically. I could be mistaken, however.
  2. If the mountain range were circular, yes, due to the increased elevation of the center the ocean would effectively be far shallower (of course, it would be rather inconsistent, with peaks yielding far shallower sections and the valleys between them far deeper). The only problem I see is obtaining a circular mountain range in the first place; as mountain ranges are created by the linear collisions between tectonic plates they tend to form in roughly straight bands rather than closed arcs, as shown on the cool mountain range map/chart thing I found. The primary exception to this on Earth are the Himalayas; some weird geology (specifically the weakness of the Indian and Asian plates) resulted in their mutual collision causing both to be accordioned upwards rather than one subducting under the other, so if you want similar features on your planet, it's not at all unreasonable (although it will be more of a plateau than a true mountain range, though that might actually work better for your purposes).
  3. On that note, does anyone know what spren warform/nimbleform/dullform etc. are bonded with? We've only actually seen the bonding process for stormform, so it would be interesting to know what non-voidspren are used normally.
  4. Ah, you make an excellent point. I am prone to jumping to conclusions, I fear, and I completely missed the alternate and probably more rational explanation for that quote. The agelessness, if it exists, would probably be lost with the breaking of one's oaths, but in any event the Heralds themselves are still around and no one realizes it, so it's not inconceivable that, even if immortality were retained, the former Radiants would still be in hiding. But as per Green Hoodie Mistborn's comment, it is far less likely this theory is viable anyway.
  5. Recently, there has been much discussion about what potential benefits--beyond the Surges--KR might obtain as a result of the Nahel bond, motivated in part by the snippet of Edgedancer Brandon released in the newsletter, where Lift's request to the Nightwatcher is revealed almost verbatim: This sparked significant discussion as to whether she would receive as her boon an extended lifespan, or whether her cognitive aspect had simply been frozen in the state it was in as she made that request. I, however, had another hypothesis--that the KR were simply immortal (or at least very long-lived) merely by the nature of their bond-- based on relevant information in the form of a single line in one of Dalinar's visions, where he is conversing with a (presumably) Stoneward: This single line to me offers the most compelling evidence for a Radiant gaining some form of immortality from the Nahel bond. We know the Desolations could not have occurred more than once every century or so, both from the minimum time required to regenerate the lost population and forget metalworking, as well as another comment made during the vision, this one by Heb's (the man whom Dalinar is possessing) wife: This suggests that a person could reasonably expect to live their entire life without ever once experiencing a Desolation, which fits the minimum amount of time I posited before--about a century (though I suspect that the interval was often significantly longer). Therefore, Harkaylain--who has gained a reputation for successfully predicting Desolations enough times to be known for usually being correct--must be centuries old, if not millennia, in order to have a number of positive results sufficient for that purpose, and in the context of that quote he is fairly strongly implied to be a Radiant himself. There are a number of other, unknown factors that could contribute to this quote, such as Harkaylain being an Aimian (strongly suspected of being immortal as a race), but overall I find it more compelling to believe that the KR as a whole gain significant life extension. After all, by forming the Nahel bond, the spren seek to emulate the Heralds; we know this happens with Blade and with Surges, so stretching that to accommodate 'lifespan' does not seem infeasible to me. Likewise, it would fit with Lift's request--in this way, her boon would be to become a Radiant herself, which, though she probably did not expect it, would nonetheless fulfill her wish, as well as explain Wyndle's confusion as to why she was selected over the other candidates for Radianthood: Because it was the most expedient and in line with Cultivation's goals manner of granting her boon. If there is anything glaring I have overlooked, or a flaw in my reasoning, I would be glad to be notified of it; I figure this is likely so, as it seems that if it were this simple many of you would have already reached the same conclusion as I--that Radiants are granted a significant life extension, if not true immortality from their bond--but perhaps it has merely been overlooked.
  6. First off, this is pretty cool. Second off, you had better write fast before Brandon takes all the remaining good ideas... As for my suggestions, just based off your limited description: How about some kind of shadow manipulation? E.g., step into one shadow and appear somewhere else, bend them around you to cloak your form in darkness and increase your strength, etc. It would be interesting to see the usually sinister shadow-related powers be used for good for once, but could also help foster mistrust and intra-faction conflict to make your world more interesting. How about some kind of telepathy and/or limited mind control/reading ability? Long-distance communication, some form of control over others' actions or at least the ability to gauge their intentions, or perhaps to command semi-sentient automatons that this faction makes (think koloss)??? In any event, something mind-based seems appropriate here, and could also feed into the intra-faction conflict thing if you want to go that route. I don't know how attached you are to the storm-based thing, but it seems like a perception enhancement of some kind would fit best with the archetypes you mentioned...Perhaps it could be cloud-related somehow (store data in the cloud, literally)? This one definitely seems the hardest to fit specific power to such a diverse group.
  7. As does having some ability to interpret questions. I was skeptical of a surprising claim that was made, and wished to see the source; none of the information in your previous post addresses mine directly, nor does it clarify the very issue I wished to resolve--indeed, I raised my question due to that information, rather than in spite of it, as you presumed. For the purposes of additional clarification, as well as to defend the legitimacy of my question, I would like to note that the Stormfather, to whom Dalinar is bonded, is actually Honor (or, at least, as close as one is going to get after his Splintering), not just a little piece of him (as Syl is), which throws some confusion into who exactly the god orders are. Without explicit confirmation from Brandon, I am still inclined to believe the Bondsmiths are the closest in that regard, considering they both utilize Adhesion and have an even more direct link to Honor, as well as their central position in the KR diagram. Likewise with the Truthwatchers, although we lack enough perspective from Renarin to truly make a determination in that respect, and indeed there has been some speculation as to whether he is actually a Truthwatcher or not, due to a number of oddities regarding his bond.
  8. Can someone find the WoB that says the Edgedancers and the Windrunners are the 'god orders?' I haven't been able to locate it myself, and given the Bondsmith's and the Truthwatcher's central position in the diagram, and the fact that the Bondsmiths at least bond with the remainder of Honor himself, I find it unlikely the first two are the god orders, and would like to see confirmation...
  9. Agreed on all accounts. I really feel like Nightblood should've been Invested with many more Breaths (say, 50,000 or 100,000) to have the power level and manufacturing difficulties that he is stated to have; with only 1,000, it's rather underwhelming and seems at odds with his capabilities. Likewise, Brandon has said the Bands don't even have a Shardblade's level of Investiture, yet with them you could massacre an army by yourself; it is strange power imbalances like this that I find disconcerting. (Although to speak of terrifying things: Nightblood in a highstorm....)
  10. There's also the small, totally-not-world-breaking problem that the Bands can be duplicated infinitely. All you need is a copy of the Bands and a vial of all 16 metals, and you can Compound everything to form a new set, meaning that every person in the Cosmere could potentially become Fullborn. Next time, on 'Compounding breaks all the magic systems'....
  11. Well, this makes sense. It's pretty widely accepted that the Heralds/Stormlight/KR are all born from a fusion of Honor and Cultivation's power, and therefore the 'God Surges' would be those that express a 'pure' aspect of each: Progression for Cultivation, as it is directly aligned with her Intent (growth and advancement), and in the same vein Adhesion for Honor (binding things together). Likewise, the KR can be thought of as existing on a sliding scale between expressions of Honor's or Cultivation's power; Bondsmiths, farthest towards the former, necessarily use Adhesion (as, again, it is the closest Surge to Honor's Intent), and Truthwatchers, closest towards the latter, utilize Progression.
  12. I could've sworn Shardblades cut in the Cognitive, not the Spiritual--they're made from spren (Cognitive entities), are referred to as "severing the soul from the body" (in-Cosmere, the mind connects the soul to the body, so that's what would be cut), and Brandon has stated that the Spiritual Realm is hard to damage, so I find it unlikely that Shardblades would destroy the most essential part of one's Investiture without being far more Invested themselves.
  13. Yeah, I imagine Inquisitor Steelsight is incredibly precise compared to a normal Allomancer's (indeed, I believe Marsh mentions this at some point in WoA), probably due in large part to the eye spikes. As Ari said, this would be optimal for hunting down Allomancers, which is what the Inquisitors were designed for in the first place, so it makes sense that they'd have them.
  14. Not to mention the fact that he feels an only very mild relief that he could move his toes, implying that his back had been broken and healed from probably numerous times in the past (not to mention that his drinking companions had beaten him to what they likely presumed was death, though he showed no signs of injury after); I find it quite likely that, similar to kandra, Aimians are very hard to kill.
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