Catladyman

This theory about the loophole gives me SO MUCH anxiety because I just can't think of a good way out of it. My only hope of it not happening, is that the champion must be willing and Connected to Odium. I don't think a Rosharan human's innate Connection to Odium would be enough, hence the way Odium spent so much time grooming Dalinar (& now Moash?). The fact that an infant can't willingly become the Champion gives me hope. Gavinor, though, is definitely old and verbal enough to agree. Especially if the person asking is a kindly old man. Or if T looks like Elhokar when he appears to Gav...

I think the info we have on Ba-Ado-Mishram supports your theory. Especially the epigraph from Chapter 97: When I first read this, I saw it as confirmation that the Unmade were originally normal (probably Cusicesh-level?) spren, and before her Unmaking, BAM was just Mishram. Now I'm second-guessing that, and wondering if Kelek was just shortening her name in his journal.. But I definitely support this theory! Mishram could possibly be a spren of Connection?

Do we consider the Oathgate spren to be sapient? And we’re they created specifically for that purpose, or did they begin as another type of spren?

WHIMSY THOUGH?!

The Themis Files, always on a reread of Malazan, and I just finished Semiosis which was CRAZY good. Also Every Heart a Doorway is one of like three novellas, I can’t remember the other titles or author, but definitely worth a try!

From Malazan Whiskeyjack - Stoneward Tavore - Bondsmith Ganoes Paran - Windrunner Anomander Rake - Skybreaker Karsa - Dustbringer Kruppe - Edgedancer Duiker - Truthwatcher Quick Ben - Lightweaver Korlat - Elsecaller Icarium - Willshaper

@MonsterMetroid what words/phrases do you need searched?

Here's what I find most confusing about the timelines.. Heralds/Honorsblades/Oathpact are created to keep Odium's forces on Braize and stop Desolations Spren mimic Honorblades and begin to form Nahel bonds If the Nahel spren are mimicking the Heralds, what did that first Desolation look like that forced Honor to create the Oathpact? The Dawnsingers weren't "betrayed" by the spren until after the Oathpact was in place. Guess we'll just have to spend the next few years nitpicking WoB's trying to get a better understanding of this timeline..

I think there is definitely something to this theory, though. There are two bits of evidence that make me believe that Dalinar will become a Vessel for Honor: OATHBRINGER SPOILERS The first is: Secondly, Basically, while I don't think he is currently holding Honor, I think that Dalinar is on a path that could lead to his becoming a Vessel.

I’m on the east coast, and my nook preorder is NOT loading!!! Panicking, contemplating buying kindle ebook and reading on an app...

I really like this idea. Just like Re-Shephir seemed to be able to produce/splinter smaller voidspren (like the one Shallan found in the wall), I wonder if the yellow spren with the Parshendi is the product of the Unmade version of honorspren. Just like Re-Shephir reminded Shallan of a corrupted creationspren, the yellow Spren seems to be leading/protecting the Parshendi without the sort of compassion and empathy we see from true honorspren.

I know its been discussed here and there, but I feel like at this point it needs it own thread. What type of spren does a Dustbringer bond?? Here's what we know about it.. Given the fact that we had not even heard of honorspren, liespren, cultivationspren, or highspren before they started Bonding again, I think that Spark will also be totally new. My guess is that Spark is a curiosityspren. They would be obsessed with knowing how things work and what they're made of, like Pattern with lies. I see the initial meeting going like this, pretty much every time: Proto-Radiant: I wonder [insert literally any question] Curiosityspren: Well, you can blow it up. PR: Hmm...

So Nightblood has definitely given Szeth the ability to draw in stormlight, given the strange afterimage he leaves behind. The question is, assuming Szeth can Nahel bond Nightblood, what sorts of abilities would he gain? Because Nightblood is an artificial spren, who knows if he will grant neighboring surge. We don't even know that he will grant any surges, let alone known ones. I'm ready to see Szeth become a KR outside of the orders, given that his spren bond will be so unique.

@The One Who Connects this may not be totally true, though. It is possible for a KR to bond two spren, they would just have the added burden of maintaining two distinct sets of oaths. Since we don't know the mechanics of becoming a Voidbinder, it may still be possible for there to be an overlap.

We definitely have seen the Everstorm do some pretty scary stuff. I think it’s been described as deliberately targeting and destroying weak and vulnerable settlements. For this reason I have to believe the Everstorm is of Odium, not Cultivation.