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  1. On the subject of Shards and what cosmic forces they represent (Honor being bonds, Ruin is entropy, Preservation as stasis), I wonder what other Shards might represent. Cultivation I think is likely something along the lines of growth, or positive change. Basically the mirror of Ruin in many ways. I like to think of Whimsy kind of along the lines of creation, though that probably isn't what it represents. I feel like it could be seen as creation under a view of the universe where there was a God and nothing else and the God decided to create the universe. In this sense, Whimsy is kind of the articulation of things being created on essentially a whim. I think it's more likely that Whimsy has something to do with randomness or chance though. Endowment could also be considered along the lines of creation in many ways I think, as might Virtuosity, though Invention probably is the closest analogue. It's hard to figure this type of thing out since we know so little about so many of the Shards.
  2. Perhaps Justness (which to me is distinct from justice)
  3. I also don't think Moonlight is Shai from Emperor's Soul. It sounds to me like she's relatively unpracticed with the Essence Mark for herself, which doesn't really fit with the Shai of the short story. I think it's more likely that Moonlight is a student of Shai or that Shai founded a school/subsect of Essence Markers which Moonlight is part of.
  4. Other than Mistborn itself, I wasn't a huge fan of Mistborn Era 1. Also Kaladin and Dalinar are my least favorite POV characters in Stormlight; Adolin and Shallan (especially WoK and WoR Shallan) are my favorite primary POV characters. Rsyn's interludes, especially in WoR, are probably my favorite parts of SA. Honestly, I think a large part of this is because I really like Brandon's world building so storylines like Rsyn's that explore the different parts of the worlds are really compelling for me.
  5. I might be misremembering, but isn't there a WOB (or at least a lot of speculation) that the ardent Pai who was executed for speaking against the queen is Vedel? Because if so then that might also rule Vedel out, meaning it would have to be Chana who died.
  6. Honestly I think this is what I was trying to say. I want the magic inspired by Whimsy to feel a lot more mystical/unknowable: more whimsical compared to the rest of the Shardic magic systems.
  7. This thought was mostly sparked by me reading an old blog post from NK Jemisin about the popularization in fantasy of the idea that magic must have a system; that is, it must basically be a science (maybe one that isn't possible in our world, but one that has internal consistency and essentially follows the laws of physics/the universe as much as possible). Jemisin's post was mostly about how she doesn't like that this idea has become so central in fantasy recently at the expense of more mystical or "soft" magic that isn't as consistent and logical. Brandon Sanderson, as I think we all know, is a big user/creator of scientific magic systems. I know this is highly unlikely, but I think it would be really cool if whatever world the Shard of Whimsy settled on is the only one that doesn't follow this rule within the Cosmere; Whimsy's magic is mysterious and unexplainable. I feel like this would actually be kinda fitting. All the other Shards produce rigid, scientific magic systems, but Whimsy is well, whimsical, and as a result, its magic system is as well. Obviously, this probably won't happen, but I just wanted to share this thought to see what other people think.
  8. Personally I kinda like Knight of Wasted Truth, especially because it will deal with Szeth and his past as a Truthless even though he was right. His truth was essentially wasted on the Shin, so I feel like it works pretty well
  9. I like to think of it as an excitable 9 year old which I think that makes the instances where Nightblood yells DESTROY even better.
  10. Yeah, Devotion like giving someone else power over you
  11. The way I've always interpreted Devotion as a Shard is in a worship-like sense, which, in the way I configured the Dawnshards would land under the authority quadrant.
  12. I wonder if something like Bind could encompass that without the implications that Connection already has
  13. I think that the Dawnshards would be more along the lines of Change, Bind, Command (I want a better word for this because Command already has a certain meaning in the Cosmere but none really come to mind), and Think/Feel. I feel like Change signifies the power of creation but also change after creation. I think Bind is kind of like the different forces that, well, bind things together, as well as different societal constructs. I see Command as authority in different forms. And then I think Think/Feel is like the things that come from sentience: emotion and mental capacity. Whimsy: Change Cultivation: Change Ruin: Change Endowment: Change Devotion: Command Dominion: Command Autonomy: Command Ambition: Command Invention: Think/Feel Odium: Think/Feel Mercy: Think/Feel Assuming Survival Shard is Prudence/Wisdom: Think/Feel Valor: Bind Preservation: Bind Honor: Bind Of these Mercy, Ambition, and Valor are the ones I'm the most unsure about. If anyone has questions about why I grouped things this way I'm open to explaining my thought process.
  14. Personally, Roshar is just my favorite Cosmere world, probably because I read tWoK first of all the Cosmere books. Cultivation also is just such a cool concept for a Shard so I'm on her side. My favorite individual team is Hoid, but I gotta pick Roshar just for the nostalgia
  15. I think it might be an error between Ico and Notum
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