scm288 Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 I asked Brandon a question or two about Shadesmar and Elantris. Ben McSweeney and Isaac Stewart were also present. Me: So, I don't actually own a hardcover copy of The Way of Kings, but I did notice when looking at one that there's a map of Shadesmar... And that the map shows that Shadesmar geography is precisely aligned with Roshar's geography... So I'm just going to assume that other planets we've visited so far also have realms of Shadesmar that are aligned geographically. Brandon: That's very clever of you! (smiles) Very clever... Me: So I guess my follow-up question is: is Elantris a Dawncity? Brandon: Hmm. I could see where your reasoning could come to that conclusion, but no. No, that's not it. But your earlier extrapolations are in the right direction. Ben, Isaac: Yeah, you're in the right direction. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argent Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 Hmm. I wonder if this is new information or just the old "Shadesmar reflects the places in the physical realm where there are cognitive aspects (matter, in other words), so its geography will mostly match that of the physical realm, at least on the broader scale." 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurkistan Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 Interesting. Thank you. Perhaps "in the right direction" means "guided by Realmatics", at the very least? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scm288 Posted March 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 I was paraphrasing when I said "in the right direction"--I don't remember the exact response, but it was something along those lines. I wouldn't take this technicality that deep. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurkistan Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 Ah, thank you for making that clear. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shardlet Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 What I wonder is that if the other Shardworld-Cognitive realm correlates have the same representational makeup as Shadesmar. I.e., sea of beads with a land sea inversion. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scm288 Posted March 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 That's sort of the message I got. During the Words of Radiance Q&A, Brandon explained Isaak's influence on map creation, and he said that it depends. Scadrial's maps were apparently mostly Isaak's invention, but for Roshar, he explained, there were some very specific dimensions and elements that had to be included. I figured that meant that the correlation between the Roshar/Shadesmar inversion was no accident, which led me to believe that other Shardworlds had the same thing going for them... You get the picture. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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