NoiseSpren Posted June 20, 2018 Report Share Posted June 20, 2018 I tkink that Pattern is a name and no description of cryptic. Correct me, but only Shallan have Pattern, haven't she? You can rip this theory Ati-like apart! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journey Before Pancakes Posted June 20, 2018 Report Share Posted June 20, 2018 That's correct. Pattern is the name of the Cryptic spren bonded to Shallan. (Shallan may have named him herself, I don't remember) The cryptic that Hoid found would not also be named Pattern. The cryptics do form patterns though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calderis Posted June 20, 2018 Report Share Posted June 20, 2018 Pattern isn't even named pattern. It's a nickname given by Shallan that he agreed to for the sake of convenience because his name is some kind numeric string or mathematical equation that is completely impractical for human speech. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weltall Posted June 20, 2018 Report Share Posted June 20, 2018 Yeah, she calls her spren Pattern and he's okay with it because his real name isn't practical for normal use. It might even be an equation describing the crazy fractal pattern that he appears as, or his head appears as when in the Cognitive Realm. For example, take a look at some of the the equations involved in the Julia Set, which is where Brandon got the physical layout for Roshar's main landmass. Now imagine trying to say one of those every time you want to talk to your spren. Yeah,you'd pick a nickname as well. Compare with Lopen, who has also bonded an honorspren named Rua by the end of the book. Same type of spren as Kaladin but a different individual. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoiseSpren Posted June 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2018 Yeah, I know, I know it all... But my problem is big "P" there. It means name or nickname. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RShara Posted June 22, 2018 Report Share Posted June 22, 2018 Right, Brandonw as capitalizing it for emphasis. That it's a Pattern is significant, not that it's named Pattern. Cryptic names aren't words, they're a string of numbers and/or mathematical equations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyRioter Posted June 22, 2018 Report Share Posted June 22, 2018 Yeah it's just meant to emphasize for the reader that it's a Cryptic. Persumably Hoid will call the spren something different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoiseSpren Posted June 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2018 Ok, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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