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  1. I actually have a fairly radical idea that came to me during my most recent re-read. What if Shardblades are doing exactly what they are supposed to--causing warfare and hatred? From the prologue, we learn that the Heralds were stuck in a hellish non-existence as part of a deal they made to be able to fight in the Desolations. I originally thought that that deal was to let them live forever, fighting in each Desolation in turn, but it seems like they are still alive during the events of the Stormlight Archive, which means that they either got to cheat, or life was not part of their deal. In fact, the only thing that we know that they lost was the Honorblades, which appear to be Shardblades Ultimate Edition. So we have supernatural weapons, tools of destruction and the cause of countless wars, in the shape of swords. While Dalinar finds a use for his Shardblade once, swords are very much weapons first and only. When I think about what I know about the Shards that were on Roshar, the nature of a sword aligns much more closely with Odium than with Honor. This seems even more blatant when I consider Syl's reaction to Dalinar's Shardblade. Here's what I think went down: In order to fight Odium's forces, Honor makes a deal with the devil for shardblades. In the case of the Honorblades, this involves literally giving 10 champions for Odium to have his way with between desolations. For the rest of the shardblades, the price is more subtle, but no less terrible--those who wield them for any length of time develop a thirst for battle--the Thrill. Much like the light-eyed trait, this curse is passed from generation to generation. Through strict discipline and a demanding code of conduct, these problems can be contained, and the blades can be beneficial to the cause of Honor. Guess what's been missing from Roshar, especially Aleth-Kar, for the past several generations. I believe that is no more accidental than Vin finding the Well of Ascension.
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  2. I would like to announce that I finally finished another chapter of my novel. 5117 words long, making the whole manuscript right about 20,000 words.
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  3. ORLY?? *goes to install Steam and TF2* kthxbai!
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  4. No, I seem to remember certain spren coming from the dead bodies of a chasmfiend. It may be the first battle. Let me check. Edit- Found it. pg 224- Dalinar looked up at the hulking carcass. Tiny, near invisible spren were floating out of the beast's body, vanishing into the air. They looked like the tongues of smoke that might come off a candle after being snuffed. Nobody knew what kind of spren they were; you only saw them around the freshly killed bodies of greatshells.
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  5. I got Portal for my dad for Fathers Day so once he finishes it I'm going to start playing it.
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  6. is just an excellent song, with an excellent video too
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  7. I'd say that Puck and Chaos would both evaporate out of time and space if that happened. Sooo...is there a downside? I kid! I kid!
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  8. If there's a big ol' picture someone on it, sometimes.
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