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  1. We already know that something was different about Taravangian's day of brilliance. On Adrotagia's chart, his intelligence was completely off the charts, something that could only be expected maybe once every two thousand years--this makes it immediately suspect for the rabid theorizers of the 17th Shard. Furthermore, we've actually seen that when Taravangian is smart normally, he actually gets worse at predicting the actions of other people. After all, he suggested a law that people under a certain IQ should commit suicide, and expected it to actually work. Something doesn't add up here. It's always been my opinion that on Taravangian's day of brilliance, that he was intelligent enough that his mind transcended the Cognitive Realm and saw into the Spiritual Realm in some limited way. This would explain the discrepancy between this day and every other, as well as some of Taravangian's more unlikely deductions. Let's put aside the fact that he apparently knew each and every one of the most powerful people in Roshar well enough to reliably predict how they would react, despite being demonstrably worse in some ways at predicting the actions of others on his more intelligent days. You might even explain his knowledge about Taln (ch. 83), the honorblades (ch. 78), the secret behind the Recrearnce (ch. 84), and the Unmade (ch. 81-82) as piecing together knowledge from old legends and Gavilar's visions. But how, in Chapter 88, could he know exactly when the Everstorm would strike? And, of course, the epigraph from chapter 85. "But who is the wanderer, the wild piece, the one who makes no sense? I glimpse at his implications, and the world opens to me. I shy back. Impossible. Is it?" This gives me the impression that more's going on here than simple guesswork, but that Taravangian was actually seeing something. The evidence doesn't stop here, though. We've seen descriptions of other characters looking into the Spiritual Realm before. Compare the descriptions Taravangian gives to of the day he wrote the Diagram to these descriptions of looking into the Spiritual Realm. ... ... ... ... Now, you might be wondering, "Didn't Taravangian just say in that last quote that he didn't see the future?" Yes, but as shown in the first quote, Taravangian doesn't actually remember any of it. He's just basing that statement on the fact that there are errors every now and then, which is consistent with seeing into the Spiritual Realm. So, between the uniqueness of that one day, the inexplicable accuracy of the Diagram, and the similarity of the description to other instances of peering into the Spiritual Realm, it seems clear to me that that's what Taravangian did on that day. But what does all of this mean? I find it pretty ominous that the guy who looked into the Spiritual Realm figures the measures he's taking are the best chance humanity has for survival. I also find it interesting that both the Diagram and Nale, two of the most knowledgeable factions we know of, both oppose the return of the Radiants. Only time will tell...
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  2. Just remember, it's not about the guy, it's about you. No one is entitled to your attention, even civil lunch room conversation. He might not like it, but you will be helping him learn important social cues. Personally, I would also let your best friend know. Particularly in high school, it's good to have allies in these sorts of situations.
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  3. Hey there Sanderfans, we are officially less than a week a way from the release of The Dark Talent! Brandon will be doing two signings for it, a release party on September 6th in Salt Lake City, UT and a signing on September 10th in Springville, UT (check Brandon's Upcoming Events page for more information). Brandon is also currently at DragonCon in Atlanta, GA with quite a few signing events and panels. Not to mention The Missing Volume booth has early copies of The Dark Talent for sale! Check out Brandon's schedule here. In Arcanum Unbounded news, Gollancz has released the cover art for the UK edition of the anthology over on their blog. As with all the UK covers it was done by Sam Green. For those who are more of a fan of the US cover art Goodreads is currently holding a giveaway for the Tor books edition of Arcanum Unbounded that is running until September 30th, unfortunately this is only for the US and Canada though and does require a Goodreads account. Check the giveaway out here. Also in Goodreads news Brandon has announced that he intends to use his Goodreads account more, and that to start he will be posting reviews. He has posted his new Goodreads policy here, where he talks a little about how his reviews will work, such as pointing out aspects of the book that writing students should pay attention to. He's also posted his first review in this format, which is for Ghost Talkers, Mary Robinette Kowal's newest book. And last but certainly not least--seriously I, at least in my opinion, saved the best for last--we have an exciting new piece of artwork depicting Vin. Steve Argyle, an artist who has worked on Magic: The Gathering (AKA Brandon's favorite game), has truly done a phenomenal job of capturing Vin. He has a great post here showing it off as well as talking about the process that went into it and his relationship with Brandon. I for one think it is pretty amazing that, despite being primarily a digital artist, Steve took the time and effort to do this as an oil painting. It is currently for sale as 12x18in and 20x30in prints and as a 14x21in playmat.
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  4. Round Seven: The Inevitable Eight The waiting is over Sennti fans. This in Al Vron reporting live and boy do we have a slugfest in store for you. It’s been a good game so far and the combatants on the field are ready to give it their all so sit back and enjoy the action LIVE. I hear one of the combatants down there is Keira’s cousin. She’s been training with her quite a bit which is unusual for Keira. Keira has always had a bit of a bloodthirsty image and a lot of times people go after her for it. But despite her bloodthirstiness, she’s a heck of a player on the field. I wonder if her cousin has picked up some of Keira’s touch. If so, we will probably see a lot more blood spilt today. Looks like some of our fighters are ready to fall. Any moment now and things will really pick up. Dunquaivel is still standing. She’s had one heck of a game. Everytime she get knocked down she just gets back up and is ready for more. She’s a real battler. We could do with more like her. Man, look at them go. This game has some of my favorite things. Knifes, backs and blood. My partner sometimes says the strangest things. “Al” she says, “there’s more to life than Sennti.” I swear it’s like she speaking another language or something. I mean the words make sense individually but put them together and it’s complete nonsense. Ryth. A strange person to be sure. He hasn’t done as much as others but his presence has been felt by all. Anonymity is good for a while but the longer you last the less places there are to hide. Farewell Ryth. Better luck next life. And Dunquaivel is down. There seems to be some zombie prejudice here folks. Why, it almost seems that these contestants know what happened last season. Will she stay down? Will others rise? See it here first in the Arena. Well Keira’s cousin is history now. Personally I think she was pushing too hard and it backfired. Regardless she knows how to play the game. I see a lot of Keira’s arrogance in her cousin but none of her skill. And so dies Jonly. Our latecomer. You know Sennti fans, Jonly almost didn’t make it into these games. Can you imagine what these games would be without Jonly? Well, I guess we will find out. Dunquaivel - Daniyah was lynched. They were from Sel. Ryth - Silverblade has been killed. They were from Sel. Keisha - Little Wilson has been killed. They were from Scadrial. Jonly - The Only Joe has been killed. They were from Sel. Round Seven has begun. 47.75 hours to get your orders in. Vote Tally: Dani(7): Wilson, Len, Con, El, Stick, Stink, Lopen Wilson(4): Silverblade, Ec3, Joe, Nyali
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  5. LG25: Day Five - Rabbits Galore Two rabbits hopped through the village that night. One was an innocent-looking tiny white bunny, hopping along the road. It turned up a garden path, jumping from stone to stone like the grass between was untouchable. It made its way to the house, up the front porch steps, flinching a little at the shadow of a hanging pot. Then it jumped up to a chair seat, then a table, then a window sill. The window was cracked slightly open, so it just pushed it open further and hopped to the floor. The bunny made its way through the house, weaving around chair legs and scattered books, to where Varg was sleeping. It sniffed the air cautiously, hopping a little closer to the bed. Then in a single motion, the Rabbit of Caerbannog ripped out Varg’s throat, letting his lifeblood flow out everywhere. A few minutes later, a little rabbit was hopping back out along the garden path, still spotless white. Little Bunny Foo Foo, Hopping through the village Picking up Lorien And bopping him on the head! Conquestor died! He was a Hallandren Villager with Awakened Rope! Dalinar has died! He was a Hallandren Villager with 2 pieces of Awakened Clothing! Breath was stolen! Day 5 has begun. You have 48 hours to decide who to lynch. Quicklinks Player List PMs will take a few minutes to send out, sorry.
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  6. Of course. Oh, you meant if I could give you one? That's a different matter entirely. In that case, no. This is Al Vron bringing you all the latest action. Looks like we got ourselves a brawl brewing down there Sennti fans. Dunquaivel, our newly return participant, is surrounded as is Keisha, the so called ringleader of the Anti Sel Alliance. Both parties have equal numbers both for and against them. All it will take is one little voice to tip the scales. Who lives and who dies? Stay tuned to find out live in the Arena.
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  7. Cosmere characters doing song covers! Or rather, it's me, singing from the point of view of various Cosmere characters. I've definitely stolen the format "Broadway So-and-so" from the Homestuck fandom, who used to have a whole slew of singers rewriting lyrics and singing them in-character. No, they're not all Broadway songs. Actually... I don't think I've actually covered any actual Broadway songs, but that could be fun... Anyway, I realized I'd never really posted my covers here all in one place and thought I should probably try to fix that. The newer ones are more polished as I've gotten better recording software and equipment, as well as just figuring out how to edit songs better with practice, but I figured I'd post even the rougher ones. Relistening to some of these is making me want to redo some. The Cosmere lyrics for each song are in spoiler tags to keep this from cluttering. If there's no credit given for the cover track, then it's one that was either an official version provided by the artist themselves, or it's one that I pulled the vocal track out myself. From most recent to oldest: It's Over, Isn't It? Character: Paalm, Shadows of Self Original: "It's Over, Isn't It?" by Rebecca Sugar and Deedee Magno-Hall (Steven Universe) Piano Cover: ThePandaTooth Lyrics: Light Runs Out Character: Shallan, Words of Radiance Original: "Love Runs Out" by OneRepublic Karaoke Cover: Cyberwave Karaoke Lyrics: Let It Go Character: Vin, Well of Ascension Original: "Let It Go" by Idina Menzel (Frozen) Lyrics: (Inspired by those written by @Lightflame) Additionally, I've done a few songs that are Cosmere-focused but aren't actually from any specific characters. Those are always fun too. Fandom Monster's Beautiful Darkside Description: Written in honor of the annual "Cosmere Fandom is Still the Worst Fandom" writing challenge, which is always a good, fun time to make everyone you know distressed and crying. Also, I love sad fanfics. Fandom monster's gotta earn her title somehow. Though technically the lyrics could work for any fandom, it was specifically written for the Cosmere. Original: "The Beautiful Darkside" by The Classic Crime Lyrics: Cosmere's Happening Description: Meant as a "fandom anthem," this one cheers out references to events and places all over the cosmere, because heck yeah, why not? Original: "Something Big" by Shawn Mendes Karaoke Cover: YOU SING Lyrics: In the Final Empire Description: A Survivorist hymn, meant to be from a later era, looking back on the time of the Originators before. (Also the first song I ever covered like this!) Original: "In the Bleak Midwinter," Traditional Hymn Instrumental: Sarah Brightman Lyrics: (written by @EHyde) So, that's what I've got for now. My SoundCloud has a few other covers, but for other fandoms. I'm willing to take requests, though of course, it depends on how well I know the song, if I can adapt the lyrics, and if I can find or make an instrumental track to sing over. Someone on tumblr asked me if I'd do a cover of "Colors" by Halsey for Warbreaker, so I might end up doing a Vivenna and Siri duet for that one. Let me know what you think!
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  8. I'm at work. Taking a break. Panic attacking. I made some mistakes and really stormed up, and I'm panicking, and.. Sorry. The 17th Shard is my happy place.
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  9. I prefer to keep my options open so far as toppings go, though I am in a longstanding relationship with peanut butter.
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  10. Sorry--just saw the posts! Thanks for putting it up, Vreeah! Here's one of my favorite Christmas cards: Pride and Prejudice and Pet hair.
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  11. Do we have any theories on how strong Vasher is on Roshar? We know that he's still suppressing his Divine Breath, and that he's at least hacked the magic systems enough to survive on Stormlight/raw Investiture rather than Breaths. My thoughts are as follows; What effect would the red lightning (Voidlight? o3o) have on him with regards to living? How does his body differentiate between using up his Stormlight stockpile and his Breath stockpile? I assume he still has a stockpile of Breath for the Weeping, or some stored in clothes etc like emergency rations. When he absorbs Stormlight, does he glow like Kaladin would, or can he suppress it like Shallan does with her Lightweaving? Since we have WOB that he's been on Roshar before the events of WOK, has he met any of the Heralds? He certainly knows the stances of swordsmanship well... did he have a hand in creating them? And finally... how strong is Vasher? We know it's possible to fuel a Returned with Stormlight, so it stands to reason it can fuel Awakening too... but would the Stormlight run out of the Awakened object at the natural rate of disappation of a Lashing or being infused in a sphere? What about a Stormlight fuelled Lifeless? Would it be able to function for more than a few minutes? I'm just wondering if during a Highstorm, after seeing a Thunderclast and figuring out the visualisation, Vasher could make one of his own with Stormlight-fueled Awakening. Or an army of Stormlight Lifeless that would be able to fight on for the duration of the storm. Of course the Thunderclast would require the Heightening that allows for bringing rock and metal to life... but we don't yet know the rate of conversion for Breath and Stormlight. Does one Broam equal one Nathalian Breath? Does one Highstorm equal enough Breath to reach the Fourth Heightening? We don't see in the narrative anyone notice pockets of bright colour or changes in it around Zahel, so he doesn't have much Breath on him when he meets Kaladin, enough to notice at least. Though Kaladin would have other things on his mind, and unless the effect was striking enough to make a Darkeyes' eyes seem bright while being close to Zahel I doubt the Alethi would notice anyway. I wonder if Stormlight Heightenings would have the same kind of effect as Biochroma with the hack? Anyways, what do you all think? Thoughts? ^-^ Condemnations for stuff that's already been discussed/answered in another thread?
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  12. Greeting to all the Cosmere Elite! I have lurked for years now, as I don't have much time for social media. But there is enough going on in the Cosmere, and enough theorizing and random conjecture, I have been lured from my position as a reader and watcher, and will occasionally join in with tidbits of my own. I have a pleasingly complete memory (not quite photographic, but I can remember almost everything I read), even though I am a bit older than Brandon (Sanderson). I will reference where necessary, but like I mentioned, this will only be an occasional jump into the conversation. and probably not a lot of back and forth to look up references. I am very pleased with the congeniality and depth of many of the members here. and hope to increase my sociality with you. I am a director of engineering and have children ranging from 26 to 4, so I apologize for not being as constant as many good threads require. That said, I shall begin posting. Forgive a novices style and technical faux pas, but know I hold you in the highest regards. 1stBondsmith
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  14. When I was younger, I'd get rash (I have atopic dermatitis. I checked google and I'm issuing an average warning on googling) but it wasn't so bad I couldn't eat things. Well, there was a time I couldn't, but it was when I was even younger. I had a harsh reaction to dairy, so I couldn't even eat butter. Now I have no reaction from eating food and that's very good, since there is a cremton of foods I'm allergic to. That leaves me with dust and pollens. A story to cheer things up: two or three years ago, early spring, I had a random allergy attack. When I was riding a bus to school my eyes started to tear up really bad (strange as there was no other reaction like sneezing or anything). I went with it. In English class I was called to board for a check-up of vocabulary... all the time red-eyed and tearing. My teacher asked me, full of concern in her voice, if everything is okay and "are you going to burst into tears? Because lately one younger girl did". The funny thing is, I was acing through this and remembering all the words while wiping my eyes once in a moment and then she asks me that xD I laughed and explained "Allergy!". That relief on her face, priceless. EDIT: That depends how strong the allergy is. Some can ignore it... but I know of a girl who cannot eat almost nothing normal. IIRC the only meat she can eat is shark. Cannot eat bread. Those things. She is allergic to some stuff in the clothes and wears primarily silk. I may be misremembering details, but you get the picture.
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  15. I think that one of the best parts of the Coldplay concert on Wednesday was in Every Teardrop is a Waterfall, when they got to the line "But still I'll raise the flag" and Chris Martin brought out the Utah state flag. He then proceeded to wear it on his head for another few measures or so before continuing on as normal. Basically, if you ever get a chance to see these guys live, take it.
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  16. You know you're a Sanderfan when you draw Aons with condiments. I've had an Aon Rao burger and an Aon Mai bowl of ramen already.
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  17. Instead of killing you, how about I just advise you go and get a dust mask?
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  18. First, my username has finally found a home. I don't know... if your host is Aggrajag, your security team needs to be constantly on watch for an Arthur Dent-incursion. Drake Marshall has the right of it. The Question is not "What do you get when you multiply six by nine?", and it never was. That is the broken, Golgafrincham-descended answer -- their crash-landing in prehistoric Earth disrupted the program and completely invalidated the results. We aren't actually allowed to know the Question, because we already know the Answer. It was stated by Prak, who knew everything that was true, that if any being ever knew both the Question and the Answer at the same time, the Universe would spontaneously vanish and be replaced by something infinitely more complex. There is, of course, the possibility that this has already happened, but we needn't get into that just now.
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  19. If we manage to live long enough that is
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  20. I first heard of Brandon when he was selected to complete WoT. My initial thoughts were "oh no!!!" But he wrote Jordan as good as Jordan did, so I picked up WoK and WoR and was totally in awe. Then I read Mistborn and came across the odd name of Hoid...and then discovered the Cosmere. (INSERT SNOOPY DANCE) My wife (who is also a big fan) makes fun of me fangirling. Looking forward to the rest
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  21. This quote supports either theory. For example, in Chess, what your opponent can do next turn is very limited, and thus easy to remember and easier to predict which move your opponent will make. The more turns out you go the harder it becomes, to the point where you surpass your ability to memorize and predict. For example, one of my favorite Chess quotes (bold+underline emphasis added): I can definitively believe he touched the SR, but the problem is that given enough intelligence and enough information, he could also memorize and predict much, much better, and when he reached the limitations of his new abilities, could have still use intuition to determine the most likely outcome. Another problem is T stayed present enough to write everything down and write a way to translate the anew language he created. But in the SH quote: But maybe T touched the SR and then wrote down what he saw afterwards? The other problem I see is that e.g. Cultivation or Odium could have been influencing him, and I'm not sure if we can tell the difference. One thing I like about your theory is that there's no direct influence on T, so every decision made based on it is all on him. That's a lot of blood on his hands, with no one to shift blame to. Anyway, have an upvote for such an interesting theory.
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  22. "The fish rots from the head. So I say, cut off the head!" "Of the human race." -- Billy aka Doctor Horrible and Penny
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  23. That almost makes it sound like Nightblood is the Cosmere's equivalence to the Second Law of Thermodynamics. That Investiture has to go somewhere, but it's not like other forms of Investiture, where it still remains usable after being absorbed by Nightblood. Good job, Shashara, you kicked off the Investiture Death of the Cosmere.
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  24. That makes a disturbing amount of sense, actually. I should make some radish earrings. I drew a thing.
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  25. Soon(tm), it's okay if you blame me. It will be a thing. I just did another thing which affected that thing so I need to fix that.
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  26. Tell us the truth: you're secretly Luna Lovegood, aren't you?
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  27. Some of my friends aren't readers...
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  28. Here in the wilds of the 17th shard we have a excellent example of the spoiler tag conversation!
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  29. That's when you tag her in a photo of Johnny Cash giving the bird Remember, you are now adulting all by yourself, and have been for a few months now! You are almost at the point where the only power Twi mom will have over you is whatever you decide to give her. So though you may not be as confrontational as I would be, it may be time you treat your mother like the petulant child she is and give her a time out.
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  30. Just found out GoodReads is promoting a giveaway of Arcanum Unbounded. :-) Here's the link: https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/199124-arcanum-unbounded-the-cosmere-collection jW
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  31. You know you're a Sanderfan when you're sitting in Chemistry class and the teacher begins talking about alloys and all you can think about is Mistborn.
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  32. So in one of my classes I've had to read a bit about Gilgamesh and Hammurabi, and I've had fun just reading through some of Hammurabi's laws. This guy was hardcore. One of his laws was: "If a builder build a house for a man and do not make its construction firm, and the house which he has built collapse and cause the death of the owner of the house, that builder shall be put to death." Talk about an incentive to do your job right.
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  33. Sam is THE hero of LotR. If you rewatch Return of the King you'll see what I mean. He is so, so heroic on so many levels. (Though Eowen is still my favorite...) (Also, Spook is actually my second favorite Cosmere character, after Shallan.)
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  34. It must be some kind of conditioning involving food. That certainly works on me.
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  35. I think I kind of see what @maxal is saying. Kaladin has a tormented backstory, and is a main character. Shallan has a tormented backstory, and is a main character. Dalinar has a tormented backstory, and is a main character. Adolin does not have a tormented backstory, and may or may not continue as a main character. I'll admit that maxal probably follows a lot more WoBs than me about plans for Adolin's future, so it's possible that I'm overly sanguine about his future plans, but I just don't see Brandon cutting Adolin out of the story. He's got too much stuff left to do, I'd think. I might be wrong -- maybe Adolin's buying the farm next book. But I'm not going to borrow trouble before it happens. I sympathize with the desire to see more of Adolin. Sometimes it's nice to read about a character with an uncomplicated backstory, and too many of Sanderson's characters lack that straightforwardness. Maybe more so because I actually think the flashback parts of the books are usually the most boring and unsatisfying chapters. Characters without tragic backstories can actually make for perfectly fine characters, and it sometimes seems that Brandon doesn't use such characters often enough. So I don't want Adolin to go away, but I also think that Brandon isn't likely to just get rid of him, either. Will he survive into the back five? Maybe not, but I'm fairly certain Dalinar won't, either. An Adolin at about the current level of focus seems like a good thing, and I'm pretty certain that will be continuing on for at least another book or two.
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  36. WOB: From DC signing Shicaca Q: I was looking at the map of Roshar and it kinda looked like a spiral galaxy to me like it was flipping a certain way. A: That was intentional. You are on to something that no one's figured out yet. Q: I was thinking it could be connected to people being able to manipulate gravity. A: It's not exactly what you think you're on to, but you're getting close to something that they've all wanted to know for a while. So we have the idea of a constant storm and Brandon acknowledging that a spiral galaxy-esque pattern is on Roshar by design. A type of spiral galaxy is a Whirpool Galaxy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whirlpool_Galaxy What if there is one giant constant storm constantly spinning in place on the other side of the planet and the Highstorms are actually the tendrils of the spiral that slowly sweep across the world? The center of the storm doesn't move locations it just spins and the "tendrils" are what is hitting it the rest of the world. I don't know why the land is shaped in a spiral pattern I don't know that a spiraling superstorm would create spiral erosion patterns. Reinvestment The storm tendrils lose their stormlight as they pass over land, perhaps there are more things to drain stormlight out of the tendrils on land than on the ocean so it loses more as it over land. The center of the storm pushes more investiture out to through the tendrils and by the time the tendril comes back around it is recharged (not much to siphon investiture on the ocean). Where does the investiture come from? Not sure about this, but we know that fish in the purelake have magical properties and we know the purelake drains right before a storm hits. Perhaps there is a shardpool under the purelake and the draining actually carries that investiture through the planet to the center of the storm on the other side. In WoK Hoid tells Kaladin of the Wandersail and how it was wrecked "by a giant whirlpool where it is said the sea drains". What if the sea doesn't drain from there so much as the purelake drains investiture INTO there? The investiture is then distributed to the tendril "highstorms" by the center of the storm. http://coppermind.net/wiki/Wandersail http://coppermind.net/wiki/Purelake
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  37. That... actually explains a lot. I thought it was because he didn't want others to have Awakened steel, but it makes sense for Vasher to be aware of the danger that something like Nightblood poses in the long (long, long, long) term
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  38. I still don't see how you're making this jump in assumptions. Adolin doesn't behave this way "because he's an extrovert". I know plenty of extroverts who don't wear their hearts on their sleeve. I know plenty of introverts who are utterly uncomplicated people and whose biographies would not be particularly interesting.
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  39. OOOHH, So I'm now a Stormwarden aye? How I love bordering the line of blasphemy
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  40. I'd heard Zootopia was coming to Netflix in September, so I just ran a search. Closest match? Zoombies. Summarized thusly: It has one star.
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  41. I can't. Readers will be expecting a better ending than that. Maybe at the end of SA5, but not at the end of SA10. If they drive Odium away, that would be different. Regarding compatibility (emphasis added):
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  43. Ah, those were the days... You know you're addicted to 17thshard when you consider it extremely important to get more upvotes than others, at all costs. Edit: whoever you are, you've made me an honorspren! Thank you!
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  44. Season 7: Still a better arc than Dorne.
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  45. Gravitation Surge + Progression Surge Falling with style, pulling objects towards you with Reverse Lashings, and being the worlds best doctor. You would also get unlimited healing from both passive Stormlight abilities, along with Pewter-level strength (and probably more than that), and Progression would allow you to grow food whenever you wanted to, as well as winning every gardening competition with 16 ton pumpkins or something Other choices Transportation Surge + Copper Feruchemy Travel all around the universe and store all of your information in a coppermind Gravitation Surge + Iron Feruchemy Advanced flight skills (I suppose you could basically replicate iron Feruchemy with just the Gravitation Surge, though changing gravity and changing mass are different) Transformation Surge + Awakening Soulcast grass figurines into titanium, and Awaken them for your own personal army.
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  46. With style. jW
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  47. Basically any performer would make a good use of Allomantic external mental metals. Physical metals: Allomantic tin for ninjas, Feruchemical tin for snipers. Both pewters for any sort of physical activities. Allomantic iron for sailors (it has so many uses that I don't even). Feruchemical iron for traceurs (or free runners. I am not sure of terminology). Allomantic steel for couriers to use on train rails or spikeways. Mental metals: Feruchemical zinc is almost always useful. Feruchemical brass for travelers - store heat while in hot regions and then tap it while going on the expedition to the North Pole. Internal mental metals have no use except by interaction with other Allomancers, so any kind of police forces or special forces and criminals. Feruchemical copper is useful to all scientists. Feruchemical bronze for students, store during holidays, tap to learn/party during semester. Feruchemical bronze is my favourite, to be honest. There are a ton of situations during the day when you can store and there are a ton of situations when being able to not sleep for three days straight with no drawback would be useful. Temporal metals: Feruchemical gold is useful for everyone, but more so for people whose job has some risk in it. Then when something bad happens they have gold to live through it. Feruchemical electrum for all lazy people. Store it when you have nothing to do and tap it to counter your laziness when you have to do something (that would be very useful for me since I'm prone to procrastination). Allomantic cadmium... I don't know, you missed your train/flight and the next one is in 17 hours? Go visit a Pulser. Also could be used to synch up when you have jet lag. Feruchemical cadmium - situation similar to Allomantic pewter, you can do a lot of physical activity while always being properly oxidated. Also for people dealing with water to use in dire situations. Allomantic bendalloy is very useful - ask Wayne. Being able to catch a break out of regular time vould be used in almost any situation. Running to catch a bus and you're out of breath? Burn bendalloy and recover for a moment and then resume running with fresh strength. Feruchemical bendalloy for all the travelers and backpackers and who knows what else. Eat and drink a lot, then don't bother with carrying supplies. Enhancement metals: Don't know about Feruchemical applications. Allomantic aluminum and duraluminum is useless. Allomantic chromium - similar to copper and bronze, useful mostly against other Allomancers. Allomantic nicrosil - useful only when cooperating with other Allomancers and also can be used similarly to chromium. Should we change the topic to "Metalborn jobs"? Since Feruchemy also has a lot of potential.
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