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Daily Report 45-10-765 The samples seem to react to investiture. Some researchers were very thorough with labeling the samples but others were less careful. The team has finally organized the samples based on how they react. Sample C seems to attach itself to the interns’ hands while sample 14b had a strange habit of destroying whatever container it was in. These effects are being heavily monitored and results are still coming in. More research has disappeared and we must weed out anyone hurting the progress. Due to the lack of university oversight, the interns must decide among themselves, who to kick from the project. Player List If you didn't receive a PM let us know Day will end 8/4 at 8 PM MDT

[this space is where there would be a writeup space but I am tired so have some ??poetry???] because I could not stop for death he kindly stopped for me and took a person of each faith beyond reality so few left yet so many so blood soaked and alone but soon yet more will die and nothing move but bone Devotary died to the Korathi inquisition. She was Korathi. Bard was Cultist-killed. He was a Jeskeri Practitioner. Elkanah died to the Jeskeri Inquisition. He was a Jeskeri Cultist. I don’t think anyone died of inactivity but @ me if I missed anyone. Vote Count Devotary (3): Bard, Elk, Illwei Silber (2): Mist, Striker Elk (2): Devotary, Sart Cycle 5 has begun and will end in 23 hours. Happy hunting! Player List 1. Ashbringer - Korathi 2. Haelbarde - Jeskeri Cultist 3. Kasimir - Korathi 4. Devotary - Korathi 5. TJ Shade - Korathi 6. @Lord_Silberfarben - Ashen Silberfarben 7. Bard - Jeskeri Practitioner 8. Gears - Korathi 9. Straw - Korathi 10. Matrim - Korathi 11. Xino - Jeskeri Practitioner 12. @Mist - Tamai 13. @StrikerEZ 14. @The Young Pyromancer - Mancia Young 15. Lotus - Jeskeri Practitioner 16. Drake - Jeskeri Practitioner 17. Vapor - Korathi 18. Mint - Korathi 19. @Sart - Sevat 20. @Illwei - Avanae 21. Elkanah - Jeskeri Cultist

I am cackling:

Hmm. I'll sign up as Maris Erikell, an adventurous young nobleman. Maris is a bit of a jack-of-all-trades; he's just come off a stint as an apprentice watchmaker in Tremredare under the Herons, and an internship in Silverlight should...broaden his horizons, right? To curb my usual tendencies to overfocus on the game (I don't have a lot of time these days, and QF46 kind of was not good for my health ) 1. I am going to stick to minimum 1-2 posts per cycle. If you are blessed with more, know that Santa Kas has visited you this cycle 2. I am going to do what Straw did with his multiple personalities playstyle Which is to say, each cycle, I will only speak in quotes from a particular TV show or movie. This will be randomly determined: I promise you that I will select media with a decent selection of quotes so that trying to talk will be challenging, but not impossibly frustrating or detrimental. (So yeah. Maybe don't expect deep analysis now ) 3. If I RP, that's great, but I won't focus on conveying in-game things via RP. I need to get better at disengaging and asserting boundaries, I think

Crazy Theory: Gavilar was trying to take up the pieces of Honor and become a shard. Here's my reasoning: 1) We know that Gavilar had been receiving the same visions Dalinar received from the StormFather, so he knew Honor was dead. 2) He was on a first name basis with the Heralds and they worked together, so he could possibly have had more knowledge of the cosmere and shards. 3) What he says to Navani: What has he discovered the entrance to? Maybe Braize, maybe Shadesmar, who knows? But he may believe Honor's power is kept there and he himself can take up the mantle. Or... he just was on firemoss and is now obsessed with a palace storage room.

Irian sketched a drawing of sample A in his notes. It was a rough steel spike, about a handspan long. It was rather advanced metalworking. Irian wondered whether it was from Sel. It didn't have the marks of soulcast steel. The spike rolled over slightly on the table, and Irian reached to steady it. The spike rolled away faster. Then it rolled off the table and rang against the floor. "Storms," Irian muttered. He quickly got out of his chair, and went over to where it rested on the floor. It rolled away again. He fell down on his knees while trying to reach it. Irian decided that he hated this sample. They'd probably sent him to study this one on purpose. He noticed that his left hand was nearer to the spike then the right hand. He moved his right hand closer. The spike moved. He moved his left hand. The spike didn't budge, and he grasped it. "Ha ha!" He moved his right hand close to it, and he could feel a magnetic like resistance. His ring. On his right hand. He took it off, and placed it on the floor. Sure enough, he could now grasp it with his other hand. He grabbed up his ring, and went back to the table. He began to scrall notes in his paper, about... About that he'd discovered the spike was magnetic. Storming revolutionary. He sighed, and began sketching once again.

I think this is an important point, and I'm quoting it because YouTube was sneaky and recommended a fascinating video on an interview of three people with DID. It was eye opening for someone like myself, who had only ever known facts about the disorder through pop culture, and Shallan. I recommend it for anyone else interested in learning more. Link: https://youtu.be/ek7JK6pattE

Mmmm hmm

"You keep on saying that word. I do not believe that it means what you think it means."

To all those who know of me, I have officially been on the Shard long enough to have performed over one thousand posts.

Signing up as Thomas, an intern who accidentally automated himself out of a job.

For the new Chapters:

I have a joke about the 4th ideal of the Windrunners but I'm not ready to say the words.

Made this a couple days ago but realized i probably couldn't put it in cremposting. Thank you so much for creating a meme page where RoW spoilers are fine!

Since confirming specific wording within the GM chat could immediately break the game (as with any SE game) I'm going to veto this for now. @Elbereth can supersede me as the IM, if she thinks differently. @TJ Shade

That's quoting the wording of pms, which is not allowed. Bad TJ.

Don't worry, I will be the only one awake since I think I am in the opposite timezone to you. also, does anyone think we will have a role that sees alignment? I think for their sake everyone should claim to have seen someone's alignment. if everyone claims the real role won't stand out, and when they die they will be confirmed as that role, and their targets confirmed good/evil

I learned that a former professor of mine with whom I am close is moving forward with one of her scholarly books and intends to cite an article that I wrote concerning a question that she had posed to me in the book.

No. Your logic seems fine based on what we know. I just think that something we don't know is going to come along and yank on our understanding of how medallions work. Some reason exists that they can't be burned. The southerners have at least a few nicrobursts. They would have tried this.

Yeah, I'm gonna go ahead and play this game. I'm not doing anything for the next 12-13 days or so, and I'll probably be dead by the time I have to move into my dorm at college.

I highly recommend the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett. Excellent satirical fantasy, and there are 41 books, so it should last a while. You can read them in any order, really, but I'd advise starting with Guards, Guards!

shhhhhh

Signing up as Liba, a reclusive astronomer who hasn't spoken in years.

@The_God_King and @Elkanah - GMs, you've mentioned Frozen Mint as Frozen Mist, and I'd imagine that would create quite a bit of confusion

It starts out seeming innocent, with Harry Potter, or The Chronicles of Narnia. Then, before you know it, they're deep in epic fantasy - Tolkien, Rothfuss, Sanderson, or worse. If your child exhibits signs of reading, call 1-800-BOOK-KID to find more resources.

Kaladin in Chapter 3.

go easy on me it's my first cosmeme/crempost

Oh, wow, that is a big addition. How'd you manage to catch that? Quoted below, for those too lazy to click the link: That has some big clues for the character groupings, which I think I'll take to the character grouping thread.

Based solely on appearance, I’d say that TenSoon can most accurately represent every single character in Smash.

He does not have to. Fourth Bridge is a major fraction of the Radiants' power. They are going to go to important places, not just fly over occupied Alethkar except for testing purposes. Hence he'd send Screamers to important places. In addition a great part of the value of a flying barge is to serve as a mobile base. Hiding your base yet operating visible Windrunners or Skybreakers is not a very good option.

Hey, I'll probably disappear for a while, talk to you guys later!!!

I just watched it and it really is.

So what happens if all three factions are wiped out on the same cycle? Does everyone win? EDIT: @Elkanah

I think you'd have a lot of trouble doing this specific combination, actually. at the very least you'd probably need to be a 5th oath skybreaker before you could bond the cultivationspren, because I don't think the early skybreaker oaths are very compatible with edgedancer oaths, but at the 5th oath, you may have some additional freedom. even then it would be very hard, I think. and for what its worth there are at least 1 or 2 threads on the stormlight board discussing this sort of thing.

Everybody sing! Whoa, whoa, whoaaaaa Shout it to the rooftops! Whoaaaaa I said shout it to the rooftops! Whoaaaaa Ah come on Yeah! Come on, come on! RISE UP!!! Or, this beautiful version of it...

Hello, welcome aboard What Order of Knights Radiant are you, btw?

Good point. I think, but that is a personal opinion I cannot find textual support for, that it is a social signaling function. "Please write; I am done"

Oh man, I love me some Feruchemy. I love the relative simplicity of the magic system (you get what you give), its creative applications, and, of course, how cool it is (as a person who likes going to the gym, having the ability to dramatically increase your strength and musclemass immediately resonated with me). Thanks for welcoming me! We do what we can with our time hahaha. Thank your for welcoming me. Yes, I've been told that Elantris is a little different compared to his most recent works. However, I have no doubt that it will still be one hell of a ride haha. Thanks for keeping me spoiler-free! And thanks for welcoming me, I feel that this would be the best place to breathe Cosmere whenever I would need it. Hello pal! Well', it's been a while since I've played some videogames, but I usually like open world actions rpgs. My two favourite videogames sagas are Dark Souls (especially Bloodborne) and Darksiders (I still haven't played Darksiders 3). I also loved The Last of Us, The Witcher 3, Fallout New Vegas and Armored Core 5. Finally, whenever I feel like relaxing, a little bit of Minecraft or some easy platformer does it for me.

Hello! I debate myself between The Way of Kings or Oathbringer. Overall, I would say that I prefer The Way of Kings, but Oathbringer's Sanderlanche almost killed me hahaha.

I died of laughter when Dalinar called Lirin "Lirin Stormblessed".

I mean if the trio of "gods of spren, stone, and winds" refers to the bondsmith godspren, then I could see the Sibling representing stone i.e. the surface of roshar.

Wait! We need to... convert... you. *Sighs, then pulls out walkie-talkie* Salt Lake, I need a strike team on Truth's position, asap. *The following morning, there's a knock on Truth's door*

Now, as far as queer head canons go... it's not a headcanon, exactly, but I want a bisexual male protagonist at some point, because I feel like that is a group that get's so little exposure, especially as heroes. And while I may not think that Vorinsm quite makes sense as a queer positive place, I have no doubt that Nalthis is all about that, and I'm curious how being Returned might interact with someone's idea of gender and identity. The examples we see in the book are very much idealised perfection of an ideal, so I wonder what would happen if someone who was trans or non-binary returned.