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Weird, I get the impression he was a lot older than 80

I’ve been away from the books for a while and not anywhere near as clued up as some but was it ever revealed what/where the shard that wants to hide is? Could this be it hanging out on some large meteor that has effectivively planetised with its influence?

I assumed he chose the Crimson sea because it saw less traffic than any other seas except midnight so he would be disturbed less there and also keep his distance from Riina and midnight essence?

There was also some very interesting paintings on Nalthis but that book was set waaaay in the past compared to SP3. Could be similar mechanics though?

Felt strikes me as someone with the right skill set/history to be a potential candidate?

I stuck with this all the way to the end which was hard going because the books are one of my favourite series. Not for me but glad others seem to have enjoyed it, at least in part.

Just got some time to read the chapter but not the thread yet. interesting that the planet names were spelled out like she had been listening in to someone say them rather than seeing them written down? Getting closer to full Cosmere awareness!

Some event created a shadow version or copy of Nalthis? The fact it seems to be the same size, planet shaped and on the same orbit as Nalthis really doesn’t seem to leave many other options?

This person is in Scotland though, not England. Death is too nice a punishment for such an insult

Hmmmm, then that would make perfect sense given the universities that are there. i feel pretty stupid for not considering that...thank you! Ha

One thought I have had with ingenuity is that if it is a shard that presides over a planet wouldn't those people be by far the most advanced civilisation? i think from memory Taldain was by far the most advanced setting (at least up until the enforced isolation)? can we then assume if it is a shard then it hasn't been influencing people? In which case it probably is the shard that has hidden itself away?

Yeah he's done something to pick up at least some of the allomantic powers, I wouldn't go as far as saying he's used up all the lerasium though.

I'm sure in the letters Autonomy confirms that Hoid has been trespassing. It doesn't prove or disprove anything either way though. Im also not sure we have confirmation he has used the Lerasium.

Has anybody put forward Iyatil as perhaps being the Kandra (or more accurately the Kandra imitating Iyatil)?

Thanks all. just noticed in the Szeth interlude he talks about walking in stone and using Stormlight for illumination as being unholy, I mention it purely due to the connection above.

Ok so go easy, my theories don't usually stand up to much scrutiny but during a reread of way of kings something caught my attention and I wondered if this had been brought up before and whether you guys had any thoughts. During the first vision that we see Dalinar having he asks for light and a lantern is turned on and he remarks it is primitive as it isn't powered by storm light. my understanding is that the civilisations were more advanced before a desolation and the desolations actually set them back? now if that's the case and these people did have stormlight lanterns why not use them? have they realised a connection to Odium with stormlight? was it protected seen as wasteful to use it for such a mundane purpose? or am I just wildly over thinking this? i look forward to your WOB's of theories! cheers

Frost for end boss and big bad. In the traveller he was way too laid back and calm for a dragon, don't trust him

Has anybody proposed The One being Ambition?

Just speculation at this point I think but it seems likely.

You could chop his head off and he would survive.... also need a citation on the wizened women edit: not to say that nightblood couldn't mess him up. Something that destroys/consumes on all 3 realms is pretty bad chull

You really couldn’t though.

Dalinar. Easily

Weird that Aviars exist this early in the timeline when Autonomy seems like she’s only just got involved with the planet

Something sneaky bout those shin though ......

Do we know if the microorganisms on Taldain have any relation to the ones on Patji? i believe Autonomy has been meddling on FOS so would be pretty cool if she seeded the planet with investiture.