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  1. Slightly off topic, but as I was reading this and people are talking about the implications of his killing Sadeas, I can't help thinking that we're ultimately going to see some sort of Trial by Combat. It would fit directly in with the Alethi mindset to have something like that and would suit Adolin. However, there would still be questions of how that would be implemented. I could even see a situation where he revives his blade before the fight, nearly kills his opponent (because he's that good), and uses Regrowth to heal him, thus showing that he is now a Radiant.
  2. Are you suggesting that Nightblood shattered Adonalsium? That doesn't fit the timeline, since Nightblood was created LONG after that point.
  3. I'd be more inclined to the possibility that the Bondsmiths act as something of a caretaker of Spren bonds, either encouraging them or potentially even breaking them if necessary (i.e. one of the KR goes rogue while still technically within the bounds of their oaths). It would explain why there are so few. If this is accurate, then it is possible that he realized that he was able to affect the bonds of more than the KR - that he could affect the Spren bonds of the voidbringers. If they could potentially break all of them at once, it would render them as parshmen. That might even lead towards the cause of the Recreance - what if the KR abandoned their shards rather than completely having their bonds broken (and potentially driving them insane in the process)?
  4. I can't help thinking that Dalinar would fall more under ISFJ. He isn't really an extrovert, especially in the way that Adolin is. He would prefer to be behind the scenes making sure that everything turns out properly. Also, the only area where he is really T over F is battle. Whether he shows his feelings is irrelevant. His emotional response is probably most evident in his visit to the Nightwatcher and his initial decision to abdicate his position. Furthermore, look at how easily he was led into a trap by Sadeas - because his feelings overruled logical thought. (sorry if someone already posted this)
  5. So, I never really thought about it before, but while watching Daredevil this weekend, I came to the realization that Daredevil's a tineye and a Savant at that. Think about it - traumatic event that caused him to snap - check. Super enhanced senses - check. Yep - he's a tineye. So then I started thinking about some of the other superheroes and where they'd fit in in Scadrial and came up with two other realizations. 1. Bruce Banner is a feurochemist or a twinborn pewter/pewter combo. He's super weak most of the time, but then has MASSIVE increases when he Hulks out. Pewter compounding could give even more of an effect long term. 2. Spider-man is Mistborn. Uncle Ben's death is certainly enough to snap, but his Spidey Sense is eerily similar to the effects of Atium (though where he gets his metals is anyone's guess). Then there's the enhanced strength and agility that pewter gives. Oh, and his webs go WAY too straight to not be laced with metals that he can push and pull as he sees fit. He also has somewhat enhanced senses. Sure, he may not know how to affect emotions, but he certainly has more than one allomantic power, which means he'd have to be Mistborn. Anyone else you can think of that would fit the bill of someone with allomantic or feurochemical abilities in the Marvel or DC universe?
  6. I have to admit that something about the new wording of the scene feels off to me. It just doesn't flow in the same way and somehow feels anticlimactic. I understand the arguments both ways. I could understand Kaladin killing, maiming, or saving Szeth. Saving Szeth would have required a much more extensive rewrite and would likely have changed much of the remainder of the first half of the series. As for Syl telling him to get the honorblade, she obviously knows more now than she did at the beginning of the book (as the strength of the bond grows, so does her memory). It is very possible that she knows how important the honorblade is in the days to come and that, by saving it, they have the potential to protect far more people. I strongly doubt that BS changed this simply because he felt that Kaladin shouldn't have killed Szeth. I am certain that he did so because of the plans that he has for the remainder of the series. I suppose we'll just have to wait to RAFO.
  7. I've seen theories that one of the drunk guys in the prologue was Jezrien. Given how several of the Heralds have changed, I agree with this theory more and more.
  8. I'd agree that bonds are the focus on Roshar. You have the references to bonding Blades and the Nahel bond, but I also seem to recall an epigraph that specifically referenced the PLACEMENT of the Nahel bond as being relevent.
  9. There's a lot of good stuff in this thread. I agree with maxal that Renarin is going to be the one to find out that Adolin killed Sadeas. I think that Adolin will be able to keep a lid on it but that Renarin will eventually have a vision that shows what happened. That vision will then make him have to choose whether to out his brother or to protect him. I think that Adolin's killing of Sadeas and what will follow will be enough to break him to the point where he can bond a spren or hopefully to awaken is sword's spren. I think that Dalinar will be the one to keep the honorblade, though he won't use the surgebinding aspects of it - just have it as a regular blade. The Stormfather was very specific that he'd be a Radiant with no Shards, so the honorblade wouldn't count. I kind of want to know why the Shin hold stone to be so sacred. Now on to the more outlandish theories. I think that Elkohar's wife will go crazy as a result of what's happening in Kholinar and kill her children and herself. This would leave Elkohar without an heir and he'll work it out with Dalinar to have Adolin be his heir until he has another legitimate child. Shortly after officially naming Adolin his heir, the truth of Sadeas' death (I can't call it murder, because I don't think it was) will come to light and he'd be stripped of that role of heir. Elkohar would probably eventually go towards making a Radiant (or Radiant in training) his heir, so would have Renarin as his official heir (because Renarin would probably make a pretty good king). Adolin would be returned to his role as heir of the Kholin family, though the relationship with his father would be somewhat strained. I think I had another, but I can't remember at this moment.
  10. I'll start by saying that I have no clue as to the answer for my question. At the end of Interlude I-13, you have the following: Of course, I'm certain that they have held the forms before, based on this, but the question is "When?" Are there any indications that Venli and/or the scholars were apart from the rest of the Listeners for any extended periods of time - at least two Highstorms would have been necessary (along with a great deal of will). If they haven't held the forms before, then are they simply more susceptible to the spren and more likely to acquiesce to the Odium-Spren?
  11. I kind of hope it isn't Skybreaker simply because the name itself is a bit of a spoiler for book 2. I like Stones Unhallowed. I'd kind of like to see the next one titled Truthless. Having "Truth" somewhere in the title seems as though it would be necessary if he doesn't go with Stones Unhallowed.
  12. I almost wonder if Sanderson stuck that in as a reference to Rothfuss - especially given their playful competition.
  13. Lightweaving isn't JUST the illusion, though; Lightweaving is the combination of illusion and transformation. The most visible examples of this would be Bluth becoming more heroic based on Shallan's ability as well as her own changes within herself. Lightweaving is the ability to effect change (transform) through those illusions.
  14. True, but Syl was also deteriorating at that point, IIRC (I could be mistaken). Good to know there's official WoB on us not meeting another Lightweaver. That gives further credence to the second not being Hoid.
  15. I don't believe that Renarin would count as the second Lightweaver. Because Lightweaver refers to a specific order, that would suggest that the act of lightweaving would refer to the act of using the surges of Transformation and Illumination in conjunction with one another, which Shallan does when she creates her illusions that change the very nature of those they come in contact with. I also don't think that Hoid counts, if only because the statement strongly implies that it is referring to surgebinders. The question becomes "Who was the second Lightweaver?" I know people are suggesting Tien and, while he may have been on the path towards becoming a Lightweaver, I don't believe he ever progressed to a point where he would be considered a Lightweaver. Of those that we've had the opportunity to know, Elhokar seems to be the most likely, especially since he seems to be seeing cryptics. The fact that he seems most likely is one of the reasons I am leaning so strongly towards it not being him. I do think he's a proto-Radiant, but I don't think he'll be a Lightweaver. Right now, my gut says that the second Lightweaver was Tarah (I hope I got her name right). She's only mentioned a couple of times in the books, but we do know that Kaladin met her. It could also be that those attributes of a Lightweaver are the same types of things that are generating the attraction that he feels towards Shallan. Also, unless other cryptics can hide themselves at will, that strongly suggests that Kaladin met the other Lightweaver prior to his journey to the Shattered Plains, which is when Syl's sentience began to manifest. Otherwise, she would have noted the presence of a cryptic, just as she did during the battle in the arena.
  16. Considering how much the first two books dealt with Kal's focus on protection, it stands to reason that the next book should have more of an emphasis on leadership. Some have pointed out the fact that Kal doesn't have his uniform. I think that he's going to have to earn his leadership position with the people that knew him growing up (always a difficult situation). He's had positional authority and has demonstrated his ability to lead with the bridgemen, but this is going to be a very tough thing to deal with. There will be those that think he's acting above himself and others will still treat him as he was 5 years ago when he left, ignoring any changes in the mean time.
  17. So I recently started my first reread since March and some things in chapter 4, Taker of Secrets, stood out to me. (For a quick reference, it was the first Vision chapter.) I may as well go ahead and mention the terminology that will be used in this post. If there are more accurate terms, please feel free to correct me. Here goes: Nahel Spren: These are spren that are capable of forming a Nahel bond. Void Spren: Obvious enough. I'm using the two-word form because I am using it as a category. (Though Jasnah refers to Voidspren as a category). Greater Spren: This one is a bit trickier. I would categorize the major spren, such as Stormfather, Nightwatcher as a part of it, but I would also consider Unmade to be a part of this grouping, for reasons that should be clearer by the end of this post. Here is the passage that got me thinking: The passage continues, but that's the most relevant section. Rereading that, I noticed some interesting things. First, Sja-anat is able to change a spren into something different - in this case, a type of Void Spren. It made me wonder if the Nahel Spren have more in common with Void Spren than we realized. Based on comments that Sanderson has made and the first two books, it seems to me that spren may be able to be turned into either Nahel or Void spren. Assuming that base spren are neutral, what if the Greater Spren, whether they are the ones on Honor and Cultivation's side or the Unmade, are capable of changing a lesser spren into the upgraded versions? What if Honorspren like Syl were, in fact, originally normal windspren that were touched by an emissary of Honor or Cultivation, and became something more? Think of a molecule. At rest, they are normally neutral, but you can add or remove electrons to change the charge. It could even be that the first instances of bond-capable spren happened somewhat spontaneously without an additional catalyst. Given the fact that it seemed unexpected and that they did it on their own, I wouldn't be surprised if this were the case. Then, the Greater Spren realized that they could act as a catalyst, leading us to the formation of the KR. Second, I found it interesting that the KR in this vision mentions that "it won't be able to go far without a carrier." Again, this seems to be a lot like the Nahel relationship that we have thus far seen between Kaladin and Syl. We know that if the Nahel bond forming between those two breaks or weakens, then she regresses into a more basic state that is indistinguishable from a normal windspren. Again, this seems to be another strong similarity between Nahel and Void Spren. Also, it appears to me that the Void Spren that we have seen so far have a strong affinity for water, but that could be a coincidence, since we've barely seen them so far. This theory certainly begs a couple of other questions. First, I'm assuming that the Stormfather was not the one that caused the change in Syl. It's fairly obvious that he'd prefer to have her alive and "dumb" than risk losing her entirely. Would that mean that the Nightwatcher, and by extension Cultivation, is the one that touched/changed Syl? We know from the Lift interlude that those two are not as opposed to the resurgence of the Knights Radiant as Stormfather is. One of the prevailing theories is that Cusicesh is a/the third of the Greater Spren on the side of Honor/Cultivation. Personally, I'm not really certain on that point - at least not yet. So, I think that's it but, as usual, I'm sure I forgot something. I'm looking forward to the comments and, if this has been suggested before, please feel free to move it to the appropriate thread.
  18. Re: Adolin and the Thrill Granted, I believe that he is on his way to Radianthood, but I also think that it's possible that the reason he no longer feels the Thrill may have something to do with the Unmade that causes it moving. Through Taravingian, we've seen that they do sometimes move. Re: Kaladin and his skill with a spear I'm of the camp that thinks that he still has that same skill, regardless of whether he recognizes it. I think that king of nowhere was correct in his comments about comparison. Think of it this way - he suddenly lost a great deal of his strength and speed that he's grown used to. He doesn't move the way that he expects to. Also, with the first instance with the staff, he was going up against other novices too. So it could simply be a higher degree of innate ability rather than any potential bonding.
  19. We have confirmation from Brandon that the Heralds gained their Surgebinding from the Honorblades. We also know that they have their own abilities even without their Blades, though we haven't seen what those are, yet.
  20. Whether Dalinar suffered from brother worship or not, at the end of the day, that brother was the KING. Once the King makes a decision, any further argument is pointless. Further, Roshone was subordinate to Sadeas, not Dalinar, so he wouldn't have had any right to "keep him in check" - at least not in the Alethi mind.
  21. It is very possible that he'll end up with an Honorblade, since they technically aren't Shardblades.
  22. I personally believe that Taravingian said that because he truly believed that the argument was even enough to sway him to act against his base nature. As for the day of the Diagram, I'd argue that you can model actions and results without necessarily taking the personalities of the individuals into account with a fairly high degree of accuracy. If x happens, then y results does not need everyone to act in a unique manner.
  23. First off, I disagree on the blame for Roshone. Initial blame falls on Roshone himself. Beyond that, Elkohar and Gavilar overrode Dalinar's decision. While I don't disagree that there will be conflict between Kaladin and Dalinar, I don't see this as being the major factor. He never seemed to blame Dalinar for it. Further, Maxil made a lot of good points on that subject. Most of Kaladin's problems thus far have been because he wasn't accepting who he was or where he was headed. After WoR, he seems to be in tune with what's to come. He also has a natural leadership ability and will work well with Dalinar now that most of the secrets are out in the open. Shallan's going to be an interesting one. I don't foresee the conflict between her and Jasnah the way that you do. Jasnah left and I expect her to understand that Shallan has grown and that divide that was previously present will diminish, if they even come into contact with one another. I see jealousy on the part of Adolin to be a bigger potential problem. Also, the potential for the Ghostbloods to "turn" her cannot be dismissed. Through her relationship with them, we will gain a different understanding of what is going on. With Dalinar, I wonder just how soon anyone will learn of Adolin's involvement in Sadeas' death. I wonder if the gouged out eyes will make people think that it was Liss that did it. As much as Stormfather did not want Syl to go back to Kaladin, the fact that he was willing to bond Dalinar at all suggests that this won't be a problem. Again, Kaladin is more willing to do what it takes and understands his role in keeping Syl alive than he was over the course of this book, so I don't see this as a problem. With Renarin, I think that there is too much speculation in your post. Your post is built upon the assumption that it will become common knowledge that Adolin killed Sadeas. As much as that seems predictable and a ready source of conflict, there are other ways that that death could be interpreted. Having to live with the guilt of Sadeas' blood on his hand would increase the level of internal conflict for Adolin. With Jasnah, I don't expect that the "presumed dead thing" will be an issue. Navani was never fully convinced. Also, I don't foresee her having any issues with Dalinar and Navani's courtship. She is very pragmatic and not tied to cultural traditions to the extent that others are. As for the assassins, I highly doubt that anyone would bat an eye. Dalinar might be a little upset, but it wouldn't surprise anyone. After the events of this book, I think that even Elkohar would judge his sister poorly for setting an assassin to watch his wife, considering that she essentially destroyed Kholinar. Furthermore, considering the current status of The Almighty and the acceptance of that fact by Dalinar and Kaladin, I don't see her heresy being as big of an issue - at least within the KR. They will let their actions speak for themselves. With Szeth, I can't help but feel that Dalinar and Kaladin would be welcoming of him, provided that he actually is on his way to becoming a Skybreaker. By the time the Desolation is over, no one will care where it was that he started. With Lift, who knows? I'm not convinced that all of the KR will even be together in the end, especially not all of the early ones. To me, the biggest challenge facing the KR is time. The Desolation is upon them before they even have a clue of what they are doing and before they can organize. Additionally, there are outside influences such as the Ghostbloods and the Sons of Honor that could potentially corrupt and turn these new Knights, since there is really no way for them to know what to do.
  24. I can't help feeling that Kaladin isn't nearly so far along in his progression as we seem to think. I'm very interested to see him progress further and REALLY start to understand all of the aspects of his Surgebinding. In WoK, he used very basic lashings instinctively, while not really working on it that much. At the Tower, it was primarily Stormlight and not the actual lashings. Again, even in WoR, he was using things in a very basic manner. Some of what he was doing was based on what he saw Szeth do, but even most of that was technically basic. "Send 'x force' in 'x direction.'" Even that required a good deal of time to get to a point of proficiency. Using Shallan's failure to soulcast fire is a different story. Soulcasting has different requirements and possibilities, many of which we still aren't familiar with. It isn't as direct.
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