Sasja2112

INTP and loving this.

Thude x Rlain is a ship I now support

Such an intriguing line! Maybe when he goes into mateform, he's attracted to other males, which makes other listners uncomfortable because "uhh... you're not going to make a baby that way bud!" Maybe after trying once he just decided somehow he was a weird case and shouldn't bother again. I wondered if it could be possible for him to be trans (ie, turning into female mateform instead of male), but there's really nothing else to suggest a) that Rlain has a femalen identitiy outside of mateform, and also b ) until recently he wouldn't have had access to the kind of bond that does large scale physiological changes to match identity.

I have ADHD and boy do I sometimes wish I could turn into a tuber and just roll my way out of a potentially awkward interaction

I was so intrigued by a random Terriswoman showing up to give Venli weird gems with voidspren inside. Whaaaat? I also disagree that she was there on the bidding of Sazed/Harmony. I think if anything Axindweth was a Ghostblood or otherwise there for her own (or at least not Harmony's) purposes.

Not giving up on people is a pretty Edgedancer thing. I think he's probably going to revive Maya and become an "Edgedancer", but he will be different in some important ways from the Edgedancers who bonded spren in the normal ways.

We don't even know what the singers have down there but she IS in a malen body

Exactly someone mentioned in another thread that if somehow Leshwi is able to form a Radiant bond, her malen body would change to fit her femalen identity and they might even be able to have a hybrid child who could be mature (because of singer fast aging) by the back 5. I liked that idea.

That's a new one to me! I used to ship Kaladin x Jasnah but that faded. Does Kaladin x Leshwi count as a weird ship? Because I like them as a possible pair.

There was also that WOB about how Kelsier would join the Ghostbloods and be in charge of them within a month (if he were to join a Rosharan secret society). I'm pretty convinced it's Kell and I'm HERE FOR IT.

Hmm yeah it was not mentioned that she changed bodies. That would put an end to the kid part, but not necessarily the ship

TIL I'm a singlet, so I can only comment from that perspective! I was (and still am) very excited about Shallan as plural. It's very underrepresented in media other than the negative ones you all mentioned. I am ND and don't like media that portrays ND people as villainous due to the ND aspects, so I have stayed away from those narratives personally, which resulted in Shallan being the first plural character I came across. I feel like Shallan's journey shows how different personalities can support each other. I love how Adolin loves and accepts her. Overall she was very interesting to read, and hopefully will help me understand better if I become close to someone with alters. I know Shallan and Veil and Radiant are very important to people who share a similar reality, so I had mixed feelings about Veil merging. I wonder if it happened partly because Veil was concerned that she might take over again against the wishes of the others - something like choosing to merge for the greater good. I also hope that Shallan doesn't "heal" by becoming a singlet. It would be pretty disheartening if other NDs grow with what makes them different but Shallan is the exception by becoming NT? (Boo) That said, I don't think she will. Post RoW, she might think she *should* merge all personalities, but I doubt that will happen. I think she's influenced by the thinking of her society on this - she doesn't really have any examples to draw from, right? I hope she's going to become that example, or maybe meet another plural character who can give her some support and guidance. It seems like the series is moving in that kind of direction with Kaladin's support groups.

Doesn't he tell Hesina later, when she chews him out for it, that he wouldn't have done that? I thought in that conversation he revealed that he was just talking out of anger. 100% Kal deserves better from both parents though.

Lift is CG defined! Navani I'd place as NG. Vyre, Nale, Taravangian LE. Kalak is CN. Mraize is NE.

God that is the saddest thing </3 brb gotta go hug my seon

Yeah I think Hrathen reflects on how painful it was even just to do his arm... ;__;

I am so jazzed about this. We hear so much about Fjordell in Elantris and never, ever go there. I want to know more about Wyrn and the skaze and whether or not you could date a Gyorn so many other things.

I am also pretty sure the answer is no. Male and female Returned, Mistborn, Radiants, Elantrians, and so forth can all do the same things... Still doesn't tell us anything about the role of women in Shu-dereth though I don't know if anything does. Have searched for a WOB to no avail. Interested in theories though!

Definitely patriarchal. Most cultures on Sel seem to be either strongly patriarchal, like the Arelons, Fjordell, and Rose Empire, or undefined (no idea how the Dulas/JinDo/Mai Pon view sex roles). Teos are less restrictive of their women but it's still the king who is the major figure - I mean, we don't even know Sarene's mom's name. So would Fjordell women be included in the Great Chain by supporting their husbands/sons? As for the Dahkor bone warping stuff, yeah having stronger bones might help one endure the process, but it's investiture and investiture is weeeeeird. Dunno if natural laws would really apply. Like, in Stormlight, we have shardblades/shardplate as a culturally male thing, much like heavy armour and big swords are here on earth. Yet because it's investiture and not really your inherent physical strength that allows you to use those things, characters like Jasnah and Shallan who aren't exactly heavy hitters can have blades and (presumably) plate. Do we have any sex/gender divisions or differences in investiture?

Brandon is very bad at remembering characters' eye colors.

Heck yeah son.

If I ever meet Brandon Sanderson, the question I would ask is not a question about plots, about characters, or even about the Cosmere. I would ask him if he drives a Hyundai Elantris.

Relistening to Elantris and seemingly every Derethi with any sort of title is a man. It has me thinking, could a woman gain rank in Shu-Dereth? Where would it stop? The Gyorns with their armour seem like a particularly masculine thing. IDK. Also, I know the Derethi were modeled a bit on the Catholic church, but it seems like the monks are allowed to have sex/relationships? I remember Dilaf's dead wife being a big motivator for him. He WAS a spy at that point, but I don't see a character as fervent as Dilaf betraying his oaths like that, or at least not acknowledging it as a betrayal while telling the story to Hrathen. Speaking of Hrathen... I wonder if Gyorns are allowed to get it on. Asking for a friend...

Straff Venture irritated the crap out of me. I mean, he was supposed to, but I found him much more unpleasant to read than the other cosmere villans. Zane was pretty useless. He didn't really add much to the story. No one has said Kelsier yet, yay Here's one I haven't seen yet - Venli. I always felt kinda "meh" about her and skipped her interludes the second time through OB.

I like the general idea but she looks a bit young to be Jasnah imo.