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  1. Yes Gavinor would be formally a traitor, but my point is that what matters is Dalinar perception: could he really think of Gavinor as an enemy and not an innocent? Could Dalinar really believe that killing a child is an honorable mean to his goal? I personally don't believe Dalinar could justify to himself Gavinor sacrifice, but it's just my opinion and I could be wrong. P.S. I also believe that facing Gavinor as Odium champion, Dalinar would simply surrender and lose the contest. Even if he is loosing himself and Alethkar, at least he is achieving and buying time for the Radiants, also hoping that Kaladin and Ishar could do something to limit Odium influence.
  2. I disagree, being a Radiant means acting with honor, as you perceive it. I cannot imagine Dalinar sacrificing any innocent live to achieve his goals, and this was pointed every time this very moral dilemma was discussed between Dalinar and Taravangiam (see the discussion about the story of the four hogmans from Nohadon paraboles).
  3. My spin on this theory is that Dalinar will lose the contest (i strongly believe in the Baby champion theory) and become Odium's agent for the Cosmere, while Kaladin will Ascend to Honor with Ishar's help, giving new hope to the Radiants.
  4. RIP Honor's Sergeant. RIP Phendorana.
  5. More than Autonomy he would be perfect for Ambition, and i remember a WoB where Brandon said that Kel holding Ambition would be terrifyng.
  6. My guess is that Nightblood manifested because of the massive amount of Investiture it holds.
  7. What if Ba-Ado-Mishram, being the "Spren" of Roshar (at some point corrupted by Odium), granted to all spren access to the Physical Realm, without undergoing the transition during which they lose most of their awareness? It could explain why they did not exepected death: at that point their only connection with the PR was the Nahel Bond, which they broke, resulting in their "deaths".
  8. I watched the Shardcast episode about the Part Two epigraphs earlier today and of the four new Shards, the one i am the most excited about is Valor. As it was said on the podcast, "valor" can be considered a very close concept to "honor", especially speaking about war and fighting: for example, in Italian, my mother language, the adjective "honorable" is most often traduced with "valoroso" which comes from "valore" (the Italian word for valor). My best guess is that Valor, as Intent, could be focused on concepts like fighting against adversities with bravery, with boldness even if it means fighting till death, but also considering existence as a sequences of challenges to overcome. It would be very nice to learn more about her history, her location and her stance about Odium in the past, but i think that we should probably wait up until Mistborn Era 4 or Dragonsteel (or a Silverlight novel maybe), but at least we know she is willing to discuss with Harmony and Hoid about doing something about Odium right now. As a final note, i've done a quick search on the internet about "Gods of valor" and some interesting results (from Wikipedia) are the following: Nerio, an ancient Roman goddess of war and personification of valor often identified with Bellona or Minerva; Montu, the Egyptian falcon-god of valor and war embodiment of the "conquering vitality of the pharoh"; Suwa Myōjin a japanes god, associated with war but also valor and loyalty and sometimes represented as a snake or even a dragon. Of course it would be wise to include in this list gods like Thor, Tyr, Ares/Mars and Athena/Minerva, even if the last two seem to me, more linked to other attributes than valor, like the chaos and cruelty for Ares, and rationality and wisdom for Athena. So what's your take about this Shard? Also, I'm really bad at figuring out plausible magic systems, so i would like to hear ideas about a possible Invested Art from Valor.
  9. Oh, i had completely forgotten that detail... Then it would completely made sense of that "weapon" being the 'SURVIVE' Dawnshard. Also, i think that my point of a Shard being not aware of a Dawnshard, does not stand up since Odium did not know of the one in Aimia. Also: not very bright of Leras mentioning hidden weapons in front of Kelsier...
  10. I don't know about Kelsier having a Dawnshard, but for sure alongside with Roshar, Scandrial could be a major candidate for having one: it could had been used to create the planet itself, and the multiple istances of "hearing" the 'SURVIVE' command could be considered clues. A point that coul be against the presence of a Dawnshard on Scandrial, though, is that neither Preservation nor Ruin seem ever to acknowledge or hint at it, and i would find very strange one of them could use one without the other noticing. Also, if we consider, as many of us are doing on the forum, that groups of shards are attuned each to a single Dawnshard, Ruin most likely would be tied to the one Rysn found, the 'CHANGE' one, and so if indeed the 'SURVIVE' one was on Scandrial, why then Preservation didn't use it against Ruin? Did he really just kept it hidden? Or maybe, using it would have hindered his Grand Plan of having Preservation and Ruin merged into Harmony?
  11. I suppose they can be viewed as a Mafia organization, since they aren't respecting any Rosharan law and they seem unconcerned in pushing their agenda through murders, espionage and thefts.
  12. I've felt the same way as Kaladin very recently: enreasonably exhausted about what i do and convinced that i am impotent and that i am not in control of my life anymore. But actually these chapters have been kind of heartening, i've felt less alone and i am starting to feel a spark of hope about feeling better. I can not wait to read RoW and how Kaladin Journey will continue.
  13. I hope for more Renarin after this chapter, i want to see his growth as a person, and also more about Truthwatchers. The implications beyond their use of Illumination could be really amazing.
  14. The next Hoid's story in Stormlight Archive.
  15. Cultivation is Nocturnal, Odium is Molag-bal and Mehrunes-Dagon is Ruin. I can't figure out Preservation and Honor, lol.
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