Pandora's shard

This could be the sequence of events: 1) The populations across the equator living zone unify, as unified as they can be, while living independently, and share information, leading to some great years of peace and prosperity 2) Some people die, and they turn into shades, which are uncontained. The leaders notice this (offcourse they already know), and then, decide that, only those people who are almost about to die will be given to the sun, so that, they don't form shades and destroy this population. 3) coming to this conclusion and then, following this path may be one of the next big revolutions on the planets. 4) Slowly, the super charged battery number increases, and so, also increases the power level of the planet Canticle on the cosmere level. 5) More people from other planets come to share the gift and trade, but offcourse Scadrians are already here. 6) Thus, this planet as well gets blown into the cosmere wide "Great war of the Shards".

This book was awesome!!! It built and built and by the midpoint, as the revelations came, it was like, okay Brandon, you are giving me too much now... And now that I have read all 4, here's the order of my favourites of secret novels: 1) Sunlit Man 2) Tress of the Emerald Sea 3) Yumi and the Nightmare Painter 4) Frugal Wizard (couldn't even finish it... Is it alryt to admit?? Well, I have now.. So, can't help.. )

Just finished the book. Not my favourite of the secret projects. Thats still Tress. It actually gets better in the second half, after the condescending tones of the Yumi is gone a bit, and she starts to understand that there is something more to the Painter. As for him, well, one word that came to my mind was, "Potential". A character with such specialisation of the arts... Who is lost in his inertness because of his indecision and failures.. I just wish he was in a different story, and there was more care given to him. well, this book is 3.5/5 for me.

I asked the same question to chat gpt. This is what it gave me!!!! Kaladin, the Windrunner brave, Through storm and battle, he shall pave, Pave he shall, battle and storm through, Brave Windrunner, Kaladin too. Through storm and battle, he shall stride, With his honor and skill as his guide, His guide as skill, honor his with, Stride he shall, battle and storm with. With honor and skill, he'll prevail, Prevail he'll, skill and honor to unveil, To unveil honor and skill, he'll endure, Prevail, he'll endure, skill and honor ensure. Endure he'll, honor and skill prevailing, Prevailing, skill and honor, he'll be unfailing, Unfailing, he'll be, honor and skill enduring, Prevailing, enduring, skill and honor securing. Securing honor and skill, he'll fight, Fight he'll, skill and honor securing right, Securing right, honor and skill in hand, Fight he'll, hand in skill, honor withstand. Withstand he'll, honor and skill strong, Strong skill and honor, he'll prove wrong, Prove wrong he'll, skill and honor mighty, Strong and mighty, skill and honor rightly. Rightly honor and skill, he'll display, Display he'll, skill and honor bright array, Bright array, honor and skill on display, He'll prove mighty, honor and skill to stay. To stay, skill and honor will endure, Endure they will, honor and skill pure, Pure skill and honor, enduring they'll be, To stay they'll endure, honor and skill free.

This book is awesome!!! Is soooo creative... Fun, and yet, there is a depth to it.. Brandon, you have done it again, And dare I say, it might just be his best book. JUST. MAY BE. Brandon, you are awesome. And so is this book.

Offcourse RUIN will be clear about it. RUIN is not going to start the next cycle of creation. RUIN is all about current things getting destroyed. In isolation, this is the intent of this shard. Starting the next cycle requires other intents.

Cultivation and Ruin would be excellent pair because the natural end of growth or change is ruin or destroying, so that new things can ne created once again, and the cycle of life may continue. Cultivation and Ruin being good pair does not mean they belong to same primal commands. Ruin is about destruction. It's in the name. It's not about change. It's about destroying what exists now, so next cycle can restart. All shards have secondary intent to create, because all these belong to the cycle of life (create, survive, change and destroy), and thus, each lead to or contribute in one way or other towards creation.

Hey guys!! I wanted to post about my thoughts on what the 4 dawnshards are, and then, divide each shard into respective dawnshards, and then, go into some theories. Here we go!!! 4 Dawnshards: CREATE, SURVIVE, CHANGE, DESTROY Why these 4? Since these are the primal commands of creation, they must include all aspects of creation. Creation must include a cycle of "birth, survive (so that life can be experienced), change or growth, and then, death". These 4 thoughts include the life. Life of a living thing, and if we go meta, life of planet, star, universe etc. So, to encompass these 4 thoughts, the 4 primal commands are: CREATE, SURVIVE, CHANGE, DESTROY Shards related to each dawnshards: CREATE: Invention, Endowment, Devotion, Unknown SURVIVE: Preservation, Honour, Autonomy, Mercy CHANGE: Cultivation, Whimsy, Ambition, Wisdom/Prudence(the shard that wants to survive) DESTROY: Ruin, Odium, Dominion, Valor Let's explain each: CREATE: Invention: To invent is to create something Endowment: When one endows someone with something, they have given something to a person that did not exist earlier with the receiver (not this exact copy). So, this is a form of creation, where something that did not exist now comes into being. Devotion: This is a tricky one, yet it makes sense. A mother and father show most devotion to a child, who is their creation. We are most attached to something we have created by our hard work. In fact, to show someone that we are devoted to someone, we want to create memories together, create experiences together. Again and again, devotion as a sentiment or emotion leads to some or the other form of creation. Unknown: SURVIVE: Preservation: The most direct form of not changing or surviving as it is. Honour: It is about following the set rules. Thus, this sentiment induces the not changing or surviving in the current state. Autonomy: It is the situation where anything external cannot have affect on the person or cannot impact any changes in the person. Thus, this sentiment is one of not changing, albeit this not changing is from external forces. Mercy: When a person shows mercy to someone, they have decided to not FORCEFULLY affect a negative change in someone. Mercy can only be shown by deciding to not change someone in situations where the other person is most prone to damage in a negative sense. So, Mercy has to be a sentiment or emotion of surviving as it is. CHANGE: Cultivation: When change is pre-planned or as much controlled as possible, and the outcome is expected. Whimsy: When Change is sudden, and outcome is not much thought about. Ambition: We have this sentiment when we want to bring about awe-inspiring changes. This may be an internal ambition, or an external ambition, where we want to bring about change in others. But, whatever that change may be and however audacious, this sentiment is an expression of change. Wisdom(Prudence): This is what a series of experiences accumulate in a person, and allows the person to grow, change and be better prepared to face future situations, whether they are good or bad. Thus, Wisdom or Prudence has to be a sentiment of change. Why does this Shard want to survive? Because the experiences it gained from the destruction of other shards forced it to learn and change so that, it did not undergo a similar fate. Why has it now decided to come back and take part more actively in shard politics once again? It must have deduced from current shard actions that if it does not intervene, the current cosmere is headed towards a major destruction. Why is survival only tangentially related to it's intent? Because, after u have learned from the experiences of others, u want to not do the same stuff others did and die. If that means, hiding for a long time, so be it. Thus, it's hiding from all activity feels like the shards intent is survival. It is not. The intent is change related. Change brought about by experiences of others and it's own. DESTROY: Ruin: Destruction of all matter and people as an end result. Odium: Passionate hate and emotions lead to destructiveness. Dominion: Once a hierarchy of dominance has been established, it means the person has destroyed some aspect of other person. The dominance may be physical, emotional or mental. Even in general culture, someone dominating other is seen as destruction of the one being dominated. Valor: It is the expression of destruction in the positive way. This destruction occurs when person has to defend themselves or others, and in situations that are not favourable. Some of my thoughts and theories about Dawnshard: 1) Novel "Dawnshard" revealed that Rysn holds the CHANGE dawnshard. I think this dawnshard has not been held by anyone we have seen onscreen other than Rysn. But, in secret project 4, Sigzil will hold this dawnshard for brief time, before giving it up. 2) Hoid held the SURVIVE dawnshard. I think, Kelsier has held and is also currently holding the Survive Dawnshard. I think, this is the reason why Hoid was able to physically beat Kelsier. I think, this is also one of the reasons why Harmony does not want to help Kelsier in any way possible. 3) I think Nightblood has the DESTROY dawnshard, and it was put in the sword by ENDOWMENT. The large amount of investiture has given the sword it's sentience, which again and again reverts to the one command that echoes in its sentient mind, DESTROY. Also, I think this action is a result of some co-politicking of ENDOWMENT AND CULTIVATION. Just look at the events. Odium comes to Roshar. Honour binds him to the system and in turn, it's vessel is killed. Somehow, 5 people from planet of ENDOWMENT come to Roshar and get inspired by the swords of the planet. But just look at one thing everyone neglects. In a planet where odium is trying it's best to destroy the shards, CULTIVATION's perpendicularity is so easily accessible throughout this time. We can even say that it is one of the most easily accessible perpendicularities in all of cosmere, even when another shard is trying to destroy the resident shards. Thus, 5 scholars from Nalthis (ENDOWMENT'S planet) come to Roshar, see the honour blades, go back, try to build replicas, somehow end up creating a sword so deadly that Shard Vessel can be killed. That sword finds its way again into Roshar without the notice of ODIUM (so easily accessible perpendicularity), and somehow finds its way to Szeth, who at the right time delivers it to another pawn of CULTIVATION's game, who ends up killing ODIUM's vessel. Coincidence? I dont think so. Specially when ENDOWMENT writes this to Hoid "You must not worry about Rayse. If Rayse becomes an issue, he will be dealt with". Such confidence shows me that plans were already underway to take care of Rayse and ODIUM. All this makes me believe that CULTIVATION and ENDOWMENT polliticked together to achieve the killing of Rayse and change the vessel of ODIUM. And this was brought about by the one thing having the dawnshard DESTROY. The Nightblood. That's it guys. All my current thoughts about the dawnshards. What do you think???

This is awesome theory, and I think, it may be close to what is actually happening in Threnody!!!!

Once we have read the book, one thing still remains unanswered (At least directly)... And that is THE TITLE ITSELF!!!!! Several people have had their interpretations.. Here is my interpretation.. The title refers to LERASIUM. Since the first trilogy, this is one metal that has gone missing. Full mistborn has become a myth. But this book found a way to reintroduce it in the Storyline, and now, there could be full mistborns again. In fact, the climax depends totally on Wayne using the lerasium and becoming a mistborn. So, that is the lost metal. LERASIUM. What do u think guys??

Or maybe, Stormlight Archive are the books placed in a specific section of the library of Silverlight.

Hi everyone!! In cosmere, Brandon has Gods.. Adonalsium, and the shards.. and then, there is "BEYOND". It is this that unsettles me a lot. The concept of "BEYOND" is that, no one knows what or where it is. After you die, your soul goes there (after it has passed the cognitive realm, offcourse). So, in short, "BEYOND" could be oblivion, or it could be where THE GOD is... Because that's where the soul goes after the body dies. So, how can we call what's not in "BEYOND" as GOD? Is the definition of God, just someone who is absolutely powerful?? In our solar system, sun is absolutely powerful. So, is sun a god?? To me, the concept of Adonalsium and also the existence of a "BEYOND" shows an inherent flaw. If the god is unknowable, lying in the "BEYOND" and that is the place where the souls go, then, Adonalsium and all shards should never be called as God's. If nothing else, the shard, and Adonalsium as well are resources to be exploited. Just like sun's light. Only, these are the magic stars. Tell me guys, what do you think about it?? Can you call shards and Adonalsium god, when there is something unknowable and, that's where the souls go?

Rythm of war was supposed to be willshapers' book. But, as it turned out, venli as a character was quite underwhelming. Rythm of war is actually Navani's book, with venli as one of the side characters.. But, I have this feeling that willshaper magic... Is it really that awesome?? What is the magic again? Shaping stone? So, the whole aim of willshapers' is to build fancy houses? Is willshaping a totally non-warrior magic? Or is it just a defensive branch of magic, where the best that can be done is raise big walls against enemies? If there was a warrior willshaper, how would she/he use willshaping during war? Others attack by shards, and they deflect it by stone grown suddenly as a blade? What do you think guys? Will it be awesome? Or will it just remain a plot point where cities were built using willshapers', and then that's it? How can you use willshaping during war?

Am I the only one who absolutely loves Cadsuane? She is my fav character. I am sorry guys, but she is awesome!!!!! And badass!!! Moraine is okay, but boring.. Mat is cool and his superpower is so whimsy ("wink wink"), it's awesome. Also, I have a special place for Tuon. I absolutely hate Rand.. Am I crazy??

I am an atheist.. so, I guess my perspective would be helpful, or atleast share a different viewpoint.. ( I would try my best not to offend anyone and if I yet ended up doing, I accept my faults) Does evolution exist? If no, then everything is god made. If yes, then how did human evolve? From other organisms? Is religion man made? Is the concept of God man-made? This is probably too radical a view point to take in this discussion but we have to start here. Now, please see for yourself. In Brandon's universe, God exists. And, we know that this god (Adonalsium) created this universe. Now, look where he is taking this universe. This god was broken into 16 pieces. How can you break a god into 16 pieces? Which human religion allows that to happen? Isn't that heretic in itself? Breaking god? Broken parts were taken by human beings. So, human b came gods. Multiple god's. Isn't that heretic from a point of view of many religions of Earth which profess the existence of a single god? Now, there exist beings like Hoid, who by virtue of something, have become virtually immortal. Hoid is atleast as old as the 16 new god's. So, what should he be considered? Another god by the definitions we create for our world? What I am trying to say is, by creating this imaginary world and exploring the god, while being human is totally a theoretical exploration. The way it has been done is heretic in every sense of religions that exist in our world. So, should we impose our world religion in an author's imaginary world and ask him to not do somethings? Sometimes, I question the meaning of open minded. I question the meaning of debate. Isn't the whole meaning of debate or a discussion is to understand and experience those that is uncomfortable and goes against our views? Isn't it that opposition makes our beliefs stronger, and not weaker? Because, suppose Brandon is taking Renarin to the conclusion of being an everything. That is his take, in his imaginary world. There are so many logical steps that he would have to explain religiously to even attempt that, that an attempt in itself would be a thing of wonder. Even if it fails spectacularly, atleast he would have asked everyone to think this way. What I actually think will happen? Renarin is not going to be the be all, end all of Brandon's universe. Because, thematically, it is too similar to what he has already done with Sazed.