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  1. 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".
  2. 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.. )
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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???
  9. This is awesome theory, and I think, it may be close to what is actually happening in Threnody!!!!
  10. 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??
  11. Or maybe, Stormlight Archive are the books placed in a specific section of the library of Silverlight.
  12. 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?
  13. 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?
  14. 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??
  15. 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.
  16. Adolin's arc is not even half done. In a world of morally grey characters, what a treat to have a whiter than white, oh-so-gud-I-hate-him character. Also, Brandon didn't want to be a GRRM type writer, killing all gud guys and left with only morally grey knes. So, Adolin only fits too well to survive book 5. Hurray!! Now, I want to see Adolin and Shallan going to different planets, living their honeymoon and then, once they have the baby (a girl, mind you), Adolin will settle, like the gud father that he is, and will become the king and rule his kingdom.. happily ever after!!!! (Tears of joy!!)
  17. 1- Kaladin - Ishar's experiments will go so far ahead, he will be able to bring spren to physical realm more permanently without damage. Syl will become human. Kaladin, having already lost his mother and father Infront of him, and having spoken 5 th oath, will die protecting syl and she will become one of the main characters in book 5 onwards. And, finally he will have one satisfaction, that he dies, where others live. 2- Dalinar- He will die twice in the book. Once, after the first battle with Todium, and then, having turned fused, second time by the hands of Adolin. The second death as fused will mark his character conclusion in Stormlight Archive and will become free to roam about in Cosmere doing Todium's work (while also believing on his views for atleast 50% of times) 3- Kalak - He will figure out the way to get the physical body and leave Roshar. He will help get to Ba-Ado- Mishram and then, just when he will be about to reach his goal, he will be killed by Mraize, who will then reveal that he is a sleepless and will send the info of CS leaving planets to Kelsier, starting the next phase of Cosmere. 4- Kaladin's Parents- Moash will kill both. Infront of Kaladin. And then he will leave the scene. He will not kill Kaladin's little brother because he respects Kaladin the most in the world. 5- Adolin's and Dalinar's Ryshadium- Seeing Brandon's trend of killing horses in the major ending books, Adolin's Ryshadium will die, while showing the faith he had never shown even to Dalinar and protecting Adolin's life. 6- Ishar - Will get killed by Szeth, just after being lucid and feeling guilt of what he has done. My predictions!!!!
  18. I have the sneaking feeling that Autonomy will turn out to be the good shard in the endgame. We all just look at what autonomy is doing throughout the Cosmere.. but we don't know it's intentions. And, yet we all assume that it's going to be bad. One question: Why do we want to remain autonomous? Because, we want to remain free. Against whom? The one who wants to rule over us. In that case, who is the good guy and who is the bad one? Brandon is spinning this real nice. But, autonomy may be the shard that turns out to be the real saviour. So who is the villain? Humans. The technological advancements and magical understanding will reach to a level, where they would all want to become god to gain infinite powers to rule Cosmere. And so, they would start an attack on all shards, either destroying them, or using them as natural resources. What do you think guys? Kolo???
  19. Hey everyone!!! Was just listening to Nightblood shardcast and Ian made a point that, Brandon always intended for Nightblood to come from another planet. Also, it was mentioned in the shardcast that stormlight Archive was first in Brandon's mind, and then came the Warbreaker. Do you think that Brandon devised the method to kill Rayse, then made sure to place it somewhere other than Roshar, so that Rayse/Odium could not be threated or trace it to cultivation, then, the existence of 5 returned scholars came into his mind, who would be invested, but would go to Roshar, watch the shard blades, and would come back to copy it. The problem was to bring Nightblood to Roshar. Now, returned need continuous supply of investiture to survive, and what better place to come to than Roshar to survive. So, magic system of warbreaker was devised to make sure that a requirement remained for more investiture. Cultivation may have communicated with endowment, and Nightblood was made. Events happened, and eventually, Nightblood found its way to Roshar through Vasher. So, while cultivation may have initiated the plan to improve odium by killing it's vessel by forming a weapon that can do it, she initiated the next plan to attract Odium by giving the boon to Taravangium. And then, after cultivating these, she just watched the fruits of her labour. And lo, Rayse was killed and Taravangium is the new Odium!! Her one goal achieved. And while we think it's all she has planned, Taravangium is much more crafty and unpredictable than Rayse ever could. Now, it's pretty damn difficult to manipulate Odium. I refuse to believe that Cultivation did not see this. She must have seen it as an opportunity to initiate was and bring about changes in Cosmere in a way Rayse/Odium never could. What do you think guys?? Possible???
  20. We know that Endowment's vessel is a Dragon, and after RoW, it's almost certain that Cultivation's vessel is a dragon too. Don't you guys think it too neat that a weapon of massive power gets created in one planet, ends up in another, and is then used by a shard to fulfil her plans in the new planet? Could it be that cultivation hinted to endowment about helping create such a dangerous weapon, that could be used to kill the shard vessels? We know how far cultivation can see and how well she can predict how events can play out. We know that odium killed her husband, and even before that, came to Roshar to destroy the shards there. Could it be Cultivation's way of getting revenge? Plot for a plan so far ahead in time, that Odium could never predict it? If this is true (total seculation), could it be that being dragons has got anything to do with this possible affinity? Can dragons in Cosmere communicate with each other over far distances or being shards of Adonalsium help being able to know events of distant places? I can't help but feel that, there has been some kind of truce and affinity between endowment and cultivation. What do you think guys? Could creating Nightblood be another one of Cultivation's crazy plans (through Endowment)? Have I gone totally crazy with this one, or you guys think it is possible? Would love to know what you think..
  21. The problem I have for Lift being Cultivation's heir as in succeeding her in becoming a vessel of the shard is that, a shards vessel becomes too limited a character. That vessel cannot be at a forefront as doing a lot of things. As a manipulator, the vessel and shard is good. But, as a character in a story, they can almost never be at a forefront. Lift if too good a character to just let go like that. She if funny, awesome, goes to places where she is not supposed to go, she has such an out of ordinary gift from cultivation of not changing even when everything around her changes.. and Brandon has said that he is grooming her for bigger things in future books. She is also weird in that she can convert food into lifelight!! So, spurn such a character to be a shard? No. That is too obvious. One story that looks possible is when there exists no other magic, her use of lifelight can act as a contingency. Also, the fact that she does not need an external source of investiture for her magic.. wow.. it would be so easy for her to go to other planets and do all kind of stuff if only it could be figured out about how the spren could leave Roshar.. if that happens, suddenly, Lift becomes such a potent power in Cosmere.. And then, she has this weird way of finding out what's the truth and which side is right. Read her parts and despite her being so young, she understands the situation so quick.. and finds the right side, and then fight for it.. hell, she sorts out situations so quick.. find solutions and a the time, she is awesome!! This can lead to her being in direct opposition of all our expectations, and when all of us think, the story is going to one way, she may find out the truth and support the other side.. there are so many possibilities with her character.. That's why, I thing just grooming her as a potential next cultivation vessel is a bit wasteful. But then again, Brandon already has the story in his mind. I am just excited to see how he uses Lift in this magical tapestry that is Stormlight Archive and Cosmere.
  22. Wait!! That evil lair he is building!! I think, that's where it is going to be. Protected by the most evil of villains in the evillest Lair!!!
  23. The difference between a hero and a villain is often, perspective. Roam about in human history and u would find, often, that some of the greatest "villains" had the most inspiring characters. They were honest, hard working, devoted, disciplined and inspired faith and belief in people around them. They became villains because of their ideologies and the side that wrote the history that we read. Reading a novel allows us to understand the other perspective. Something, which is absolutely hated by most rulers and people in power. Because, if u understand the other side, how would u hate them? But novels allow us to do it. And so, we often have favourite characters. They may be bad. They may be good. Depending on circumstances, they may be wretched and they may be heroic. And we cry for them and cheer for them. Is Kelsier a hero?? Is he a villain?? One thing is sure. He has already found a goal worth achieving that he thinks is good. Now, all the people who have a different perspective can be damned. If this makes him a villain, he is a villain. If this makes him a hero, he is a hero. But, he is damned INTERESTING.
  24. Kelsier is the ultimate con man. That is what he does. That is what gives him most fun. He conned Lord Ruler while he was a mere mortal. He conned Ruin while he was just a novice cognitive shadow. Now, he has had 300 years of getting used to the whole of cosmere, understand the powers that exist, the limit of his own condition and possibilities that comes with. So, who does he con next? He did a number on one shard and soon found out there were 16 in all in cosmere. I predict that he started by planning to take on all of them. It would have given him great satisfaction to know that this challenge was worthy of him. To con not one God, but all of them. But then, despite being infinite powers, shards in cosmere have limits. They are bound by there intent. I think, Kelsier would probably get bored by this task soon because while it is big enough, it is not ingenuous enough. It becomes a kind of repitition. But, trying to manipulate everything like he is trying to in cosmere, he must have come to understand that there is one more person who is manipulating everything in the cosmere. Someone, who is playing gods like a flute and changing the direction of cosmere events as he likes. Hoid. So, here is the prediction. I think, Kelsier will try to con the ultimate con artist. And that will be one of the endgames of cosmere. Kelsier v/s Hoid. Hoid is Brandon's favourite character because he is crazy enough, brilliant enough, good enough, but ruthless enough to do what is ryt. And, that is what will satisfy Kelsier. To con the ultimate con artist. To con Hoid.
  25. Yep, my mistake. Was thinking Autonomy and writing Ambition..
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