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Legui01010

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  1. Everyone feels the Thrill, but Kaladin is an exception. Nergaoul influence doesn't affect him, I recommend finishing OB and RoW before getting into any theories.
  2. Honor could still be reforged (as it is of know, there's no case of that happening to any of the other Splintered Shards), but that would mean collecting all the pieces. One is possessed by Dalinar and the Stormfather, I suppose that one is also held by Ishar, since he was able to summon Honor's Perpendicularity and the Stormfather couldn't feel it, Kaladin has one it would seem, given his greater resistance (I know that part of that is given by the fact that he was close to achieving the 4th Ideal, but the Sibling also said that he was stronger than the rest of the Radiants) against Urithuru's Surge Suppression. Now this are just 3 pieces (that I know of) of the power of a nigh god like being, there's bound to be a lot more. Where are the rest? No clue.
  3. Exactly, also another example of this is Spook, though he is an extreme. Consuming large amounts of Investure can cause savantism (at least for allomancers). Wonder if that is possible for any other form of Investure
  4. In this case he burned a lot of Stormlight in a very short period of time, due to healing his arm being cut by the Honorblade Szeth was carrying. Also Kaladin was struggling with his oaths at the time, blurring his bond with Syl. In here the Tower, and the Sibling, had its mechanisms turned against the Radiants, putting them to sleep. The only reason Kal was up and about was because of how near to the 4th Ideal he was, as to his unique connection to Honor (even being splintered). You wonder then if he was resistant to the Siblings suppression of surgebinding, then why did he fall exhausted after his fight? The suppression also applied to his connection to Syl, adding this to the lack of Stormlight, Kal was in pretty bad shape. On top of that Odium was targeting Kaladins dreams, so the very little rest he got was plagued with nightmares on Braize.
  5. They broke the Oathpact, which means no more going back to Braize for them, except Taln, the only one who didn't break. It is stated by Ishar in RoW that the Oathpact can be re started, though I doubt they'll accomplish that. I think they just fade away when they are killed, since they are cognitive shadows, just like Jezrien.
  6. Shallan is a great character, though understandable that many hate her. Exactly, I talked about this in another post, and one of the main things I like about Stormlight Archive. The path of Radiance, the swearing of oaths is the healing of oneself; this doesn't mean it will take the pain away. Look at Dalinar during Oathbringer, how he suffered at the end when facing Odium, or Kaladin during Rhythm of War. Swearing Oaths is just the first step, but like Dalinar said: "The most important step a man can take is the next one."
  7. Do know that Kaladin is a special case, he has suffered quite a lot, time and time again, and it may be true that many times he breaks down, but he always jumps back. Like StormingTexan said above, Kaladin is great character but by no means my favourite, that spot would go to Dalinar or Vin in my case. Dalinar for owning up to his mistakes and trying to do better, and Vin's growing up from the first moment in the Final Empire. Also what book are you in? Cause there's quite a development in his emotional state with the passing of the books.
  8. The part in Rhythm of War where Kaladin is flying over the fused when Navani bonds the Sibling, when the Urithuru is coming back to life (so to say), and warns the fused to leave Urithuru without causing any more chaos. Such an amazing part of the back, the peak and culmination of it.
  9. Seems interesting, but why would Adolin strike a bargain or side with Odium, Maya would probably warn him off (if Shallan, Dalinar or the others don't, which doesn't seem likely). He just begun to walk a path (while not Radiance) to bond with Maya, in a way no there Radiant has before (that we know of). Also Kelek strongly suggested to release Ba-Ado-Mishram, which would mean an important turn, could be good or bad, but she is just an Unmade, hardly a match against the power of a Shard (even if she must be the most powerful of the Unmade). I do agree on the part of Todium finding a way to wiggle out of the bargain by doing something during the Contest of Champions, and it must be fast cause Hoid does realise of Taravangian's deception and stealing of his memories (Brandon said it during a Q&A I think, I don't have the quote here).
  10. Never said she couldn't, just that she had to be more powerful than we knew. And if she could "bless" Lift, why not do so with herself or any of the other Shards?
  11. If Cultivation's purpose truly was this, 1st: Lift might become among the most dangerous of the Shards (if she Ascends); 2nd: Cultivation has to be even more powerful than we know, if she is to "override" the will of Adonalsium (the fragment of it that is within the Shard). That would mean an end to the Splintering of the remaining Shards, but what could be the repercussions of such action? If Odium becomes Splintered, someone might come into the possession of one of those Splinters (imagine Moash having a Splinter of Odium, not very pleasant). And we still don't know if the Shards can or cannot be Reforged, so there's that as well.
  12. I don't think she is concerned with Roshar in itself, she seems to be concerned about Rayse being unable to properly control Odium, hence the need for a new Vessel (in this case Taravangian, who asked her for the means to save the world). All Shards can see into the future to some degree, but this possibilities could disappear if some action is done to do so (such as the presence of a Truthwatcher, which affects future - seeing abilities of the Shards, at least for Odium). Regarding Taravangian, he's not bound to protect Kharbranth, he just saw in his "highest" intelligence day that the only affordable deal he could strike with Odium was the survival of his city. His objectives now that he is a Shard though are unknown, we can speculate that he might see the other Shards as a danger to Roshar and will try to protect it (which might become complicated due to the deal Dalinar stroked with Rayse, which might mean a loophole in said deal for Taravangian to be released from Roshar), while the other Shards will see Taravangian as the highest threat to all worlds, now that Odium has found its perfect Vessel.
  13. Oooh very nice! The thing I gotta say I love about it is the absolute peace and happiness of Kaladin's after talking to Tien and accepting his 4th Ideal, really nailed it!
  14. No need to thank me mate, though could you send the fanart when you finish it?
  15. If I'm not mistaken, Kaladin is wearing a tattered, unwashed Bridge 4 uniform (don't know if the High Marshal one or a "common" one).
  16. I don't think it'll be enough. Dalinar already tried using Honor's Perpendicularity (and the connection to the Spiritual Realm was amongst the strongest in that moment) and it didn't work. We might need a Radiant swearing an Oath, perhaps a Bondsmith doing so, either Navani or Dalinar, or the last Bondsmith (the swearing of Oaths might create a different type of Connection to the Spiritual Realm?)
  17. Perhaps, Dalinar (in one of my theories) is in possession of a large Splinter of Honor (Unity). But it very well could be possible to "reforge" Honor, thing is finding all the pieces, but even doing so might not be enough. Honor invested a lot of his power on his legacy, the Radiants and Spren, Odium did no such thing, conserving a great part of his power, and let's not forget that the Intent of Honor stops the Vessel from taking certain actions (just like Preservation stopped Kelsier from using the power to attack Ruin). Odium is not bound by any of those "laws" so to say (beyond the ones already settled over every Shard). And regarding Rayse's actions (splintering the Shards), he was highly unstable, not fitting for the Shard, in the end the Shard took control and forced him to do all those things. In RoW, Dalinar sees how the power is trying to burst through Rayse, attempting to get free (same with Kelsier when he practically wrestled with Preservation to hold control of it, given that Kelsier was more Ruin than Preservation)
  18. Of course, but the "soul" of the Ideal remains the same. For each Radiant the wording is different, unique in their way but the meaning behind it stays true to the way you showed it.
  19. My bad there, but now I see your point, which makes a great deal of sense. This might actually be it. I forgot that the Windrunners also represent Leadership. My proposal of Ideal might even be a little selfish, considering that each Radiant's journey is one of improvement and self care, but this one is really possible and makes a whole lot of sense, specially if you part from the 4th Ideal, acceptance that you cannot protect everyone, so how do you improve upon it? What is the next step? What better way to show leadership and improvement than showing others to protect themselves.
  20. I like the idea, but I cannot completely agree with it. While the Alethi War Codes are reminiscent of the Windrunners, they might not necessarily be their 5th Ideal, perhaps just their self sacrifice and desire to protect inspire the Alethi to take it as a basis for their War Codes. But the Ideals, they are unique (at least for me) for every single individual, for they encompass the personality of the Radiant and the struggle they go through to achieve said Ideal. Kaladin is special, for he is the embodiment of Honor (even called Child of Tanavast by the Stormfather, a title reserved only to Kaladin), to levels that are just not normal. The rest of the Orders, their last Ideals might be "easy" to decipher, but the Windrunners really throw me off: it is already stated, through the 2nd to 4th Ideal that they will protect those who need it, regardless of their personal relationship with said individual that they are protecting; so the 5th Ideal to them, it would be weird that it would try to encompass the idea of protecting others even more, or at the very least, very extremist. So in my opinion there 2 possibilities: one is the idea of committing the ultimate sacrifice to protect (again, not to my liking, and rather odd, for it would go against the the 1st Ideal, Life before Death); and the 2nd option would be to Protect Oneself. Let me explain myself here: Kaladin was once captured by a group of Singers (during the first parts of Oathbringer if I'm not mistaken), what would've happened if those Singers, who weren't in the condition to protect themselves, decided to kill Kaladin right there? Would he have defended himself? With the possibility of harming or killing another who is defenseless? Time and time again Kaladin has given his everything, his life on occasion but he survived. After the events of RoW, and accepting that he cannot protect everyone (removing the possibility of an almighty Protector) Kaladin realized that there was much for him to heal, to care for himself. The Ideals mark (for Lightweavers and Windrunners at least) the process of healing themselves, in relation to what each Radiant embodies. For Shallan it was about accepting the truth instead of falling to the lies that almost shattered her completely. Kaladin said to Lirin, "Radiants break to, but then we fill the gaps with something stronger.". All Radiants, without exception are "broken", and the swearing of Ideals, the Journey which they walk, lead to their ultimate healing and fixing of themselves, and it's different for each Radiant. For Shallan is accepting her past and the horrible things she'd done, for Lift is going beyond her selfishness, Venli her cowardice and hunger for power, Dalinar his desire for domination and running from his guilt, and Kaladin his excessive selflessness and undermining of himself. Again, this is just my opinion, so feel free to disagree completely and correct me if you think I'm mistaken.
  21. My same thoughts. Also, there's another variable here. Was Honor the only one who upheld his laws? Honor and Cultivation lived during the time of the Radiants, Venli's 2nd Ideal was accepted by a female. This could be the Nightwatcher, accepting Oaths (I don't think Ba Ado Mishram accepted Venli's Ideal), which means Cultivation might play a role in upholding certain laws or restrictions, in the case of the last Bondsmith (the Nightwatcher's). Again, it's a big maybe, but we cannot discard the possibility that Cultivation has some sway in a few of the Orders.
  22. Regarding the Bondsmiths abilities to modify and power up other Radiant surges. Could it be possible for one Bondsmith to do the same to another Bondsmith? Say for example Dalinar "buffs" Navani's abilities (theorizing, cause beyond the protections and mechanisms of Urithiru and the Sibling, Navani's surges, while being the same, might work differently, given that the Spren of each Bondsmith is unique).
  23. ...boi, that's terrifying. Imagine Kaladin being powered up by Dalinar, or one of the Dustbringers (already being the main weapon against de Thunderclasts). But as you said, that power was theirs (the Bondsmiths) while Honor was alive and upholding his laws. Dalinar might have a Splinter of Honor within him (being Unity himself), and bonded to the Stormfather... No wonder Rayse was so frantic to get his hands on him.
  24. A very interesting allegiance and a highly dangerous one that might already be in place, considering the Set, and Kelsier (Thaidakar) and the Ghostbloods. Maybe some of it will be revealed in The Lost Metal.
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