matfire1999 Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 Hello, I am trying to build an Italian community for Sanderson's books and universe; I have since created a site called mattandthebooks.com where I write articles about books (mostly sanderson's), do rereads etc. I wanted to know if I could translate and post this post in order to explain to the reades of said site wht the cosmere is, as I think that this article is very well-written and can be understandable by any who haven't started "studying" the cosmere. I would of course link to the original article here on 17th Shard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kered Posted July 30, 2017 Report Share Posted July 30, 2017 9 hours ago, matfire1999 said: Hello, I am trying to build an Italian community for Sanderson's books and universe; I have since created a site called mattandthebooks.com where I write articles about books (mostly sanderson's), do rereads etc. I wanted to know if I could translate and post this post in order to explain to the reades of said site wht the cosmere is, as I think that this article is very well-written and can be understandable by any who haven't started "studying" the cosmere. I would of course link to the original article here on 17th Shard. I could see something like this working in the General Brandon Discussion or Creator's Corner threads. That is if it isn't against any forum rules. Creator's Corner General Brandon Discussion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matfire1999 Posted July 30, 2017 Report Share Posted July 30, 2017 1 hour ago, Kered said: I could see something like this working in the General Brandon Discussion or Creator's Corner threads. That is if it isn't against any forum rules. Creator's Corner General Brandon Discussion Oh, ok. I posted this here because I was writing about this article. Really hope this request isn't against any rules, but I don't think so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SallyA Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 On 4/7/2011 at 3:24 PM, SOM1else said: don't know Chaos, Silus has a point. All we know is that Rayse has the most dangerous Shard and that whoever has Odium killed the Almighty. [OB] .... Is Odium really more dangerous than sword nimi? The blade of the Assasin in White in Oathbringer ... which will claim the life of it's bearer is used for an extended time. I have not read anything with Shard Odium being used, yet. Mistborn is next, then I must rejoin the 9-5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RShara Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 I suspect that if Odium were unfettered, unchallenged, whatever, he could easily send an agent to throw NB into a volcano, or bury him in an asteroid, or something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ElephantEarwax Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 @SallyAThe sword is named NightBlood. Szeth does not know that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SallyA Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 27 minutes ago, ElephantEarwax said: @SallyAThe sword is named NightBlood. Szeth does not know that. Whoa, thanks for that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ElephantEarwax Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 6 hours ago, SallyA said: Whoa, thanks for that! It has a backstory in Warbreaker. You should read it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SallyA Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 (edited) On 1/31/2018 at 8:47 PM, ElephantEarwax said: It has a backstory in Warbreaker. You should read it. READING . . . There is much reading to attend . . . Hoping the factoid page for newbies is ready soon. Edited February 2, 2018 by SallyA correct typo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SallyA Posted February 2, 2018 Report Share Posted February 2, 2018 Warbreaker was a nice read! Thank you for the heads-up. A thousand Breaths to bring sentience (heightened sentience) to a sword, which has the maturity of a child, and gives off AND creates BLACK SMOKE when used! I think the researchers need to find a material for the hilt! From a cross media viewpoint, it is not unlike the hungry, hungry Smoke from LOST . . . (Sorry, no hippos). In the episodes of LOST when the man with the briefcase of knives comes back to the Island, in a coffin, and is resurrected, . . . There is a question "What rests in the shadow of the alter which will,save us all." . . . Curiouser and curiouser . . . . . and a 'silver' sheath . . For Nightblood! . . . Mmmmm ... as Pattern would say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SallyA Posted February 3, 2018 Report Share Posted February 3, 2018 (edited) WARBREAKER . . . . I know this is not on Roshar, but it seems to me that some of these characters have the Hero Genes on steroids, and some can planet hop. It crossed my mind that the FOURTY THOUSAND strong Deathless army might have come from the Parshman (suddenly) falling into dullform? In the Trilogy wriien on Roshar, it says it was done to escape their Gods. . . and that's all. OR ... Might these have been liberated when the Parshmen gave up dullform and accepted warform in the opposite moving storm ??? This is because of that law about conservation ... Nothing goes poof, really, it just changes form (state .. whatever). One breath each . . . To make the lifeless soldiers, leaving a dun doner behind. And the Returned who healed the God King was Lightsong . . . The next big, and bigger question is . . did the Parshmen have to donate to build the D’Denir (?sp)... as well? The Parshmen being so intrinsicly tied to The Singers, and having the internal consonance of emotion-associated music, in all their interpersonal communications. Mayhap there is somewhere to find information on The Singers? Off to read Aether of Night . . . Thank you for supplying the texts! ;-) Oh, one more . . Giving someone a lot of Breath at death .. might cause the Retutned? Edited February 3, 2018 by SallyA add optional consideratiin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RShara Posted February 3, 2018 Report Share Posted February 3, 2018 On 2/1/2018 at 1:31 PM, SallyA said: READING . . . There is much teading to attend . . . Hoping the factoid page for newbies is ready soon. I might be working on something like that. Quote It crossed my mind that the FOURTY THOUSAND strong Deathless army might have come from the Parshman (suddenly) falling into dullform? In the Trilogy wriien on Roshar, it says it was done to escape their Gods. . . and that's all. One breath each . . . To make the soldiers, leaving a dun doner behind. And the Returned who healed the God King was Lightsong . . . The next big, and bigger question is . . did the Parshmen have to donate to build the D’Denir (?sp)... as well? The Parshmen being so intrinsicly tied to The Singers, and having the internal consonance of emotion-associated music, in all their interpersonal communications. Mayhap there is somewhere to find information on The Singers? Sorry, the Lifeless are just humans who've been turned to Lifeless. I don't think a human could turn a Singer into a Lifeless with one Breath, and there's no evidence of the Lifeless looking like Singers. (Lifeless are dead humans who have been brought back to some semblance of life with a Breath). Quote Oh, one more . . Giving someone a lot of Breath at death .. might cause the Retutned? There's a small possibility there, but I doubt it. The Divine Breath is a very special Breath that I don't think humans can re-create. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SallyA Posted February 3, 2018 Report Share Posted February 3, 2018 I was not thinking that the Parshmen lined up and donated breath to corpses on another planet (I assume Warbridge did NOT take place on Roshar!)... I was thinking in bigger, more deific? terms .... That the life essence fot 40 thousand lifeless had to come form somewhere, and the army of bones in stone as well. Writers as people are constrained to our world of experiences and laws .. so when someone sets out such a consumate puzzle as Brandon has, the puzzle addicted tend to step back and make hypotheses!! I have to admit, I was really awed to read the story of the Emperor, wow!! Awesome!! Winkin, Blonkin and Nod one night sailed off in a Wooden Shoe .... And the ship of Odyssus spoke! And much, much more!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RShara Posted February 3, 2018 Report Share Posted February 3, 2018 The Lifeless were probably created in small groups over time, not all at once, as Breath became available. And as Singers aren't human, a single Human Breath wouldn't be able to make them Lifeless. If you mean people took the Singers' Breaths, that's also not possible because only Nalthians have usable Breaths that can be given away. (And yeah, Warbreaker takes place on Nalthis, a different planet and solar system than Roshar). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hsien99 Posted February 4, 2018 Report Share Posted February 4, 2018 If NightBlood kills on the physical realm, cognitive realm, and spiritual realm could it actually kill Odium, or would he just be too strong as he a higher plane of existence so he wouldn’t have to worry about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fezzik Posted February 4, 2018 Report Share Posted February 4, 2018 @Hsien99 https://wob.coppermind.net/events/96-holiday-signing/#e3194 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hsien99 Posted February 4, 2018 Report Share Posted February 4, 2018 55 minutes ago, John203 said: @Hsien99 https://wob.coppermind.net/events/96-holiday-signing/#e3194 My man thanks for the info dump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kramerfarve Posted April 17, 2018 Report Share Posted April 17, 2018 (edited) On 4/14/2011 at 5:57 PM, ZeldaDad said: Very true. Thanks guys. I was just reading through Warbreaker and forgot that Hoid was the guy who told Siri the story. When she asks where he learned it he says, "I learned it many, many years ago from a man who didn't know who he was, Your Majesty. It was a distant place where two lands meet and gods have died." I just thought this was really interesting and goes along with the whole guide thing. I'm just really curious who "the man who didn't know who he was" is. Interesting description. Also, "a distant place where two lands meet and gods have died".... Shadesmar??? I don't know. Just thought the whole thing was interesting because I didn't even know the Cosmere existed when I read Warbreaker. Oathbringer Spoilers: Spoiler Could it be referring to a herald on Roshar?, where Honor has died, and the singers met humanity? Edited April 18, 2018 by Pagerunner Oathbringer Spoilers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RShara Posted April 19, 2018 Report Share Posted April 19, 2018 On 4/17/2018 at 4:41 PM, Kramerfarve said: Oathbringer Spoilers: Hide contents Could it be referring to a herald on Roshar?, where Honor has died, and the singers met humanity? Spoiler Questioner Hoid says [in Warbreaker] that he learned stories from a place where gods have died. Is that Roshar? Brandon Sanderson RAFO. I will say this. A god has died on Roshar. Only one, that we know. So, "gods" would not be plural. Footnote: Brandon is referring to the Shard Honor here, which has been confirmed to be Splintered.source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winds Alight Posted December 25, 2018 Report Share Posted December 25, 2018 (edited) Ooooooh, a 101, I'll definitely need this. I came out of a several-year Branderson hiatus just over a month ago, reading his books for the first time with slight Cosmere awareness in the back of my mind (just finished a reread of Elantris AND I NOTICED HOID I'M SO PROUD), and now I intend to reread all of it and also read the books I haven't read yet (MB era 2 ...). Frankly, I'm equally fascinated, confused and terrified. I'm never going to get all this right. Edited December 25, 2018 by Winds Alight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinkoln Posted March 1, 2019 Report Share Posted March 1, 2019 I don't get it, is the 17th shard an actual part of Adonalsium or simply another power that was attributed to it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RShara Posted March 1, 2019 Report Share Posted March 1, 2019 3 hours ago, Chinkoln said: I don't get it, is the 17th shard an actual part of Adonalsium or simply another power that was attributed to it? The 17th Shard is an independent group that appears to want to stop Hoid from interfering with things. As far as we know, they aren't an actual Shard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinkoln Posted March 1, 2019 Report Share Posted March 1, 2019 Ok, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RazeU Posted March 14, 2019 Report Share Posted March 14, 2019 Is there an updated list of shards and holders and locations somewhere? Search isn’t really helping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scion of the Mists Posted March 14, 2019 Report Share Posted March 14, 2019 (edited) 6 hours ago, RazeU said: Is there an updated list of shards and holders and locations somewhere? Search isn’t really helping. The Coppermind is a really great resource for this kind of thing (although you have to beware spoilers). It's basically the Cosmere Wikipedia. https://coppermind.net/wiki/Shard#Known_Shards Edited March 14, 2019 by Scion of the Mists Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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