Pattern Posted November 14, 2017 Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 (edited) Too fanciful(ha)? Ask Rushu how to keep the mast from ripping off Jasnahs Favorite Touch the gems in the correct combination to release a shock from the front nodes that will incapacitate an attacker Top View Side View Stormpiece Timepiece The ketek in the end is already translated. Edited November 17, 2017 by Pattern 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos Posted November 14, 2017 Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 Make sure you tag OB stuff with the [OB] tag in the topic title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Posted November 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 Just now, Chaos said: Make sure you tag OB stuff with the [OB] tag in the topic title. Already edited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos Posted November 14, 2017 Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 Just now, Pattern said: Already edited. Yes, because I did it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Posted November 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 Just now, Chaos said: Yes, because I did it. Actually, I did it myself immediately after posting because I realized I forgot it. If you also did it, we did it simultaneously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos Posted November 14, 2017 Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 Just now, Pattern said: Actually, I did it myself immediately after posting because I realized I forgot it. If you also did it, we did it simultaneously. Hah, does look to be simultaneous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkrunner Posted November 20, 2017 Report Share Posted November 20, 2017 Thank you to everyone in the translation department! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidWayne Posted November 22, 2017 Report Share Posted November 22, 2017 I like how "Jasnah's favorite" resembles the Elsecaller's glyph. It took me seeing the translation to piece that together since the other's are labeled with their inspiration (e.g. bird/chicken & scorpion). Anyone have any idea about what these ships are for? I was thinking they might be for travelling Shadesmar, but that wouldn't require sails on the bottom... Then I was thinking about airships that those with a gravitation surge could lash and send through the air. Even then, the sails seem superfluous. So does anyone have a better idea? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamskinner Posted November 22, 2017 Report Share Posted November 22, 2017 (edited) Did we ever learn the story to this ship? Maybe Brandon just likes Final Fantasy. Edited November 22, 2017 by jamskinner addition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainier Posted November 22, 2017 Report Share Posted November 22, 2017 5 minutes ago, jamskinner said: Did we ever learn the story to this ship? Maybe Brandon just likes Final Fantasy. No, I don't think so, although for some reason I thought it was a ship to travel through Shadesmar. Not sure why I thought this, because as far as I know Navani doesn't know much about Shadesmar, although it's plausible that Jasnah has talked with her about it before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erunion Posted November 22, 2017 Report Share Posted November 22, 2017 Likely this is an expansion on her fabrial magic where she raises siege towers. Airships built using fabrials to raise and lower them. We might well see some interesting stuff in the next book! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argent Posted November 23, 2017 Report Share Posted November 23, 2017 1 hour ago, jamskinner said: Did we ever learn the story to this ship? Maybe Brandon just likes Final Fantasy. I got a very strong vibe that Navani was trying to figure out a way to have vehicles ride the storm, fly over it (hence the sails on the bottom) similarly to how Kaladin had been moving around. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Cole Posted November 23, 2017 Report Share Posted November 23, 2017 1 hour ago, Argent said: I got a very strong vibe that Navani was trying to figure out a way to have vehicles ride the storm, fly over it (hence the sails on the bottom) similarly to how Kaladin had been moving around. I felt the same thing... That would be super cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Posted November 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2017 There has been a short scene between Navani and Rushu talking about the ships/airships. I will have to browse through the book to find it, though (best not done during breakfast for obvious reasons). The sails pointing downward is as @Argent already mentioned, a clear sign for the ships to ride just above Highstorms, with the wind under the ship providing forward thrust. The raising / lowering will have to be done by fabrials. Stormlight would be repleted with the Highstorm below, so the fabrial would not run out of Stormlight as long as the ship was above the Highstorm. Just a slightly evil thought: What would a fabrial with a captured windspren or honorspren be able to do? Could it grant fabrial-lashings? This would make the sails superfluous, though, since the airship could be lashed in any desired direction. Navigation independently from Highstorms could now be achieved by an airship carrying Dalinar, if he continues to be able to recharge spheres at will. The painrial is used as a taser/shocking device by Navani in Thaylen City against the three men who had captured Fen, her mate and Navani. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScavellTane Posted November 23, 2017 Report Share Posted November 23, 2017 4 hours ago, Pattern said: There has been a short scene between Navani and Rushu talking about the ships/airships. I will have to browse through the book to find it, though (best not done during breakfast for obvious reasons). The sails pointing downward is as @Argent already mentioned, a clear sign for the ships to ride just above Highstorms, with the wind under the ship providing forward thrust. The raising / lowering will have to be done by fabrials. Stormlight would be repleted with the Highstorm below, so the fabrial would not run out of Stormlight as long as the ship was above the Highstorm. Just a slightly evil thought: What would a fabrial with a captured windspren or honorspren be able to do? Could it grant fabrial-lashings? This would make the sails superfluous, though, since the airship could be lashed in any desired direction. Navigation independently from Highstorms could now be achieved by an airship carrying Dalinar, if he continues to be able to recharge spheres at will. The painrial is used as a taser/shocking device by Navani in Thaylen City against the three men who had captured Fen, her mate and Navani. Not to mention the introduction of the Perfect gems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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