TheWadehart Posted October 18, 2019 Report Share Posted October 18, 2019 So we know: Nexus of Transition = Ashyn Nexus of Imagination = Braize So where does Nexus of Truth go? Its subastral but what other location within the Roshar system could it be going to? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calderis Posted October 18, 2019 Report Share Posted October 18, 2019 Um... We know what any of them do? I know we have confirmation on some of the expanses... Can you point me toward the source here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWadehart Posted October 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2019 WOB: Questioner The Expanses, in the map: We already know that Densities is Sel, Vapors is Scadrial, Vibrance is... Nalthis, and Broken Sky is Taldain, right? Brandon Sanderson I have not confirmed that Broken Sky is Taldain. Stormlightning That's the only one you don't want to confirm? Brandon Sanderson I have not confirmed that... Don't want to. Prologue Book 4 "Being able to bring them back and forth from Braize doesn't mean anything, Gavilar," one of them said. "It's too close to be a relevant distance." "It was impossible just a few short years ago," said a deep, powerful voice. His. "This is proof. The Connection is not severed, but can be warped to allow for travel. Not yet as far as you'd like, but we must start the journey somewhere." Oathbringer p1030 “Voidspren have arrived mysteriously just west of the Nexus of Imagination. Near Marat or Tukar on your side. Arrgggh! I could have sworn there was WoB with a better clarification but I can't find it! I read it about a year ago. Its not on Arcanum. Has EVERY WoB been transcribed to Arcanum? I remember looking for it AFTER i had seen attached picture. (which is wrong BTW because of the above Oathbringer quote.) #cognitive realm #shadesmar #shadesmar map Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagerunner Posted October 18, 2019 Report Share Posted October 18, 2019 This is the theory you're thinking of. Not a WoB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWadehart Posted October 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2019 (edited) OK, so accepting this theory, of course only to be trolled later by BS , where then does the Nexus of Truth go? I mean the only other two in-system locations are Ashyn and Braize. Is there then another sentient outpost in the Rosharan system? And for that matter what about the Nexus names. Density, Vibrance, Vapor, Broken Sky all make a certain amount of sense. But Transition, Imagination and Truth? Edited October 18, 2019 by TheWadehart added stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iridium Savant Posted October 18, 2019 Report Share Posted October 18, 2019 (edited) No real evidence for this guess but here goes. We know that the expanses lead to other planets cognitive areas, so I believe it would be safe to guess that the Nexuses lead to the cognitive aspects of places in the Rosharan system. The Nexus of Imagination and Nexus of Transition seem to be aligned with each other slightly and that suggests to me they lead to the cognitive aspects of Ashyn and Braize because people 'think' of planets as being in a radiating circle. That leaves only one place that the Nexus of Truth could lead to in my mind. The Moons of Roshar. They have some kind of cognitive aspect in shadesmar and I have been on the 'Moons are super important to whats happening on Roshar' train for a long time so them being associated with "Truth" seems natural to me. I do have to admit this is all conjecture on my part, we will need more books or WoB to get any real answers on these subjects. But it is so fun to guess and wonder about. Edited October 18, 2019 by Iridium Savant 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calderis Posted October 19, 2019 Report Share Posted October 19, 2019 I mean... I find it odd if the nexus (nexi?) are pathways to locations outside of Roshar the planets locality, even in the same system, when they are in the middle of the Rosharan landscape. Shadesmar functions as an almost literal "plane" of existence. I'd think that to travel to one of the other planets you'd still need to wander off the edge of the map. General locations of perpendicularities would make more sense to me but that doesn't fit what we've seen. Maybe the nexus are the locations at which the Investiture bits gather where spren go to make children? I dunno. It's all wonky. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiberty Posted October 19, 2019 Report Share Posted October 19, 2019 The humans that came from Ashyn stayed in Shinovar. Wouldn't this imply that the Nexus of Truth is more likely to be Ashyn than the Nexus of Transition? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nnatel Posted October 19, 2019 Report Share Posted October 19, 2019 21 hours ago, Iridium Savant said: That leaves only one place that the Nexus of Truth could lead to in my mind. The Moons of Roshar. They have some kind of cognitive aspect in shadesmar and I have been on the 'Moons are super important to whats happening on Roshar' train for a long time so them being associated with "Truth" seems natural to me. Exactly what I thought after seeing the map, so I'm with you on this theory. And, @ChickenLiberty, I'm not sure about this, but I don't think we know the way humans used to come from Ashyn (or I missed some important piece of information, and we know). And, just an addition, but with Broken Sky not confirmed as anything, wouldn't it make more sense as Threnody than Taldain? Just 'broken' goes really well with all the names in this system and what we know about its history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calderis Posted October 19, 2019 Report Share Posted October 19, 2019 44 minutes ago, Nnatel said: but I don't think we know the way humans used to come from Ashyn (or I missed some important piece of information, and we know). Brandon wants them to have come through the Spiritual, not the Cognitive, using a means of Teleportation similar to the oathgates, but it's not Canon yet because he wants to make sure it's not going to cause problems. Quote Questioner Did humans come to Roshar through Shadesmar? Brandon Sanderson It is technology or magic closer to how the Oathgates work. But it was like that. It's not canon but right now that's what I have. It's not canon because there are certain things I have to work out before that can work... By the way I'll just say to the tape recording that I haven't canonized, like for instance if they traveled to Shadesmar to get to Shinovar from Ashyn. Right now I have that not being via Shadesmar, but the mechanics of that might not work out, and I might have to default to Shadesmar. So there's certain things, you'll see, where I say, "This isn't the canon answer, it's where I have things right now." Overlord Jebus So Urithiru might end up being a spaceship after all. Brandon Sanderson It's not that. Right now I have them using something closer to Oathgating, but it opens up a huge can of worms, when I'm not requiring direct-- When I'm sending through Spiritual Realm it opens up cans of worms, and I have to just make sure the mechanics on that are tight before I do it. Emerald City Comic Con 2018 (March 1, 2018) Which... If the nexus are point of Spiritual connection, regardless of destination, that could make some sense, be it planets or moons. Still don't think it works for a place to simply walk through the Cognitive. From what we've seen, yes the Cognitive warps distance, but not in a manner like that. It only seems to shrink/stretch space in a linear fashion so far. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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