Sequence of religions on Ashyn

[+Oltux72 he/him]

Did humans on Ashyn predate the arrival of Odium in the Rosharan system? If so, what were the religions among them?

[Quantus he/him]

 

The Human's arrival on Ashyn was separate from Odium, and Odium arrived after Honor and Cultivation had settled.  But I cant find any information at all about the Ashyn society before the migration, other than the few cryptic mentions of Ishar and his Surges. Silence Divine is tentatively set to take place around book 8, fwiw, so its contemporary to "modern" Rosharan society.  

 

 

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Hoidonalsium

What was the order of the Shards coming to Roshar and changing allegiances? Did humans come with Odium?

Brandon Sanderson

So... you're talking about on Roshar specifically? So, Odium had visited Roshar. The humans gave him more of an ear... The Dawnsingers would have considered him the god of the people who had come, but-- I mean, it wasn't like they necessarily brought him. He was capable of getting around before that. I mean, he did kinda come along with them, he was instrumental in what happened there.

Hoidonalsium

Okay, but he was separate, and after Honor and Cultivation had really settled there?

Brandon Sanderson

Yes, he was after Honor and Cultivation had settled.

Oathbringer Glasgow signing (Dec. 2, 2017)

 

 

 

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Questioner

Silence Divine, are you allowed to talk about when it's going to happen in the timeline?

Brandon Sanderson

...It is late Stormlight Archive era. I image it being around book 8 or something like that.

Questioner

So it was after the Dawnchant was written.

Brandon Sanderson

Yes. But since it hasn't been written yet, the timeline is not canon for that yet.

Skyward Seattle signing (Nov. 10, 2018)