Glaring at the Survivor he/him Posted June 6, 2014 Posted June 6, 2014 I understand he had said two or three more oaths, but I don't think that would affect his intake. So why did Kaladin barely survive the highstorm in TWOK but was... well, the opposite happened in WOR.
Guest Posted June 6, 2014 Posted June 6, 2014 In WoK, when he was left in the highstorm, he did not know what he was. He did not know he could suck in stormlight: he was doing it unconsciously. Theft had an inkling and made sure Kal had spheres, but it was not a conscious process. In WoR, Kal knows what he is and he had trained. He knew how to draw on stormlight and how to use it. It makes all the difference. We have indications, in the books, that our Radiants all started drawing on stormlight unknowingly before they made their first oath. Dalinar, for instance, has been drawing on stormlight at some point to repair his shoulder. Renarin has healed his vision. Shallan has been with Pattern for over a decade, but we can assume she draw on stormlight as a kid.
wolveryne Posted June 6, 2014 Posted June 6, 2014 He wasn't tied to a rope and dangling off a roof for one. Secondly, as he was flying around windspren were attracted to him, and seemed to buffer him from the storm. At least that's how I envisioned it happening. Lastly, its at least a generally accept ted theory that the more oaths a Radiant speaks, the higher Stormlight efficiency they gain. So he might not have had more intake, but he was more efficient with it. 4
Aleksiel Posted June 6, 2014 Posted June 6, 2014 Stormlight becomes more potent as the surgebinder progress. When Kaladin was out in the highstorm in WoK, he hadn't even said the First Oath yet, whereas in WoR he is only two Words away from being a KR and knows how to invest. In WoK he had only one sphere with him to inhale stormlight from as opposed to WoR when he had likely grabbed a pouch of spheres or was experienced enough to not need spheres and got stormlight directly from the highstorm.
king of nowhere Posted June 6, 2014 Posted June 6, 2014 the wind itself wasn't dangerous. what almost kiled kaladin in book 1 were the rocks and debris thrown around by the storm. oh, and being repeatedly slammed against the barrack wall. So, once the stormwall is passed, there are less debris around to hit you, and he never have to worry about slamming on the wall in the first place. plus, the higher you go, the less stuff can hit you: a strong wind can blow a small rock up a few meters, but the rock will eventually settle on the ground. only the finest material can last in the air long enough to reach someone flying, and those aren't very dangerous. Plus, of course, kaladin knew exactly how to use stormlight and was constantly healing himself from a variety of minor cuts and bruises, most likely.
Glaring at the Survivor he/him Posted June 6, 2014 Author Posted June 6, 2014 (edited) Szeth had said no oaths. I imagine an Honorblade would give him about the potency of a level 0 surgebinder. But he was fine as well. Besides, the stromlight still should've healed him more. Whether or not he knew of it, whether or not he could hold it for longer... EDIT: The book (WOR) says the stormlight was healing him as fast as he was getting hurt (by the rocks and stuff, which were hitting him). And the same was obviously true for Szeth. Edited June 6, 2014 by Stroniax
Terisen he/him Posted June 6, 2014 Posted June 6, 2014 Szeth had said no oaths. I imagine an Honorblade would give him about the potency of a level 0 surgebinder. But he was fine as well. An Honorblade only getting you to the level of a rookie surgebinder? Maybe I misunderstood you, but I highly doubt that's the case. The Heralds used the Honorblades and, while they did have other powers, their surgebinding came from the Honorblades. I can't fathom every Radiant being more powerful than a Herald.
Moogle Posted June 6, 2014 Posted June 6, 2014 An Honorblade only getting you to the level of a rookie surgebinder? Maybe I misunderstood you, but I highly doubt that's the case. The Heralds used the Honorblades and, while they did have other powers, their surgebinding came from the Honorblades. I can't fathom every Radiant being more powerful than a Herald. Heralds had powers other than the Honorblades. The spren copied and improved upon the Honorblades, or so it seems. I don't think the Radiants being more efficient than an individual Herald is all that far-fetched.
Terisen he/him Posted June 6, 2014 Posted June 6, 2014 Heralds had powers other than the Honorblades. The spren copied and improved upon the Honorblades, or so it seems. I don't think the Radiants being more efficient than an individual Herald is all that far-fetched. True, the Radiants were more efficient in using Stormlight. Syl pretty states that outright when talking about the Honorblade. But I guess it comes down a difference of power vs. efficiency. And maybe that's where I misunderstood.
Left he/him Posted June 7, 2014 Posted June 7, 2014 But when it comes to a surge like gravitation, power is just the amount of gravity. So maybe the honorblade increases the capacity/range of powers, but to do that it takes WAY more stormlight than it should.
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