Swimmingly he/him Posted June 25, 2014 Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 In Mistborn, we see the remnant's of Leras's consciousness after the great majority of it has been invested in a cage for Ruin's power. It's a feeble, pathetic thing, near to a normal human in ability to affect the world - less, even, with no power of speech and possible illiteracy. Despite being but a shade, it's still a part of Leras, and holds the Shard of Preservation still, technically. In the Stormlight Archive, we see a massive, god-like spren, capable of commanding the highstorms, quite possibly the bringer of Stormlight and a deity worshipped by several cultures, left from Honor's mind after his body and power were shattered. The differences are great: Leras lived while the mist spirit did, but Honor died and left the Stormfather behind. The differences in power, and presumably intellect, are great as well. However, one similarity stands out. Both are described as shadows of their original selves, after the main consciousness was somehow destroyed, imprisoned, or broken. Both are tied to a weather phenomenon by which gaseous Investiture spills over the world. Are these two basically the same, Cognitive Shadows left by a broken consciousness?e 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moogle Posted June 25, 2014 Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 We discussed this idea a bit here. I doubt it's the case, since the Stormfather is clearly a spren (it can bond humans), but others believe it's possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmingly he/him Posted June 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 Oops. My search-fu is weak, sensei. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeiryWriter he/him Posted June 25, 2014 Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 The connection to Leras' situation is something that hasn't been touched on yet in that thread, but it is something that I've been meaning to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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