Has Nohadon been a Dawnshard in the past? (my guess is maybe he has and now it’s stored inside The Way of Kings, or jumped to Dalinar from there, would explain the Nohadon dream and the warmth he feels and Unite Them)
Bonus second question: is the ardent Pai actually the Herald Paliah? Other than the name similarity, the other ardent remarks on the name being weird, she’s obsessed with showing the world “The Truth” about Aesudan, and the Taravangian interlude in that same block swears by Pali’s mind, which seems a bit suspicious as it’s an uncommon curse.
In Oathbringer, Dalinar says the third ideal of the Bondsmiths:
"I will take responsibility for my actions, and each time I fail, I will rise again a better man."
He then opens a perpendicularity, saving the battle of Thaylen Field for our heroes. Later, Odium is ranting to Taravangian about how Dalinar wasn't supposed to Ascend, with a capital A.
The question - is Odium's use of the word "Ascend" referring to ascending to the next Ideal of the Bondsmiths, or is there something more going on there?
Brandon Sanderson
I used a capital letter there intentionally, and normal saying of oaths would not get a capital letter.
That is in a character's perspective. There's a character using that capital letter, the character uses that capital letter intentionally.
I have RAFO'd that. Whether he is Ascending or not is a RAFO.
Questioner
Okay, because I know he kind of mentions from that, I don't know how to say his name but the older guy who has the Diagram--
Brandon Sanderson
Taravangian, yeah. Whether that deserves to be a capital "A" or not is a matter of argument. It can be disputed.
Questioner
I guess my main question would just be Dalinar's now able to pull Stormlight and give it to people now.
Brandon Sanderson
He definitely can. That is a Bondsmith power, so.
Questioner
That is a Bondsmith power, okay.
Brandon Sanderson
That is specifically a Bondsmith power. So far everything is correct, we also confirm that Navani can create light, but she can't open a perpendicularity.
Questioner
Because my roommate was saying well, the Stormfather was surprised he could do that or was the Stormfather surprised that he was able to bridge-- I think that's because of the perpendicularity
Brandon Sanderson
He was surprised by what was happening to Dalinar as a whole. perpendicularity again...
Questioner
Oh okay, that's what I thought because I was like, because I felt like the Stormlight, that power would be a Bondsmith power.
Brandon Sanderson
Let's say that the Stormfather and Odium were seeing something in Dalinar that, perhaps, the average person watching even who is knowledgeable about Surges –Surges≠Dawnshard–would not completely understand... But he will be able to use that power and Bondsmiths in the past have used that same power. We are aware that Surgebinding, when paired with Dawnshards, resulted in the destruction of the planet Ashyn in the past.
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Onironte he/him
What do you think?
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