TheBrian Posted July 18, 2014 Report Share Posted July 18, 2014 This is something I have been pondering for a while. As a returned, Zahel/Vasher/Warbreaker has the ability to heal someone in a major way. He is on Roshar, where serious stuff is happening and such healing might be necessary. Knights Radiant don't need divine breath to heal themselves, just a little stormlight. The Regrowth Surge seems to make this major healing ability superfluous for others... So what does everyone think? Will Zahel use his breath to heal someone? Possible uses: Heal a "dead" spren - possibly Adolin's blade Undo a curse from the Nightwatcher - e.g. fix Dalinar's memory or Taravingian's empathy Restore sanity to a Herald - Jezrien or Taln Give a huge power boost to Nightblood (crazy idea: could type 4 awakened objects be made using divine breath instead of normal breath?) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moogle Posted July 18, 2014 Report Share Posted July 18, 2014 Vasher healing someone would involve major Cosmere crossover. I don't want to say Brandon would never do it (Nightblood is there after all), but I really don't think Vasher's going to heal anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaladamSB Posted July 18, 2014 Report Share Posted July 18, 2014 I always felt this was a possibility as well. After all, wasn't Vashers first appearance in the original Way of Kings and Brandon wrote him a backstory afterwords? (Someone please correct me if I'm wrong) Because of this, I always felt Stormlight and Warbreaker are closely linked more so than other works would be. Eg. Nightblood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistdork Posted July 18, 2014 Report Share Posted July 18, 2014 (edited) I really can't see Vasher using it, as Moogle said, it'd be too much of a crossover. For those that only read the SA, Nightblood would just seem like a very strange spren/shardblade who talks about the past too much and acts like a giant-sword puppy... Now, I wouldn't be surprised to see some (limited) Awakening (since I honestly can't see Vasher not having some emergency Breath in case he's in a tight bind or he doesn't have access to Stormlight. Returned have to be pragmatic like that to stay alive on other worlds...even on worlds where they have a seemingly unlimited supply of Investiture). I think though that the crossover-y stuff that he does will either seem to fit into Roshar (for those who are not Cosmerically aware) or that they will be subtle enough that many readers won't even notice them until they've reread the book a few times... I always felt this was a possibility as well. After all, wasn't Vashers first appearance in the original Way of Kings and Brandon wrote him a backstory afterwords? (Someone please correct me if I'm wrong) Yes, that's pretty much it... Edited July 18, 2014 by Nymp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmurfAquamarineBodies Posted July 19, 2014 Report Share Posted July 19, 2014 But he did still come back to heal someone/do something and Endowment has shown a very good future sight, like Lightsong, being precisely where he needed to be to heal a certain someone. So Vasher being where he is could be all a part of Endowments grand plan to help deal with Odium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxal Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 This is something I have been pondering for a while. As a returned, Zahel/Vasher/Warbreaker has the ability to heal someone in a major way. He is on Roshar, where serious stuff is happening and such healing might be necessary. Knights Radiant don't need divine breath to heal themselves, just a little stormlight. The Regrowth Surge seems to make this major healing ability superfluous for others... So what does everyone think? Will Zahel use his breath to heal someone? Possible uses: Heal a "dead" spren - possibly Adolin's blade Undo a curse from the Nightwatcher - e.g. fix Dalinar's memory or Taravingian's empathy Restore sanity to a Herald - Jezrien or Taln Give a huge power boost to Nightblood (crazy idea: could type 4 awakened objects be made using divine breath instead of normal breath?) But wouldn't healing someone kill him? It would need to be something major for him to sacrifice himself for. I love your ideas, but I do not know if we are going to see as much from Zahel... Although I do think we may see some Awakening, probably to save someone.... I wonder if he could indeed "fix" a dead spren with it, the same way he created Nightblood.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sirscott13 Posted August 2, 2014 Report Share Posted August 2, 2014 (edited) I do not think Vasher will use his breath until Brandon publishes the 2nd book tentatively called Nightblood. After that though, I see no reason as to why Vasher would not use his breath. Immortality can really be a burden Edited August 2, 2014 by Sirscott13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulcastJam Posted August 4, 2014 Report Share Posted August 4, 2014 Immortality can really be a burden Do you speak from experience? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sirscott13 Posted August 5, 2014 Report Share Posted August 5, 2014 Do you speak from experience? of course. jk. No I just am inferring that based on what I have seen in other sources of fiction as well as my own personal feelings towards the matter. I do not think I would enjoy outliving my loved ones, or having to mentally capacitate the many many years I live. If human nature is to resist change immortality must really bite. Extended life I would take, but immortality I would not 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navybrandt Posted August 6, 2014 Report Share Posted August 6, 2014 I would take immortality as long as I could include my loved ones in the package (after all, many Christians, including myself, believe in an eternal afterlife - or immortality). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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