CrazyRioter she/her Posted March 19, 2012 Posted March 19, 2012 well the war did get averted, so.......
Odium's_Shard Posted March 21, 2012 Posted March 21, 2012 I think was Blushweaver hung around to do was to set in the resentment/determination in Lightsong. So even if she hadn't been there to incite the rebellion to start with, it was essential that the God King got his tongue back for some unperceivable reason that I cannot deduce right now, regardless of whether it was used to defeat the Pahn Kahl.
Ironeyes Posted March 22, 2012 Author Posted March 22, 2012 If Endowment set plans that detailed, she must be far, far better at viewing the future than Honor. 1
Odium's_Shard Posted March 22, 2012 Posted March 22, 2012 Maybe it is his warrior mindset that stops him from acting like an academic? He says he isn't good at it, but Cultivation is. It could be to do with specialties, such as that certain Shards' intents allow better manipulation of future events. After all: Lightsong saw his future clear as day when he decided to Return. Endowment must have granted that ability on death, or just manipulates its existence to her own purposes (it has already been discussed that at the moment of death one can see on all of the Realms, maybe even further forward?).
Aethling he/him Posted March 22, 2012 Posted March 22, 2012 Different shards should be better at doing certain things than others. We already know some shards are prohibted from doing certain things just by their nature. Even in if they all have some of the same basic powers, it would not be odd that they had differing levels of abilities inside those powers. Actually, I would find it more odd if they did not have differing levels of abilities even on the common powers. If they were all exactly the same, there would be no need for different shards or different personalities for the shards, and we all know Ruin and Preservation had widely different personalities, goals, and methods. Harmony, though encompassing both, still has its own personality and goals.
Zas678 he/him Posted March 23, 2012 Posted March 23, 2012 It makes sense that Honor isn't as good at future sight as Cultivation is. Honor, as an emotion, tends to look at what the honorable thing to do right now is, or remembering promises that were said before to try and keep them. Cultivation is all about helping you grow in the future. So it makes sense that she would be better at future sight than Honor. Although I don't think that this is so much because of what the Intent is, as it is the effect on the Shardholder's mind. So Cultivation isn't good at future sight because she's Cultivation- she's good at future sight because her mind is so shaped by Cultivation that it is easier to plan and see into the future. Does that make sense? In other words, If someone ascended as Cultivation, but deeply believed that Cultivation was about learning from your past, than that Cultivation wouldn't be as good at seeing into the future. This may explain why Preservation was so amazingly accurate with his prophecies, while Ruin managed to walk in seemingly blindly. It makes sense that Preservation would be very concerned with the long haul, while Ruin tends to be very passionate about the now, about what he can do now to destroy. That's not to say that Ruin doesn't plan- he does a magnificent job helping overthrow The Lord Ruler. But Ati seems to have become a being of passion, of lust after Ruin. Such people don't look into their future plans very often. 5
Chaos he/him Posted March 23, 2012 Posted March 23, 2012 (edited) It makes sense that Honor isn't as good at future sight as Cultivation is. Honor, as an emotion, tends to look at what the honorable thing to do right now is, or remembering promises that were said before to try and keep them. Cultivation is all about helping you grow in the future. So it makes sense that she would be better at future sight than Honor. Although I don't think that this is so much because of what the Intent is, as it is the effect on the Shardholder's mind. So Cultivation isn't good at future sight because she's Cultivation- she's good at future sight because her mind is so shaped by Cultivation that it is easier to plan and see into the future. Does that make sense? In other words, If someone ascended as Cultivation, but deeply believed that Cultivation was about learning from your past, than that Cultivation wouldn't be as good at seeing into the future. This may explain why Preservation was so amazingly accurate with his prophecies, while Ruin managed to walk in seemingly blindly. It makes sense that Preservation would be very concerned with the long haul, while Ruin tends to be very passionate about the now, about what he can do now to destroy. That's not to say that Ruin doesn't plan- he does a magnificent job helping overthrow The Lord Ruler. But Ati seems to have become a being of passion, of lust after Ruin. Such people don't look into their future plans very often. This is brilliant. Truly, truly brilliant. I love this and agree completely. I want to espouse this idea right now. Edited March 23, 2012 by Chaos
Zas678 he/him Posted March 24, 2012 Posted March 24, 2012 Just for you, I'll make it a theory so it can be espoused. 1
Chaos he/him Posted March 24, 2012 Posted March 24, 2012 Just for you, I'll make it a theory so it can be espoused. and I will up vote it each time you post it Seriously though, this makes total sense. I always wondered why Ruin couldn't see into the future and this is a perfect explanation.
Ironeyes Posted March 27, 2012 Author Posted March 27, 2012 (edited) It makes sense that Honor isn't as good at future sight as Cultivation is. Honor, as an emotion, tends to look at what the honorable thing to do right now is, or remembering promises that were said before to try and keep them. Cultivation is all about helping you grow in the future. So it makes sense that she would be better at future sight than Honor. Although I don't think that this is so much because of what the Intent is, as it is the effect on the Shardholder's mind. So Cultivation isn't good at future sight because she's Cultivation- she's good at future sight because her mind is so shaped by Cultivation that it is easier to plan and see into the future. Does that make sense? In other words, If someone ascended as Cultivation, but deeply believed that Cultivation was about learning from your past, than that Cultivation wouldn't be as good at seeing into the future. This may explain why Preservation was so amazingly accurate with his prophecies, while Ruin managed to walk in seemingly blindly. It makes sense that Preservation would be very concerned with the long haul, while Ruin tends to be very passionate about the now, about what he can do now to destroy. That's not to say that Ruin doesn't plan- he does a magnificent job helping overthrow The Lord Ruler. But Ati seems to have become a being of passion, of lust after Ruin. Such people don't look into their future plans very often. W O W That is pure brilliance, even if some of it is a little oddly constructed sentence-wise. Edited March 27, 2012 by Ironeyes
Odium's_Shard Posted March 27, 2012 Posted March 27, 2012 I have one word for you: the Epic God Metal. I am in awe of how fast my signature spread. Off-topic, but thanks, Ironeyes! It wasn't meant to be a viral/official tag, but I shall suggest that it now is on the appropriate thread.
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