Theory - Shades

[Eahlendell]

Hi Everyone,

 

it is very rare that I post but I have a feeling about why threnodies are on this new world.

 

We hear the chorus in the books talk about rejecting the Evil and leaving their home world. We also hear about how if there is too many shades that they can attack the locals. We also find out that the Threnodites left in the sun create renewable energy sources.

 

this seems to be the perfect solution to manage the amount of shades on the planet. You either sacrifice the last of your investiture to recharge a small amount in a sun heart or you can be left in the sun. Immolation creating a new power source. We also see that Rebekes brother joined the chorus after dying on a battle.

 

It appears that they have found the perfect planet to match their issues around death and shades.

[Elite01]

That is an interesting idea, even though it causes a lot of problems for them avoiding the sun it also does a good job of preventing another planet from being overrun with shades. Makes me wonder if they just randomly found this planet or if there were some criteria they were using when selecting the planet. 

[Eahlendell]

The chorus appears to be completely different to Threnoidite shades, and act a little like the Spirits from TOTES. 
 

I have another thread going about the core of the planet. In terms of mass it isn’t a huge space. Would the originals Threnodites potentially have helped create this planet.

Brandon’s books always spark the imagination. 

[A Simple Pilgrim he/him]

About Shades I do wonder if we are ever going to learn more about them. This book clearly makes it seem like there is more to them than the Threnody story did, with the dual murderous/helpful nature of the chorus, and the more human shaped and functional shades of the Admiral. 

There's been a lot of information about how there's more to lifeless than meets the eye, and how the next Warbreaker book would go into them a lot more. I hope that the if we ever get a book about Threnody (which I think Sanderson has said would be about the Night Brigade) that it goes into shades a lot more, and shows us if there's anything more to them than deadly spirits.