A wob

[ʟɪɢʜʈ]

I was reading through the wind and saw this: 

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LewsTherinTelescope

In Way of Kings, Hoid’s monologue talks about three great talents: Invention, Artistry, and Intellect.

Brandon Sanderson

We’ll just stop that one right there. Hey, you’re smart. We’ll stop there. Special RAFO; I’m not even finishing your question. I know what you’re gonna ask, and you’re very smart. Go pat yourself on the back; you’re very smart.

YouTube Spoiler Stream 6 (Dec. 19, 2023)

Do we know what this was?

[Weaver of Shadows he/him]

16 minutes ago, ΨιτιsτηεΒέsτ said:

I was reading through the wind and saw this: 

Do we know what this was?

I suspect it’s the Intents of three shards.

Edited February 17, 2024 by Weaver of Lights

[Banazir864]

14 hours ago, Weaver of Lights said:

I suspect it’s the Intents of three shards.

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Assuming that Artistry=Virtuosity, does that mean the one unrevealed shard is Intellect-related?  I don't think any of the fifteen revealed shards really correspond to Intellect (except maybe Invention, which is a separate part of that trio).

 

[Weaver of Shadows he/him]

2 minutes ago, Banazir864 said:

Assuming that Artistry=Virtuosity, does that mean the one unrevealed shard is Intellect-related?  I don't think any of the fifteen revealed shards really correspond to Intellect (except maybe Invention, which is a separate part of that trio).

I’ve theorized the last unknown shard to be Wisdom, there other wobs that hint at it.

[The Bookwyrm he/him]

I gasped when I read that. If this isn't confirmation that the last Shard's intent is based around Wisdom or Intellect, I'm going to flip.

[alder24]

10 hours ago, ΨιτιsτηεΒέsτ said:

I was reading through the wind and saw this: 

Do we know what this was?

Yup, it's about the intent of the last Shard (and because of that, this topic should be in the Cosmere Discussion section because it contains spoilers from other books). This WoK quote was noticed here - at least it was @mdross81 who inspired the questioner.

 

Here are other, older WoBs which suggested a Shard with Wisdom-like name exists (they are almost 5 years old now):

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Paleo (paraphrased)

Is Wisdom a Shard? If so, how bad does it want to survive?

Brandon Sanderson (paraphrased)

There is a Shard with a similar intent. The Shard has realized that survival might not be the most desirable/important.

Footnote: Paleo later asked Brandon for clarification on this one because he couldn't quite remember the survival part when he wrote it down. Brandon stressed again what the Shard has realized.
Stuttgart signing (May 17, 2019)

 

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Paleo

All right, regarding the 'Wisdom Shard' again. We have one quote where Hoid... I'll just cite it: "Some men, as they age, grow wiser. I am not one of those, for wisdom and I have always been at cross-purposes." Is he referring to that Shard there... or the Vessel?

Brandon Sanderson

*thumbs up, grins* ... Yes.

Prague Signing (Oct. 26, 2019)

 

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Paleo

In May, in Germany, you told me that... or I asked whether Wisdom was a Shard, and you said it was or something like it, and that wisdom was close to an intent of a Shard, and you also told me that it has realized that survival isn't necessarily the most important thing for it. I wanted to ask whether it has realized that over time or was it from the get go?

Brandon Sanderson

Over time.

Paleo

Okay, so then naturally, my next question: Is it the survival Shard?

Brandon Sanderson

RAFO.

Paleo

And then somebody actually came up with another good probable name. Is Prudence close?

Brandon Sanderson

Prudence sounds an awful lot like a Shard name. That's some excellent theorizing there.

Prague Signing (Oct. 26, 2019)

 

[Lego Mistborn he/him]

12 hours ago, The Bookwyrm said:

I gasped when I read that. If this isn't confirmation that the last Shard's intent is based around Wisdom or Intellect, I'm going to flip.

 

13 hours ago, Banazir864 said:

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Assuming that Artistry=Virtuosity, does that mean the one unrevealed shard is Intellect-related?  I don't think any of the fifteen revealed shards really correspond to Intellect (except maybe Invention, which is a separate part of that trio).

 

 

14 hours ago, Weaver of Lights said:

I suspect it’s the Intents of three shards.

 

3 hours ago, alder24 said:

Yup, it's about the intent of the last Shard (and because of that, this topic should be in the Cosmere Discussion section because it contains spoilers from other books). This WoK quote was noticed here - at least it was @mdross81 who inspired the questioner.

 

Here are other, older WoBs which suggested a Shard with Wisdom-like name exists (they are almost 5 years old now):

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Paleo (paraphrased)

Is Wisdom a Shard? If so, how bad does it want to survive?

Brandon Sanderson (paraphrased)

There is a Shard with a similar intent. The Shard has realized that survival might not be the most desirable/important.

Footnote: Paleo later asked Brandon for clarification on this one because he couldn't quite remember the survival part when he wrote it down. Brandon stressed again what the Shard has realized.
Stuttgart signing (May 17, 2019)

 

  Reveal hidden contents

Paleo

All right, regarding the 'Wisdom Shard' again. We have one quote where Hoid... I'll just cite it: "Some men, as they age, grow wiser. I am not one of those, for wisdom and I have always been at cross-purposes." Is he referring to that Shard there... or the Vessel?

Brandon Sanderson

*thumbs up, grins* ... Yes.

Prague Signing (Oct. 26, 2019)

 

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Paleo

In May, in Germany, you told me that... or I asked whether Wisdom was a Shard, and you said it was or something like it, and that wisdom was close to an intent of a Shard, and you also told me that it has realized that survival isn't necessarily the most important thing for it. I wanted to ask whether it has realized that over time or was it from the get go?

Brandon Sanderson

Over time.

Paleo

Okay, so then naturally, my next question: Is it the survival Shard?

Brandon Sanderson

RAFO.

Paleo

And then somebody actually came up with another good probable name. Is Prudence close?

Brandon Sanderson

Prudence sounds an awful lot like a Shard name. That's some excellent theorizing there.

Prague Signing (Oct. 26, 2019)

 

Yep, this has been theorized for as long as I've been on the shard. Sando is holding out of the name of the survival shard on us though, but it's been firmly established that it's wisdom-adjacent.

[KelsierFortnite he/him]

The last shard is obviously Calamity. Intelligence is probably referring to Stick.

[Chaos he/him]

I moved this question to Cosmere Discussion, for obvious reasons.