Tarion Posted October 31, 2014 Posted October 31, 2014 Szeth has not been described as having any sort of physical transformation similar to the Ardents using Soulcasters even though he is in possession of the Honor blade for few years. Perhaps the "dangerous" part refers to Szeth's potential to cause harm. Or there may be some other side-effect of Stormlight that we don't know yet. I doubt Szeth has used even a significant fraction of the Stormlight the Soulcasters are burning through. Remember that to keep up with demand in WoR, they're no longer simply Soulcasting at night, because there's not enough time. They're having to train other 'casters, in order to achieve close to 24 hour Soulcasting. Szeth's occasional murder sprees simply don't compare to the sheer size of the burden the Soulcasters carry in the warcamps. They're apparently functioning at capacity, all night, every night.
hoser he/him Posted October 31, 2014 Posted October 31, 2014 As you wish ... Where does Navani say that she does not understand Shardplates? Can you give the quote? All I remember, is Navani telling Dalinar about the half-shard fabrials which mimic the Shardplate's ability to block Shardblade (WoK ch 22). However Navani does say to Dalinar that she doesn't know how shardblade are created.... “Well, no,” Navani said. “The design and workings of Shardblades and Plate are completely different from everything we’ve discovered. The closest anyone has are those shields in Jah Keved. But as far as I can tell, they use a completely different design principle from regular Shardplate. The ancients must have had a wondrous grasp of engineering.” Sanderson, Brandon (2010-08-31). The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive) (p. 848). Tom Doherty Associates. Kindle Edition. 1
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