Wind and Truth: Rhythms of Roshar

[CodeMnke she/her]

I dont have all the quotes here, but a few pieces are feeling like they might fit together. (which means probably not!)

So now we have "Wind", which is one of the rhythms of Roshar. Interesting that it was used to guide humans to Roshar. And when parshendi hum to the "winds" it means to follow. "He hummed to the Winds at last, a sign for her to follow" (also note the capital)

Could this mean the other Rhythms the parshendi use are also spren? Both "old rhythms" and maybe new ones like Ridicule?  

This also makes me think back to WoR (the in world book) which said something along the lines of there were usually three bondsmith, but to exceed this number was seen as seditious. Could this mean the other "Rhythms" could potentially make bondsmith radients but would be "blasphemous" for lack of a better word? 

Could this be who was speaking on the back of WoK (The Winds)?

 

This is all just wild thinking right now sure there are a ton of holes in it, just was caught quite surprised by the latest chapter release and the Wandersail story.

[alder24]

14 minutes ago, CodeMnke said:

So now we have "Wind", which is one of the rhythms of Roshar. Interesting that it was used to guide humans to Roshar. And when parshendi hum to the "winds" it means to follow. "He hummed to the Winds at last, a sign for her to follow" (also note the capital)

Could this mean the other Rhythms the parshendi use are also spren? Both "old rhythms" and maybe new ones like Ridicule?  

Possible, but I doubt every single Rhythm Parshendi are using is a god with a Rhythm - there's just too many of them. 

15 minutes ago, CodeMnke said:

This also makes me think back to WoR (the in world book) which said something along the lines of there were usually three bondsmith, but to exceed this number was seen as seditious. Could this mean the other "Rhythms" could potentially make bondsmith radients but would be "blasphemous" for lack of a better word? 

It depends on how invested and on also something else. Cusicesh is invested enough but still can't become a Bondsmith spren for an unknown reason. I suspect it would apply for most, if not all of those spren.

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Jurble

Are Bondsmith spren created as a matter of intent by Shards or are they 'natural' insofar as any spren made of enough Investiture would create a Bondsmith bond? That is, for example, the Everstorm is clearly a giant mass of Odium's Investiture, if someone were to bond its spren (which is presumably very young and insensate currently), would it form a Bondsmith bond as a matter of (super)natural laws or would Odium have to tweak something on a metaphysical level to allow a Bondsmith bond to form?

Brandon Sanderson

It wouldn't naturally become a Bondsmith spren, as it's not JUST the amount of Investiture that makes one. (For example, there's that odd spren in Iri that has a ton of Investiture, but didn't become a Radiant spren.) To become a Radiant spren requires some different things.

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21 minutes ago, CodeMnke said:

Could this be who was speaking on the back of WoK (The Winds)?

No, those are written by Sleepless.

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Questioner

Who writes these perspectives?

Brandon Sanderson

Those are written from a group called the Sleepless. You'll find them referenced in Edgedancer. They are Aimians.

Footnote: This exchange is referring to the passages on the back covers of The Stormlight Archive novels.
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[Ashbringer he/him]

I think I actually have a theory for why finding a 4th Bondsmith Spren might be seditious, and that being you might need a Connection to one or more of the Shards of Roshar to qualify as a Bondsmith Spren.

That leaves the current set as the spren of Honor (the Stormfather), Cultivation (the Nightwatcher), and Honor+Cultivation. But those aren’t the only possible combinations, because we’re missing a Shard. Odium, Honor+Odium, Cultivation+Odium, and all Three are still options - but would require a spren touched by Odium. Pretty easy to see why that might be seditious to the Radiants, but Rhythym of War (book or song) showed it’s not impossible.

I still think Mishram could become a Bondsmith spren.

[Master Silver]

On 8/13/2024 at 9:03 PM, Ashbringer said:

I think I actually have a theory for why finding a 4th Bondsmith Spren might be seditious, and that being you might need a Connection to one or more of the Shards of Roshar to qualify as a Bondsmith Spren.

That leaves the current set as the spren of Honor (the Stormfather), Cultivation (the Nightwatcher), and Honor+Cultivation. But those aren’t the only possible combinations, because we’re missing a Shard. Odium, Honor+Odium, Cultivation+Odium, and all Three are still options - but would require a spren touched by Odium. Pretty easy to see why that might be seditious to the Radiants, but Rhythym of War (book or song) showed it’s not impossible.

I still think Mishram could become a Bondsmith spren.

If Dalinar falls or if him and Todium form an alliance, it would be kinda cool to see the Thrill touch by Honor as Dalinar's new Steed. In some ways, the best thing for the Cosmere is for Todium to pick up part of Honor's Shard. Maybe split it three ways to give a few of the boys immortality but also temper the Shard of Odium. 

[Ashbringer he/him]

Pretty sure combining Honor and Odium would give the Shard of War… which would be something to see indeed.