The meaning of this Death Rattle

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8 hours ago, JohnnyKaizen said:

Did you just suggest that Sylphrena, Queen of Storms, might become a super Radiant/Herald of sorts? Because, all of the sudden, I've never wanted something to be true in the Cosmere more than that!

I think she already basically is a Radiant.

The bond requires two active participants. It's very easy from a philosophical to argue that a Knight Radiant isn't one individual, she is one half of the Radiant that Kaladin is also one half of.

Especially seeing as a Radiants soul is tied together with the soul of a spren so spiritually you could argue they are one person. 

[ThroughTheLivingIlliterate He/Him]

After listening to Edgedancer with my little brother to try and get him interested in the cosmere, I believe that there could be a case made for the twins being Nale and Szeth. Throughout the series they are literally defined by a dark and light stereotype (Assassin in White) and (Darkness). They also have similar origins in the books (both starting out as assassins thinking they are doing what is right). The wall could represent the guilt, and the light could be finding peace with themselves. I don't think Kaladin is a good fit because fit seems he has already found the light, and it would be a better metaphor if he stood with the light and was encouraging his "darkened twin" onward. It seems Szeth and Nale were on a similar path throughout the first arc though.

[Stigmadiabolicum]

I also think this is a future event, wed have SOME clue otherwise.

The real interesting one though is Sigzil, it's the first time we've seen the recipient or subject of a death rattle be present to hear it. They're always about others, or in the case of Kal he doesn't realize it's about him like jumping the chasm & drinking the Stormlight. 

Sigzil hearing it allowed him to directly change it, since we know futuresight is infallible, there's countless possible futures. I really doubt it's referring to future ex-Nomad Sig.

Also what's bugged me for 15 years is wtf is the point of moelach..odium has his own future sight. How do the death rattles help anything..? Other than maybe freaking out the enemy?

I always figured he was doing something else more ominous and the death rattles were just a side effect AOE. 

It's possible leyten or Moelach influenced the rattle so sigzil would be warned, too, we know they're somewhat aware it's happening since that Shin in the hospital refused to tell the Diagram the rattle since he knew they were involved. 

But yeah, climbing, dark twin, it's very evocative but doesn't ring any bells, took 4 books to answer some of the old ones, makes sense this is also a future one. 

 

[RedBlue]

13 hours ago, Stigmadiabolicum said:

Also what's bugged me for 15 years is wtf is the point of moelach..odium has his own future sight. How do the death rattles help anything..? Other than maybe freaking out the enemy?

I always figured he was doing something else more ominous and the death rattles were just a side effect AOE. 

That’s a great observation.

My speculation is that Moelach really is useless, and it’s because Odium does not have much control over the Unmaking process. Whatever he was trying to get from Moelach, it didn’t work, or something went wrong.