therunner he/him Posted December 23, 2024 Posted December 23, 2024 WaT established that the 'sun' in Shadesmar is "The Grand Knell, death of a God". From other sources (Secret History and Isles of Emberdark) we know that the 'sun' moves, it used to be higher in the sky and eventually vanishes. We also know that Invested entities can linger after 'death', some even become Cognitive Shadows (such as Threnodites). Adonalsium was likely the most Invested being ever. Could the Grand Knell be something along the lines of remnant of Adonalsium, cognitive shadow/manifestation of sorts?
alder24 Posted December 23, 2024 Posted December 23, 2024 4 hours ago, therunner said: WaT established that the 'sun' in Shadesmar is "The Grand Knell, death of a God". Did I miss this? Where was it said? I know about Drehy explaining the compass, but he didn't say it points towards the sun or that the sun is the Grand Knell. WaT ch 11: Quote “This device points to something far in the distance. Something the Sibling called ‘the Grand Knell, source of the Current, the death of a god.’” 2
therunner he/him Posted December 23, 2024 Author Posted December 23, 2024 (edited) Quote Did I miss this? Where was it said? I know about Drehy explaining the compass, but he didn't say it points towards the sun or that the sun is the Grand Knell. Hmm, true. I guess when reading about something called source of current, I automatically connected it with the 'sun' towards which the 'clouds' point in Shadesmar. But it is not actually said, explains why not one is talking about it Edited December 23, 2024 by therunner 2
alder24 Posted December 23, 2024 Posted December 23, 2024 2 hours ago, therunner said: Hmm, true. I guess when reading about something called source of current, I automatically connected it with the 'sun' towards which the 'clouds' point in Shadesmar. But it is not actually said, explains why not one is talking about it We were talking about what the Grand Knell is during pre-released chapters. We have no idea. Adonalsium, Ambition, D&D on Sel or maybe some old gods or Honor on Roshar were proposed as the source of it (it's pointing more or less towards the Origin). I lean towards Ambition's corpse rather than Adonalsium's because the Shattering happened on Yolen and Yolen was said to be hard to find by Khriss. It wouldn't be so hard to find if there were compasses pointing towards it made thousands of years ago. 1
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