CoderDrag0n8 He/They Posted March 24, 2025 Posted March 24, 2025 A bondsmith is in a aluminum box. Can they open a perpindicularity to access the spiritual realm in the box?
Duxredux he/him Posted March 24, 2025 Posted March 24, 2025 (edited) Don't see why not. Spiritual Realm is location independent unlike the Cognitive and Physical Realms. We know that Soulcasting works in an Aluminum box thanks to the siege of Kholinar. Gemstones are still illuminated within the Aluminum lined room (Oathbringer chapter 81). Infused gems give off light because the gem acts like a light bulb screwed into the Spiritual Realm, not because Stormlight is leaking out. We see this with the King's Drop and the other perfect gemstones in Lasting Integrity. Clearly those gems still have access to the SR, so Dalinar or another Bondsmith should as well. Spoiler Alteroden With Stormlight, the better the gem is cut, the less Stormlight it leaks, and the longer it holds its charge. If a gem was perfectly cut, on a molecular scale, would it leak Stormlight at all? Brandon Sanderson In a theoretical flawless gem, then no it would not. Alteroden Would it actually give off light? Brandon Sanderson [...] Theoretically no it would not, but it's not what you're thinking... Alteroden No no no, that’s not what I’m thinking, I figured that’s something totally different. Brandon Sanderson Well, actually, it probably would still give off light, because it's drawing out of the Spiritual Realm. So I’d say it still lights, but it doesn't leak. The leaking is not where the illumination is coming from. The illumination is coming from a direct... It's basically a light bulb screwed into the Spiritual Realm. Shadows of Self Chicago signing (Oct. 12, 2015) Edited March 24, 2025 by Duxredux 4
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