I'm Kaladist!

[Through The Living Ketek He/Him/His]

Hi guys! I'm relatively new and originally found this site's forum mechanics confusing, but I figured it out! I originally joined to post a few keteks, and it turns out I'm fairly good at it! if anyone's got any tips for navigating the site, please tell me!

Newly broken skies scarring the running winds’ determination.
The togetherness be broken, the maker of that conflict.
The resolution was standing under great, impossible burdens.
With men seeing gods near death.
Dark, made powerful, combined haste with feelings more to come.
Had they drifted closer, spirits might have lived.
They then…
And then…
Their lives had mightiness.
Spirits closely drifting.
They had come to more feelings.
Hastily combined power made darkness die.
Near-gods saw men with burdens impossibly great.
Understanding was resolving the conflict, that of making.
The broken being together;
The determined Windrunner.
The scarred Skybreaker.
Anew.

[Myst He/Him]

7 minutes ago, Kaladist said:

Hi guys! I'm relatively new and originally found this site's forum mechanics confusing, but I figured it out! I originally joined to post a few keteks, and it turns out I'm fairly good at it! if anyone's got any tips for navigating the site, please tell me!

Newly broken skies scarring the running winds’ determination.
The togetherness be broken, the maker of that conflict.
The resolution was standing under great, impossible burdens.
With men seeing gods near death.
Dark, made powerful, combined haste with feelings more to come.
Had they drifted closer, spirits might have lived.
They then…
And then…
Their lives had mightiness.
Spirits closely drifting.
They had come to more feelings.
Hastily combined power made darkness die.
Near-gods saw men with burdens impossibly great.
Understanding was resolving the conflict, that of making.
The broken being together;
The determined Windrunner.
The scarred Skybreaker.
Anew.

Wow, that’s legitimately amazing. Welcome to shard, do you want a cookie?

As for navigation, if you click on the three lines in the upper right corner, and then click Forums, it gives you a place to see where everything is categorized as.

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

50 minutes ago, Kaladist said:

Hi guys! I'm relatively new and originally found this site's forum mechanics confusing, but I figured it out! I originally joined to post a few keteks, and it turns out I'm fairly good at it! if anyone's got any tips for navigating the site, please tell me!

Newly broken skies scarring the running winds’ determination.
The togetherness be broken, the maker of that conflict.
The resolution was standing under great, impossible burdens.
With men seeing gods near death.
Dark, made powerful, combined haste with feelings more to come.
Had they drifted closer, spirits might have lived.
They then…
And then…
Their lives had mightiness.
Spirits closely drifting.
They had come to more feelings.
Hastily combined power made darkness die.
Near-gods saw men with burdens impossibly great.
Understanding was resolving the conflict, that of making.
The broken being together;
The determined Windrunner.
The scarred Skybreaker.
Anew.

Hi! Welcome to the shard, mind telling us what books you've read?

[NovaRay He/him]

Holly guacamole that’s an awesome Ketek. Navigating the site uh you can click quote at the bottom of posts to quote and specify which post you’re addressing.

[Through the Living Hopper He/Him]

18 hours ago, NovaRay said:

Holly guacamole that’s an awesome Ketek. Navigating the site uh you can click quote at the bottom of posts to quote and specify which post you’re addressing.

Beautiful advice.

 

20 hours ago, Kaladist said:

Hi guys! I'm relatively new and originally found this site's forum mechanics confusing, but I figured it out! I originally joined to post a few keteks, and it turns out I'm fairly good at it! if anyone's got any tips for navigating the site, please tell me!

Newly broken skies scarring the running winds’ determination.
The togetherness be broken, the maker of that conflict.
The resolution was standing under great, impossible burdens.
With men seeing gods near death.
Dark, made powerful, combined haste with feelings more to come.
Had they drifted closer, spirits might have lived.
They then…
And then…
Their lives had mightiness.
Spirits closely drifting.
They had come to more feelings.
Hastily combined power made darkness die.
Near-gods saw men with burdens impossibly great.
Understanding was resolving the conflict, that of making.
The broken being together;
The determined Windrunner.
The scarred Skybreaker.
Anew.

Beautiful STORMING KETEK :') 

[Through The Living Ketek He/Him/His]

On 1/18/2026 at 6:12 PM, CoderDrag0n8 said:

Hi! Welcome to the shard, mind telling us what books you've read?

I've read all Stormlight except Edgedancer, all Mistborn, all Secret Projects except Emberdark, all Reckoners, all Skyward, Rithmatist, and Legion.

18 hours ago, ThatOneWorldhopper said:

Beautiful advice.

 

Beautiful STORMING KETEK :') 

Thank You!!! It took me a whole weekend of rereading parts of Knights of Wind & Truth to write and revise it. 

[Shatter He/Him]

On 1/18/2026 at 6:21 PM, Kaladist said:

Hi guys! I'm relatively new and originally found this site's forum mechanics confusing, but I figured it out! I originally joined to post a few keteks, and it turns out I'm fairly good at it! if anyone's got any tips for navigating the site, please tell me!

Newly broken skies scarring the running winds’ determination.
The togetherness be broken, the maker of that conflict.
The resolution was standing under great, impossible burdens.
With men seeing gods near death.
Dark, made powerful, combined haste with feelings more to come.
Had they drifted closer, spirits might have lived.
They then…
And then…
Their lives had mightiness.
Spirits closely drifting.
They had come to more feelings.
Hastily combined power made darkness die.
Near-gods saw men with burdens impossibly great.
Understanding was resolving the conflict, that of making.
The broken being together;
The determined Windrunner.
The scarred Skybreaker.
Anew.

...
Wow

...

I have no words

...

Here. Have this.

[Keke They/he]

On 1/18/2026 at 4:21 PM, Kaladist said:

Hi guys! I'm relatively new and originally found this site's forum mechanics confusing, but I figured it out! I originally joined to post a few keteks, and it turns out I'm fairly good at it! if anyone's got any tips for navigating the site, please tell me!

Newly broken skies scarring the running winds’ determination.
The togetherness be broken, the maker of that conflict.
The resolution was standing under great, impossible burdens.
With men seeing gods near death.
Dark, made powerful, combined haste with feelings more to come.
Had they drifted closer, spirits might have lived.
They then…
And then…
Their lives had mightiness.
Spirits closely drifting.
They had come to more feelings.
Hastily combined power made darkness die.
Near-gods saw men with burdens impossibly great.
Understanding was resolving the conflict, that of making.
The broken being together;
The determined Windrunner.
The scarred Skybreaker.
Anew.

Bro dropped bars, and he just joined

welcomeeeeee

whats your favorite type of tree?

[Through The Living Ketek He/Him/His]

1 hour ago, Keke said:

Bro dropped bars, and he just joined

welcomeeeeee

whats your favorite type of tree?

trees? specifically, whichever one the "I am a stick" stick came from. overall, I guess willows

*ahem* should I post more keteks?

 

[Keke They/he]

8 minutes ago, Kaladist said:

trees? specifically, whichever one the "I am a stick" stick came from. overall, I guess willows

*ahem* should I post more keteks?

 

Yesssss you should!

[Through The Living Ketek He/Him/His]

ok

Push yourself. 
Feeling tired?
Continue; you will get there.
Almost there.
Only success comes to those for trying
For awards will come.
I promise.
I come willingly.
Awards for trying, for those to come.
Success only there.
Almost there.
Go, will yourself.
Continue, tired.
Feel yourself push.

School.
A part of life’s environment.
Education.
Some hate it. Some love it.
It teaches people.
All ages.
Information conveyed from generations past.
But classes aren’t all.
Communities of students.
Love of the teachers to the taught.
Memory by memory.
Taught that to teachers that of loving.
Students of communities.
All aren’t classes,
But past generations from conveying. 
Information ages all.
People teach it.
It loves some, it hates some.
Educative environment.
Life’s part of a school.

Explain actual science.
Do what?
Equations to all it wants for.
Search data and facts.
Just no complete answers.
It questions religion to extremities.
To religious questions; it answers completely none.
Just facts and data.
Searching for wanting.
It all equates to:
What does science actually explain?

[Shatter He/Him]

2 hours ago, Kaladist said:

trees? specifically, whichever one the "I am a stick" stick came from. overall, I guess willows

*ahem* should I post more keteks?

 

YES

2 hours ago, Kaladist said:

ok

Push yourself. 
Feeling tired?
Continue; you will get there.
Almost there.
Only success comes to those for trying
For awards will come.
I promise.
I come willingly.
Awards for trying, for those to come.
Success only there.
Almost there.
Go, will yourself.
Continue, tired.
Feel yourself push.

School.
A part of life’s environment.
Education.
Some hate it. Some love it.
It teaches people.
All ages.
Information conveyed from generations past.
But classes aren’t all.
Communities of students.
Love of the teachers to the taught.
Memory by memory.
Taught that to teachers that of loving.
Students of communities.
All aren’t classes,
But past generations from conveying. 
Information ages all.
People teach it.
It loves some, it hates some.
Educative environment.
Life’s part of a school.

Explain actual science.
Do what?
Equations to all it wants for.
Search data and facts.
Just no complete answers.
It questions religion to extremities.
To religious questions; it answers completely none.
Just facts and data.
Searching for wanting.
It all equates to:
What does science actually explain?

ooooo.

I like the first one.

[Through The Living Ketek He/Him/His]

Thanks! <wipes sweat from brow> For some storming reason writing these comes almost (almost!) naturally. I specialize in these longer keteks, which I don't know if that's cheating or not.

[Myst He/Him]

1 minute ago, Kaladist said:

Thanks! <wipes sweat from brow> For some storming reason writing these comes almost (almost!) naturally. I specialize in these longer keteks, which I don't know if that's cheating or not.

I mean, technically one could argue that keteks have to be in 5 segments, but who cares, these are good

[Through The Living Ketek He/Him/His]

2 minutes ago, Mistfallen Soldier said:

I mean, technically one could argue that keteks have to be in 5 segments, but who cares, these are good

That's how I think. If its good, it's good. Feel free to post your own here as well!

[Myst He/Him]

1 hour ago, Kaladist said:

That's how I think. If its good, it's good. Feel free to post your own here as well!

Thanks, I cheat a bit in this one, then/than

Feelings rising

Your realization wrong

Is always more comfortable

Than seeing

Moment by moment 

See

Then comfort more

Always is wrong

Realize your rising feelings

[Through The Living Ketek He/Him/His]

1 hour ago, Mistfallen Soldier said:

Thanks, I cheat a bit in this one, then/than

Feelings rising

Your realization wrong

Is always more comfortable

Than seeing

Moment by moment 

See

Then comfort more

Always is wrong

Realize your rising feelings

Ooooooo... 

Feelings and experiences are the best keteks topics. I feel like then/than was cutting close, but then again, I do use the/that/this a lot.

Here's a feelings one I wrote:

People have feelings
Passion, anticipation, happiness
We all have emotions.
They define us.
Truly owned by who?
The feeler.
But is it?
No.
It is but the feeler who’s owned by true emotions.
We’re defined.
They have all our happiness.
Anticipating passionately.
Feelings have people.
 

we/our/us is the same if you think about it, which opens up the options SO much!

Edited January 20 by Kaladist

[Through The Living Ketek He/Him/His]

guys

I fixed the KoWT ketek

the middle was okay

but!

now!

it's!

better!

Spoiler

Newly broken skies scarred the running winds’ determination.
The togetherness be broken, the maker of that conflict.
The resolution was standing under great, impossible burdens.
With men seeing gods near death.
Dark, made powerful, combined haste with feelings more to come.
Had they drifted closer, spirits might have lived.
They then tried..
And, enemies all over them, won them over.
All enemies.
And, trying, then…
Their lives had mightiness.
Spirits closely drifting.
They had come to more feelings.
Hastily combined power made darkness die.
Near-gods saw men with burdens impossibly great.
Understanding was resolving the conflict, that of making.
The broken being together;
The determined Windrunner.
The scarred Skybreaker.
Anew.

 

[Myst He/Him]

3 minutes ago, Kaladist said:

guys

I fixed the KoWT ketek

the middle was okay

but!

now!

it's!

better!

  Reveal hidden contents

Newly broken skies scarred the running winds’ determination.
The togetherness be broken, the maker of that conflict.
The resolution was standing under great, impossible burdens.
With men seeing gods near death.
Dark, made powerful, combined haste with feelings more to come.
Had they drifted closer, spirits might have lived.
They then tried..
And, enemies all over them, won them over.
All enemies.
And, trying, then…
Their lives had mightiness.
Spirits closely drifting.
They had come to more feelings.
Hastily combined power made darkness die.
Near-gods saw men with burdens impossibly great.
Understanding was resolving the conflict, that of making.
The broken being together;
The determined Windrunner.
The scarred Skybreaker.
Anew.

 

Love this, also, there should definitely be a list of words for keteks, it is hard remember different ways to use the same word

[Through The Living Ketek He/Him/His]

17 minutes ago, Mistfallen Soldier said:

Love this, also, there should definitely be a list of words for keteks, it is hard remember different ways to use the same word

I'll make a list of the main ones:

we/our(s)/us

the/this/that

a/an

it/its

is/was/will

be/been/being

has/have/had

you/your

they/their

windrunner/running winds

skybreaker/broken sky

elsecaller/called else

lightweaver/ weaving light

willshaper/ shaping wills

truthwatcher / watching truths

edgedancer/ dancing edges

dustbringer/ bringing dusts

bondsmith/ smithing bonds

stoneward/ warded stones

adding -ing

adding -ed

adding -s

changing verb forms

changing tense

combining words (standing under --> understanding)

I think that's it

[Myst He/Him]

2 hours ago, Kaladist said:

windrunner/running winds

skybreaker/broken sky

elsecaller/called else

lightweaver/ weaving light

willshaper/ shaping will

truthwatcher / watching truths

edgedancer/ dancing edges

dustbringer/ bringing dusts

bondsmith/ smithing bonds

stoneward/ warded stones

adding -ing

adding -ed

adding -s

changing verb forms

changing tense

combining words (standing under --> understanding)

I think that's it

Yeah, I really liked the Running Wind and Breaking sky, I’m going to work on some more

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

15 hours ago, Kaladist said:

I've read all Stormlight except Edgedancer, all Mistborn, all Secret Projects except Emberdark, all Reckoners, all Skyward, Rithmatist, and Legion.

Thank You!!! It took me a whole weekend of rereading parts of Knights of Wind & Truth to write and revise it. 

Do you like Dragons? Wayne? Favorite compounding & non-compound Twinborn? What Radiant Order's Ideal resonate with you the most? What Radiant Order's surges do you like the most?

[Through The Living Ketek He/Him/His]

7 hours ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

Do you like Dragons? Wayne? Favorite compounding & non-compound Twinborn? What Radiant Order's Ideal resonate with you the most? What Radiant Order's surges do you like the most?

Wayne's awesome! I'm more a Stormlight guy than a Mistborn guy, and while I am a Lightweaver, I see the Windrunner Ideals as more inspiring. We don't even have much of an Ideal set!

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

12 hours ago, Kaladist said:

Wayne's awesome! I'm more a Stormlight guy than a Mistborn guy, and while I am a Lightweaver, I see the Windrunner Ideals as more inspiring. We don't even have much of an Ideal set!

Ya know, you could always be both 

 

[Through The Living Ketek He/Him/His]

Here's another half-inspiring ketek I wrote yesterday:
 

Spoiler

Restrictions.
No freedom, they proclaim.
They rule living.
We yearn.
They make us impossibilities.
But, impossibly…
We make them yearn us.
Live.
Rule them.
Proclaim them free.
No restrictions.