Telcontar Posted November 6, 2012 Posted November 6, 2012 Flash, I'd really appreciate a transcription. I didn't understand everything that was read due to my not-sufficient ability to understand the english language when recorded in that qualitiy. Thank you very much in advance.
Stringbean he/him Posted November 6, 2012 Author Posted November 6, 2012 (edited) I do plan on transcribing it, but was derailed by husbandly duties last weekend. I probably won't be able to get to it until this weekend. If someone is interested in doing it before then, PM and let me know. I was also worried about copyright, but know that the folks over at Theoryland have been known to transcribe the audio chapters when they're released. Edited November 6, 2012 by Stringbean
Chandran Posted November 6, 2012 Posted November 6, 2012 I transcribed the text to the best of my abilities, but I most likely spelled the names wrong and probably have a few other typos in here as well. anything underlined is something I'm not sure of. If there's any complaint about copyrights I'll remove the material right away. Stormlight 2 reading 1
Vortaan he/him Posted November 7, 2012 Posted November 7, 2012 (edited) This is interesting... is it possible that the KR are humans trying to mimic Parshendi? EDIT: This also lends some credence to the Dawnsingers/Parshendi thing, since their current songs could be Dawnchant that's suffered a couple thousand years of change. Edited November 7, 2012 by Vortaan
Rayonn Posted November 7, 2012 Posted November 7, 2012 What would happen if a Parshendi tried to bond with a musicspren? Considering how musically inclined they are already, it seems like something cool would happen. This also lends some credence to the Dawnsingers/Parshendi thing, since their current songs could be Dawnchant that's suffered a couple thousand years of change. What if Dawnsingers are the form that results from Parshendi bonding Musicspren?
Vortaan he/him Posted November 7, 2012 Posted November 7, 2012 What if Dawnsingers are the form that results from Parshendi bonding Musicspren? Some kind of creation or building spren seems a bit more likely to me, since the Dawnsingers supposedly made a lot of the major cities. However, it could explain Kasbal's little music trick.
Stormsong Posted March 20, 2013 Posted March 20, 2013 Not sure if anyone has mentioned this but the name, Eshonai, was a chapter in The Way of Kings.
TaliaRain Posted June 21, 2013 Posted June 21, 2013 Hi all. I am new here. I have been following the re-read on tor.com and followed a link in the discussion there to this reading which in turn led to here. A question occurred to me after the reading: How are new Parshmen born? That is, where do the humans get new Parshmen slaves? Does anyone know? This passage seems to suggest that a mating form is required to reproduce, but that is a Parshendi form.
Phantom Monstrosity Posted June 21, 2013 Posted June 21, 2013 Hi all. I am new here. I have been following the re-read on tor.com and followed a link in the discussion there to this reading which in turn led to here. A question occurred to me after the reading: How are new Parshmen born? That is, where do the humans get new Parshmen slaves? Does anyone know? This passage seems to suggest that a mating form is required to reproduce, but that is a Parshendi form. I think it's that while you can mate without mating form, just like how you can fight without fighting form and work while in nimbleform.
Phantom Monstrosity Posted June 21, 2013 Posted June 21, 2013 (edited) But in TWoK were never mentioned female parshmen. Nobody in-universe cares about parshmen genders, and they aren't obviously evident - nobody noticed the male/female pairs parshendi fought in until years later. Edited June 24, 2013 by Phantom Monstrosity
Windrunner he/him Posted June 21, 2013 Posted June 21, 2013 Dalinar had a parshman for a nurse, which traditionally would probably be female.
TaliaRain Posted June 21, 2013 Posted June 21, 2013 Having now read the second part of the chapter, it seems like outside of mating form they lack the urge to mate which makes it unlikely even if it's technically possible. Unless the slave form has the urge as well. 1
Phantom Monstrosity Posted June 22, 2013 Posted June 22, 2013 Having now read the second part of the chapter, it seems like outside of mating form they lack the urge to mate which makes it unlikely even if it's technically possible. Unless the slave form has the urge as well. They do what they're told. 1
Windrunner he/him Posted June 22, 2013 Posted June 22, 2013 How awkward it must be for the guy who has to oversee that...Seriously though, they totally have to mate. Parshmen are not immortal, so they have to come from somewhere.
Phantom Monstrosity Posted June 22, 2013 Posted June 22, 2013 Well, they're like... crab people. I bet they lay eggs or something.
Meg Posted June 22, 2013 Posted June 22, 2013 aving now read the second part of the chapter, it seems like outside of mating form they lack the urge to mate which makes it unlikely even if it's technically possible. Unless the slave form has the urge as well. That might be. They do what they're told. Ah, and the owners of the parshmen say: "Go make children." Nice idea ... How awkward it must be for the guy who has to oversee that... Seriously though, they totally have to mate. Parshmen are not immortal, so they have to come from somewhere. You're right, "they have to come from somewhere." Also you're right about Dalinar's nurse ("A parshman nurse had practically raised Dalinar." TWoK Ch 26; the German translation is female about that nurse). Kaladin noticed some clean-shaven Parshendi in his first bridgerun but didn't come to the conclusion this clean-shaven ones might be female (Ch. 4). When Dalinar examined the dead Parshendi (Ch. 56) he was struck by the fact that nobody seemed to have thought about the genders they were fighting on the last six years. He found that the clean-shaven seem to have faintly feminine shapes. Searching through TWoK for "Parshmen/Parshman" and "beard" I'm really surprised not finding at least on mention about Parschmen having beards. While Kaladin and Dalinar (and Gavilar) mentioned beards on Parshendi I'll tend to think Parshmen don't have beards ... which inclines that they might be male and female. Now my brain is running around like a cat trying to catch its own cattail. 1
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