Havoc Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 Rock says at multiple points that the others are unable to think clearly as the air they breathe is too thick. As this is a Sanderson book, could it be that he's actually speaking literally? Now that much of the main cast is spending time in Urithiru which is up in the mountains, will they start to recover from their airsickness? Could it be that this was one of the reasons why Urithiru was built up so high? 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bort Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 I'd be impressed if this were really the case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blad3mast3r Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 This would actually be really cool, but i kind of doubt it. The horneaters are probobly the only ones who will be affected. On another note, is urithiru high enough that storms pass under it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blightsong Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 This would actually be really cool, but i kind of doubt it. The horneaters are probobly the only ones who will be affected. On another note, is urithiru high enough that storms pass under it? Maybe. It is said that it was built "in the place closest to Honor". I have taken this to mean that it is either by his Shardpool, or the highest mountain as deities tend to be seen as in the sky. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natc Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 I do believe Szeth says it is above the cloud layer. So maybe? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince of Ravens Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 On the side note. You know you read too much Stormlight Archive when instead of saying to your friend that he said something stupid you yell: "Airsick lowlander!" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king of nowhere Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 On another note, is urithiru high enough that storms pass under it? It cannot be too high, or the sick and elderly would have problems with breathing. urithiruu was made to also take in refugees. on the other hand, on earth being low enough that the sick and elderly are ok with it means being still well shy of the cloud top. maybe they have fabrials t increase the oygen pressure (unlikely, seems too contrieved) or maybe the atmosphere of roshar has a greater vertical distribution (makes sense, roshar's lower gravity would mean the atmosphere stratification would take longer). or maybe szeth was referring only to the lower clouds, so urithiru could be as low as one kilometer. not enough data to say. and we have no idea how high a storm reaches, either. so there's really no way to tell. As for the original question, i don't think it will be the case, but it was funny nonetheless. i can see kaladin suddenly starting to crave shells because he's been healed of his airsickness and now he sees that they are the best part of the animal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natc Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 Could've sworn Roshar had higher oxygen content in the atmosphere than Earth . . . They're supposed to be getting airsick and all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king of nowhere Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 Could've sworn Roshar had higher oxygen content in the atmosphere than Earth . . . They're supposed to be getting airsick and all. yes, it does, but that should not influence the vertical distribution. on earth, at low altitude the pressure decreases by around 1% per 100 meters. on roshar, that would be less, because of lower gravity affecting the air column. humans on roshar are acclimatized to the oxygen level there, so i suppose the effect of it would be the same that we experience. Although, come to think of it, oxygen at elevated concentration have euphoric effects, somewhat similar to being drunk, and the people in the lowlands are breathing it at a higher concentration that humans were meant to. So, maybe there is some truth to the whole airsickness thing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoser Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 T... On another note, is urithiru high enough that storms pass under it? Dalinar has to deal with crem to get the trapdoor open to get to the roof, so not entirely. It could well be that most storms or most of the storms pass below. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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