A question about Szeth

[EmanEmal he/him]

At one point during my readings of way of kings I had a thought proses that went something like this

 

"we have these windrunners running around, and they can breath in stormlight from crystals to charge their super powers.

 

And while they hold it they leak it at a much grater rate than said crystals.

 

And there exist differing power levels among the windrunners. (as supported the differences between Kaladin and Szeth)

 

 there by what is to stop one windrunner from stealing stormlight from another"

 

On further thought I began to have doubts because in Mistborn Allomancers can't push on metals that were inside of other people.

 

I thought about it for a while and decided that I don't know enough about the Cosmere universal rules and the three realms and all of three realms and such to make a very good guess. 

 

And so I ask the question:

Is it possible for one windrunner to steal power from another?

 

 

 

and then I will point out that two windrunners(Szeth, Kaladin, whomever) facing off against one another and just hyperventilating in a stormlight tug of war is in fact

hilarious

 

[Shardlet he/him]

I suspect it is something on the order of analogous to the metal inside the body point you brought up.  Remember though,

TLR was able to pull on the metal inside Vin's body.

  So if it works on the same underlying principle, it seems an opposing Windrunner could suck out your stormlight, but I expect that they would have to be wicked powerful. 

 

However, what about the stormlight that has already leaked but not dissipated?  Could be good for a little extra boost.  Might be the edge our boy Kal needs to beat Szeth if it comes to a fight between them since Szeth leaks stormlight like a sieve.  I would also expect that Kaladin's increased efficiency with stormlight would also be accompanied by increased capacity for stormlight.  Another edge?

 

Edit: added spoiler tag.

Edited June 10, 2013 by Shardlet

[skaa he/him]

However, what about the stormlight that has already leaked but not dissipated?  Could be good for a little extra boost.  Might be the edge our boy Kal needs to beat Szeth if it comes to a fight between them since Szeth leaks stormlight like a sieve.

 

You could do that, but be forewarned that sucking in stormlight leaked from another person is a valid marriage ceremony in certain parts of Roshar.

 

I mean, really, aren't you afraid of cootiespren?

 

Kidding aside, Kaladin might have to be pretty close to Szeth to get to his leaking stormlight. At that point, why not just stab him? The time it would take to extract the stormlight might be enough for Szeth's normally unblockable Shardblade to hit Kaladin (unless he's already a Shardbearer by this point).

Edited June 10, 2013 by skaa

[Shardlet he/him]

You could do that, but be forewarned that sucking in stormlight leaked from another person is a valid marriage ceremony in certain parts of Roshar.

 

I mean, really, aren't you afraid of cootiespren?

 

Kidding aside, Kaladin might have to be pretty close to Szeth to get to his leaking stormlight. At that point, why not just stab him? The time it would take to extract the stormlight might be enough for Szeth's normally unblockable Shardblade to hit Kaladin (unless he's already a Shardbearer by this point).

 

I lika da cootiespren.  Me takes all I can git.

 

I don't know about how close he would need to be.  I don't think he was that cozy with the parchendi when he was sucking the light from their beard-gems.  Szeth needs to be close, but we don't know how close Kaladin needs to be.  Let's face it!  The boy's a stormlight magnet!  I suspect we'll find out a lot more about Kaladin's stormlight limits in WoR with Sigzil's tests.  I'm keen to read it.

 

P.S. up-vote for the cootiespren.