WeiryWriter he/him Posted March 23, 2014 Posted March 23, 2014 Liar (and its sequel?) take place pre-Shattering and is the prequel (Hoid and the original shardholders are characters in this). The "main" Dragonsteel sequence is set hundreds of years later, I believe.
Moogle Posted March 24, 2014 Posted March 24, 2014 Does Lift turn food directly into Stormlight, or does the food act like a gate for Stormlight to come through, like the metals in Allomancy? 1
corwin01 Posted March 24, 2014 Posted March 24, 2014 What would happen to a sword that had a slight Hemalurgic charge if it was Awakened?
Haradion Drogon Posted March 24, 2014 Posted March 24, 2014 Why did Ruin not splinter Preservation? Why did preservation need to work with ruin to create life, where as endowment appears to have done so alone. Is there a difference, other than size and strength between breaths and divine breaths? Could Nightblood have been weakened using only regular breaths, or were divine breaths necessary? Are regular breaths splinters? Why does splintering appear to kill some shards, and merely weaken others?
DoctorWh0m he/him Posted March 24, 2014 Posted March 24, 2014 Why does splintering appear to kill some shards, and merely weaken others? I think you're mixing a few things up here: Devotion and Dominion had their bearers killed and their Shards Splintered (not necessarily in that order): the two things are not necessarily directly related. Endowment (and I think, think, Honor) Splintered themselves willingly; Tanavast was killed after Splintering (once again, I think), while Edgli, if that's his name, hasn't been killed.
Argent he/him Posted March 24, 2014 Posted March 24, 2014 We have answers to most of these questions. On the phone now, bumpy train ride, can't give details.
Argent he/him Posted March 25, 2014 Posted March 25, 2014 Is Elsecalling related to world-hopping? Needs rewording. Because I can tell you they are - we know Hoid has used Shadesmar to hop between worlds, and we know Elsecalling can take you to Shadesmar, so there is one way they are related.
Awesomeness Summoned he/him Posted March 25, 2014 Posted March 25, 2014 Can the Transportation surge allow someone to world-hop? might be a better way of saying it without any wiggle room from Brandon.
Argent he/him Posted March 25, 2014 Posted March 25, 2014 This feels like a RAFO bait now... I am almost certain it can, but for some reason it doesn't sound like a question he would answer =\
Asperity he/him Posted March 26, 2014 Posted March 26, 2014 Needs rewording. Because I can tell you they are - we know Hoid has used Shadesmar to hop between worlds, and we know Elsecalling can take you to Shadesmar, so there is one way they are related. Word. Maybe "How does Elsecalling affect world-hopping?"
Argent he/him Posted March 26, 2014 Posted March 26, 2014 (edited) I am not sure about this either - how does jumping affect immigration? Edited March 26, 2014 by Argent
Moogle Posted March 26, 2014 Posted March 26, 2014 Because the Seon bond is similar to a Nahel bond, Passing a Seon should require a wounded spirit on the part of the person who is going to receive the Seon. How are Seons Passed?
Khyrindor he/him Posted March 26, 2014 Posted March 26, 2014 I thought up a list in the last couple days. Please let me know if we know the answer to any of these, and help with rewording to get past RAFOs. Thanks. If anyone willing to ask these at a signing, I thank you muchly. *Spoilers* 1. In a signing you (Brandon) said that there was something hidden in a map. Which one? (I don't know if this has been found yet or if we know which map, so please let me know). 2. Before his death in WoR, did Szeth actually have Jezrien's Honourblade? (This one will probably be RAFO'd). 3. Can all of the Shards manifest like Preservation did? Have we seen this in any other books? 4. When Jasnah was "revived" in WoR, Hoid said that she knew exactly where the closest town was. Is this due to her Transportation powers, or did she know she was going to end up there? (Probably a RAFO). 5. Is it possible to have access to all Surges? (I had origionally thought of asking if Hoid had access to them, but I knew FOR SURE that would be a RAFO). 6. Are there Savants beyond Mistborn powers? Like if you used too much Stormlight for too long? 7. How many Heralds have we seen "on page"? (Probably a RAFO). 8. Will we ever see Tarah? (Needs better wording). 9. Was Heleran a Surgebinder? What kind? 10. Who is the Shardbearer on the cover of WoK? 11. Is Stormlight pure Investiture? How would a Feruchemist go about storing it? What could they use it for once they did? (THIS will be RAFO'd). 12. Is Jasnah's Shardblade her spren? 13. How did Jasnah Transform the thugs in the alley, while Shallan had a hard time with a stick? (This will need rewording). 14. Is it possible to steal a bonded Shardblade? For example, if its owner had willed it to stay and was knocked unconcious, could someone else bond with it? Or would they both be able to Summon it? 15. Is it possible to put a Splintered Shard back together again? 16. Is it possible to put Adonalsium back together be holding all the Shards? Can someone make a Shard? 17. Are the Hoid-Gibberish words all an anagram? Since Balderdash = Shardblade. Is there a key hidden somewhere? I know some of these won't be able to be answered by anyone but Brandon, but help?
Kurkistan he/him Posted March 26, 2014 Posted March 26, 2014 (edited) No links because even I run out of time sometimes. 1. In a signing you (Brandon) said that there was something hidden in a map. Which one? The black and white one in both books. 2. Before his death in WoR, did Szeth actually have Jezrien's Honourblade? This is very nearly not worth asking. Brandon has since confirmed that Szeth had an honorblade and a large amount of in-world sources indicate that they work how we think they do. 5. Is it possible to have access to all Surges? You can bond more than one spren (though there are indications that there's a hard upper-limit) and more than one Honorblade, so likely yes. 10. Who is the Shardbearer on the cover of WoK? Dalinar and Eshonai. It's stylized. 11. Is Stormlight pure Investiture? How would a Feruchemist go about storing it? What could they use it for once they did? Apparently it is. 12. Is Jasnah's Shardblade her spren? Almost certainly. Note its instant formation in the Epilogue. No WoB on this that I know of, though. 14. Is it possible to steal a bonded Shardblade? For example, if its owner had willed it to stay and was knocked unconcious, could someone else bond with it? Or would they both be able to Summon it? No. EDIT: Misread you a bit. My apologies. This is less clear, but the books indicate that this wouldn't be possible. First of all, recall the 5-day bonding period. Second, I believe I recall a note that willing a Shardblade to stay was a fairly constant act of will; or, at the very least, that summoning it back was trivial. Edited March 26, 2014 by Kurkistan
WeiryWriter he/him Posted March 26, 2014 Posted March 26, 2014 13. How did Jasnah Transform the thugs in the alley, while Shallan had a hard time with a stick? 15. Is it possible to put a Splintered Shard back together again? 16. Is it possible to put Adonalsium back together be holding all the Shards? Can someone make a Shard? 17. Are the Hoid-Gibberish words all an anagram? Since Balderdash = Shardblade. Is there a key hidden somewhere? 13. I would say experience. Jasnah has had six years of practice, Shallan had Soulcast twice at that point. 15. Splintering is not permanent. 16. The definition of RAFO-bait I would say. (But I do have a theory about this...) 17. This has been asked, the only answer Brandon gave was "Everything Wit says is important, by how much or little it varies"
Khyrindor he/him Posted March 26, 2014 Posted March 26, 2014 (edited) This is very nearly not worth asking. Brandon has since confirmed that Szeth had an honorblade and a large amount of in-world sources indicate that they work how we think they do. He could (I stress the could because probably not) have Nalan's Honorblade, or something different. OH DID HE REVIVE THE SPREN IN HIS SHARDBLADE???!!! EDIT: Nevermind. momentarily forgot what Syl said. FAIL lol. No. EDIT: Misread you a bit. My apologies. This is less clear, but the books indicate that this wouldn't be possible. First of all, recall the 5-day bonding period. Second, I believe I recall a note that willing a Shardblade to stay was a fairly constant act of will; or, at the very least, that summoning it back was trivial. Do we know for sure that if you will your Blade to stay and then get knocked unconscious it will dissappear? They could keep them unconscious long enough to steal it maybe? 17. This has been asked, the only answer Brandon gave was "Everything Wit says is important, by how much or little it varies" I know about that, but the question asked was specifically about Balderdash, and not about a key or anything. Do you think that would be RAFO'd? Thanks for your help, guys. Are the others good questions, though? Edited March 26, 2014 by Khyrindor
Kurkistan he/him Posted March 26, 2014 Posted March 26, 2014 Szeth uses all and only the Windrunner Lashings (including Pressure, which Nale doesn't have access to). No, we aren't quite sure on whether the Blade would stay if you fell unconscious. Hence the EDIT. You probably ended up with an unclosed quote tag. Try clicking the "lightswitch" button in the top-left corner of the text editor and seeing what's what.
Green Hoodie Mistborn he/him Posted March 26, 2014 Posted March 26, 2014 (edited) What spren do Bondsmiths bond to? That question should probably be the "type" of spren they bond to? That's probably a RAFO, but at least it'll be more specific. The question as phrased has a little too much wiggle room for my tastes as we've seen one Bondsmith bonding. Don't give Brandon Wiggle Room! Edited March 26, 2014 by Green Hoodie Mistborn
WeiryWriter he/him Posted March 27, 2014 Posted March 27, 2014 I know about that, but the question asked was specifically about Balderdash, and not about a key or anything. Do you think that would be RAFO'd? Actually, the question just used balderdash as an example. And I don't think it would be RAFO'd but I don't think we would get more of an answer than we already have.
Asperity he/him Posted March 27, 2014 Posted March 27, 2014 Which Shard has been held by the most amount of people? Has there been a Sliver whose personality has been 100% changed/turned around by a Shard? Can a non-sentient lifeform hold a Shard?
ccstat he/him Posted March 27, 2014 Posted March 27, 2014 When was the last time Hoid got a hug? (before WoR) 2
corwin01 Posted March 27, 2014 Posted March 27, 2014 Which Shard has been held by the most amount of people? Has there been a Sliver whose personality has been 100% changed/turned around by a Shard? Can a non-sentient lifeform hold a Shard? I think Ati fits the bill here, at least from the Shardholders that we know of. Hoid mentioned how Ati was a good man, and how much the shard changed him.
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