Satsuoni he/him Posted March 27, 2014 Posted March 27, 2014 60% done Emperor's Soul. Essence Marks seems very much like metal minds. ...........And done. In his post script Sanderson mentions the magic system is very similar to that of Elantris. Which part specifically? I still feel Essence Marks and metal minds are essentially the same thing. From a timeline standpoint, where does Emperor's Soul relate with Elantris, the book? Essence marks, like all soulstamps, are patterns that are drawn on the receptive surface to enact the magic, and like all Sel magic system, is reion-bound to Mai Pon. AonDor: you draw patterns based on geography in the air, Dakhor: you make patterns (symbols) out of bones, ChenShal (forgot the name) - also based on movement patterns, etc. Essence marks are drastically differend from metalminds. For one thing, they can be reapplied repeatedly and never run out (the stamps themselves, the applied seals wear out in a day). They are much more flexible and much harder to make. They don't work far from Mai Pon. They can be applied to inanimate objects. And so on...
kogs Posted March 27, 2014 Posted March 27, 2014 How do we know forgery only works on Mai Pon? Not that I am disagreeing with you, I just don't remember reading it in the book. Is this another WoB that I missed? 1
Satsuoni he/him Posted March 27, 2014 Posted March 27, 2014 (edited) Yes, it is here: http://www.theoryland.com/intvmain.php?i=949#7 ViperAons look like Arelon; soulstamps look like MaiPon. Aons get weaker when you get further from Arelon, right? That's not just cause Elantris acts like a focus? Brandon SandersonThat's right, it's based on distance. That's why there are no stamped objects in Elantris. ViperSo do soulstamps get weaker further from MaiPon? If you left Sel via Shadesmar and went to another planet, would the soulstamp stop working? Brandon SandersonThat's correct. Edited March 27, 2014 by Satsuoni 1
Argent he/him Posted October 13, 2014 Posted October 13, 2014 Kelsier did hold the power of Preservation for a short period of time. Brandon has spoken about this on several occasions, and while this one is not as clear or extensive as some of the others, it is clear enough I think.
gembargon1683 Posted February 14, 2015 Posted February 14, 2015 Is Cataclysm a candidate for one of the shards or does the Reckoners series exist outside of the Cosmere?
WeiryWriter he/him Posted February 14, 2015 Posted February 14, 2015 Is Cataclysm a candidate for one of the shards or does the Reckoners series exist outside of the Cosmere? The Reckoners takes place on Earth. Earth is not part of the cosmere.
Perrin Aybara he/him Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 'Tis sad but true. The Reckoners has so much potential, it just occurs on the wrong planet. *Sigh* So, how does Harmony come into play? I mean, is there theoretically a limit to how many shards somebody has, and if they have all of them, will that person become Adonalsium? Also, where can I get information about the Seventeenth Shard? (The one with Demoux) I've read all 4 Mistborn and both Stormlight Books.
Argent he/him Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 We know virtually nothing about the Seventeenth Shard. I doubt we'll find anything out for another decade. As for the number of Shards... I suspect that there is either no limit, or it depends on the Shards involved. Investiture interferes with other Investiture, so it's possible that some Shards are completely incompatible.
Kurkistan he/him Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 As for the number of Shards... I suspect that there is either no limit, or it depends on the Shards involved. Investiture interferes with other Investiture, so it's possible that some Shards are completely incompatible. I'm recalled to that answer Brandon gave in Chicago about how the stars had to be aligned just right for Sazed to actually be able to take up two shards like that.
Argent he/him Posted March 1, 2015 Posted March 1, 2015 As I recall it, it wasn't so much about the right external conditions being present as it was about the vast amounts of energy present. It was a tricky answer, we'll need the verbatim transcript.
Darkness he/him Posted March 1, 2015 Posted March 1, 2015 When you get it, can you please post a link here to the corresponding script? That would be some incredible reading 1
Perrin Aybara he/him Posted March 4, 2015 Posted March 4, 2015 Yeah, thanks. I would definitely want to know more.
Zas678 he/him Posted March 5, 2015 Author Posted March 5, 2015 I want to do a Cosmere 102 with the new information that we have now after 4 years of books and theories. Because looking back, that post was made closer to the publication of HoA than it is to the present day. So I'll work on it, but it'll take a little bit of time. But it'll hopefully be here quicker than "soon".
Nicroburst he/him Posted March 21, 2015 Posted March 21, 2015 A very very handy topic. I consider myself reasonably well read on the cosmere, but I guess you guys are going to show me a thing or two....I had no idea you could translate the Alethi script.
Lopen he/him Posted July 1, 2015 Posted July 1, 2015 Before I read your post, I was thinking the same thing.And I was also thinking how handy Shadesmar would be for something like that. In the Chronicles of Amber, Amberites can use the Pattern to walk from one dimension to another, but once they arrive in their destination, they can't use it to fast-travel. So, they could easily Shadowwalk from Middle Earth to Scadrial - probably hitting some other worlds in the process - but if the Prince(ss) ended up in Urteau instead of Luthadel, s/he would have to use mundane means to get to Luthadel. In fact, if the Royal ended up hitting some desolate spot on Roshar instead of Scadrial, s/he'd have to use mundane means to get to Scadrial (or try a Patternwalk and risk losing the Shadow).All in all, Shadesmar seems to be an incredibly handy method of intra-Shadow travel. Now I am confused is Chronicles of Amber part of the cosmere? Am I missing something? I'm kinda new to this cosmere thing I have only read SA and all the mistborn books and am currently reading warbreaker. 1
WeiryWriter he/him Posted July 1, 2015 Posted July 1, 2015 Now I am confused is Chronicles of Amber part of the cosmere? Am I missing something? I'm kinda new to this cosmere thing I have only read SA and all the mistborn books and am currently reading warbreaker. No it is not, The Chronicles of Amber was written by Robert Zelazney, darniil is only using a concept from it as a metaphor.
Perrin Aybara he/him Posted July 6, 2015 Posted July 6, 2015 So, I've recently read a lot more on the Cosmere (Elantris, the Emperor's Soul, Warbreaker, and the rest of the cosmere books that are out), and I just want to say how fulfilling it is to read all of the cosmere novels and then go back and re-read them. There are literally hundreds of Easter Eggs in any given book. Brandon is practically the Easter Bunny. I imagine it'll be even better when he publishes more. #BrandonTheEasterBunny #JustGetsBetter
natc Posted July 6, 2015 Posted July 6, 2015 It's not really an easter egg when most of it is actually important to the overarching plot. 1
Perrin Aybara he/him Posted July 6, 2015 Posted July 6, 2015 True, but for now they're easter eggs. At least until more stuff comes out, and then this whole thread actually becomes relevant to the average reader. Until then, this is just a bunch of cool stuff that is confusing to some people and intriguing to others. Brandon says that it'll be more relevant after all of the Stormlights, around the time that Dragonsteel comes out. Can't wait for that to happen! It's cool right now to try to piece together a storyline out of all of this, but it'll be even cooler to see what actually happens twelve years or so down the road!
NE Windrunner he/him Posted November 19, 2015 Posted November 19, 2015 So maybe this is a stupid question but do we know who the third 17th sharper is with Demoux and Galladon? I'm a new member so I certainly haven't read all the threads here.
Argent he/him Posted November 19, 2015 Posted November 19, 2015 (edited) Yeah, he is a guy from White Sand's world, Taldain. Edited November 19, 2015 by Argent 1
Young Bard he/him Posted December 21, 2015 Posted December 21, 2015 This really needs to be updated... I'll do it if no-one else will, but I probably won't get around to it until New Year. Should I post the new version here (and have Zas update the OP) or just start a new thread?
Dragon314 he/him Posted March 20, 2016 Posted March 20, 2016 Add WoB to list of abbreviations, it confused me at first.
Young Bard he/him Posted May 24, 2016 Posted May 24, 2016 Should someone update the OP? In the meantime, I'll post the link to the updated Cosmere 102 here.
SamsonSeaBorn Posted June 10, 2016 Posted June 10, 2016 Thought,will and action. The mind, the spirit and the body. Are the three realms possibly splinters of integrity? 1
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