SirTraconus Posted November 12, 2015 Report Share Posted November 12, 2015 I was originally going to post this post: So, in the past, Brandon has stated that he wants each of his series to be able to stand alone, so that someone who hasn't read all of his other books, and isn't aware of the cosmere can still enjoy them. At least until the space mistborn that is. My question is: how do you guys think he's going to be able to do that with Vasher and Nightblood now on Roshar? So far, there hasn't been much in the Stormlight Archive that hints at other planets. How would he be able to write it so that the explanation of who those two are is satisfying? As I was thinking about this though, I came up with a crazy aluminum foil theory. What if Nalthis is the Tranquiline Halls? It would be such an easy explanation. When asked, they'd just say, 'I'm from the Tranquiline Halls." Vasher is very old, maybe he was alive when humans migrated to Roshar. Maybe he was the one who figured out how to do it. There is a WoB out there that says he world hopped when he was younger. Or, instead of Vasher leading people to Roshar, maybe humans were a 'house warming gift' from Endowment to Honor and Cultivation when they arrived on Roshar. Endowment is all about giving gifts. Either way, it would explain why Vasher would have known to go to Roshar, and why stormlight can fuel being a Returned. The Rosharians are descendants of the people of Nalthis. Their SDNA is still close enough that the magics work supper well together. Brandon has said that Nalthis and Roshar have more conection than we think, maybe this is it? Anyway, just some crazy ideas I had. Let me know what you guys think. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landis963 he/him Posted November 12, 2015 Report Share Posted November 12, 2015 He'll lay out Nightblood's powers in Oathbringer just as he did in Warbreaker. Also, I think the Tranquiline Halls, if they're a physical place (and if Damnation is a physical place, there's no reason to assume the Halls aren't a physical place as well), are in the Roshar star system. It could be Braize before it, well, fell under new management as it were, it could be Ashyn, it could be any other solid body with the requisite gravity, but I'm fairly certain it's within Greater Roshar. I'm also fairly certain that Nalthis is not, if only because Endowment didn't seem all that fussed about the embodiment of a God's hatred taking up residence in the neighborhood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voidus Posted November 12, 2015 Report Share Posted November 12, 2015 I imagine similarly to what he did with Trellium in Shadows of Self, just reference it as some kind of alien version of a familiar magic. (In this case a Shardblade) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asperity he/him Posted November 12, 2015 Report Share Posted November 12, 2015 Also, I think the Tranquiline Halls, if they're a physical place (and if Damnation is a physical place, there's no reason to assume the Halls aren't a physical place as well), are in the Roshar star system. It could be Braize before it Damnation is Braize, yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khyrindor he/him Posted November 12, 2015 Report Share Posted November 12, 2015 Vasher and the other scholars made nightblood as an imitation Shardblade. Just in case you didnt know that. Theres a WoB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgedancer he/him Posted November 12, 2015 Report Share Posted November 12, 2015 Vasher and the other scholars made nightblood as an imitation Shardblade. Just in case you didnt know that. Theres a WoB Tecnically, he only speaks of someone involved, not the scholars drectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yata he/him Posted November 12, 2015 Report Share Posted November 12, 2015 Tecnically, he only speaks of someone involved, not the scholars drectly. I suppose that he want to say: Nightblood was made as imitation of a Shardblade therefore the Shardblade (and the Human on Roshar) was there before of Warbreaker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge he/him Posted November 13, 2015 Report Share Posted November 13, 2015 Does anyone have a link to the WOB in which Mr Sanderson makes this comment? nothing turned up in my searches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockbud he/him Posted November 13, 2015 Report Share Posted November 13, 2015 There is a WoB re: Nalthis + traquiline halls There are interesting connections around the cosmere between linguistics and some cultures. Though different groups of humans were created on different planets, the Shards all share a single point of origin. However, the Tranquiline Halls legends are not related to a Nalthis/Roshar connection Source:http://www.theoryland.com/intvsresults.php?kwt=%27tranquiline%20halls%27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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