Stormgate he/him Posted November 17, 2015 Report Share Posted November 17, 2015 In WoK, Taravangian had Jasnah Soulcast the stone in the doorway. Later, he had Shallan draw a portrait of him. He was likely familiar with how Soulcasters are used, and was also likely familiar with the Lightweavers' talents at memorization. I propose that he was looking for Radiants, looking for the skills and abilities that Radiants intuitively possess. Who knows exactly what he wrote underneath his bed frame? 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirahound she/her Posted November 17, 2015 Report Share Posted November 17, 2015 Oh my badness, that's a terrifying thought. It makes me wonder how many proto-radiants ended up in his creepy "hospital"... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charononus Posted November 17, 2015 Report Share Posted November 17, 2015 Here's the real question. Did he trap his (I think it was) granddaughter behind the rock on purpose to give himself a way to get Jasnah to soulcast? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khyrindor he/him Posted November 17, 2015 Report Share Posted November 17, 2015 I think a WoB said that she was trapped accidentally but he used the circumstance to find out if Jasnah was a Radiant. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yata he/him Posted November 17, 2015 Report Share Posted November 17, 2015 I think a WoB said that she was trapped accidentally but he used the circumstance to find out if Jasnah was a Radiant. I think you have right. Also because we saw that him had some Soulcaster and if the Jasnah's test fail he may simple called his men to remove the rock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaybalj Posted November 17, 2015 Report Share Posted November 17, 2015 Hmm.. If he was using the incident to confirm jasnah as a radiant, then he must know enough about how soulcasters work to recognize that hers was not being used properly, right? Unless he was counting on the sheer size of the boulder to require more stormlight than what jasnah presumably carries on her person at all times and plans on checking how many went dun after. If he was fishing when he asked shallan for a picture, he chose to do so on a average/lower than average day. Shallan comments that he is not terribly effective at debating jasnah that day and notices he feels he has done something unforgivable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khyrindor he/him Posted November 17, 2015 Report Share Posted November 17, 2015 I looked and can't find the WoB, so I might have mis-remembered. I still think it's likely, however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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