Navy Seon he/him Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 Did anyone else think at first that ryshadiums were just kandra? Like when Tensoon fused the horse and boar and became a super horse. So something like that. Or is it forsure a uniquely roshar beast? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King's Twit he/him Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 (edited) The only thing I can think of is that there is a WoB that Hoid was pleasantly surprised when he first saw the Ryshadium, which has been interpretted by many as a clue that they are a fairly unique creature and more than just an exceptionally intelligent breed of horse, but the WoB could also just mean that Hoid was surprised to see Ryshadium on Roshar. I guess we'll have to RAFO. Edited February 8, 2016 by King's Twit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+hwiles He/Him Posted February 10, 2016 Report Share Posted February 10, 2016 Or maybe they're regular horses pumped full of hemalurgic spikes? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zinnny Posted March 7, 2016 Report Share Posted March 7, 2016 What if it is a Horse that developed a bond with a spren? 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nashan’Elin he/him Posted March 7, 2016 Report Share Posted March 7, 2016 What if it is a Horse that developed a bond with a spren? I... never though of this. MIND BLOWN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rade Posted March 8, 2016 Report Share Posted March 8, 2016 I do believe that there are either theories or WoBs that a Ryshadium is one of the things many KR got as they...well, for lack of a better term, leveled up. So a Spren bonding to a Horse isn't that unlikely. Who knows, maybe the first Ryshadium were Spren who...wait for it...became horses! A bit silly, I know, but think of it like this: As a KR speaks more oaths, their spren can have more impact on the physical world (the Lift Interlude). So. Shardblade = the ability to kill Voidbringers and Thunderclasts. Shardplate = The ability to SURVIVE killing Voidbringers and Thunderclasts. Ryshadium would just = the ability for KR to GET to Voidbringers and Thunderclasts. Not every order had a travel Surge--would an Edgedancer really want to perpetually burn Stormlight in order to get to a location, or take the time (and Stormlight) to use an Oathgate if they could instead just use a supernaturally fast and bonded horse? It seems like it would make sense. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryce Carmony he/him Posted March 8, 2016 Report Share Posted March 8, 2016 What if it is a Horse that developed a bond with a spren? I like this theory, When Adolin's Ryshadium died in Radiance though we didn't see any spren, of course this was in the heat of battle and he was overcome by rage so he might not have seen them. But Ryshadium definitely have something special going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxal she/her Posted March 8, 2016 Report Share Posted March 8, 2016 I'd like to point out Brandon once said the Rhysadium weren't exclusive the the Radiants... My understanding is while they were mostly bonded to Radiants, they could choose to bond a non-Radiant, hence the fact Rhysadium have been bonding riders even if Radiants have gone out of existence. I have no idea what a Rhysadium, but it is obvious rider and horse share a bond. Sureblood is able to sense Adolin's emotions and react as a counter-factor by trying to cheer him up when he is bummed and so on. Adolin also says Gallant's mane feel off to him and he is not comfortable riding him. When Sureblood dies, Adolin feels the backslash of a bond being severed. It is a lesser bond than a Nahel bond, but it is one. It this makes sense a spren would be involved unless Rhysadium are sprens themselves... but I don't think Rhysadiums magically appears when a knight progresses far enough... You likely have more chance of bonding one if your are a Radiant, but I suspect everyone has to go through the same process: to bond a Rhysadium you must first want one which is why I don't think Kaladin will ever bond one. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farnsworth Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 Maybe the current Rhysadiums are imperfect, kind of like a non-radiant's blade and plate. Just as a Radiant would never use a nonbonded shardblade, Kalidan really doesn't want to use a Rhysadium. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoidydoity Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 Alternative to the horses being something specifically related to the Knights: the cradle of mankind is supposed to be the same planet that the shardholders and Hoid are originally from, right? Hoid's source of surprise could just be that Ryshadium are more directly related to horses from Yolen (in terms of size, appearance, temperament, intelligence, etc.) rather than anything that evolved on Roshar. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoS03 Posted March 15, 2016 Report Share Posted March 15, 2016 I just assumed they were horses with gemhearts, and thus were able to get bigger similar to the way chasmfiends can. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farnsworth Posted March 15, 2016 Report Share Posted March 15, 2016 Welcome to the forums hoidydoidy! Why do you think that the Ryshadium are related to the horses from Yolen? It's possible, but I don't think it's likely. Since Roshar only has .7 earth gravity, the Ryshadium look a lot like Roshar animals, I think. They grow more due to the lack of gravity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natc Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 Wouldn't lower gravity actually weaken muscles and bones normally? Shinovar is really the only place with anything remotely comparable to horses as well, with the Earthlike environment (something it shares With nearly every other world). "Roshar animals" are pretty much primarily crustaceans with the odd skyeel or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farnsworth Posted March 19, 2016 Report Share Posted March 19, 2016 I always thought that animals like Chasmfiends and Rockbuds, which are very large, were only possible with such low gravity. You're probably right about the horses though, they don't seem very Rosharian. Why Yolen though? Are there even horses on Yolen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoidhunter he/him Posted March 19, 2016 Report Share Posted March 19, 2016 I always thought that animals like Chasmfiends and Rockbuds, which are very large, were only possible with such low gravity. You're probably right about the horses though, they don't seem very Rosharian. Why Yolen though? Are there even horses on Yolen? Yeah...there are. I don't recall anything about them being unusually large or smart though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowfax Posted March 19, 2016 Report Share Posted March 19, 2016 I think this is the closest thing we have to knowledge on them. Interview: Mar 8th, 2014 WOR-University Bookstore (Paraphrased) JamHeretic ()Why are Ryshadium cooler than regular horses? I suspect a spren bond. Brandon Sanderson ()There is Investiture involved. Investiture would explain why they are large and strong, even with the weaker gravity. It could be they are splinters of Honor similar to the spren. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ari he/him Posted March 19, 2016 Report Share Posted March 19, 2016 Or they could be using Stormlight in a different way. Remember just because Radiants use Spren to access their powers doesn't necessarily mean that's the only way you can do things on Roshar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Full Metal Rithmatist Posted March 19, 2016 Report Share Posted March 19, 2016 But can you get My Little Ryshadium toys 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnikoliNightmareVision she/her Posted March 19, 2016 Report Share Posted March 19, 2016 What if it is a Horse that developed a bond with a spren?I like that idea. Maybe that's why they suprised Hoid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echaozh he/him Posted March 21, 2016 Report Share Posted March 21, 2016 Maybe they're Returned horses and can shapeshift to be what horses consider as ideal build? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vander Posted March 22, 2016 Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 That would definitely have been mentioned somewhere. Or maybe you're joking, and I have no sense of humor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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