Popular Post CosmereQuestioner Posted October 12, 2016 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 Got my signed copy of Elantris , with question answered! (They emailed me to clarify the question, which is why i got so in depth). Exactly what i emailed is below, typos included. The background to my question is this: It was once stated by Mr Sanderson that "Magic in the cosmere needs a guiding force. If it doesn't have one, the magic itself will gain sentience." We also have that things like Nightblood that gained sentience because of crazy amounts of investiture. My question then is: "Is the reason that investiture has this tendency to lead to sentience caused by the fact that pre-shattering Adonalsium had a goal/purpose/intent of bringing sentience to his universe." (I guess this is in a way a 2 part question, because it assumes that Adonalsium actually HAD the intent of bringing sentience to his Cosmere) And his answer: Yes, this is part of the reason. Good question! 31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ardjet Posted October 12, 2016 Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 Nicely done! I can feel the theories a-swirlin' in my mind already. Like, have we seen or will we see a sentient Shard with no Vessel? That could be really cool. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blightsong he/him Posted October 13, 2016 Report Share Posted October 13, 2016 (edited) I think you've earned your name. Seriously though, I have asked questions regarding investiture's sentience and got RAFOed. This question has reinvigorated so many theories of mine. Edited October 13, 2016 by Blightsong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asterion137 he/him Posted October 13, 2016 Report Share Posted October 13, 2016 so is adonalsium like Spoiler calamity a little bit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoolofwhool Posted October 13, 2016 Report Share Posted October 13, 2016 (edited) 25 minutes ago, asterion137 said: so is adonalsium like Reveal hidden contents calamity a little bit? Reckoners Spoiler Spoiler No. Calamity is Adonalsium. He mucked around on Earth a bit, then escaped after his supposed defeat in Calamity, went to Yolen, and got shattered. Definitely. Because Reckoners is most definitely Cosmere. Or maybe he can move between dimensions universes. Note. Spoiler This post was not made with the levity it deserves. Please excuse the failings on the poster's part. Not everyone can be part of the Devotary of Purity. Edited October 13, 2016 by Spoolofwhool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightGradient Posted October 13, 2016 Report Share Posted October 13, 2016 So... we have pseudo-confirmation that Adolnalsiums intent was to create sentience? Nice job on that at least, and you managed to shed some light on the way investiture works. Seriously this is more information than I've seen in awhile. Great work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yata he/him Posted October 13, 2016 Report Share Posted October 13, 2016 well we may notice how all his/her/it Shards(also the most destructive once) have this compulsive need to Invest their powers and fuel life and magic. It's the reason I was really interesting in the couple of them that actually went aganist this Super-Mandate (Odium and the shard-not-invested) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argent he/him Posted October 13, 2016 Report Share Posted October 13, 2016 That's a really good question, and the response it got makes it even more so. It probably won't change much about how we theorycraft, but we know so precious little about Adonalsium, every little bit feels enormous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argel he/him Posted October 13, 2016 Report Share Posted October 13, 2016 Agree with the others -- excellent question and it's impressive you did not get RAFO'd. I suspect Brandon rewarded you for a such a good question! Well done and an upvote. I think @Yata has it right -- this really helps explain why the vessels have taken such an interest in people, planets, etc. It probably also helps explain the magic systems on minor shardwords. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmereQuestioner Posted October 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2016 Thanks guys! Yeah, I've noticed Brandon is more likely to answer a question where you have a well thought out answer/solution prepared, and you are looking for confirmation rather than hand outs. Sure it can still be too much of a spoiler - a RAFO, or your idea/conception is just plain wrong; but then when it isn't and you strike gold it's exciting! As for the investiture/sentience info given here, the more I think about it, the more relevant it seems! I'm certain that at some point we'll have a major source of investiture that loses it's vessel and slowly starts directing itself. (And an Adonalsium info is absolutely fascinating for me!) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParadoxicalZen he/him Posted October 18, 2016 Report Share Posted October 18, 2016 It makes sense with Frost and jHoid discussing messing around in the master's workshop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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