Black Sphere

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Gavilar with his dying breath entrusts a strange black sphere to the very man who killed him. This obviously means that it is incredibly important. It's importance in fact probably transcends the squabbles among men. This leads me to believe that it is some how related to the Shards. I'm not really one for theory crafting, but could this perhaps be related to how Odium was trapped in the greater Roshar system? Could it perhaps have similar significance to Odium as atium does to Ruin? I'd love to here other (better) theories on the Black Sphere. It's bugged me from the first time I read The Way of Kings.

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9 hours ago, WaxOnWaxOff said:

Gavilar with his dying breath entrusts a strange black sphere to the very man who killed him. This obviously means that it is incredibly important. It's importance in fact probably transcends the squabbles among men. This leads me to believe that it is some how related to the Shards. I'm not really one for theory crafting, but could this perhaps be related to how Odium was trapped in the greater Roshar system? Could it perhaps have similar significance to Odium as atium does to Ruin? I'd love to here other (better) theories on the Black Sphere. It's bugged me from the first time I read The Way of Kings.

Welcome to the forum - that's a great question, and one which I don't think we have a definitive answer on. Some think it holds one of Odium's spren, a very powerful one. Some think it is Odiuim's 'Stormlight,' the power of his investiture. (More like Odium's version of Preservation's mists.) Some people are going way into the deep end and think that it's reminiscent of Nightblood's black smoke, so maybe there's a connection with him.

We don't know what the black sphere is yet, but we will learn in Oathbringer. So, don't worry - the wait is almost over, and we'll have our answers!

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12 hours ago, WaxOnWaxOff said:

Gavilar with his dying breath entrusts a strange black sphere to the very man who killed him. This obviously means that it is incredibly important. It's importance in fact probably transcends the squabbles among men. This leads me to believe that it is some how related to the Shards. I'm not really one for theory crafting, but could this perhaps be related to how Odium was trapped in the greater Roshar system? Could it perhaps have similar significance to Odium as atium does to Ruin? I'd love to here other (better) theories on the Black Sphere. It's bugged me from the first time I read The Way of Kings.