ROSHtaFARian2.0 Posted April 3, 2017 Posted April 3, 2017 Not trying to beat a dead horse either, but I do feel that the WoB we do have still discounts this further theory about Vasher having knowledge of how to convert Stormlight into Breaths in the past. That WoB that I quoted earlier in the thread says 'He's tried, but he has not figured out how to awaken things with Stormlight.' As I mentioned previously, I feel what you're describing is quite possible, but it does seem to me that this quote is definitive in terms of Vasher's knowledge of how to do this. Brandon wasn't addressing Vasher's ability to do this currently, which would fit with the idea that he as the God King originally had this knowledge but then forgot it due to his use of Commands to do just that. He said 'he has not figured out how to awaken things' which - while your interpretation may vary - to me pretty clearly states that it's knowledge that has thus far eluded his reach. There was no stated timeline or context to the question when it was posed to Brandon, so there's nothing that grounded the question as being about Vasher and his knowledge at a specific point in the cosmere timeline. Thus Brandon's answer reads as a more general response covering the breadth of Vasher's own history....and according to that response, Vasher has tried to do this, but has not figured it out.
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