Farnsworth Posted March 12, 2017 Posted March 12, 2017 As we all know, Kaladin has a "Shash" brand on his forehead. Well, in a re-re-read of Warbreaker, I noticed that when Siri teaches the God-king to read, she starts with the letter Shash. What is this? A universal Cosmere language? Huh?
AeonaRin she/her Posted March 12, 2017 Posted March 12, 2017 Quote INTERVIEW: Sep, 2012 Cosmere Q&A - 17th Shard (Verbatim) LLWVYN My question is in regards to the writing system. In Warbreaker, when Siri is teaching Susebron to read, she mentions the letter "shash," which we now know better as a Glyphair from WoK. so onto the questions: Are the two writing systems related, or is this a chance coincidence of names? If they are related, did they stem from the same source? (i.e., do the people of Nalthis and Roshar both descend from a more ancient group of people?) If I haven't gotten a RAFO yet, did the separation from these other people create the legends of being cast out of the Tranquiline Halls? BRANDON SANDERSON There are interesting connections around the cosmere between linguistics and some cultures. Though different groups of humans were created on different planets, the Shards all share a single point of origin. However, the Tranquiline Halls legends are not related to a Nalthis/Roshar connection.
Modal Seoul he/him Posted March 12, 2017 Posted March 12, 2017 The "shash" on Roshar relates to the Herald Shalash, the one who's apparently drop-dead gorgeous and destroys art.
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