Guest Posted June 20, 2017 Posted June 20, 2017 21 hours ago, Extesian said: As I said on the other thread, I strongly believe the gem is only needed to form the bond in the first place, and the bond is what enables dismissing/summoning irrespective of whether there is still a functioning gemstone. I put the passage above, but for clarity, it is because of these lines Credit goes to Rushu, who asked why a Shardblade can be summoned and dismissed even if its gemstone has gone dun It seems the gemstone’s purpose is only used in initially bonding the Blade—something that the Radiants didn’t need to do That makes sense to me realmatically, that the bond is what matters and the gemstone is only needed to establish the bond. it also makes sense from the point of view of the WoB about Brandon initially having the gemstone being broken to sever the bond, but changed it to the bearer needing to give up the bond consciously. If that change has been made, it follows that you can no longer break the bond simply by breaking the gem. And if that is the case, the gem must be used only to establish the bond, not to maintain it. I hope that logical flow follows, but I personally feel it's pretty likely. Of course we don't know that Navani is right, but it feels right. This is the explanation which makes the most sense to me. I was about to point out how Brandon initially wanted the Blades to unbond whenever the gem was broken, but changed his mind. I do think it makes it more dramatic to have the Shardbearers be the ones having to give up the bond. Why the gem is needed? I cannot say, probably as suggested: it is needed to established the bond, but it is unnecessary afterwards. 17 hours ago, Alfa said: Or like my solution with an outer layer of oil in an underground cell. Make them summon their shardblade an thrust it in the ground. Any re-summoning will lead to oil intrusion in the cell and a very hot bath. The thing is, you can't force a Shardbearer to summon his Blade and trust it in the ground. How do you make him do it?
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