Oathbringer Speculation: Will there be a third Letter?

[treblkickd he/him]

I certainly hope so! The first two letters, appearing in tWoK and WoR, respectively, where such fantastic sources of Cosmere info, and I'd love to see the exchange continue. Specifically, looking back over the first two Letters, there are a few statements/references that remain tantalizingly opaque.

The best such example(s), I think, are:

"Let me first assure you that the element is quite safe. I have found a good home for it. I protect its safety like I protect my own skin, you might say. " -- tWoK part 2 eipgraphs

and

"Have you given up on the gemstone, now that it is dead?" -- WoR part 4 epigraphs

Both of these lines appear early in their respective letters, such that one might infer that they are related, but it's not at all clear. I would also wonder if Hoid might argue, in response, that the emerging circumstances on Roshar could result in Odium no longer being bound within the solar system, potentially confirming theories about the conclusion of the first 5 books of the Stormlight Archive.

Who else wants to see a third Letter, and what do you think it might contain? 

[Wreith he/him]

I'm not sure I would expect to see more of the same type of correspondence.

I expect if we see something similar, it might be something like a 17th shard operation report or something, since we know members are (were?) present on world.

The options are limited if Brandon really intends to keep Cosmere wide interaction at Shardic and Easter Egg levels

[King Cole he/him]

Well, the first letter is probably about lerasium and I think the second could be about 

liar of partinel spoilers

Spoiler

An aether from yolen

But I hope we get another letter

[Green Hoodie Mistborn he/him]

I think there is a broad assumption that "the element" is the lerasium he took from the cave. 

I've kind of assumed that "the gemstone" refers to Honor, kind of a nickname, but that is totally baseless speculation. 

I'd love to see another Letter... those the length of the current epigraphs in the preview chapters make me think they'll take the whole book. (don't think that's really a spoiler?)

[Spoolofwhool]

There's a WoB that there will be another letter in Oathbringer.

[Calderis he/him]

The "element" has been confirmed as the bead of Lerasium, and to the best of my knowledge the "Gemstone" refers to a Topaz. It's significance... Has to do with things I haven't read, but we've been told that Topaz is one of the many names that Hoid has used in the past. 

[treblkickd he/him]

2 hours ago, Spoolofwhool said:

There's a WoB that there will be another letter in Oathbringer.

Oh, well there you go, great news!

[Yata he/him]

Yeah my interpretation of "given up to the gemstone" is leterally "you change your name". By the way, the letter itself continues talking/joking on Hoid's most recent alias (The Wit) so It's a very likely possibility

Edited October 9, 2017 by Yata

[+Extesian he/him]

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zuriel45   Too excited, must contain self, and judging by the news today Oathbringer will likely be a bright spot in an otherwise dismal looking 2017.

Out of curiosity, in the epitaphs will we be getting another Letter?

 

mistborn

In intend for the first five to all have letters

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