Stark he/him Posted November 10, 2017 Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 Hey all, I am working my way through my reread of The Way of Kings and Words of Radiance in preparation for release day, and I have stumbled upon something I thought might be noteworthy, but could be entirely coincidental. In the Axies interlude of WOK, it is mentioned that one of the many things that separates Axies, and Siah Aimians in general, from the human population is that their shadow extends towards light sources, not away. In Jasnah's prologue for WoR, when she is having what may well be her first interaction with Ivory, she notices her shadows extending toward the light, not away. This causes her no small amount of panic and terminates in her first(?), unintentional trip into Shadesmar. Does this indicate a relation between Siah Aimians and Elsecallers, or is Ivory (who always, so far, appears ink black in the PR) non-verbally trying to teach Jasnah that she has a link to Stormlight by extending himself, disguised as her shadow, towards the gemstones? Or is it somewhere in between? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wreith he/him Posted November 10, 2017 Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 4 minutes ago, Stark said: Hey all, I am working my way through my reread of The Way of Kings and Words of Radiance in preparation for release day, and I have stumbled upon something I thought might be noteworthy, but could be entirely coincidental. In the Axies interlude of WOK, it is mentioned that one of the many things that separates Axies, and Siah Aimians in general, from the human population is that their shadow extends towards light sources, not away. In Jasnah's prologue for WoR, when she is having what may well be her first interaction with Ivory, she notices her shadows extending toward the light, not away. This causes her no small amount of panic and terminates in her first(?), unintentional trip into Shadesmar. Does this indicate a relation between Siah Aimians and Elsecallers, or is Ivory (who always, so far, appears ink black in the PR) non-verbally trying to teach Jasnah that she has a link to Stormlight by extending himself, disguised as her shadow, towards the gemstones? Or is it somewhere in between? This is an attribute of anyone experiencing an incomplete transition to the cognitive realm. Jasnah experiences it before she transitions. Axies is always partially in the cognitive, as is Lift and we have WoB that something's up with Lift's shadow, I just don't think we've seen it onscreen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stark he/him Posted November 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 13 minutes ago, Wreith said: This is an attribute of anyone experiencing an incomplete transition to the cognitive realm. Can you provide a WOB on this? I don't remember any mention of anything weird happening with Lift's shadow, or Shallan's for that matter. And in that case, are the Siah Aimians always partially transitioned into the CR? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wreith he/him Posted November 10, 2017 Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Stark said: Can you provide a WOB on this? Quote INTERVIEW: Sep 23rd, 2016 Out of Excuses 2016 (Paraphrased) QUESTION Does Lift’s shadow behave abnormally with respect to the sun or infused spheres? BRANDON SANDERSON Yes, there is something going on with her shadow, but no specifics given. edit: It might not effect Shallan, as she's not actually entering the CR just peeking. Not sure about her Edited November 10, 2017 by Wreith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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