spideyguy123 Posted November 17, 2017 Posted November 17, 2017 Somewhere, I found that the years on Roshar were 500 days, He is at least 60 in the books, (Maybe 65) but he acts like someone under 55. DO people on Roshar live longer than people on earth?
RShara she/her Posted November 17, 2017 Posted November 17, 2017 (edited) In Dalinar's first flashback, he's slightly older than 17 (theory is 19), and that flashback was 34 years ago. So he would be somewhere around 50 or 51, Roshar years. https://wob.coppermind.net/events/181-stormlight-three-update-4/#e3781 Say (51 x 500)/365=69.86. So seems like he's almost 70? That doesn't seem right... Edited November 17, 2017 by RShara
Youngy he/him Posted November 17, 2017 Posted November 17, 2017 3 minutes ago, RShara said: In Dalinar's first flashback, he's slightly older than 17 (theory is 19), and that flashback was 34 years ago. So he would be somewhere around 50 or 51, Roshar years. Which works out to be almost 70 in Earth years. This was something I was struggling to get my mind around too.
RShara she/her Posted November 17, 2017 Posted November 17, 2017 I have a horrible habit of thinking of more things to say just after I hit post, then editing my post. Sorry....I'm trying to get better...
Blacksmithki Posted November 17, 2017 Posted November 17, 2017 Any chance it's the investiture in each highstorm improving lifespans on this planet? I swear i saw a WoB somewhere to the effect that the highstorms helped heal them so they don't really get sick, could this also have an effect on biological age?
Kingsdaughter613 she/her Posted November 17, 2017 Posted November 17, 2017 The gravity is lower, so less strain on the body, and the oxygen is richer too. Yes, those who survive to be old probably do live longer than Earth humans. 1
RShara she/her Posted November 17, 2017 Posted November 17, 2017 Wait. I'm reading the WoB a bit closer, and it says (emphasis mine): Quote Brandon Sanderson I mentioned in another post that I'll wait a bit to give you exact numbers, because I want to make sure Peter has run all the right calculations. But yes, changing the orbit had an effect on things--though official calendars didn't need to change, as they'd been used since before the original shift happened anyway. When we talk about 'Years' in the Final Empire, it's original (pre LR) orbit anyway. I knew I was going to go back to them later in the series, and when characters were actually aware of things like the calendar, it would be close to earth standard. Though, since you mention it, all numbers mentioned in their respective series are in-world numbers. This makes things tricky, as Rosharan years (with the five hundred days) are blatant enough to start the average reader wondering about these things. Mostly, Roshar is the big one (not in actual deviation--I think a Roshar year is only 1.1 Earth years--but in how the scope and terminology of the novel will make people start to notice and ask questions.) Other planets have deviations from Earth, but it's not as noticeable. We'll give specific numbers eventually. I promise. So maybe Roshar has longer years but shorter days? Ahhh found another WoB: https://wob.coppermind.net/events/6-bands-of-mourning-release-party/#e248 Quote Brandon Sanderson Generally you should assume when I'm using numbers they're in-world numbers. So, for instance, a Rosharan foot is actually larger than a foot in another-- Stuff like that. I have to do some jockeying of these things to not be completely off-putting and confusing to people who are not expecting-- to the casual reader, but like days. A Rosharan year is 500 days, but they're twenty hour days, I made an hour basically our hour just to keep it from being too crazy for people. But that means when it says Kaladin's 18 he's really actually like 20 years old and a little over, or something like that, I forget the numbers. Everyone's a little bit older than they sound but it works just for the average reader. So Dalinar would be around 55, maybe 60, max, in Earth years.
Aleksiel Posted November 17, 2017 Posted November 17, 2017 Rosharian year is about 1.1 earth years, because the days have 20 hours and those hours are slightly shorter than ours.
Youngy he/him Posted November 17, 2017 Posted November 17, 2017 There we go. That makes much more sense. Id completely forgotten those WoBs
RShara she/her Posted November 17, 2017 Posted November 17, 2017 Yup. 1.1 means we can just add one extra year for each 10 that they age. So Dalinar at about 50 Rosharan years makes him about 55 in Earth years. 60 max, if he's a bit older than we're guessing in the flashback.
Willow Posted November 17, 2017 Posted November 17, 2017 (edited) Dalinar was 20 years old in the flashback of chapter 11, which was 33 years ago, which makes him 53 in Rosharan years, and 58 in earth years. I also found this as confirmation on the new WoB archive: Peter Ahlstrom Dalinar is 53 in Way of Kings. Navani is a few months older than him. Sadeas is 3 years younger than him. Note that these are Rosharan ages. A Rosharan year is 1.1 Earth years. Edited November 17, 2017 by Willow 1
spideyguy123 Posted November 17, 2017 Author Posted November 17, 2017 Oh ok. (I thought he'd be more like 25 in first flashback. Must have missed smomething)
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