Kered he/him Posted December 21, 2017 Posted December 21, 2017 (edited) I was doing some casual reading of some of the older WoB's, and I came across this gem. While I know WoK Prime is vastly different from the current version, I had no idea that the "Stormlight Archive" wasn't the first name of the series, it was "Oathshards". That set up the debate in my head of thinking either we might see something called Oathshards in future SA books, Oathshards got completely removed from future canon, or if Oathshards were just changed to Dawnshards. After reading this WoB, I thought it'd be fun to make a topic for people to post interesting pieces of trivia or past lore/canon concerning the cosmere, I know there probably have been topics like this before, but I couldn't find any recent ones. With Brandon sometimes taking bits of his earlier books and putting them into newer ones, I know many people have scoured some of his unpublished works to try and find interesting pieces that Brandon might move into new books and make canon. So, if it's not top secret, people can post things they hope to see in future books that were in some of the earlier books. Even it's not top secret maybe we can just put spoiler tags. Can't wait to see what you guys come up with! EDIT: I just saw in that same WoB that Roshar was once thought of as a planet with three peninsulas drawn into war. Interesting to imagine how that would be if that was still how Roshar was. "I think this series could really make an impact on the genre" Oh 2004 Brandon, you have no idea. Edited December 21, 2017 by Kered 1
StormingTexan he/him Posted December 21, 2017 Posted December 21, 2017 Quote I think this series could really make an impact on the genre. This was my favorite part of that WoB. "Be wary of anyone who claims to be able to see the future" I'm on to you Brandon 3
Farnsworth Posted December 21, 2017 Posted December 21, 2017 Maybe "Oathshards" are live sprenblades? Shards that require you to fulfill an oath to continue possessing them? 1
Herowannabe he/him Posted December 22, 2017 Posted December 22, 2017 Well after reading Oathbringer, I can see how the series might have been called "Oathshards," without needing to change or add a thing. This piqued my interest: Quote ...and has an array of interesting characters from all walks of life. (One a young peasant soldier, one a middle-aged sister to the king, one a battle-hardened nobleman general, one an honor-bound assassin serving an evil master, one a young lady-in-waiting, and the final one being an immortal protector of mankind who is slowly breaking beneath the pressure of his station.) Anyone know which of the Heralds Brandon was going to have as a viewpoint character?
Emerald101 he/him Posted December 22, 2017 Posted December 22, 2017 14 minutes ago, Herowannabe said: Anyone know which of the Heralds Brandon was going to have as a viewpoint character? It sounds most like Taln to me, which makes sense considering he's one of the main characters for the back five. 1
MistbornAlpaca he/him Posted December 22, 2017 Posted December 22, 2017 5 hours ago, Emerald101 said: It sounds most like Taln to me, which makes sense considering he's one of the main characters for the back five. I thought Ash was the flashback herald for the back 5.
The Sovereign Posted December 22, 2017 Posted December 22, 2017 (edited) 8 minutes ago, MasterJack said: I thought Ash was the flashback herald for the back 5. They both are. Back 5 (In no particular order): Renarin, Jasnah, Lift, Taln, Ash. Edited December 22, 2017 by The Sovereign 1
Kered he/him Posted December 22, 2017 Author Posted December 22, 2017 (edited) The particular Herald he's talking about in that quote is the Prime version of Taln. Edited December 22, 2017 by Kered 1
MistbornAlpaca he/him Posted December 22, 2017 Posted December 22, 2017 25 minutes ago, The Sovereign said: They both are. Back 5 (In no particular order): Renarin, Jasnah, Lift, Taln, Ash. Oooooh, I forgot Taln was in there too. Thanks!
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