Narcoleptic Axolotl he/him Posted March 6, 2018 Report Share Posted March 6, 2018 Here I want to discuss coincidences (that meaning potential connections) you notice about the cosmere. For example, could "Kelek's breath" have anything to do with awakening? Please post anything you notice that you think deserves some looking into. I'll start off with the question I already gave: Why is "Kelek's breath" a saying? Is it because he came to Roshar from Nalthis, like Vasher did, or could it be something else, or is it just a saying? "Ash's eyes" means very little, as far as I can tell. Oh, and please warn of any spoilers, because I still haven't finished Well of Ascension and I'm one of those people who doesn't want anything spoiled. PS. Just to save you a bit of research (or a lot of looking like an idiot), it doesn't have anything to do with the ten essences. (https://coppermind.net/wiki/Ten_Essences) You'll see that Shalash is associated with garnet, whose body focus is blood, not eyes. Kalak is associated with Amethyst, the nails. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archer he/him Posted March 6, 2018 Report Share Posted March 6, 2018 Not cosmere, but there was the one Easter egg in the reckoners series that said Mayor Briggs had no personality. Not sure if it was intentional joke or not. Welcome by the way. Great to have another studious member join our ranks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narcoleptic Axolotl he/him Posted March 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2018 Also, while I was looking at the ten essences, I remembered that Hoid was once "named for a rock." Specifically, a topaz. The divine attributes of topaz are dependability and resourcefulness. While I can't speak for Hoid's dependability, he is certainly resourceful. The herald associated with topaz is Talenel, and if you recall, Hoid was present when Taln returned from Braize. How much of this is relevant? Please tell me what you think, and point out any other things you think are interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RShara she/her Posted March 6, 2018 Report Share Posted March 6, 2018 This really needs to be moved into Cosmere theories with an OB spoiler tag 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narcoleptic Axolotl he/him Posted March 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2018 11 minutes ago, RShara said: This really needs to be moved into Cosmere theories with an OB spoiler tag Well I'd love to do that, but as I'm sure you can tell, I'm very new to this and haven't figured out quite how to navigate the forum, much less move around content between subsections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archer he/him Posted March 6, 2018 Report Share Posted March 6, 2018 Probably easiest just to start a new topic over there. And just put OATHBRINGER SPOILERS TO FOLLOW!!! in your first post here. Also put (OB) after the new topic title in the theories section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RShara she/her Posted March 6, 2018 Report Share Posted March 6, 2018 Report your own post and ask a mod to move it in the comments. Kinda awkward, I know. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overlord Jebus Posted March 6, 2018 Report Share Posted March 6, 2018 Moved to Oathbringer Forum and added [OB] spoiler tag 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RShara she/her Posted March 6, 2018 Report Share Posted March 6, 2018 Now that we're in the right forum, what books have you read, so that we don't spoil ya? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bort he/him Posted March 6, 2018 Report Share Posted March 6, 2018 For me it's the red and gold combination that appears everywhere. There has to be some connection there, but it all seems so random. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RShara she/her Posted March 6, 2018 Report Share Posted March 6, 2018 3 hours ago, Narcoleptic Axolotl said: Here I want to discuss coincidences (that meaning potential connections) you notice about the cosmere. For example, could "Kelek's breath" have anything to do with awakening? Please post anything you notice that you think deserves some looking into. I'll start off with the question I already gave: Why is "Kelek's breath" a saying? Is it because he came to Roshar from Nalthis, like Vasher did, or could it be something else, or is it just a saying? "Ash's eyes" means very little, as far as I can tell. Oh, and please warn of any spoilers, because I still haven't finished Well of Ascension and I'm one of those people who doesn't want anything spoiled. None of the Heralds are from Nalthis, and they pre-date the Returned by several thousand years, alas. Quote Questioner And then the curse Kelek’s Breath, is that a clue as to the origin of some of the Heralds? Brandon Sanderson Erm… Explain why you think it might be. Questioner Uh, well, Warbreaker. The use of Breath… It seems like they have similar strength to somebody who has extra Endowment. So I’m wondering if they come from-- I can’t remember the name.. Brandon Sanderson The Heralds-- You’re wondering if the Heralds come from Nalthis? Questioner Yeah. Brandon Sanderson The Heralds do not come from Nalthis, but that is an excellent question. source There's also the similarity between the shash brand and the letter shash that Suri teaches Suse first. But Brandon's said that's just a coincidence too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narcoleptic Axolotl he/him Posted March 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2018 (edited) 21 hours ago, RShara said: Now that we're in the right forum, what books have you read, so that we don't spoil ya? Who, me? Okay. I've read all the Stormlight Archive stuff, including Edgedancer, I read Warbreaker and Mistborn 1. Right now I'm working on Mistborn 2 and next in line is Elantris. I still haven't read any White Sand books or Nightblood. Anything I didn't name here, assume I haven't read. btw Thanks for answering that question. I wasn't the first to spot that, but Brandon himself said it's a good question, so that's a victory. Edited March 7, 2018 by Narcoleptic Axolotl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blazenella he/him Posted March 7, 2018 Report Share Posted March 7, 2018 I know that there is a WoB on this (RShara don't kill me), but I found it odd the first time I read Warbreaker and the only letter ever mentioned was Shash (One of Kaladin's slave brands, meaning dangerous) Another one with a WoB, but Aon Ati and Aon Ashe (Not sure if there's a WoB about Aon Ashe, but I'm pretty sure there is) I can't think of anymore glaringly obvious ones ATM but I may come back later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValentineMichaelSmith Posted March 8, 2018 Report Share Posted March 8, 2018 The two coincidences that I have been wondering about are: The Iri on Roshar sounds suspiciously like the Ire we see in SH, and we already know that the Iri are not native to Roshar, and The glyph meaning "eternal" is Kalad, where of course we see Kalad's phantoms prominently mentioned in Warbreaker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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