Dawnshard Posted March 16, 2018 Posted March 16, 2018 (edited) So here is an interesting WOB Quote Hoidonalsium [PENDING REVIEW] Was Hoid's Cryptic the same one that was meant for Elhokar? Brandon Sanderson [PENDING REVIEW] Yes. Hoidonalsium [PENDING REVIEW] Is there anything more to the Cryptic than Pattern? Like Shallan's Pattern? Brandon Sanderson [PENDING REVIEW] There's more to every individual! But it is not a more powerful Cryptic or anything like that. source So Hoid took his spren? How did he capture it? Edited March 18, 2018 by Dawnshard
lexoj Posted March 16, 2018 Posted March 16, 2018 The cryptic lost it’s bond when Elhokar died. It was still stuck in the physical realm, Hoid rescued it from the ruins of the Kholinar palace and bonded it or started the process as indicated by him saying the First Ideal. 2
Bort he/him Posted March 16, 2018 Posted March 16, 2018 That's one little Cryptic that really lucked out. Imagine following Elhokar thinking his secrets were good, then meeting a feast like Hoid. 10
IronBars he/him Posted March 16, 2018 Posted March 16, 2018 1 hour ago, Bort said: That's one little Cryptic that really lucked out. Imagine following Elhokar thinking his secrets were good, then meeting a feast like Hoid. Spren can't leave roshar though, right ? So we really sure hoid was bonding it ?
Draigon Posted March 16, 2018 Posted March 16, 2018 It's not that spren can't leave, it's that it is very difficult to do so.
IronBars he/him Posted March 16, 2018 Posted March 16, 2018 @Draigon ah ok thanks i thought they were bound to roshar as long as the shard was.
Strifelover Posted March 16, 2018 Posted March 16, 2018 17 minutes ago, IronBars said: @Draigon ah ok thanks i thought they were bound to roshar as long as the shard was. Brandon has been pretty cagey about exactly how it would work. He always says it's difficult for a Spren (or a splinter) to leave the planet in which its Shard is invested. But obviously difficult implies not impossible, and if there's any trick to it I bet Hoid would know. Also, in looking around the WOB database, I found this juicy little one: Quote Alex Hetu If you went to Shadesmar on Scadrial would there be spren there? Brandon Sanderson "Spren" is a term for things on Roshar. So yes, there are a few, but they're from Roshar originally. source So it's not only possible, but that a few Spren (in the Roshar-specific sense) have found their way to Scadrial's cognitive realm!
RShara she/her Posted March 16, 2018 Posted March 16, 2018 Also, please change your topic title to something more generic. People who haven't read Oathbringer don't know that Elhokar had a spren. Here is the spoiler policy: 1
Weltall Posted March 16, 2018 Posted March 16, 2018 2 hours ago, IronBars said: @Draigon ah ok thanks i thought they were bound to roshar as long as the shard was. As mentioned, it's difficult but not impossible. The fact that Vasher is on Roshar is proof enough that it can be done if you know how. Here's a WoB where Brandon mentions this.
CrazyRioter she/her Posted March 16, 2018 Posted March 16, 2018 And I think we can safely say that Hoid knows how to do this. That little Cryptic is in for a big adventure.
ZenBossanova Posted March 16, 2018 Posted March 16, 2018 What I want to know, is why Hoid went through all the trouble for that particular spren. I am sure he could have found a random spren more easily.
CrazyRioter she/her Posted March 16, 2018 Posted March 16, 2018 Not really. There aren't a ton of spren willing to bond with people right now.
Rogueshar Posted March 16, 2018 Posted March 16, 2018 11 minutes ago, ZenBossanova said: What I want to know, is why Hoid went through all the trouble for that particular spren. I am sure he could have found a random spren more easily. Hoid doesn't always know why he has to be somewhere when he does he just gets drawn to it. I believe there is a WOB on this and when I find it I will edit it into this post. I don't think Hoid actively sought out the Cryptic but he also wasn't about to look a gift horse in the mouth. 1
anna she/her Posted March 16, 2018 Posted March 16, 2018 (edited) I wonder if we'll see hints about bringing spren off-world with a Hoid scene in the next Mistborn book? Edited March 16, 2018 by anna 1
Weltall Posted March 16, 2018 Posted March 16, 2018 20 minutes ago, Rogueshar said: Hoid doesn't always know why he has to be somewhere when he does he just gets drawn to it. I believe there is a WOB on this and when I find it I will edit it into this post. I don't think Hoid actively sought out the Cryptic but he also wasn't about to look a gift horse in the mouth. He literally says as much in the Epilogie, having concluded that for whatever reason that Cryptic is the reason he was drawn to be in the city. And he explains that he knows where he's supposed to be but not why during his earlier conversation with Shallan. Here's a WoB on the subject too, for future use. 1
Rogueshar Posted March 16, 2018 Posted March 16, 2018 8 minutes ago, Weltall said: He literally says as much in the Epilogie, having concluded that for whatever reason that Cryptic is the reason he was drawn to be in the city. And he explains that he knows where he's supposed to be but not why during his earlier conversation with Shallan. Here's a WoB on the subject too, for future use. Thanks for that. Too many WoB on Acranum about Hoid.
Weltall Posted March 17, 2018 Posted March 17, 2018 Indeed there are. If you look at the Tags page it's rather hilarous to note that Hoid has more than anything else, except for 'Writing' and (big surprise here) 'RAFO'. xD
Solant he/him Posted March 17, 2018 Posted March 17, 2018 Not really a spoiler, but random mistborn musing Spoiler It makes me wonder if Hoid's cryptic is present with him during the W+W books
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