[OB] Gavilar's Sphere WOB

[Scion of the Mists]

In a recent WOB from Jordancon, Brandon says that the sphere "is what you think it is and what the third book implies that it is."  

However, there are multiple theories here on the Shard regarding what's in it (most common are voidlight and Unmade).  Is one of them more agreed upon than the rest?  Brandon seems like he thinks he's giving us a straight answer, but maybe he doesn't realize just how many crazy theories we come up with.  

I guess the Oathbringer part makes me lean toward the Unmade theory because of Yelig-nar's prominence in the climax (I don't think voidlight was mentioned as much), but Gavliar having "access to several" Unmade seems like a huge revelation.  

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Jofwu [PENDING REVIEW]

Gavilar's black sphere. What was inside of it and how many does he have?

Brandon Sanderson [PENDING REVIEW]

Well, it is what you think it is. And he had... yeah... He had access to several. Did we canonize this Karen?

Karen Ahlstrom [PENDING REVIEW]

*shakes head*

Brandon Sanderson [PENDING REVIEW]

No, we haven't canonized it. I'm going to say RAFO on the number, but it is what you think it is and what the third book implies that it is.

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[Weltall]

It's definitely containing an Unmade. Look at the descriptions Szeth and Eshonai both give for how the spheres (and they're different spheres, hence Gavilar having more than one) appear to be drawing in light, then look at the description of the King's Drop after Dalinar traps Nergaoul inside it. They're identical.

Edited April 24, 2018 by Weltall

[RShara she/her]

Jofwu made a thread about it just yesterday with interesting points

 

 

[Quickbronze he/him]

I personally think they're more likely to be gems containing lesser voidspren. 

[Yata he/him]

9 hours ago, Quickbronze said:

I personally think they're more likely to be gems containing lesser voidspren. 

Except we saw already Voidspren (stormform) in gemstones and the look doesn't fit.

[Calderis he/him]

To quote myself from discord.

OB spoilers obviously. 

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I mean... I'm of the opinion that the spheres are Unmade, because we saw Nergaoul trapped, and then Navani directly compared it to Gavilar's spheres. We haven't seen Voidlight in absolutely anything other than the Fused. Add in that we have seen a voidspren in what appeared to be a dun gemstone, and Brandon's "it is what you think it is" seems to point towards the one thing we've been shown it could be

 

[Scion of the Mists]

17 hours ago, RShara said:

Jofwu made a thread about it just yesterday with interesting points

Oh, duh.  I did think it was strange that nobody else had picked up on that WOB.  Guess I should have tried harder to catch up with all the OB threads.  

[Vicegrip]

Well said Calderis. I think you are dead on