Tranquil Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 Hello, This is more of a hypothesis really, but here goes. It has always struck me as somewhat incongruous that (SPOILER) an Honorblade empowered Szeth cannot compared to a Nahel Bonded Kaladin. Why is this? Welp. What makes Kaladin so much better at handling Stormlight? It is his bond with Syl. And we see his ability to handle Stormlight grow with each new ideal he speaks. Each ideal is an oath, and each oath given increases his ability to efficiently hold Stormlight. We also know that the Nahel bond and spren bonding with men is a form of imitation of the Heralds and their Honorblades and was not necessarily expected by Tanavast. So why is Kaladin so much better at holding Stormlight than Szeth with the honorblade?... It is because Szeth is not bound by the Oathpact. My hypothesis is that Heralds bound by the Oathpact in conjunction with their Honorblade can hold and use Stormlight on a massive level. We've already seen(SPOILER) Taln's extreme reflexes and ability when he saved Amaram at the end of WOR. I suspect if he hever becomes sane again that he will be able to use Stormlight at a massive level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigvsben Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 You have to imagine they had *some* sort of edge that we haven't seen yet, otherwise I can't even imagine why they bothered showing up to fight in the Desolations other than to relieve the boredom between being tortured. Despite years of experience wielding the powers, Szeth wasn't a match for Kaladin, an unarmored Radiant who is only on his third ideal. And at the height of their powers there were thousands of Radiants...kind of hard to see what a Herald is bringing to the table under those circumstances unless there is more to them than just the Honorblade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kraefzke Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 You have to imagine they had *some* sort of edge that we haven't seen yet, otherwise I can't even imagine why they bothered showing up to fight in the Desolations other than to relieve the boredom between being tortured. Despite years of experience wielding the powers, Szeth wasn't a match for Kaladin, an unarmored Radiant who is only on his third ideal. And at the height of their powers there were thousands of Radiants...kind of hard to see what a Herald is bringing to the table under those circumstances unless there is more to them than just the Honorblade. That and/or the Honorblade does a lot more when wielded by a Herald. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tranquil Posted March 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 That and/or the Honorblade does a lot more when wielded by a Herald. I think the Oathpact + Herald + Honorblade = Mega BadThis post has been reported for attempting to skirt the rulesry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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