+Invocation Posted August 21, 2018 Posted August 21, 2018 There are three races on Yolen. Human, dragon, and ??? (do we know that one yet?). Ati and Leras were both human before their Ascension, but do we have confirmation of any of the other races of any of the Vessels?
0 Calderis he/him Posted August 21, 2018 Posted August 21, 2018 The only non-human Vessel confirmed is Ambitions. Uli Da was Sho Del. Quote Chaos [PENDING REVIEW] Is Uli Da a Sho Del? Brandon Sanderson [PENDING REVIEW] Yeah. Chaos [PENDING REVIEW] Can we post that? Brandon Sanderson [PENDING REVIEW] Yeah you can go ahead and post that. That's fine. Chaos [PENDING REVIEW] I figured that from the... Brandon Sanderson [PENDING REVIEW] Right, the naming convention makes it really obvious. Chaos [PENDING REVIEW] But that's not posted on the Dragonsteel sample so... Brandon Sanderson [PENDING REVIEW] Right. But that's canon. It's pretty obvious to me... And so it's fine with me canonizing it. I mean, I've been coy with it for years. But when I say there are Shards that aren't human. There are three races on Yolen... Adding the math together is going to get you a pretty obvious answer. source
0 +Extesian he/him Posted August 21, 2018 Posted August 21, 2018 Well, Odium Quote Questioner I wanted to ask, is the Shardbearer [Vessel] of Odium a human? Brandon Sanderson Not any longer. Questioner Ok, that's... I didn't expect that one. Brandon Sanderson But what the answer to your question you really want to know is, was he originally human? Questioner Yeah. Brandon Sanderson Yes. That's a good question! But I don't think he counts anymore. Footnote: Rayse is the Vessel of Odiumsource I guess we don't actually have confirmation that Tanavast was, but surely... But I totally support EdgLi being Sho Del and Bavadin being Dragon. Or vice versa.
0 Wandering Investor Posted August 21, 2018 Posted August 21, 2018 9 hours ago, Extesian said: Well, Odium I guess we don't actually have confirmation that Tanavast was, but surely... But I totally support EdgLi being Sho Del and Bavadin being Dragon. Or vice versa. Technically none of the shards are of their previous race, but I don't think that counts for this question.
0 RShara she/her Posted August 21, 2018 Posted August 21, 2018 Edgli sounds like a dragon to me, for some reason. She seems non-intervention like Frost is, maybe? Just uh...with more teeth behind it. *ducks and runs*
0 Weltall Posted August 21, 2018 Posted August 21, 2018 I kind of like the idea that Bavadin is/was a Dragon since we know that they're shapeshifters. When Brandon tells us not to get too hung up on "gender, race, or even human appearance" it might be that Bavadin's whole avatar scheme is just a superpowered extension of the kind of shapeshifting that she could already have done pre-Ascension. But that's just guesswork on my part.
0 Inky Posted September 6, 2018 Posted September 6, 2018 On 8/21/2018 at 0:22 PM, RShara said: Edgli sounds like a dragon to me, for some reason. She seems non-intervention like Frost is, maybe? Just uh...with more teeth behind it. *ducks and runs* Frost is a dragon as well I'm pretty sure
0 Quantus he/him Posted September 6, 2018 Posted September 6, 2018 On 8/21/2018 at 0:22 PM, RShara said: Edgli sounds like a dragon to me, for some reason. She seems non-intervention like Frost is, maybe? Just uh...with more teeth behind it. *ducks and runs* She mostly sounds...haughty(?) to me, a lot of indifference to what doesnty directly impact her. But that is viewing it through my own modern and as far as I know Human perspective. Do we know anything about the Sho Del on a cultural level? PS for what it's worth Nalthis has real knowledge of Dragons: Quote Russ LeBar Is "dragon's nest" a Nalthis to English translation or are dragons part of their culture? Is Edgli a dragon? Peter Ahlstrom I don't know the answer to that. Brandon Sanderson Dragons are mythological on Nalthis, but there is a reason that the stories exist. It's not a translation quirk. source
0 Scion of the Mists Posted September 6, 2018 Posted September 6, 2018 22 minutes ago, QueenOfInk said: Frost is a dragon as well I'm pretty sure Frost is definitely a dragon, and is the oldest known being in existence, but is not a Shardholder.
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There are three races on Yolen. Human, dragon, and ??? (do we know that one yet?). Ati and Leras were both human before their Ascension, but do we have confirmation of any of the other races of any of the Vessels?
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