Embrisk Posted October 21, 2018 Report Share Posted October 21, 2018 (edited) What would happen if you had unlimited breaths, and tried to awaken a shard sword? Edited October 22, 2018 by Servillius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 Scion of the Mists Posted October 23, 2018 Report Share Posted October 23, 2018 14 hours ago, Zellyia said: However, assuming honor blades are very heavily Invested, I would say they would resist Awakening. @Servillius specified that you had unlimited Breaths (i.e. Shardic levels of Investiture). I think that a Shard could certainly mess with an Honorblade, no matter how Invested it is. 2 hours ago, Servillius said: So would it be hard for an Elantrian to hold breaths, then? An Elantrian can definitely gain Breath. Investiture only resists other Investiture's attempts to change it. Holding Breath is different that using Breath to Awaken something. P.s. Welcome to the Shard! On this site, double posting is discouraged (see the Welcome/Rules post). You can edit your previous post if you need to add something. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Ashertliden Posted October 21, 2018 Report Share Posted October 21, 2018 1.) Do you mean a shardblade? 2.) Infinite breaths=infinite invesiture=we have no idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Embrisk Posted October 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 (edited) Yeah, that. I mean, what would happen if you had a crazy amount of breaths, so crazy that you could awaken a shard blade, if possible. Edited October 22, 2018 by Servillius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 RShara Posted October 22, 2018 Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 If you mean a dead sprenblade, it would not be possible. Quote Questioner [PENDING REVIEW] If you were to try and Awaken a dead Shardblade with Awakening, like you can with a metal sword, would that be possible, or what would happen? Brandon Sanderson [PENDING REVIEW] That would probably not work. Not probably. That would just not work. source 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Calderis Posted October 22, 2018 Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 It would be like trying to awaken a person. I'm sure you could do things... But it's already a "living" being. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Quantus Posted October 22, 2018 Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 4 minutes ago, Servillius said: I thought it would be like trying to awaken a dead person, (which you can do.) It's different, but for the vaguely philosophic and entirely unquantifired reasons that a Spren (ie sentient Investirure) is qualitatively different from a sentient native of the Physical Realm. Curious though, I wonder if you could "Awaken" an eyeless Spren while actually in Shadesmar, or rather Gift an Eyeless dead-spren some breaths, and what would it do? You can apparently Spike a spren if you are actually IN Shadesmar but not in the Physical Realm, I wonder if that would be enough for them to Hold a Breath like a living person and if that would grant them anything (healing, heightenings, etc). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Embrisk Posted October 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 So, would an honour blade work, you reckon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Zelly Posted October 22, 2018 Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 9 hours ago, Servillius said: So, would an honour blade work, you reckon? I think it's more a possibility than a dead shardblade. We don't know too much about the honor blades. We haven't had any indication that they are "alive" in the ways that spren (and even Eyeless dead spren) are. However, assuming honor blades are very heavily Invested, I would say they would resist Awakening. Quote Questioner So is it possible to Awaken a Shardblade? That's the question-- that's my question for you. Brandon Sanderson Um... With the magic system of Awakening, you mean? Questioner Yeah. Brandon Sanderson So, all forms of Investiture strongly resist other forms of Investiture. Questioner Makes sense. Brandon Sanderson *brief interruption* Nightblood is essentially an Awakened... Trying to do that. Questioner 'Cause he shows up in Words of Radiance, right? Brandon Sanderson Yes. So, it-- let's just say it'd be very, very hard. Because it's like saying, "Can-- I want to turn on a lightbulb that's been turned on." Yes, you can... maybe... I don't know what that even means. It's already Invested. It's already Awakened. source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Embrisk Posted October 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2018 So, basically instead of trying to make something have two different types of investiture, it's just better to have more of one type of investiture? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Embrisk Posted October 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2018 So would it be hard for an Elantrian to hold breaths, then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-1 Embrisk Posted October 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 I thought it would be like trying to awaken a dead person, (which you can do.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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