TheGhostInTheMachine Posted March 22, 2019 Posted March 22, 2019 This is my first time posting, though I am a long time lurker. I'm on my first reread of Words of Radiance, and I'm just starting to realize the little details that Brandon throws in there. Minor WoR spoilers below, continue at your own risk! When Shallan is traveling with Tyn and company in the caravan she took over, they stop to rest by a rock lait with vibrant plant life. Shallan starts to sketch idle things, like the plants and people around herself. She then lets herself go and draws what comes to mind. I quote: Quote She paused, noticing what she'd drawn: a rocky Shore near the ocean, with distinctive cliffs rising behind. The perspective was distant; on the rocky shore, several shadowy figures helped one another out of the water. She swore one of them was Yalb. This is page 358 in the hard-cover WoR. This WoB heavily implies that Nazh (with help?) used Shadesmar to move the beads representing Jasnah's stuff (and presumably the sailor's corpses) to land so he could recover them more easily. I think that Shallan drew him in the process of recovering the stuff. Thoughts? 3
Karger he/him Posted March 22, 2019 Posted March 22, 2019 I have always wondered about this scene. How does Shallan detect this?
Karger he/him Posted March 22, 2019 Posted March 22, 2019 sigh I would prefer cognitive realm shenanigans as those actually make scene.
RShara she/her Posted March 22, 2019 Posted March 22, 2019 2 hours ago, TheGhostInTheMachine said: This is my first time posting, though I am a long time lurker. I'm on my first reread of Words of Radiance, and I'm just starting to realize the little details that Brandon throws in there. Minor WoR spoilers below, continue at your own risk! When Shallan is traveling with Tyn and company in the caravan she took over, they stop to rest by a rock lait with vibrant plant life. Shallan starts to sketch idle things, like the plants and people around herself. She then lets herself go and draws what comes to mind. I quote: This is page 358 in the hard-cover WoR. This WoB heavily implies that Nazh (with help?) used Shadesmar to move the beads representing Jasnah's stuff (and presumably the sailor's corpses) to land so he could recover them more easily. I think that Shallan drew him in the process of recovering the stuff. Thoughts? I think it's her drawing the Wind's Pleasure survivors managing to make it to shore. 1
Calderis he/him Posted March 22, 2019 Posted March 22, 2019 34 minutes ago, Karger said: sigh I would prefer cognitive realm shenanigans as those actually make scene. Unfortunately, it has to be Spiritual. The break in location dependence means it can't be Cognitive. 1
Karger he/him Posted March 22, 2019 Posted March 22, 2019 So is this part of the illumination surge? And if it is what are its limits?
RShara she/her Posted March 22, 2019 Posted March 22, 2019 1 minute ago, Karger said: So is this part of the illumination surge? And if it is what are its limits? It seems like Illumination lets people also see (aka illuminate) distant scenes. I think this is where the Truthwatcher Order came from--they see distant scenes and so they know the truth of what has happened. 1
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