Ammanas Posted May 29, 2019 Report Share Posted May 29, 2019 So in Oathbringer Dalinar is almost smashed by a large boulder and he noticed a figure in the distance described as "Gargantuan" and "that moved on spindly glowing legs". What is it? Does it factor into any scenes later in the book? I don't remember this scene from a previous listen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karger he/him Posted May 29, 2019 Report Share Posted May 29, 2019 (edited) 1 minute ago, Ammanas said: So in Oathbringer Dalinar is almost smashed by a large boulder and he noticed a figure in the distance described as "Gargantuan" and "that moved on spindly glowing legs". What is it? Does it factor into any scenes later in the book? I don't remember this scene from a previous listen. When is this? Are you talking about the flashback scene were he wants his knife? Edited May 29, 2019 by Karger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ammanas Posted May 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2019 (edited) Page 209 u.s hardcover Dalinar is leaving the meal to find his knife and is caught outside by this near death experience. Afterwards he returns and stops the assassination attempt Edited May 29, 2019 by Ammanas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathrangking he/him Posted May 29, 2019 Report Share Posted May 29, 2019 These mysterious walkers have been the source of much speculation, but no solid answers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karger he/him Posted May 29, 2019 Report Share Posted May 29, 2019 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Ammanas said: Page 209 u.s hardcover Dalinar is leaving the meal to find his knife and is caught outside by this near death experience. Afterwards he returns and stops the assassination attempt Some people think the face is the stormfather. Others think it is some kind of greatshell like the chasmfiends that uses stormlight and a spren bond to fly and follows the storm around but like Nath said no real answers. Edited May 29, 2019 by Karger 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ammanas Posted May 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2019 Where else do they appear? Any threads devoted to this or do they come up in discord and side conversations on other threads? 6 minutes ago, Karger said: Some people think the face is the stormfather. Others think it is some kind of greatshell like the chasmfiends that uses stormlight and a spren bond to fly and follows the storm around. So this would just be a coincidence that it accidentally pushed a boulder to Dalinar? Greatshells bonding spren?! Never thought of this being possible. Does anyone feel like he is planting a seed for something big later? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karger he/him Posted May 30, 2019 Report Share Posted May 30, 2019 Just now, Ammanas said: So this would just be a coincidence that it accidentally pushed a boulder to Dalinar? Greatshells bonding spren?! Never thought of this being possible. Does anyone feel like he is planting a seed for something big later? It could have just been the wind that pushed the bolder at Dalinar. Rosharan gravity is much less and there is a reason people do not go outside in highstorms. We know both from Shallan's statements and from several WoBs that greatshells fly mathematically(they are so heavy that they would be crushed by their own weight if they did not). I see no reason why a smaller subspecies of greatshell could have gone full zero g and stayed that way. Skyeals also fly via the spren bond via a similar process. As to weather Brandon is "up to something." The answer is always yes. If you meen "is he up to something here?" I don't think anyone can tell you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ammanas Posted May 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2019 Perhaps I am reading to much into this but I think it was deliberate and that we can infer (that if it was a greatshell bonded spren) one thing. The bonded spren are not from Odium. Dalinar was being groomed to be his champion. Perhaps the spren had a inkling of Dalinar's future? Perhaps he does become Odium' s champion in the end. Ha perhaps I'm wrong about everything, it was just a stray gust of wind and this scene means nothing. Anyways thanks for the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karger he/him Posted May 30, 2019 Report Share Posted May 30, 2019 3 minutes ago, Ammanas said: Perhaps I am reading to much into this but I think it was deliberate and that we can infer (that if it was a greatshell bonded spren) one thing. The bonded spren are not from Odium. Dalinar was being groomed to be his champion. Perhaps the spren had a inkling of Dalinar's future? Perhaps he does become Odium' s champion in the end. Ha perhaps I'm wrong about everything, it was just a stray gust of wind and this scene means nothing. Anyways thanks for the help. Greatshells bond Luckspren to reduce gravity. These spren are of Honor and Cultivation but they are not sapiant and they are generally regarded as a normal part of Rosharan ecology(the bond in this case is just a kind of symbiosis). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ammanas Posted May 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2019 Is that a Words of Brandon regarding Luck spren and greatshells? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karger he/him Posted May 30, 2019 Report Share Posted May 30, 2019 23 minutes ago, Ammanas said: Is that a Words of Brandon regarding Luck spren and greatshells? Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naurock Posted May 30, 2019 Report Share Posted May 30, 2019 2 hours ago, Ammanas said: So in Oathbringer Dalinar is almost smashed by a large boulder and he noticed a figure in the distance described as "Gargantuan" and "that moved on spindly glowing legs". What is it? Does it factor into any scenes later in the book? I don't remember this scene from a previous listen. They're also mentioned in Words of Radiance. Chapter 74, Striding the Storm: Quote Light came from above, too steady to be lightning. Something was glowing on the plateau. Something that moved. It was hard to see, since water streamed off the side of the plateau above, falling in a sheet before their refuge. He swore he saw an enormous figure walking up there, a glowing inhuman form, followed by another, alien and sleek. Striding the storm. Leg after leg, until the glow passed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wander89 he/him Posted May 30, 2019 Report Share Posted May 30, 2019 I'm going to imagine a Shadow of the Colossus scenario on any gargantuan spindly monsters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karger he/him Posted May 30, 2019 Report Share Posted May 30, 2019 5 hours ago, Wander89 said: I'm going to imagine a Shadow of the Colossus scenario on any gargantuan spindly monsters I personally want huge bunch of these guys to show up and reinforce Dalinar's side during a climactic battle (along with a bunch of Casmefiends). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wander89 he/him Posted May 30, 2019 Report Share Posted May 30, 2019 4 minutes ago, Karger said: I personally want huge bunch of these guys to show up and reinforce Dalinar's side during a climactic battle (along with a bunch of Casmefiends). That would be an awesome action scene! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aluminum he/him Posted May 30, 2019 Report Share Posted May 30, 2019 Chasemfiends vs Thunderclasts. Battle of the ages 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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