Mat Posted May 9, 2020 Report Share Posted May 9, 2020 So I was flipping though my copy of Arcanum Unbounded and I noticed, on the about the author page inside the back cover, next to Brandon's picture, was the name 'Nazrilof' Someone has probably noticed this before, I was wondering- is this Nahz's name? Brandon has said that someone would pull out his real name from them someday. Did he put in that easter egg? I attached a picture for convenience: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagerunner Posted May 9, 2020 Report Share Posted May 9, 2020 I'm not sure when the name first started appearing as a photo attribution, but we've known the name "Nazrilof" since at least 2014: Quote Questioner What's his name, the one who sends the letter with pictures … Nazir? Brandon Sanderson What? Oh, Nazh? Yes, Nazrilof. Questioner He's not in the list of … Brandon Sanderson He appears in one place in that book. Footnote: Nazh is confirmed to have made an appearance in Words of Radiance as the ardent trying to sketch the bridgemen.Words of Radiance Philadelphia signing (March 21, 2014) I don't think that's the "real name" Brandon was speaking about in the Shadows for Silence postscript, since it doesn't sound "Puritan": Quote Who would name their daughter Silence? Ir seemed one of those beautifully Puritan names that wouldn't fly in most settings - but it was perfect for Threnody. (Someday, someone will pull out of us what Nazh's real name is.) And that postscript was a new addition to Arcanum Unbounded; my ebook version has a preface which contains some of that similar information, but no information about Nazh (but a few interesting bits about the development of Threnody). So by the time Brandon talked about Nazh's "real name," we'd already known his full name of Nazrilof for a number of years. If you're interested in the out-of-universe history behind the name "Nazrilof," there was an interview with Isaac Stewart published a few days ago where he talks about it some: https://www.tor.com/2020/05/07/the-art-of-the-cosmere-an-interview-with-isaac-stewart/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Oltux72 Posted May 9, 2020 Report Share Posted May 9, 2020 4 minutes ago, Pagerunner said: I don't think that's the "real name" Brandon was speaking about in the Shadows for Silence postscript, since it doesn't sound "Puritan": Nazrilof most likely predates the Evil. No reason to assume that he shares the later naming conventions or culture. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Posted May 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2020 I looked up Nahz on the coppermind and found that it is confirmed to be Nahz'z surname. In other words, his name is ______ Nazrilof 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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