ctolley1972 Posted June 10, 2020 Posted June 10, 2020 So here is my question what if dustbringers Don't realize what they are until it is brought to their attention. I.e. the child who is ostracized because he/she is seen as cursed/jinxed just because things seem to break around them. What would happen when that child finally learns what this means and that they can control it. Do they work toward order and the society that ostracized them, or do they try to tear it all down to build something new? I mean in way of kings the knights are seen as nothing more than myths and legends. It would be easy for said child to easily get lost in the ensuing years. (Speaking real world jinxed here) Ctolley1972 1
Shard of Reading he/him Posted June 10, 2020 Posted June 10, 2020 A couple of things, Welcome to the shard! This should go in the Stormlight Archives board I'm not sure about your theory. If this was true for dustbringers it would be likely true for all other orders because I see no way for them to be different. But it would make a pretty good fan-fic if it was true.
Karger he/him Posted June 10, 2020 Posted June 10, 2020 Welcome! 22 minutes ago, ctolley1972 said: the child who is ostracized because he/she is seen as cursed/jinxed just because things seem to break around them. What would happen when that child finally learns what this means and that they can control it. Eventually the spren should gain enough self awareness to be able to explain what is happening to the child and the child should eventually figure out the scientific method. Also Brandon wrote a series starting with this book https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcatraz_Versus_the_Evil_Librarians which contains a character like you describe(sort of) whose talent is breaking things. 2
earthexile Posted June 23, 2020 Posted June 23, 2020 This seems to be the experience of a lot of the Radiants so far, at least the first generation of them. They don't understand or expect the process at all, they just start receiving supernatural attention and weird things start happening around them and to them. Then they realize it's been going on for longer than they realized. The understanding comes later, as their spren coheres into a more intelligent and useful guide.
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