Commander Azure Posted September 6, 2020 Posted September 6, 2020 There's an Aon called Ati, it says that at the Ars Arcanum. Is it just a coincidence that that's also the name of a Shard, or no? Tanavast, for example, is not one of the aons. Did Aona have some sort of Connection to Ati, or is it just happenstance?
Eternal Khol he/him Posted September 6, 2020 Posted September 6, 2020 Im pretty sure ive seen a WoB, that i cant seem to find now, that says its just a coincidence. 1
Weltall Posted September 8, 2020 Posted September 8, 2020 (edited) It's a coincidence and the words aren't even pronounced the same. Aon Ati only exists because Brandon based the character of Matisse on a real person, Aonic names require an Aon somewhere in them and 'ati' was the only part of the name that fit the rules for Aon naming. This was well after Brandon had already decided on Ati as the name for Ruin's Vessel. We don't have a citable WoB on the subject but site admins have stated that Brandon has told them it's a coincidence in conversation. One example here. There are other examples of linguistic similarity in the Cosmere that are also coincidences, such as a word Nalthis and Roshar have in common. Edited September 8, 2020 by Weltall
Koloss17 She/They Posted September 13, 2020 Posted September 13, 2020 I believe it’s pronounced aytee indtead of ahtee, like the shard, of that makes sense. But yeah, just coincidence.
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