RoW Alethi script transcriptions [spoilers]

[Mikeztarp]

Hi. I thought I'd share my transcriptions as I go through the book. If this is the wrong place or it's already been done (I can't find any topic like this, but there are probably search words I haven't thought of), please tell me.

There will probably be some spoilers.

I've written all of the transcriptions in the order they appear in the art, from top to bottom and left to right. There are a few instances where either I or the artist made mistakes, so I used the closest word that made sense.

 

I. Urithiru

Tower 2

Tower 1

 

II. The Fourth Bridge

1
The Fourth Bridge is not as pretty as my fanciful designs
but it is thrilling to see the ship coming together.
The final build follows these designs with some
changes my engineers suggested.

2
Cutting showing levels below main deck for carrying people and supplies

3
Kaladin old bridge
embedded in the deck

4
Possible desgin for next
iteration of sky carriage

5
Main entrance works like
a drawbridge

6
I hope the fans will lessen
some of the horizontal load

7
Maybe add soulcast crystal
over the top

8
Stairs might fold up into a
table to save space and weight

9
Latest tests show the need for fins instead of two wings

 

III. The Arnist Method

1
The Arnist method begins with luring the
spren to the gem

2
For example to attract a
flamespren create a fire nearby

3
Allow the spren to
inspect the gem

4
Arnist
hoop

5
Quickly
drawing out the
Stormlight
pulls the spren
into the gem

6
The spren becomes trapped inside

7
A
pewter
cage surrounding
the gem can be adjusted by
twisting rods hooked to eyebolts

8
The tighter the cage the more heat the fabrial generates

 

IV. The Crystal Pillar Room

1
Close up of the Crystal Pillar

2
Suppressor device
retrieved by Kaladin

3
The pattern of garnets
is similar to one I
have seen on the Pillar

4
Stairwell chamber

5
Library room

6
Murals

7
The Crystal
Pillar room

8
Library room

 

V. Dagger

1
Raboniel's soul-
harvesting dagger

2
The white gold metal vein down the middle conducts Investiture.
Raboniel calls the metal Raysium and says there is not enough in
this dagger to collect her or that of a Herald.
I am not sure I believe her.

3
Navani is right not to believe. I have given her few reasons to
trust me after all. But in this thing I do not lie.
Why give into my enemy's hands the means to destroy [Maho]?

4
I will proceed with my experiments.
Our discovery of Warlight paired with my eventual understanding
of this dagger might yield a way to stop this war.

5
Though I think we disagree on what an acceptable end to the war
actually looks like.

6
The ruby is housed in a metal other than Raysium. Silver, maybe [ha]?

7
I can confirm the metal is not Raysium but a silver-
nickel alloy and does not affect the dagger's function.

8 (bottom right)
Touching the dagger to
half of the ruby does not
pull out the half spren.
Cracking one half
however allows the
spren to escape.
The dagger immediately
pulls the spren along the
Raysium vein and into the
gem at its base.

9 (bottom left)
I suspect the vein of Raysium continues through the dagger's
hilt and somehow attaches to the ruby at its base.

10
The Raysium vein is removable, reversible and
conducts Investiture directly to the gemstone.

(Note: Raboniel's handwriting is terrible, and there are a couple of words that make no sense to me)

 

VI. Experiments

1
The Thaylen vacuum tube

2
A cracked diamond
affixed to the end
might give the exact
result I am seeking.

3
The metal caps unscrew
for versatility in
experimentation

4
A fabrial pump removes the remaining air.

5
The rhythms cause patterns in the sand; different patterns for the
different kinds of Light. There must be an answer of some kind here
though I wish I could consult a true scholar concerning this.

6
Now that we have seen where this line of
exploration has led I am amazed that you
were able to extrapolate this
voice of Light.

7
The tones are
becoming easier for me to hear. I recognize the
tones of the different kinds of Light and struggle to hear if there is something more.

8
Your research has yielded great fruits. There Was a time I thought it impossible for one
of your kind to hear the rhythms. How could I have anticipated the magnitude of what
you have kept hidden from [meha]? I fear I have underestimated you and your kind.

(Note: IRL these patterns are called Chladni Figures. This cool video explains it well.)

Edited December 1, 2020 by Mikeztarp

[Kairos]

Thanks, I was hoping someone would do this, since I’m too lazy to go through and learn the Alethi Women’s script