LeahAstonished Posted January 2, 2021 Posted January 2, 2021 - As noted in the title, full Dawnshard spoilers in this post - Others have theorized that Ba-Ado-Mishram was using a Dawnshard: Ba-Ado-Mishram was using a Dawnshard? - RoW Lore, Magic, and Cosmere Discussion - 17th Shard, the Official Brandon Sanderson Fansite I think this is very possible and that it is imprisoned with her in the gem, which is why freeing her is so valuable. What I have observed of the nature of the Dawnshards so far (and confirmed by many on the forum): Spoiler CHANGE - as seen in Dawnshard UNITE - as seen in the commands given to Dalinar SURVIVE - as seen in the commands given to Kelsier My theory on the last Dawnshard is that it is LIBERATE. I think Odium has been using this Dawnshard to "liberate" other shards from the vessels throughout the Cosmere and then brought it to this system. I think Ba-Ado-Mishram had possession of this Dawnshard during the False Desolation and used it to make connections to the singers that gave them "the power or scope to act as one pleases" or "liberty". I think when Melishi imprisoned Ba-Ado-Mishram in the gem, the Dawnshard went with her. Spoiler Melishi probably would have been using UNITE to do this. Therefore, the resulting slaveform of the singers and the Radiant spren now becoming deadeyes when they broke their bonds are because LIBERATE is imprisoned, not Ba-Ado-Mishram. When Shallan asks "What power do the Ghostbloods seek with a thing that can bind the minds of an entire people?" I think she has it completely backwards. For the Ghostbloods purposes of moving freely between worlds, how much more valuable would LIBERATE be. 1
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