Rogue Saint

Yeah, there is an absolutely phenomenal web serial about people with superpowers and it follows that basic concept. It's called Worm and it is absolutely crazy once it gets into it. All the powers come from one Calamity-esque hyper being that exists in hundreds of millions of different realities, and uses energy from those realities for everyone's powers. I really can't recommend the series enough. It's long, cumbersome, and not edited very well. But the sheer awesomeness which is the final story arc still has my entire existence rocked.

Oh, I certainly don't think Adonalsium is a metal. My statement is more in saying that Adonalsium is neither the source nor the sum total of power in the Cosmere. But is instead only a manifestation of a part of a much greater, older one - the God Beyond. So the '-ium' suffix isn't used to state that it is actually a physical metal, but instead is used to show the power that is Adonalsium is being held by a being known as Adonals. I can further extrapolate (Theoryweaving, ftw) that should all 16 pieces be brought together correctly, you wouldn't actually have Adonalsium - you would have all the power and potential, but it would be open, ready for a bearer. So.... Hoidium, anyone? Naw, couldn't see things going that far, but I am sticking with the concept. As the Shards are pieces of Adonalsium, so too is Adonalsium a piece/large part of the power known as the God Beyond. I guess what I am kinda saying is it looks like Adonalsium is a Macguffin. An extremely powerful, nigh omnipotent Macguffin, but still not the 'end of the road' entity it is being made out to be. I believe possessing and Bearing Adonalsium is very comparable to a Shard. And even with all that impossible amount of power, there is another deific level above. Is there any WOB that specifically states that there was no Holder of Adonalsium? I thought that everything about this mysterious, broken thing has been kept in mystery, but if there is clear Words from On High about it, I will accept my wrongness. Hell, it is a theory, odds are completely for it being wrong.

Oh, that's fine. I figured that wasn't what that phrase was talking about. It just got me thinking about the nature and meaning of Adonalsium and whether it was ever just a normal living creature before an apotheosis - same as Leras and Ati and all the rest of the Shardbearers were.

Apologies in advance if this has been brought up before. I searched the forum, wiki and google for any derivative of the word 'Adonals' before posting this, so I am not sure if it has been mentioned. If so, please direct me to the appropriate place/WOBs. Appreciated. Alright, so recently I started reading Warbreaker again because I absolutely love Lightsong. When it got to the section with Hoid, Lightsong and Siri I was of course interested because this is my first re-read after having found the 17th Shard and learned theories of the Cosmere. After Hoid completed his history of Hallandren he said something I had not noticed before in reference to his storytelling/[Lightweaving]. "I learned it many, many years ago from a man who didn't know who he was, your Majesty. It was a distant place where two lands meet and gods have died." I thought about who that friend may have been, and of course my brain jumped to the biggest thing it possibly could, Adonalsium itself. This got me to think something; what if the biggest clue about Adonalsium right there in the name: -ium. Lerasium. Atium. Leras. Ati. Therefore, I believe Adonalsium is actually Adonals This fits right into how so many worlds in the Cosmere worship some other, greater god out there - and how often it does not seem like that would be Adonalsium Itself. So, the pieces of my theory fall thusly: 1) There is a greater power that has existed long before the creation of Adonalsium 2) A living being called Adonals found a way to steal/harvest/merge with energy of this higher power 3) Adonals became a physical embodiment of a portion of this power, taking the suffix '-ium' 4) When Adonalsium was shattered it caused the greater power to lose much of its ability to effect the Cosmere - while maintaining its sentience it can only act in very subtle ways And.... Sorry, don't really know exactly where I was going with this... I just don't recall ever having heard anything along these lines and I wanted to see what y'all have to say. I need to go to my university now for some paperwork, and I will try to flesh out this theory in my head a little better while I am gone. Thanks for listening to my ramblings.

I believe that Dalinar forgetting his wife is the boon - what he requested directly from the Nightwatcher. It is known that a Radiant must first be 'broken' before they can bind with a spren. Many would say that it was the death of his brother which created this initial breaking - but I think the Blackthorn is far to strong and competent to be taken out by something like that. Instead I think his wife betrayed him in such a horrifying way that the only way Dalinar saw to move forward was to forget about the act entirely. So, he goes to the Nightwatcher with the request of, 'Forgetting his wife's betrayal'. Well, betrayal forgotten... along with the rest of her. The only thing I can imagine his wife doing that would be that destructive to Dalinar would involve his brother - something like an affair. Although, in my mind, an affair seems too bland. I would imagine instead it would be a complicit action between Dalinar's wife and Gavilar, similar to that of Amaram, which could be seen as evil, heretical or destructive to the world. Something discovered post-assassination that would shake his worldview so much it would hinder his ability to remember his brother with love or to fulfill the vengeance pact. All theory, I know - but I feel it matches the tone of the story. Especially after hearing Shallan's tale of lies and woe. Hah - wouldn't it be grand if Dalinar actually killed his wife?