trevorwilliam

Man... Having to wait for new releases while he works on legion/steelheart/rithmatist books is like a kick in the nuts. The books are good.. BUT THEY AREN'T COSMERE RELATED. /explode

What if one of the Releaser-related vows gives him a pass on the Sadeas murder as the right thing to have done? WoB says some orders would be very pleased with his doing. Maybe the murder is the act that sparks the spren's interest in Adolin? We know that all the orders' vows don't have to morally make sense (ie: skybreaker). The future conflict would arise from Szeth on his chull for breaking the law. Szeth and Adolin would then share 1 surge, making that future fight (somewhat) even, I suppose. Do we have any idea what that surge does other than it being incredibly destructive? It must relate to the name 'Dustbringer', as that's the colloquial term the civilians gave to them (and they hate it for being too close to Voidbringer). It must kick up a lot of dust when used. Who has the power and WILL to 'banish' Adolin, anyway? Dalinar, maybe? He vows to unite instead of divide. Does that mean it has to be peaceful unity? Does removing the cancer count as a sect of division?

Side note: Has anyone asked Brandon if a KR spren can take the form of a bow and arrow and fire a shard tipped projectile? Could Kaladin even throw Syl as a spear? We know you can train to throw a shardblade. Wondering if someone could do the same with their spren.

Has anyone taken note to the sides of the map of Shadesmar? Not sure if this has been discussed. It appears to be mountainous in the same way it appears to be mountainous in the areas of where Purelake/Reshi Sea are on the Roshar map. Has anyone thought of the Shadesmar map as flat, and Roshar's cognitive realm like a pit or depression? One you are looking down into, bordered by vertical heights? Maybe the other planets are 'pits' separated by these 'mountainous' regions? When I look at the Shadesmar map I get the sensation of looking down into something. Just a thought. Additionally they sort of look like 'steps' in a way. Look at the Nexus of Imagination. Resembles a staircase leading up and out of Roshar's section of Shadesmar. edit: Also, has anyone came up as to a reason why the Roshar map border would be skewed? It looks like we're looking out the window of a ship.

Hmm. You guys make good points. Where do you think his character struggle will derive from as a Releaser? The next book has to take a dive for Adolin before he develops radiant abilities I think. Obviously Sadeas's murder is going to play a big part. Will he find a way into cowardice or disobedience before looping back around?

I think the locket is going to tie into his second vow of the Edgedancers in remembering the forgotten. Brandon has made such a point to letting us know that Dalinar has forgotten a lot about her, and that her sons still actively try to keep her memory alive. It's a little foreshadowing (I could be grasping at straws), to the ED values when Renarin asks him if he "Remembered his mother's locket." Remember his Mother. Remember those who have been forgotten? Perhaps later we'll see that through his memory of his Mother (and probably his murder of Sadeas, although I doubt he'll be forgotten), he'll be able to care more - making him more radiant. The thought of him being Brave! and Obedient! seems so trope that I'd almost be surprised if Brandon went with this. Besides... Some Lift/Adolin dialogue has the makings to be awesome. Imagine the "I belong to the same order as THIS urchin?" conversations! Hah. I hope this happens. Adolin learning from a little girl how to use his powers would be hilarious. People think that just because we've seen one Edgedancer there can't be another. Let's not forget that Lift's "uniqueness" is probably going to come from introducing her Old Magic? (food->stormlight) skill to the other main characters. We all know how Brandon loves his magic systems to come in 3's. Also, Edgedancers are supposed to be amazing/graceful warriors. I dont see Lift learning how to utilize her skills along swordplay. She's a thief, not a warrior. So Adolin becoming ED would not necessarily be a redundant thing.

Hey... His mother's locket. This didn't occur to me until just now, but in conjunction with Renarin telling him to talk to his blade, wouldn't the second Edgedancer oath apply to this? “ I will remember those who have been forgotten.” Who has been explicitly forgotten in WoR? Dalinar has major trouble remembering his wife. It seems like her memory lives on through his son's recalling of her. I also like how his murder of Sadeas would put him in complete struggle with the ED's KR values. It also puts him opposite Szeth, who will be upholding the law. The more that Adolin lets go of his fury and is caring/loving, the more radiant he will become. The idea of "Adolin will be a Dustbringer because he's Obedient and Brave," is realllllllly boring. How hard would it be for him to uphold being obedient/brave when that's all he's ever done? Dalinar struggled between unity and division, Kaladin struggled with actually being honorable. Adolin doesn't show one shred of cowardice in all of WoR. I don't think it's Sanderson's style to give a character an easy path. Learning to show compassion when he'd rather smash their face is something way more developing for him as a character. I guess you could argue he was disobeying his Father by killing Sadeas. But picturing those future monologues... sort of stale to me.

I know a lot of people think he'll belong to the Dustbringers, but I'm curious if this has been brought up: Some believe that Adolin's blade belonged to an Edgedancer as his mist coalesces in the form of vines before manifesting. Edgedancers claim the ability to make vegetation grow at rapid rates, so it makes sense its mist would form this way. Edgedancers are referenced as being the most agile and one of the most deadliest class of warriors among the knights radiant. Adolin is probably one of the most skilled duelists in WoR, sans stormlight. WE KNOW RENARIN IS A TRUTHWATCHER. He possesses some form of clairvoyance. Why then, is Renarin so intent on Adolin talking to his sword before his duels? It seems a bit too coincidental for this to not be related as moments later when Adolin is fighting his multiple opponent duel, Renarin jumps in but is incapacitated by (what we later learn) the screaming of the dead shardblade. If Adolin is destined to the Dustbringer order, I think Brandon would have liked to foreshadow this more? I think it very possible that Adolin 'reawaken' the spren in his blade.