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If you go MM/DD/YY, today is 4/14/14, tomorrow is 4/15/14, etc. EDIT: That's a pretty cool observation to make, I never would have noticed that.

I'm inclined to agree with you on #1. I thought of a similar idea, actually. Merging slightly with yours (adding the Heralds/Dawncities, which I hadn't considered): Each Herald trained the Dawncities (and surrounding Kingdoms) in one particular area of expertise. This is based on Azir; I suspect that they were kind of the "bureaucrats" of the shadowdays, managing all the organization of Roshar, leading modern Azir into their ridiculous obsession with forms. Based on that theory, Alethkar would have been the warriors of Roshar. It would be weird for one country to have one specialty, but I feel like there should be some explanation of the form-obsession. As for your other ideas regarding the Honorblade keys, that does seem like a good explanation for why only one Oathgate worked, which bothered me a little.

Hi, I'm "ap lotsa numbers". I've been familiar with these forums for while now and just arbitrarily decided to join today. I'll probably just keep lurkin' around. I was introduced to Brandon Sanderson when by brother loaned me a WoK copy. I devoured it that weekend and didn't do much else. Not long after that I read the first two Alcatraz books (the other two weren't out yet). I've read pretty much all of his stuff by now, other than his unpublished works and a few short stories. Other interests: space, programming, a few other sci-fi/fantasy series; nerdy stuff like that