Kairos

1. Queen's Thief 2. Lord of the Rings 3. Mistborn 4. Tales of Damar 5. Half-Magic A bit uncommon choices, I see.

I've read those. Pretty entertaining series.

The problem is that Sanderson has yet to show us how evil is determined. Like I said, though, people who are good have an aversion to Nightblood. This points to a more universal determination of evil, outside of Nightblood's perception. There's a difference between what Nightblood may think is evil, and what is evil. True, but as I said, there is an outside determination. And besides, when he does that, he's not destroying evil.

Tough choice between Steel and Tin. Speed or sight? Given my faulty eyes, I had to pick Tin. The ability to see without glasses would be worth it. Interesting question, though. Can you store while sleeping?

I don't think it is only what Nightblood perceives to be evil, though. You'll note that someone good will feel sick around Nightblood. These aren't people Nightblood perceives to be good, they are good. In addition to that, Nightblood doesn't just consume evil Investiture, or Investiture used for that wrong purpose. He consumes any Investiture. Interesting point, Comatose. I think they also fit Odium, but as little as we know of Odium, that's really speculation. Does fit Ruin nicely, though. I see what you mean about the brokenness of Adonalsium. That could be the case, but it seems even less of a possibility, especially since that still would mean it's what Nighblood perceives. I wonder if he's Cosmere-aware. In response to the issue that it's due to his nature as a Type IV BioChromatic Entity, I would point to Shardblades. Admittedly, they are quite different, but Sanderson has said that Nightblood is like a twisted Shardblade. They're the same thing, with different commands.

Who makes moral judgements in the Cosmere? We know of one entity that decisively deals with evil. Nightblood. His command to Destroy Evil, makes a judgement whenever used. What's the theory here, though? Well, we know Sanderson has in-world different languages, as proven by WoR. The one example we have is that Nalthean and Rosharan are different. Why is that important? Because, I postulate that Nightblood 's Command, rendered in Nalthean, could also be translated as Consume Evil. Obviously, that's pure speculation, but it has precedent. In English, consume and destroy could be used as poetic synonyms. We know that words often have multiple interpretations, and this could be a legitimate possibility. This leads to some interesting implications, when combined with what Nightblood does. He consumes Investiture. This leads to my conclusion that Adonaisium was shattered because it was evil. Nightblood consumes Investiture because it is evil. Thoughts?

Thanks for the greeting. She may have used it, but I didn't intentionally base it on that. It's just the other Greek word for time perception. Specifically, when events converge on a point.

Well, as the title says, (insert introductory phrase). I'm Kairos, and an avid Sanderson reader. In addition to that, I've been lurking for a few years, but just finally got around to getting a shoe and yodelling. I highly anticipate much theorising and discussion. Great to meet all of you as a full member.