Jondesu
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That… makes a lot of sense. I've been of the opinion all along that there isn't any true "17th Shard" of Adolnasium, and that was just the name chosen by the organization to represent the fact that they have their own intent to presumably watch over the Shards and try to reign in those who go out of control like Odium, as well as gathering information about them, which has earned them Hoid's ire over time. That said, having them believe Hoid is a Shardholder makes his annoyance with them much more understandable and laughable. jW
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I would think even granite would be eroded in that process, especially if you include the constant washing and mixing up of sand or similar material in the process like you described. I was simply assuming crem drops there too because I was assuming they weren't getting destroyed to make the crem, though there may be some truth to your theory instead. I still suspect it's more likely the crem comes from the origin or the oceans instead of from the Unclaimed Hills (especially since they apparently were once not unclaimed, if I remember correctly). jW
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How does the Nahel Bond work exactly? (WoR Spoilers)
Jondesu replied to Amaror's topic in Stormlight Archive
Better yet, Pattern implies she was able to soundweave before, meaning before she lied to herself about having a spren/Shardblade and lost most of her memories and abilities in the process, until she began to rediscover them and bond with Pattern again. I see that as being a lot like what happened with Kaladin and Syl, and that she almost killed Pattern, then he found his way back to her. That also leads to more questions, of course, but it's interesting to realize. jW -
My impression is that it's neither. It was either innate to Scadrial, or it was an unintended result of them creating those two magic systems. The Shards also don't seem to completely create magic systems as much as they make them work in a way that is consistent with their intent, so it's possible that the magic systems exist independent of the Shards, and then the particular Shards that end up on a planet or whose investiture is most prevalent (for the lesser Shardworlds) decides how the magic systems available end up manifesting themselves. jW
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The biggest problem with that is that if that's the case, those unclaimed hills would have been long gone due to erosion by now. I think it's safe to say they're getting crem deposited on them as well, rather than being eroded to that degree by every highstorm. jW
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I always assumed it was either picked up at the Origin, along with Stormlight, or else from the oceans. Keep in mind that it could still come from the sky and not affect Shinovar, since the high storms mostly peter out completely by the time they hit Shinovar, and they don't get much more than a gentle rainstorm, apparently. It doesn't appear to be exactly like clay, as you've noticed, but it's a close enough analog for us to understand, and just remember that it's on a very alien world compared to ours. jW
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I suspect her earring's investiture did decay, but that it works as a half-life. She would have lost a lot of it's original benefit (largely without knowing, since she didn't use it early on), but
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Whoops. jW
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Just wanted to note, as far as we know, only one of Roshar's Shardpool's is in the Horneater Peaks. Both Honor and Cultivation should have Shardpools, so there should be another one somewhere else (Shinovar, maybe, or in the Purelake?). That's definitely a viable possibility for worldhopping. jW
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Calamity is a stick. jW
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I definitely agree, which brings to mind an amazing visual image. I've always imagined Kaladin saying his fifth (or whichever one applies) oath with windscreen swirling around him, and having them suddenly coalesce into glowing Shardplate. I just realize… Shallan might need to draw hers, or at least visualize it, and the creation spren would form themselves around her as her plate at that point! Could be really awesome, and I imagine hers would have to look stunning (while Kaladin's will be more practical looking, probably, though with some awesome wind-inspired form to it). jW
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He learned his lesson on that part. jW
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Something that hasn't been explained, and may be the key to this, is whether colors are actually distorted/purified around Awakeners, or whether the perception of them is altered, related to Cultivations innate investiture within Nalthians. Do Drabs see that effect? Would Jasnah see it if she was able to Edgecall to Hallandren? If it's not actually altering the colors, but rather the connection to color brought about by their investiture, that effect might not be visible to anyone not from Nalthis (or at least to anyone without Breath). jW
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If he was bonded to a Bondsmith, who was trying to hold the orders together (and maintain the Nahel bonds of other Radiants), it could have pulled together their physical and spiritual aspects, if not the cognitive as well, as those bonds were ripped apart forcefully by the Radiants abandoning their oaths, and fused the Bondsmith's spren together with the spren of whatever Radiant's were near (possibly not even physically, but in a spiritual or cognitive way), forming this sad, pained proto-spren that has ever-changing faces. Since in that scenario the Bondsmith wasn't abandoning his/her oaths, perhaps that drove the Bondsmith to madness and despair, even suicide or death by other means, permanently locking the spren into place in the city where it's Radiant died (perhaps by plunging into the depths of the bay?). jW
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World misconceptions that are difficult to shift.
Jondesu replied to ljósmóður's topic in Stormlight Archive
That's it, Szeth is now officially Aang in my head (older than in the tv show, and of course darker and more conflicted emotionally). jW -
Actually, I think it's been strongly implied that this isn't necessary. Pattern tells Shallan (I'm paraphrasing rather than finding the quote) something like: "It shouldn't matter, but for some reason it does to you." She shouldn't need her art to focus her lightweaving, but something, probably those pesky lies she's told herself until she believes them to be true, is holding her back and requiring that for now. jW
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I think it's been stated that it's somewhat more powerful, but slower, but I could be wrong. The "boxes on wheels" were enough (though were they also lashed to boulders?) to survive, yes, but structures designed to withstand a highstorm normally (with slanted roofs) would actually ironically be less safe in many cases, since they would be more vulnerable to winds from that unexpected direction than a simple box would be. The real danger as noted for the Shin, though, is that they've never had to deal with a storm remotely that powerful at all. The high storms turn into a little drizzle by the time they reach Shinovar, but the Everstorm will be at it's full terrible potential. jW
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As long as they're burning it and not leaving it to digest, they should be fine. jW
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Skybreaker Question [Warbreaker Spoilers]
Jondesu replied to SingTheSorrow's topic in Stormlight Archive
More specifically, he's not a "Shardblade" in the Rosharian usage of the term, though he's still (maybe, not entirely sure) a shard of a Shard imbedded/imbued into a sword. That gives him some shared characteristics with the Shardblade, and some very different ones (no sign he can be dismissed and recalled like an Honorblade/Shardblade, for instance). Is that confusing enough? jW -
Difficulty acting, yes, but the point is that balance may not be the right thought, and if he can find a purpose/action that aligns with the purposes of both Preservation and Ruin, he should be able to act with impressive power. jW
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It's a very non-traditional look even based on what I had in my head while reading the book, but what about Chiwetel Ejiofor as Steelheart? I didn't picture him as being black, but imagine that brooding look and the utter self-confidence he projects... jW
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They're both cremlings, but I think the key is that Amaram truly believes what he did was right, yet still hides it from everyone else behind a false face of honor. That makes him simultaneously more dangerous, and more evil, in my eyes. It's a close call even with that difference, though, in terms of what we see them do in the story. jW
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AonDor doesn't seem to be connected to the Seons in that way, since Raoden had a Seon, but his access to AonDor was still limited by distance. I'd venture to guess that the Seons are powered by the Dor, though it must be in a somewhat different way, perhaps powered by an Aon representing the planet instead of just Elantris? jW
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Except we haven't seen any evidence that they actually power investiture themselves, except possibly their own (which doesn't diminish with distance, it seems), while the spren may be part of that powering on Roshar. Same principle, yes, but different magic systems, so a different result. jW
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I wonder if the key is the fact that Devotion and Dominion were splintered, which may remove some of the intent and flexibility of the Shard, since they would lose the sentient mind behind them. On Roshar, by contrast, Honor was splintered but left behind many sentient splinters or shards of himself (Syl comments that she's a very tiny piece of a god), some big and some smaller, so those are powering the investiture in his place. jW
