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Shallan-as-Ranette is a very interesting theory and I quite like it. I've also got some growing suspicions that Shallan is Harmony's "sword", mostly due to her DID. If she's able to balance her hold on multiple aspects of her personality, she might also be predisposed to holding multiple Shards...

Hey everybody: I think dogs should vote!

Dog vote! Dog vote! Dog suffrage!

Wow, this thread has survived a very long time. I'm proud of it, in an almost parental way.

IT'S (I'm) ALIVE

9 hours ago, Sunbird said:

Glad to hear it! Do you think you'll be sticking around the Shard more often soon?

Please say yes.

Hopefully! I won't promise anything, but I'll definitely try to be more active. Been meaning to do some rereads so I may do updates on that. Time will have to tell! I've missed y'all.

Doin' ok! I saw Infinity War on Saturday, which was certainly an experience. Overall I'm pretty alright, all things considered.

Heya kids, it's your friendly neighborhood lurker back to check in again. How's everybody?

On 4/2/2018 at 6:59 PM, Oversleep said:

You're alive!

It would appear so!

*lurking*

They'll probably do it in two volumes of front and back five, so for the front five I can see it being maybe the Battle of the Tower or a chasm view or something.

On Twitter I'm @honorcamper, which is a long story. 

Basically, it involves something dumb that happened to me and something I didn't get that didn't really matter in the end, but reminds me on the daily to be a little more mindful about... well, everything. So. 

I'm a type one diabetic, so I bleed often. I found the name apt. 

I'm thinking either a juvenile Tai-Na, or some unknown aquatic lifeform we haven't seen yet. Digging this discussion, though! It'll be cool to see the expanded biology of the planet Roshar. 

I think the fourth Ideal, especially as sworn by Kal, will involve saving those he can, but knowing his limits and letting go when it's needed.

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There are some peoples who worship entire pantheons where every member is actually her.

I suppose this would refer to the Pantheon isles, and I also suppose we should have connected these dots beforehand... ah well.

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Let's at least let White Sand finish first--you will find her in there, though her touch on the story (directly) is light.

Light... *groan*

Will Tarah be coming back into the equation, do we think?

Fixed spoiler, sorry. 

3 minutes ago, Quiver said:

I am opposed to this headcanon. Deeply, deeply opposed.
Because it goes against my headcanon that Jasnah is ace.

Anyhow...
The main reason I can see for people disliking Jasnah might come from the alleyway scene in Way of Kings. That whole question of vigilante justice, particularly since SHallan herself brings up the points for and against it. Other than that though?

I find Jasnah a really interesting character. And, personally, "interesting" counts for more than anything else when it comes to writing and characters.

I respect your headcanon.

Also, as to your second point, I felt no opposition to her actions in the alleyway, but I had no moral qualms against Adolin killing Sadeas, so. 

11 hours ago, Calyx said:

I don't think not wanting to marry Amaram points in that direction. Guy seemingly was always a douche.

While that's not exactly what I'm referring to, you are right. Amaram was an overall cremmy fellow. 

Regardless of orientation or strength, I think one of the coolest parts of Jasnah now is that

2 hours ago, SLNC said:

I don't see that as a positive. She needs support yes, but not blind support. Blind support will lead to stagnation, as we are already seeing.

He doesn't always brood, those periods got a lot shorter and not as heavy, if anything he feels better around Shallan, ... when does he 'fly away as he please' like that? I'll be honest, that is a pretty damnation shallow and negative characterization of Kaladin.

Sorry, I suppose you're right. As a character he is better than that, but I still believe he and Shallan would work out poorly, if at all. What I'm saying is, both of them need someone to anchor them, to tether them, and they aren't stable enough to do that for each other.

Szeth knows he's guilty. He knows what he did was wrong, and that his sense of honor is not to be trusted. That's why he's sworn to follow Dalinar, because Szeth knows that Dalinar is a better man than he, and that Dalinar is a truly Honorable man. 

Yeah, Kal and Shallan would not be a great pairing. Shallan is always fluctuating and is really not emotionally or mentally stable, at least at the moment, and she needs someone who she can rely on. Adolin is perfect for her in that respect. He will be there for her, he'll come running. She doesn't need someone who broods, who intermittently falls into deep periods of depression (which isn't his fault, but certainly wouldn't do well in a relationship), who can just go flying off as he pleases. 

And Kaladin's not exactly in a place where he can fully devote himself to someone, either, or be any good in a relationship. 

2 minutes ago, SilverTiger said:

I like Jasnah, she's one of my favorite characters. But, what is this about her being lesbian (and what does that word mean in the first place)?

A lesbian is a woman who is attracted to other women, as opposed to men. We're positing that she's gay, essentially. 

I quite like Jasnah! She's brilliant, sharp, independent, and powerful beyond measure. She knows her limits but still pushes them, because otherwise, how do you grow as a person? Also my headcanon is that she's a lesbian but that's not important I suppose.

3 hours ago, Ookla the Hatter said:

I'm also living in an Appalachian urban area which is it's own sort of oxymoron to people who don't live in Birmingham, Huntsville, Chattanooga, Knoxville, Asheville or Pittsburgh.

Me as well! Not in any of those cities specifically but quite near one. It's rather dismal here, actually.