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Actually bartbug is not referring to the mid-Weeping highstorm. Brandon has stated that opposite in the year from the Weeping is a massively powerful highstorm. (think winter vs. summer solstice on earth)

Oops, I put the quotation mark in the wrong place! Thanks for pointing that out.

The bloodsealer that aids in confining Shai in The Emperor's Soul is never given a name in the text, what is his name?

Word of Brandon, basically anything Brandon has said outside of the books

source for the Hoid has feruchemy thing

I think it would depend on whether the cognitive aspect of the arm "sees" itself as a single object or many pieces. I would say yes, when someone awakens a tapestry they don't have to awaken each individual thread so I think it work the same way here.

Where it is from and the link to it are both in my post...

Mab is not the worldhopper, she is a native Nalthian. Brandon goes into more depth on her character in the annotations. (source)

Oh sure, something nefarious is going on so of course blame us evil librarians. I think I threw them off our track fellow librarians!

Did anyone else ever watch the cartoon "Recess"? 'Cause the thing that was running through my head was the Ashleys saying "Scandalous".

It acts as a "wildcard" in hemalurgy.

The formation of the Chasm and the splintering of Devotion definitely did not occur at the same time. Devotion was splintered by Odium, there were no Seons when Odium was on Sel, Seons had existed for longer than anyone can remember before the Reod. History on Sel is marked by three different "eras" Early, Middle, and Late. It is believed the start of the Middle Era is marked by the splintering of Devotion and Dominion while the start of the Late Era is the Reod.

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It's definitely not the spiritual energy, Shadesmar is the Cognitive Realm not the Spiritual one. The explanation I've seen most often is that "beads" that make up the "sea" are the cognitive aspects of everything on land in the Physical Realm. The seas are viewed as one big thing so their corresponding "beads" are large enough to form mountains. (Others do a better job of explaining that.) We also need to keep in mind Shadesmar "map" might not be entirely accurate, places with a lot of cognitive activity are supposed to be expanded in the Cognitive Realm (and areas with less activity are contracted) so I find it unlikely Shadesmar would mirror the Physical Realm as perfectly as that map would suggest. Edit: Ninja'd by Windy. I agree with that by the way.

No, the "there was another Shard on Roshar" theory is pretty common. On that first quote the common interpretation, which I am very certain is correct, is that there are two Shards on Roshar, Honor and Cultivation, but one of them, Honor, is splintered. My interpretation of the Words of Brandon on this is that the three who are referenced there are Honor, Cultivation, and Odium. He has said that Honor and Cultivation came together and that Odium arrived later. No mention, not even a hint, of another shard being involved.

Correct Odium is invested in Roshar but it isn't his "home-base."

Partly true, it is the Expanses that correspond to other shardworlds (we don't know whether they are all major though). This originally comes from a signing where Brandon mentioned that the Expanse of Densities is a "world we know" but he later independently confirmed it. I am also of the opinion that the "Nexi" are just features of shadesmar's landscape, not ways to gain entrance.

They did all know each other. The original shardholders are all supposed to be characters in Liar of Partinel (Hoid's backstory book that takes place pre-Shattering).

Unfortunately I don't think we have explicit confirmation on this so despite most people believing the Shattering happened on Yolen, there is enough leeway for theories like this. @askthepaperclip 1) The phraseology indicates, to me, that not all of the Shards were on Roshar as discrete entities like Honor/Cultivation/Odium. Brandon said they were only "technically" there, which screams that they were there as part of Adonalsium. 6) Well Stormlight is two five-book cycles, which really isn't that much more than some other series. Mistborn is a trilogy of trilogies, so there's nine books (not to mention the three, or more, Mistborn Adventures books, so twelve+). Dragonsteel is planned to have seven plus Liar of Partinel (and a sequel?). Liar takes place on Yolen and is supposed to have the original shardholders as characters which would certainly indicate the Shattering took place on Yolen.

I am inclined to think that if "Harmony" got its own god metal it would be an alloy of lerasium and atium. That does make me wonder, could Harmony cause the two metals, and maybe alloys of the two, to come into existence without setting up a system like the Pits?

Just so you know, Yolen and Roshar are not in the same solar system. The Greater Roshar system has three planets Roshar (obviously), Braize (where Odium is currently hanging), and Ashyn (which has its own Shard and is the setting for The Silence Divine).

Two of Shallan's brothers, Helaran and Balat, have been referred to with the "Nan" honorific (which presumably means eldest son?). Her other brothers also have what appear to be honorifics as well, "Tet" Wikim and "Asha" Jushu. Are those actually honorifics or are they just parts of their name? Edit: Fixed quotation mark placement, thanks Meg!

I wouldn't say that the shards have "personalities" their holders do. Therefore those personalities wouldn't have been a factor. We also do not know whether the actual intents of the shards even existed before the Shattering. (I personally believe they did not which kind of forms the basis of by "Adonalsium cannot be put back together" theory). We also do not even know if Adonalsium had a "holder." (though recent knowledge certainly points to "him" having one.)

I just think the term "mental illness" has a negative connotation. Autistic brains just work differently, and that can potentially cause issues but I just think using the term "illness" gives the wrong impression. I know this is a bad metaphor but lactose-intolerant people have bodies that work differently but you wouldn't call it an "illness." I think "mental condition" would be a better description, instead of giving the impression that something is wrong, it implies something is different. Does that make sense? I don't want to seem like I am belittling those with Autism, because that is not my intention at all I just think illness is the wrong word to use? I hope I am not stepping over any boundaries or anything. I view mental illness as something that causes a deviation from a person's normal brain-chemistry. From what I understand, which is admittedly limited if I am off-base on this please correct me, but while a person with autism does have non-standard brain chemistry it is normal for them. Basically, long story short, illness gives the impression of something being "wrong" which gives the impression that something is "less" than if it was working "correctly." It is horrible, and I wish things didn't work that way but "illness vs. condition" is my way of fighting it. Edit: I know I can't stop other people from calling it an illness, but I won't.

I really wouldn't either, but some do I guess. I do think that idea would be neat. I'm just not so sure...