Toaster Retribution

Remember that Brandon gave this quote back in 2018, and some things, often around characters, change as he is writing the books. He might have believed that Mink would have been confirmed Dustbringer in this one, but had to move it to 5 or something. Or he planned to show Chana, but moved her. I would attribute it to a structural change, which happens during the writing at times. He said Axies would probably be in the book as well, but he wasn't. So that is probably the easiest explanation.

Ulim was in general quite fun, and defenitely made those chapters easier to get through. His conversation with Nale was a highlight for sure. Otherwise, Eshonais final scene is one of the best ones Brandon has written, and really made her character memorable. In a way though, I feel like our two Singer-MCs got upstaged by the Singer/Fused antagonists in Raboniel and Lezian. Rlain was also way cooler than either one of the sisters.

I defenitely think Vivenna has a plot purpose. Brandon wouldn't have made such a big deal of her if she was just a cameo like Galladon in WoK. I suspect we will see her in Rocks story, since she should get out of the perpendicularity there. And yes, her sword should be important as well. I wouldn't be surprised if she, just like Nightblood, has a part to play in Cultivations schemes. Also, she will defenitely confront Vasher, presumably in book 5.

Flight? Has Rock bonded a spren? And if he has, he defenitely isn't worldhopping, unless the Horneaters has cracked the secret behind how to get KRs out of the Rosharan system.

Regarding Twilight: Werewolves are better than vampires but Batman Edward is better than Jacob. So I get Bellas dilemma.

I'm pretty sure Rock thought he would be executed and meant that he will see Kaladin in the afterlife. I doubt that he will be executed though, but I really don't see what use the Horneaters (or the story, for that matter) would have of Rock worldhopping right now. I think he will end up being the leader of the Horneaters and bring them into the Alliance.

True. I was confident that at least one of the three Radiants (Zu, Godeke, Stump) would die on the way to Lasting Integrity, but all survived. They might get offed on the way back then.

No one will be able to hear your roasts then :-D

Huh, another one of these... can I go as Nale?

I really liked Zu too. I was a bit sad that she (or Godeke) ultimately didn't have a presence in the Honorspren-storyline beyond Part 2.

What were everyones thoughts on these two? I thought it was fun to see other non-Kholin KRs. Godeke was just a really great guy, and I found his continued belief in Vorinism really intresting. Zu was also cool, given that she gives us a view into a culture we haven't seen very much of. Her backstory as someone who was believed to be mad due to her bond was fascinating as well. And it felt like the text implied that she might have some combat skills as well, despite the fact that she claims that she only worked as a guide on the Reshi Isles. What did you think about our new Radiants?

I think this is pretty much what OP is saying, yes. It does make sense to me. Cognitive transitions seems to be messy. Spren do it with their minds intact, but their bodies can't manifest. Heralds can manifest bodies, but their minds are wierd. So Ishar is trying to see if you can manifest with both body and mind intact, presumably as a twisted way of helping the other Heralds, given that he doesn't consider himself insane (unlike for example Nale, who knows that his mind is crazy).

Sooo, at the end of this book, we saw a power shake-up in Odiumland. Since Rayse is now deader than dead, and Taravangian is the Vessel of Odium, what will become Odiums forces? I feel like they can be divided into five groups, who might act differently from eachother: *The normal Singers, who are with Odium due to tradition and a hatred of human invasions. They don't really seem to have a leading figure of their own. Will they abandon Taravangian in favor of hanging out with Venli/Dalinar? *The Fused, who are with Odium due to bonds and and vengeance for human invasions. We dont know the leader of their faction, but El seems to be influential, so I guess many of them will follow him. El seems intent on serving Odium no matter if it is Mr T or Rayse holding the Shard, but will all of the Fused feel the same? *The Skybreakers, who are with Odium due to the fact that Nale is confused about laws. They are led by Nale. Will he offer his services to the Singers of Venli or the Singers who are (potentially) staying with Mr T? And will he care about Rayses death? *Moash, who is his own faction. He is led by Moash. His main reason for joing Odium was being able to ignore his pain, which he seems to need more than ever. Him follwoing was in large due to a personal relationship with Rayse. Will Mr T be able to give him a good deal and make him stay, or will he set out on his own? *The Unmade, who were led by Rayse. Does the shift in Vessel matter, or will they be able to roam more freely after Rayses death? So, what will happen with the forces of Odium?

Teft was awesome, and shall be missed. I loved his quote about how it is a sergeants duty to be a coward as well. This one: "Every good sergeant is a coward! And proud of it! Someone needs to talk some sense to the officers!" RIP Teft, Knight Radiant.

Fine with ham (you can't have a really good sandwich without either chicken or ham), and pork is awesome. Eggs I'm fine with. Not amazing, not bad. I eat them. On occasion. Also, bacon can work well on a hamburger. I'd rather go without it, but it can be really good if it's not too much.

Storms. Didn't even consider this, but I love it. Makes the Pursuer even more awesome. Thanks!

So, what was everyones thoughts on him? I thought he was a really cool villain, with his Passion, his brutality, and his powers, which made for really fun sequences. I am actually a bit sad that he died permanently. Not that he didn't deserve it, but he was stormin cool. Also, his second death by Kaladin must have been the most brutally violent death in SA this far. Storms. I was honestly surprised to have that in a Sanderson book. GRRM , Abercrombie or Steven Erikson? Sure, I wouldn't raise an eyebrow. But Brandon usually doesnt have people slowly getting their heads ripped off by gravity.

Sure, it could be read that way. I personally consider it a stretch though. Another point against it, which struck me just now, is that the Ghostbloods really shouldn't use the hard-to-disguise-Sleepless as their primary contact person when dealing with non-Ghostbloods (Mraize is sent to recruit Shallan, hire Tyn and deal with Raboniel). It makes sense to have the Sleepless do stuff that wouldn't involve much interaction in which it could be discovered. (Also, can a Sleepless use a blowgun?)

Most of them. Chorizo can work on a pizza, and I'm fine with hot dogs and those sausages with cheese sprinkled inside, but otherwise I'd rather not have them.

It is an intriguing idea, but I doubt it, based of this WoP:

I enjoyed her character. She was a great antagonist to Navani (and, to a lesser extent to Kaladin as well). She had honor, in her own wierd way, but was also totally ruthless. I loved how she never got mad either, just intrigued, not even when she was killed. In that way, she reminds me a little of Thrawn from Star Wars. I think her death had to happen though. Brandon can't have every symphatetic villain sideswitch (Szeth, Venli and arguably Leshwi).

I am not super fond of sausage or bacon.

I would go 1) Taln - We have the Stormfathers word on this. 2) Nale - Not only has he continued fighting during Talns torture, but he has to have been a beast given how the Skybreakers are pursuers of evil, and as such probably engage in more one on one fights than the more soldier-esque orders. Also, he easily bested Szeth in RoW. 3) Chana. As others has said, she is the leader of the Dustbringers, an order focused on battle. 4) Jezrien. Windrunners do a lot of fighting, but I suspect he did more leading and strategy as well, which allowed the top 3 to stay ahead of him in skill and practice. I think there would be a gap after here, but I would personally go with something like this: 5) Vedel - Battlefield medic, has to be able to stay alive to support. 6) Ishar - Said to be in the middle of the pack by SF. 7) Battar - Elsecallers have their whole "I can teleport"-schtick, so she might have been the go to Herald if someone needed to chase something when Nale was away distributing justice elsewhere. 8) Kalak - Willshapers feel more combat-oriented than the other two, so he goes here. 9) Pailiah - I dont have many arguments for placing her above Ash, other than that it would be a fun contrast if the most combat-savvy Herald, and the least combat-savvy where in love. For this to work, Ash has to be last. 10) Ash - The argument for her was more or less on Pailiahs place. In addition she is the youngest.

Hah, I had forgotten I wrote that :-D Glad you found it though. It is a good theory, and you did a great job with the accents thing. I can add an another argument in support of Vedel = Liss as well. We have art for both Vedel and Chana now (back in 2018 we only had Vedel) and if we compare them to the official Coppermind description of Liss, we see that Vedel fits way better: "Liss is of Vorin heritage, although which nation she is from is uncertain, it may be Alethkar, Jah Keved, or Bavland.[1] She has long dark hair, which she sometimes wears loose, and a plump, attractive figure." Vedel on the artwork appears to be Vorin (Alethi) in appearance, with black hair. Chana on the other hand looks Shin, and has non-black hair (I am a bit colorblind, but it aint black, that´s for sure). As far as we know, Heralds dont change appearance. And yes, Brandon has said that the artwork is not a 100% canon representation of how they look, but rather in-world art. Still, the art of Taln, Ash, Nale and Jezrien seems to be quite good representations of them, and given that Shin are quite rare on Roshar, it would be wierd if the art portrayed Chana like that if that wasn't actually what she looked like. Tl;dr: Vedel seems to fit Liss better, appearance-wise.

I don't really hate him... he is more pathetic and loathsome in my book. But sure, he is a little piece of crem. I'd argue that much of it is due to Odiums influence though. Moash is just like the Fused in that he is completely owned by Odium, and has been molded and shaped accoordingly. But yes, defenitely a despicable piece of dung.