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In this case, Gavilar makes more sense and is my fave pic atm for Odiums Champion
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Do they know how to? Can you source that?
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Why are the Bondsmiths OP and not the Windrunner's?
LordFlea replied to ShardplateJoe III's topic in Cosmere Discussion
It was common practice for *some* orders to do so -
Why are the Bondsmiths OP and not the Windrunner's?
LordFlea replied to ShardplateJoe III's topic in Cosmere Discussion
Tension + adheision Tension from what we understand makes things stronger. So not only do they make bonds they can strengthen them. I think in this regard Tension is an amplifier for what they do with Adheison on a spiritual level. Also, Windrunners can lend powers to those they fight with and protect. Giving the ability to use basic WR powers, lend plate etc. I think this is the spiritual component of their powers. Also, when looking at the virtues of each, Windrunners are leaders while Bondsmiths are a kind of religious mentor, guiding with piety. Their realm concerns Gods, how to live well, honorably etc. Also, Dalinar is a special case among all Bondsmiths. Before his death, Tanavast changed the Stormfather, imbuing and merging him with Tanavasts own CS. Dalinar is the first to properly bond the Stormfather after that point. This makes Dalinar unique among all other Bondsmiths, likely contributing to his OP-ness. -
I think it's more to do with Honour technically abiding an agreement with the Singers according to their deal but not in the *spirit* of the agreement. This also relates to the quote about caring more about oaths then the meanings behind them. This probably would have gone against his shardic intent, much in the same way we see with Rayse at the end of RoW. The BAM event may have been the final nail in the coffin, leading to his death at the hands of the Fused with Rayse assisting. In the end though this did nothing for Rayse, Honour never realeased him from Roshar. This may have been calculated? If not by Honour then maybe by Cultivation. With Honour dead he could not release Rayse, trapping him permanently. Until Dalinar came along, which as we seen was also a large part of Cultivation's plans.
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Likewise for Oroden (I think thats how its spelt). Theres a lot of young people set up in the first five: Gavinor, Oroden, Lift, Rysn, now Adin. It's going to be interesting watching these characters grow and interact with each other in the back five. Plus any wee lads and lasses that prop up in book 5.
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This is Kelsier we are talking about. Look at what he did with a few years with his mistborn powers.
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Lin never displayed any features of a soulcasting savant. I think it's worth noting how much he may have soulcast if enticed by debt collectors and the restoration of his house. Shallan displays difficulty soulcasting as evidenced in RoW. I think it relates to a mental block with her final truth, perhaps partially because of Testament's bond as well. Something else of note is how protective Lin was of Shallan, maybe just not because she was his only daughter, and a shardbearer. I think it was also because she was the literal salvation of his house. The obvious hole in the theory is the Ghostbloods and the broken soulcaster. Owing to shallans unreliable narration a d tge nature of her story, it wouldnt surprise me if the Ghostbloods were involved with her family much earlier. Maybe they new of Shallan in her childhood and were pressuring Lin to eventually give her to them. (That's a wildcard theory). This could tie in with the Shallan's Mother is Chanarach theory as well. Lemme know what you think
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All I was trying to say is that throwing your hands up in defeat before trying to change things isnt in the spirit of the first ideal. Was honestly a throwaway statement
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It would likely be Division right? That's a scary thought
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Fair enough I get that. But you do know what I mean right? I'm not saying that your cause isn't right, but getting mad at others for not doing what you even aren't? Doesn't seem very life before death to me.
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So write the book you want to see out there?
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I think what you mean to say is that Cultivation gave Dalinar an opportunity. Dont forget that Renarin saw Dalinar fall. In that one moment he made the choice that mattered, his choice. Saying that Dalinar would be nothing without cultivation is true, but the same could be said of Kaladin and Syl. Kale would long be dead at the bottom of a chasm if Syl hadnt given him that poison leaf. In the end it was that they both made the right choice when given the opportunity to that defined them.
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What if Dalinar/Knights capture Khabranth? They would first have to discover Todiums identity though, but It might give KR the leverage they need to pin him down to a better contract. This could also be what that death rattle is about - Dalinar and Todium both weighing the lives of Khabranth against victory.
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Personal theory is on Conquest or Inquisition
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Winning battles but losing the war tbh
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What if this referred to Hoid? Or even Todium. That seems like something he would wrestle with.
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It could be the site of Tanavasts potentially violent shattering
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Son of Tanavast - If Tanavast had a child with anyone it would be Cultivation, literal child I mean. But what if, similar to how memories were left to the Stormfather to pass to a worthy Bondsmith, what if he left something to Cultivation to pass to a worthy heir?
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I think at its core its something of Superego and Id. "The superego is the ethical component of the personality and provides the moral standards by which the ego operates. The superego's criticisms, prohibitions, and inhibitions form a person's conscience, and its positive aspirations and ideals represent one's idealized self-image, or 'ego ideal'." "The Id is the instinctual component of personality that is present at birth, and is the source of bodily needs and wants, emotional impulses and desires, especially aggression and the libido (sex drive). Odium is Id and Honour Superego. Odium is about seizing the needs and wants, the drives and passions that fill us from time to time. Honour is bout observing what is "right" and abiding that rather then acting off impulse This is a small part of the whole picture but I think there is some truth in it
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Brandon has been foreshadowing just how adept the heralds, particularly Taln are in combat. We see this with Szeth vs. Nale and the Windrunners + Sezth vs. Ishar. Ash even confirms him as the most dangerous of the heralds. I think this is being done to set him up as a major challenge, at this point there are few that could challenge Kaladin in 1v1 "fair" combat (despite what he said to Dalinar). I think in the end it will be Dalinar or Kaladin in the ring against Taln.
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I don't think you understand it fully. A full born has TLR or Elend's strength of Allomancy They could throw up a Bendalloy bubble and use F Zinc to enhance their thinking speed. In less then a blink a Fullborn could use F Steel and Iron to turn themselves into and incredibly fast and heavy projectile. As they approach the Radiant they could tap compounded Pewter and punch the Radiant, obliterating their head. As they do so, flared (even duralumin enhanced chromium) to deplete the Radiant's stormlight. Its not a question of tactics or abilities. Mass and speed is the only real calculation that comes into play. This also doesn't get into other abilities like Fortune, Electrum or even Ettmetal. Honestly its criminal how badly TLR lost to Vin, she wouldn't have had any shot if TLR hadn't been so cavalier.
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Big ups, this looks like a solid theory to me and is absolutely fascinating. I wonder if he would be willing to bond Kelsier? (isn't that a terrifying thought)
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I think it might also be a case of how the person holds a shard. Also perhaps because Kelsier wasn't all that tied to Preservation's power, he might not have imprinted very well