Yezrien
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I guess I misread that. Thanks for finding that quote! So why didn't they build more than one?
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If that was the case, the Elantrians would probably have built Raos all over the place. The power is tied to the land itself, which is why Aons are maps, and why different regions have different magic systems. I don't think Elantris can be called a "power enhancer." It gives Elantrians the ability to access the Dor, but that ability doesn't seem to have power levels. Either you can use AonDor or you can't. Power level is entirely geographic. (Elantris might be built on the most powerful spot, perhaps because of the shardpool.)
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All the magic on Sel is restricted by region. Remember how Raoden's aons lost their potency when he went to Teod? I think we can assume a giant Rao would suffer the same problem. Elantris is not a power source that you can replicate; it's a conduit to the Dor (the real power source), which appears to be stationary in the cognitive realm.
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what do I read after the Stormlight Archives?
Yezrien replied to qhizzle's topic in General Brandon Discussion
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I've never read Goodkind, but this is from Wikipedia.
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Rayse has not been described in the books so far. As far as I know, Brandon has not revealed anything about his appearance. Roshar is much more alien than other worlds in the cosmere, so it's hard to pinpoint an Earth parallel. For a general aesthetic, I'd refer to the official illustrations. (They can all be found online.) Everything about Rosharan civilization has been influenced by the unique weirdness of their planet: highstorms, stormlight, shards, spren, and more. Unfortunately there is no simple analogy to explain Roshar. It is a world born of imagination, and only imagination can comprehend it. I know it's weird at first, not knowing how to picture things. But the best thing to do is keep reading. Let Brandon paint you a picture with his (numerous) words.
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This has been discussed before on the translation thread. We've been calling it "the compass rose." I think it says "Roshar," repeated and mirrored around a central point. Though I've also theorized that it says "Urithiru." It's hard to tell. I'm not sure the Shattered Plains are really an example. They have radial symmetry, but I don't think the pattern lines up. Same with the little embossed things in the fifth image.
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If I understand it correctly, a spren bond is embedded in cracks in your soul, which come from emotional trauma. That's why all the viewpoint radiants have troubled pasts. To bond two spren simultaneously, you would probably have to be even more traumatized than normal. It would mean a lot of power in the hands of someone deeply troubled and unstable. So it's possible, but I predict it's a recipe for disaster.
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@CaptainRyan, thank you for reminding me of Keys to the Kingdom. I loved those books. I also recommend Nix's Old Kingdom books, starting with Sabriel. They're a more mature epic fantasy, but a pretty clean one if I recall correctly. (This is also a series that influenced Brandon. He has specifically praised its magic systems.)
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Yeah, when Hoid says "in these parts," he means "on this planet."
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Is It Worth it to Read Aether of Night?
Yezrien replied to MistbornAlpaca's topic in Aether of Night
I'm 180 pages in (out of 762), and I'm pleasantly surprised. It's rough, obviously, but it's not bad. It's only 150k, so shorter than most Brandon books, and the part I've read is pretty action-packed, so it moves much faster than Elantris or Warbreaker. There's some interesting magic too. It often feels like a very early version of Roshar. If that interests you, check it out. -
I hadn't thought of that. If that's possible, it would fit well with the theme of bondsmiths.
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She sees ten kinds of spren, not including the big three. If the big three are the Bondsmith spren, shouldn't there only be nine kinds of lesser spren? Which of the ten that she sees would pair with a bondsmith? I think we have to look at this quote from in-world WoR: This number was not uncommon for them, but not constant. And they didn't seek to increase it by great bounds, but it sounds like they could increase it a little if they needed to. Conclusion: Not all bondsmiths bond godspren. Perhaps only three of them do, or perhaps only two, or perhaps only one (the Stormfather). Additional bondsmiths bond a smaller, more ordinary kind of spren.
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I think it's going to be the best by far. If you look at the overall story of the Stormlight Archive, the first two books were like the first act. They were the setup. With Oathbringer, we're finally getting to the meat of the story. The preview chapters have left me without a doubt. The best is yet to come. That's not too spoilery, is it?
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Could it be a representation of the expulsion from the Tranquiline Halls? And maybe the spren are Dawnsingers? Alternatively, this "portal" could just be an ignorant artist's rendition of an Oathgate. And since no one else has said it yet: Heralds? From right to left: Jezrien, Shalash, Nalan, Chana, Kalak, Ishar, Vedel. Yes? No? Maybe?
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Okay, I'll put this here. As day one draws to a close, my word count is 5721. Feeling pretty good. I don't expect to be able to maintain this level of productivity. On one of the old Writing Excuses episodes, they recommending front-loading your NaNo progress. Do as much as possible in the early days so you have a cushion later on. Based on that, I aimed high today. I'm ahead of my scheduled word count, but behind on my scheduled plot progress. The story is progressing at around half the speed I expected. If my pacing doesn't pick up, my attempt at a 50k book will turn out to be more like 80-100k. Which is fine, I guess. But it means that my dream of finishing before Oathbringer just crossed the line into completely impossible. Edit Day 2: 4598. Fewer words, but more plot progress. Edit Day 3: 2356. Edit Day 4: No progress. Literally no time to write today. Edit Day5: 3006
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I was just going to post mine in this thread. Is that bad? Should we create a new thread just for word counts and encouragement?
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Shardblades have condensation upon summoning, right? Maybe that's a related phenomenon. Maybe moving investiture between realms is just an endothermic process. (it's possible that fabrials do cause coldness, just not that much. Or maybe, since Brandon classifies fabrials as a separate magic system, the process works differently there. Maybe fabrials cause coldness in Shadesmar, but not the physical realm.)
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I believe Clod is Arsteel, Yesteel's brother.
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I think the problem is that we have no evidence of their intelligence. People say they're smart, but we've never seen them do anything smart. I'm not questioning their intelligence (it's confirmed by WoB), but so far, it's a lot of tell and not much show.
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We've seen Ruin do this. (The Koloss in HoA) Hemalurgy is Ruin's own magic system, so this ability might be unavailable to other Shards. But since we don't fully understand what Shards are capable of, it's impossible to say for sure. Any shard can apparently produce a godmetal, which might interfere with the normal rules of hemalurgy.
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Lots of interesting stuff this week, but that last chapter left me with only one thought to articulate. This. This is why I read fantasy.
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Does he need "corroborators?" When you obtain a shardblade, do they make you fill out paperwork and get signatures from reputable witnesses? When a high-ranking lighteyes shows up with a shardblade, are people really going to ask for his license and registration? If a fellow lighteyes accuses him of treachery, they can duel for it. If a darkeyes complains, the darkeyes gets thrown in jail. That's how the system works.
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Here are some magical abilities that might be useful (but not overpowered) to a detective. low-level telepathy, i.e. the ability to know when you're being lied to. object reading, like picking up a scarf (or a drop of blood, or a bullet) and sensing who it belonged to, and what emotions it's been exposed to. A nose for violence, like the sniffer Hurin in WoT. Pewterarm-type powers, because these hardboiled types get beaten up a lot. Conversely, here are some powers that might be useful to a criminal. Mind-clouding confundus charms. Invisibility. Anything violent or destructive. Walking through walls. Since you like the push-pull dynamic, you could have a dualistic magic system. Some powers are considered 'dark magic' because they're so suited to crime, and others are considered good because they're handy forensic tools. Without knowing anything about your story, I'd be wary of the time manipulation. If a detective can look into the past, that might make his job too easy. A detective does two things: collect clues, and put them together to find the truth. The first part can be aided by magic, but the second part should be by wits alone. But I like where you're going with this. I'd love to hear more if you're willing to share.
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With only three days left until November 1, I'm feeling pretty confident. I've got a decent outline, and I know I'll have time to write. But why, Tor, why must you sabotage us by releasing Oathbringer in the middle of NaNo? WHY?
