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Not that this is what the OP was refering to - I concur with your analysis thereof, barring additional data. However, there are many things that may cause a nauseated reaction in people that have nothing to do with moral equivalence. There are entire shows based on the concept (e. g. Fear Factor). For example (Content warning): Just a point to aid in discussion.

Mandras do form Nahel Bonds, with Greatshells. As for Radiant bonds, they are not one of the True Spren or the Plate Spren (Spoiler Image). But note that other spren are also known to induce levels of Sapience through the Nahel Bond, such as Musicspren bonds to Ryshadium (confirmed WaT Ch 11 when Adolin meets the spren that had bonded Sureblood). Unlikely that there is a connection, Yelig-Nar is named and inspired by Lovecraft (one of two unmade that were not based on Middle-eastern mythology). Whereas Yu-narig are named in the language tradition of Selay (which influences the lingustics of Iri, Rira, Reshi and the Purelake dialects of the former SIlver Kingdom Sela Tales). While we know much of the real-world inspirations that led to the in-story Vorin Languages (Alethi, Thaylen, Veden), we don't yet have much information of how Brandon constructed the Iri language family. Hope that helps

It was Ulim, partly prompted by Nale(not Ishar). Clarified later in the RoW Flashbacks: OB Prologue: RoW Ch 77 Hope that helps

62 and 85 respectively (147 total)

There is going to be some similarity because: God Metals function based on Realmatic traits in line with the Shard's intent (as filtered through the Vessel's perception) A Shard's God Metal may change with a different vessel, but usually won't Feruchemy interacts with basic Realmatic Traits in the Physical, Cognitive, and Spiritual Realms (with the fourth "Hybrid" quadrant being physical properties that may not be strictly physical). Note: Lerasium making somebdy Mistborn is a side effect - had Vin burned the bead instead of Elend, it would have had a different effect. Hope that helps

That would depend on what and how you are trying to use it. A persistent Aon, like Ashe (Light), will continue to convert investiture entering the Physical Realm in accordance with the Command (filter) represented by the Aon (and it's modifiers). If something were to coopt that investiture, it would eventually collapse the Aon. WoB: If you are asking could an Aonic Formula be crafted to dump raw Dor into the Physical Realm, then it may be possible (likely Aon Daa) but is probably not a good idea. Look at what weakened Dor was doing to Raoden before the Chasm Line was discovered. Aon Daa was what Galadon and his band of rescuers were using on the Teo Docks when they followed Raoden over to face the Dakhor in Teoras. Raw Dor streaming into the PR is not likely to be a good thing

Though there are ways to protect yourself, even Hoid is afraid of Shadesmar on Sel. It's not just "large quantities of investiture" it is two entire shards, smushed together into a planet-size Plasma Storm. Sel's Shadesmar is very dangerous. SA Spoilers: Hope that helps

Based on the thread in the non-Spoiler Stormlight section (maybe Mods can merge the two threads after the spoiler period ends). OP Here: Please post comments for that thread here, so we can keep spoilers out of non-Spoiler areas. @jeranon, @JohnnyKaizen,

Agreed. I expect it to get referenced - because character beliefs are part of the story. I just don't expect any mechanics to be based on one particular interpretation of how/why the Beyond intereacts with the Cosmere.

No, there is not. WoB: All mechanics dealing with the afterlife in the Cosmere will strictly deal with the three realms. He does not intend to ever answer anything about the Beyond to allow both characters and readers to draw their own conclusions.

Small correction - Dalinar did not Connect to the Beyond, he Connected to the Spiritweb Corpse in the Spiritual Realm. Brandon has not, and will not, answer about the Beyond and if/how people moving Beyond do or do not exist. He want's readers to make their own decisions on that based on their personal beliefs.

I think there are two major flaws with both this question and the line-of-reasoning that leads to this: Trauma is not required to become Radiant (WoBs below) - it's an in-world theory based on an incomplete understanding of the Realmatics involved in how Investiture manifests in Spiritwebs. The idea that Trauma can or should be comparable is horrible. Is a mother less or more traumatized by the death of a child than another of her children is at the death of a sibling? Is a person that has been beaten, raped, scarred, etc. more or less traumatized than a person who has been gaslit, emotionally abused, psychologically tortured? What about the person maimed on the battlefield? Or, as the WoBs point out, just people who are neurodivergent or have dysmorphia of some kind? This is not the Dystopian Olympics and there is no reason to "compare trauma" as if the burdens of one are ever "lesser" than the burdens of another. Trying to group this in some way is even worse, as if all Windrunners, regardless of any trauma they may bear, are somehow the same and that they should, as a group, be compared to another group to determine who has it worse. People are people and those with burdens to bear are still people. Physical, Psychologic, Emotional, Spiritual impacts to their life should not be considered some "score card of suffering." Be kind, be supportive. As Ms. McGuire says in her essay (Altered Perceptions) where she frankly discusses her OCD Diagnosis and how that impacts her writing and her life: WoBs: Sorry for the mini-rant, but the implications in this kind of question, I think, deserve to be put in context quickly for how dismissive and hurtful they feel. Mods will let me know if I have gone too far in my response, and I will correct it if necessary.

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As far as we know, all middle and lower classes (and, likely, some upper classes) of non-Terris countries were changed into Skaa by The Lord Ruler while he held the Power of the Well. The nobles of those countries were left alone. He then used the beads to bribe countries to join his empire - turning the Royal houses into the founding Noble Houses. Anybody that did not agree to join him, he conquered and exterminated their royal lines. There are not many WoBs on the subject as most of it was explained or implied in the text and/or Annotations. We do have these that explain while there were some minor changes, they were largely unsuccessful in-reality, but emphasized by culture and doctrine: Hope that helps

OB Ch 35:

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It's not just SfSinFoH - it's all of the short stories (Eleventh Metal, Hope of Elantris, Sixth of the Dusk, AJatPoE, etc.). And they are likely not listed individually because "Arcanum Unbounded" is listed as the collection in which they are contained (where as Print copies of Edgedancer, Dawnshard, The Emperor's Soul and M:SH are all available separately - well, TES shares a print edition with Legion). However, the original Printing of the Short Stories are not Brandon-exclusive: Eleventh Metal - Originally printed in Mistborn Adventure Game Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell - Originaly printed in the Dangerous Women Anthology Hardcover (Vol 3 for mass market edition) Sixth of the Dusk - Originaly printed in the Shadows Beneath Anthology (and best version of the story - by far) Only Hope of Elantris and Pits of Eltania had no previous physical edition prior to AU. Hope that helps

More likely Harmony is still the most invested Shard. There are no Splinters of Preservation or Ruin - but there are still Splinters of Odium (Unmade) and Splinters of Honor (Spren, Honorblades, etc.). It's not necessarily a significant difference, but it is a difference. As for AoL. It does seem odd. The Coach accident is directly referenced as to why the job is being advertised. But we know the Coachman in AoL was Krenk despite Hoid being hired for the position. While it might be possible "Krenk" was a Hoid alias, we see Miss Grimes calling him by the name Hoid in the WaT Epilogue. My best guess, pending futher evidence, is that the WaT Epilogue is before (or during) AoL. House Ladrian simply has more than one Coachman. It's stated in AoL that the coach that "killed" Edwarn and Telsin was from the Outer Estates. Since we don't know where they are in relation to Elendel, but we do know they are near mountains, means that they are at the rim of the basin. This, to me, implies that Edwarn and co. would have travelled by canal or rail to the Outer Estates. If the Coachman was in on the plan, then that coachman might have travelled with them. So, Krenk may have been the outer estates coachman, temporarily moved to Elendel (despite not knowing the city - as Grimes confirms Hoid does in the interview) who then either quit or moved back after Tillaume blew the mansion up.

As @bmcclure7 said, he was pushed into Shadesmar - and traversed from there to the caravans leaving the planet. WaT Ch 146: Possibly an Elantrian Fabrial, based on Aons Ashe (described as an hourglass shape) and Tia (Aon for Transportations - a.k.a. Elantrian Elsecalling).

That article was foreshadowing the SoScads. Since nobody in the North was familiar with their cultural practice of wearing masks, the encounter was confused as a "monster." Confirmed in BoM when we learn that Hunters had already been in the Southern Roughs when they lost their first ship searching for the Sovereign's Temple.

Just a point to add to the discussion - Ch 121 shows that BAM did not allow Singers to choose their form (that's why Listeners only knew Dullform and Mateform without divine intervention). It's likely that Shmone was in a form other than Direform when her relationship with Garith started, then was forced into Direform sometime before the events of Ch 87.

It is not. the WaT list is even more redacted (most likely due to space - they even removed the Table of Contents to reduce page count for the Physical books). It was listed in SP 3, but I don;t think most books list everything (which is why I replace those pages in my ePubs with a self-generated version). Split-Screenshot from ePubs: Hope that helps

I don't think that strict publication order even avoids spoilers. My personal opinion is to just provide enough information for people to make an informed decision for themselves and their preferences. I've been working on an updated list that categorizes references by "level" (Major plot point, minor plot point, easter egg detail - those terms and definitions may change, feedback accepted) From that post - regarding Stormlight Archive Considerations:

Cultivation is not opposed to Ruin, only Preservation. WoB: