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Do you have a WoB or source for this, please?

What more are we missing? We should have most of the broad strokes. Alethi Warloard who rose up to unify the remnants of Alethela post-Recreance to first form Alethkar Wielded Oathbringer Implied, may have received "unite them" visions Overthrew Heirocracy rule-by-religion After uniting Alethkar, he left his 10 children in charge of the provinces, while he continued on-campaign He did not name a successor He died in Azir, before finishing his conquest of that country Alethkar fell apart into 10 "princedoms" because Sunmaker never named a successor and none of them were strong enough to keep the nation together.

Hey, Dalinar never said the change was for the better. . . Sure, sometime. But I thought Gavinor's "20 years in a day" was because Vargo deliberately stored him in a super-fast-time vision to torment, gaslight, and train him. Unlikely he does the same to his own granddaughter. More likely he does the opposite and slows down the Kharbranth vision to ensure she stays as young as possible for as long as possible (which, itself, may pull those threads).

Hoid said in the epilogue that he maintains his Connection to Design while she is on Roshar and he is on Scadrial. I would guess that Sig retains his Connection to the Windspren while he travels, and if he returns to Roshar in the back half then he may make the Fourth Ideal (and Armor) at that point. . .

So, if we assume that it is not an error (seems like the kind of thing Dragonsteel would catch and correct if the contradiction were this big), then what does that tell us? We see in WaT that Kaladin's Plate Spren follow him around - so forming plate does not come from the ambient spren of the correct type, but from those that a Radiant has gathered to them over the course of their Oaths. We see in Oathbringer that Kaladin had already gathered Windspren (that would eventually form his plate), and even had some measure of control with them even before the Fourth Oath Kaladin directed the Windspren to form a Windbreak at Revolar to protect the humans running for the Stormshelter Kaladin's Platespren even slightly manifested in Shadesmar, while they travelled with Notum's ship - because they were following his Shadesmar journey Based on this, I would suspect that Sig had already found a gathering of Windpren following him - he's had the Third Oath for a while. So, it could be that by the time he reaches Fouth Ideal with Aux, his plate will become a combination of the Windspren already following his radiance, and the GravitationSpren he will eventually attract as he progresses his Skybreaker Oaths. Since a change in Radiant Order is so rare (if it ever happened before Sigzil), this just be an uncommon interaction (resonance?) of Sigzil's Surge of Gravitation interacting with Adhesion from his time as a Windrunner, and DIvision when he becomes a Skybreaker-in-fact - and Brandon wanted us to see this interaction at least once.

While I agree with most of @a Faceless Immortal's response says, I also will note that, for me, I think one of the factors was scope. In the first book, we had the Shattered Plains (Kaladin, Adolin and Dalinar), and Kharbranth (Shallan, Jasnah) and we got to know the characters and the settings very well - with occasional glimpses (via Interludes) of the rest of Roshar. A well-done combination of intimacy and wonder. WoR collapsed this more, as Shallan moved through the Frostlands, until all of the major characters were in one spot, and the Interludes added Eshonai to further expand another aspect of the setting we knew. Then everything changed. I think those people who rate one of the last three as their favorites are those that prefer open-world, wide ranging variety at the expense of fine detail (Oathbringer alone added Urithiru, Kholinar, Vedenar, Azir, Thaylenah, and Shadesmar as major settings); while those that prefer the first two are simply people who prefer a smaller-scope (even if not smaller stakes - Mistborn was a global scale essentially in one city for two books - only adding Fadrex and Urteau in HoA) with greater detail within that scope. We will all have our personal preferences - recognizing those is neither right nor wrong, just an acknowledgement of preference and what stories speak to us most.

Welcome to the Shard. Please consider and Intro Post to let us know what you have or have not read (whichever list is shorter). Also, please consider checking out the Sharder FAQ for some useful forum info. Unlikely, but not impossible. Healing in the Cosmere (not just Stormlight - but other forms as well) Heal based on the Spiritual Ideal (such as why Kaladin's Slave Brands did not heal in WOR, but Lopen's arm did at the end of the same book). For Stormlight, or any other healing, ot heal a Bellybutton scar, the person would have to view themselves as not having such a scar (difficult, as it is part of Human's basic perception of being Human, but not impossible). Healing WoBs (spoilers for Stormlight and other Cosmere works): WoB: Hope that helps

Technically speaking, we do not know this. We only know she cannot drain Stormlight from Spheres like other Radiants due to metabolising food directly into Lifelight. We have not seen her have a chance of using Stormlight acquired another way (like during a Highstorm, as Kal did). That said, I agree with you. I expect that Radiants with Connection to Honor's Light will be able to use the Hybrid Warlight - if they can get access to it. I also expect that, like Towerlight, it will be harder to hold, and lost much more quickly without a valid Connection to the other half (like Venli). Ostensibly, Jaxlim will be the litmus test - since being with the Listeners she will have access to Warlight, but without a voidspren in her Gemheart, she will only have Connection to Honor.

Yes, that is what Vasher tells Kaladin (RoW Ch 15). However, this is tied to one of Sanderson's "Big No-No's" - WoBs: And, most especially - WoB: Brandon has categorically said he will never answer this question - because it is tied to the nature of the soul and the Beyond and a possible afterlife. To answer this question would be to negate the beliefs of many/most of his characters and his fans. The only answer we will ever get is that this is a question debated in the Cosmere - Vasher does believe the Fossil theory (Soul goes to the Beyond, and a Fake Soul made of investiture remains and thinks it's the person). Others (possibly Nazh, since he was so distraught when meeting Kelsier the first time) beleive it is the actual Soul held in the Cosmere by Investiture. Both are valid arguments, and we will never have a definitive answer from the books - he wants each of us to decide for ourselves. Hope that helps.

I understand all of that, what I do not understand is how you think an Unkeyed Nicrosilmind would also mean that the stored <ability> is also unkeyed. A Soulbearer Ferring would not have unkeyed (continuing the previous example) F-Steel to store. As far as we know, the only way to have an Unkeyed power in an Unkeyed NicrosilMind is an Excisor. . . which results in an Unsealed Metalmind (hence my confusion about your presence/absence of confusion). Disagree. If Nicrosil works the way you think (I don't agree with that either, but I am aware that it is the common fan theory) you would have to find a way to store Unkeyed A-Steel in an Unkeyed NicrosilMind - the Metalmind being Unkeyed only means a Soulbearer can store or tap to/from the metalmind. It does not mean that the storage itself is also Unkeyed, unless it was Unkeyed when stored. I will say that I would agree that an Unkeyed Nicrosilmind stored with Unkeyed Allomancy (if it works that way) should allow a Nicroburst Misting burn the associated metal for as long as that storage lasts. Hope that helps

Not disagreeing with you. But, I am curious how far you are and if there are any specific examples, so far, that you can share.

Please allow me to restate to make sure I understand your hypothesis: A Nicrosil Misting burns a NicrosilMind (You say unkeyed, but I think you mean unsealed). Assuming a normal Soulbearer's NicrosilMind functions like a Medallion (which we know is not true - but we don't know how they differ), then they would gain whatever ability was stored in the NicrosilMind (for the purposes of the example, let's say F-Steel). So, as long as they are burning, they would be able to Tap an Unkeyed or Unsealed Steelmind (or, possibly Store into a SteelMind). Once the entire Nicrosilmind has been burned, the ability is also lost. A Nicrosil Ferring taps an Unkeyed Nicrosil Mind with an ability stored. While Tapping the Nicrosil mind, they would then have the ability to also Store or Tap the example Steelmind. Is that in line with your theory?

Reread before Book 5 - I noted loose threads so I could watch for them in WaT. . . Sadly, no new info on Natanatan or Puuli

I thought they were off the East coast, near Puuli's Lighthouse.

Thank you. No so much RetConned, as clarified - we already knew that some powers, like Tin, did not affect them - since Mare (a TinEye) was sent to the Pits. However, I think that it is not just Iron and Steel (though we have no direct confirmation) - since the crystals shatter when the power of Preservation is used against them (the power of Ruin). It may be possible that other external Allomantic abilities would have had the same effect. For example - if they had been able to use Bendalloy or Cadmium in Era 1, I think a time bubble would have broken them all (bathing the crystals in Preservation everywhere inside the bubble).

For reference - Wat Ch 145: So, to me, it sounds like True Everstorm will be confined to Land. I do not think the Relu-Na can go on land - they are so big they would die if they left the water - though Brandon has answered both ways in WoBs, so it is unclear. Hope that helps

I think you may be mixing up Feruchemy and Allomancy. For Nicrosil - Nicroburst is the Name of a Nicrosil Misting. Soulbearer is the Name of a Nicrosil Ferring (much like Tineye is the name of a Tin Misting, and WindWhisper is the name of a Tin Ferring).

He has already confirmed that (as of now - things change) Jerick will not be a major part of Dragonsteel (if he shows up at all). WoB (edited for relevence and length): I, too, was intrigued by Wit sharing this bare bones version of Jerick's tale (and we now have a chapter to tell people who ask about DSP - read Wit's summary in WaT Ch 128 for a synopsis). Dragonsteel Prime Spoilers:

Not to mention that the change from AlloSWAT to Metallic Arts Spy Thriller lends better to Soulbearer. A SWAT team likely needs a Nicroburst to one-up the criminal(s) - but Nicrobursting doesn't really fit a Spy story very much - too loud and blatent.

There are conflicting WoBs - but, by age, the Ferring version is newer, and also has this supporting the possible change: Not to mention that the questioner was Argent - who tends to have other sources of information not in WoBs. It is also possible that we will see both a Nicroburst and Soulbearer. . .

As @alder24 said, there is only one known, canon use of Nicrosil in the Metallic Arts - everything else is a fan theory based on speculation. That one use is: An unsealed NicrosilMind stores an ability, which can be tapped by anybody in a way that is similar to a Coppermind A discrete "item" that is tapped, used and returned. Brandon has said one of the protagonists for Mistborn Era 3 will be a Nicrosil Ferring so he has reserved all other uses of Nicrosil for those books where they will be explained. WoB: Hope that helps

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I wonder if it is an unconcious change, or if he is deliberately indicating something. Out of curiosity, I checked the other books as well.: The only pattern I can see from those numbers is that the instances in Dialog have decreased while the instances used in "thought" from a POV character increased.

It just seemed out of place because Szeth had been diligent about calling the blades of the Honorbearers "Honorblades" and, in that scene, when he references "shardblade" he originally meant 12124 and him not being a blade in Shadesmar. As far as I can tell, this was the only time Szeth's POV called an Honorblade a Shardblade in this book. Ch 53: In the end, I only mention so that awesome folk like your team can review and decide. Thank you for your time and effort. Happy Christmas.

Yes, but I was referencing the Watchers Tanavast noted - which (I agree) is also likely to be Sleepless. However, due to the phrasing, I am hesitant to say they were confirmed as Sleepless. Sanderson is a tricksy hobbit. Sleepless make sense. . . but Tanavast said "people" which may or may not mean Sleepless.