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Moash was not "built up" for anything. He literally gave up his free will in service of Odium in Oathbringer. It was pretty clearly portrayed. It read more like an ending to his character than a beginning. 

Nightblood and Shards:

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Can Nightblood damage or kill a Shard? Is he that powerful?

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Nightblood is not powerful enough for-- *makes weird/hesitant ehhh sound*

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Can it damage?

Brandon Sanderson

Damage? Yes. How damaging? Is a subject to discussion. Nightblood contains a lot of Investiture.

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You flat out can't defeat Odium with Nightblood. I'm not sure if it would even work on an avatar. 

I don't currently see Moash becoming powerful enough to challenge the main cast 1v1. He'd have to go through major character development to get to that point, and I just don't see where there is space for that in SA4 or 5. He's not even an interesting character. Siding with Odium is basically the same as turning yourself into a one-note villain. Moash / Vyre is pretty much just headed for an unceremonious death (probably at Kaladin's hands).

We have no idea how that would work (or if it would work on Roshar just like that). For all we know he'd just be getting possessed by Jezrien.

Currently, Kaladin is easily one of the strongest individual fighters in the series that we know about. Szeth is probably better because Nightblood and Dalinar has lifehack via the Stormfather, so he's probably better too. But Vyre / Moash has no chance against any major character atm, he needs to get way stronger if he's going to be a champion. 

I think Lopen is in love with himself.

I hope that Stormlight 4 will have some major reveals on Listener and Rosharan history. In which case "Song of Secrets" would be entirely appropriate.

What makes all of you think that Jasnah would necessarily continue the traditions of a monarchy? She might very well push Alethkar towards a more advanced form of society, up to and including some form of democracy. 

It's kind of strange that a Shard called Autonomy - that is all about freedom, apparently, though that might not be the case? - would want to control another civilization and cull all life if it turns out it can't. And I don't think many people have pointed out what a delusional claim of action this is. This currently unknown entity has stated that their purpose on Scadrial is now to purge all life from its surface - a planet protected by who is easily the most powerful entity we know to be active in the entire Cosmere right now. So I guess that kind of megalomania fits in with Autonomy. Something fits and something else doesn't. 

I dunno, I still think that it's Autonomy but I wouldn't exactly be surprised if it wasn't.

I actually disagree, @cantabile21. I think that Adolin will play a major role in the main plot - if not directly, then through his relationship with Shallan and Kaladin. After Oathbringer, Adolin is effectively a main character.

@Alderant, I always enjoy reading your wallposts. Please never stop writing them.

All of the reasons you highlighted made me very interested to read OB 4... and I think I agree with your interpretation too. 

This makes Shadolin more likely, but I don't think that put Shalladin to bed. If anything, I came off of this more convinced that Shalladin is going to happen. 

Certainly, if this is the way things are going to work out and this was supposed to be a functional love triangle, then it was poor. Poor, poor, poor. Poorly written and poorly planned. 

I am absolutely certain that it won't be Spook or Kelsier. I'm positively looking forward for the villain to be someone with a connection to Kelsier, though. Possibly a cat's paw. I think that is a possibility.

5 hours ago, Naurock said:

Very eloquent argument. I'm sold.

thank

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On 9.8.2018 at 0:47 AM, CrazyRioter said:

The thing that stands out for me is his box, "fidgeting" with objects is an extremely common behaviour for autistic people. He also doesn't like to be touched, which is common with autistic people.

As for 'not seeing autistic' autism is complex and manifests differently in different people and most autistics learn to read social cues to varying extents  and mask their autistic traits. It's just that some things don't come naturally.

At which point you'd think there was no point giving any special label to it. 

I could totally believe that it's Shallan, actually. With the caveat that if it happens, she's also likely to get a redemption arc.

Liss?

"This character is currently alive"? Should I just post a list of all of those?

Hmm. How about Marsh

Just rediscovered the soundtrack to this old classic PS2 game called Rogue Galaxy, enjoyed listening through it again! My pick of the bunch: 

It's an ultra-powerful talking sword, it's not supposed to make sense

Just assume it can talk to anyone it likes

There's obviously more to this "breeding program" than we've been told so far. I don't care how powerful the Set is in-world, you don't breed and control a population of magic-users without complications. I doubt the people they're breeding have any particular love for the Set, or any particular care for their plans.

I actually think Taln will survive, and Dalinar will die.

Yeah I think that is one of the likely contenders for things to happen during Book 4. 

Unless Venli swoops in and woos Kaladin before /during that 

9 hours ago, The Allomantic Metalhead said:

ISP calls himself cancer all the time, but, yeah, I guess you're right

Not sure what that has to do with Venli x Kaladin, but that does sound worse than this ship 

Personally I'm more of a Shalladin or a Syladin or Kalah... Taradin... maybe Jasnadin too. Venli I feel is pretty much going to be out there doing her own thing during Book 4. Whereas Kaladin might find resolution to that romantic subplot during it elsewhere.