Kingsdaughter613

In OB Jasnah makes this offhand comment: It`s in the sake of an argument, I know, but the extermination of all Singers is actually thinkable. If Parshmen genocide is thinkable for our heroes, then it might be more than that for a lot of Alethi. Throughout OB the Parshmen are referred to as “monsters”. What do you do with monsters? You slay them. Additionally, the war against the Parshendi was ended by killing almost all Parshendi, why should the same trick not work on a grander scale? Part 2 Rebellious Parshmen The uprising of the Parshmen resembles a slave or peasant uprising. Slaves shove off the yoke of their masters and free themselves. You know how many slave/ peasant uprisings have been successful in western ancient and medieval history? Right, not a single one. They seized a lot of territory but were ultimately crushed, all of them. There are reasons for this. Slaves don`t have any fighting experience, masters have professional armies, that fought their entire lives. We see this at the battle of Thaylen. the Sadeas armies would have totally crushed the Singer-army, even with support from the Fused and the beasts. But aren´t the Fused these tactical geniuses? Yes they are, but there are only a few hundred of them and a lot of them have gone insane. Essentially the Singers are normal people like you and me trying to fight a professional boxer. Even if we had the best coach and the best strategy ever (the Fused/ Voidspren), we could never beat the professional boxer. Even if we trained every hour of every day for a year- we just could not. But the Parshmen have the numbers, don`t they? If you compare current army sizes, yes. But, ultimately, there are way more Humans on Roshar and in Alethkar than Singers. All these Humans in Alethkhar need Parshmen guardians to look after them. So they cannot bring their full army force to battle because they need to garrison all those towns and cities in Alethkar. Remember the mantra Shardbearers don`t hold any territory? Well the same goes for the Fused. Plus the Alethi have a giant pool of possible recruits in Jah Keved. So no, the Singers don´t have the numbers. This explains why the Nine in this Chapter are so shocked in face of the new Fabrials, because their situation really is almost desperate. Part 3 A war in Alethkar Odium does not want to exterminate the Humans he wants to rule them. Shalash said at the end of Ob that he always longed for Humans to join his side. A lot of human nations in the west have joined him already. Dalinar himself was supposed to be his champion with nine shadows who leads his armies. He is sure that he will win: Like, there is no possible way he could not. This is why he does not concede to a duell of champions. Therefore, he has to have a sure plan on how to turn a lot of Alethi to his side. How will he do it? By putting them in a situation where they feel that it is necessary, just and feels satisfying to exterminate the Parshmen. I think Dalinar`s flashback chapters gave us a hint at what the current Alethi ethics of war are like. It will be worse, if the enemy happens to be not even human/ is a “monster”. Plus, what will they see, if they enter Alethkar? Abused Humans. This will surely persuade them that a war of extermination is justified. I imagine the debate on the conduct of the war will open a rift between House Kholin, Aladar, Sebarial and the others. Dalinar will urge upon an honorable conduct of war. The other Houses will see this first as a weak and soft hand approach, then as a betrayal. After a few decisive battles for the Alethi at the beginning of the war, the Fused will opt for a guerilla war strategy. By that time the other Houses will desert from House Kholin and follow a new leader. They will begin the extermination of all Parshmen and fight the Kholins. By that time they will be in Odium`s hands. The Vorin church and Taravangian will actively support them. Aren`t the Parshmen literally the Voidbringers? Aren`t they supposed to kill them according to their religion? Aren´t Queen Jasnah and Dalinar Heretics? Aren`t the Knights Radiant traitors? What about that really powerful god that revealed himself and who says he loves us? He must be the Almighty right? This is how the Alethi as a nation will become the monsters they fought. Part 4 Odium`s betrayal Odium wants Humans to fight for him, just like it had been in ancient times, before Honor and the spren intervened. The Singers are just a tool to get Humans to his side and always have been. Odium will throw them away, once they will have outlived their usefulness and enslave those in Alethkar once again to their human masters. Venli and Leshwi will play a critical role in saving as many Singers as possible and turning them to Team Honor. That way the war will become a battle between Team Honor and Odium, Singers and Humans being equally on both sides. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitian_Revolution There’s been at least one successful slave revolt... there have probably been others. Don’t assume based on commonly known history; it’s usually wrong. So far the only ones we know are guilty of attempted genocide are the Fused, who killed 1 out of 10 humans with a violent-weapon. And 1 out of 100 Listeners too, which is probably why there were so few left. There are far more humans than Listeners, even with those losses and humans could better survive the bioweapon because of it.

Day 4: Outfit and Rhythm Connor (Ratonhnhake:ton) attuned to the Rhythm of War after plucking his hair into a mohawk. Fun fact: the RL Haudenosaunee would die large portions of their hair red. Connor didn’t in-game, but here his hair shows his mixed origins. Oddly enough, in this universe his tanned skin comes from his Dad! His mom was of a people like the Horneaters. Add in Dad’s Eagle Vision, and Connor can attune Rhythms. In this case: War, as he’s just declared war on his father’s Rite, which is what the mohawk symbolizes. Connor’s eyes are orange/amber because he is a Stoneward. No Spren, because we don’t know how they’d look outside Shadesmar.

Day 3: Squat and Castle Arno Dorian squats atop Kholinar Palace. Well, a wall of it. The Windblades are in the background. The Kholinar Blue is due to Gavilar taking Napoleon’s place. Kholinar is taking the place of Paris in this ‘verse. Once again, I needed more colors than I had pens...

Day 2: Ribbon and Crusade. Willshaper Shay Cormac ties back his hair as he begins his crusade against his former Brethren. I decided the lack of color helps here, as it makes the ribbon stand out more. The purple ball is his Lightspren, Aria. This one is more AC than Cosmere, but it takes place in my Radiant Assassin ‘verse. Once again, if anyone can tell me how to turn the picture the correct way, I’d be grateful.

Thanks.

So I’m combining two sets of prompts for Inktober: the Cosmere one and the Assassins’ Creed one. For Day 1, Fly and Sisterhood, have Windrunner Maria Thorpe. Unfortunately, I don’t have access to my brown pen right now, so I couldn’t finish coloring her. I chose Maria because she was the first female Assassin we knew of (unless you played 2 first.) She was definitely the first we met, though she wasn’t an Assassin at the time! She’s also the only female Assassin I have that can fly... Hope you like her! (Anyone know how to turn the picture so it’s the right way?)

Splinters of Power is somewhat spoilery, but only if you’re from this forum...

You can use Alomancy off world too. My theory was more ‘why Stormlight has transportation issues’ as opposed to ‘why can we transport Breath.’ I think the nature of Honor is the problem. CS generally have issues traveling between worlds, if I recall correctly. I think the Scholars had to do something to do it. So it may have something to with the nature of purely cognitive beings. Spren have the same problem.

Right now we don’t know if this is a Stormlight only problem, or if it is a universal one. My theory works if it is Stormlight only.

What is a ‘Vegan’ leatherbound? Leather is from animals. If it’s vegan, it’s not leather.

Maybe... Honor is about bonds. Stormlight is from the Stormfather, who is of Honor. Maybe the issue is the nature of Honor? I’ve always correlated Endowment with Glory. If nothing else, it’s certainly about giving something. Honor is something that binds you, and honor is conceived by each society differently. So the concept of honor is rooted in the connections between a people, their land, and their histories and theologies. It makes sense that the Investiture would be deeply Connected to Roshar. On the other hand, an endowment is something given to be used. So Endowment’s investiture wants to be given and used. It makes sense that you could transport it easily; Endowment’s investiture is a gift, and a gift with too many strings is hardly a gift.

The terms are: quadrilogy, tetralogy, or quartet. I prefer the last, as it’s the easiest to say. Nice job.

I say it because I find a lot of his romances clunky. I’ve read some excellent romance. The best he’s done, by far, was Wax and Steris. He also has a thing for the love triangle, which I loathe, and he does it rather awkwardly. I love Heyer, and she is the queen of romance. And Bujold can do a good job too. My favorite is in Captain Vorpatril’s Alliance, in which marrying the girl you just met makes a surprising amount of sense. So my character lives in the Regency, and primarily acts as a high society spy for her father. She flirts and dances with men, and complains about not being married. But it’s an act, because it’s her spy persona. There’s no way to know who she’s interested in though, and it’s completely irrelevant. The protagonist’s interest in her is ‘what is my enemy’s daughter up to?’ and they interact once. When I created her I realized she wasn’t interested in men, but I doubt anyone would put it together if I didn’t tell them. She’s my favorite original character, actually, and one of the few who carry over to another fic in the same world, because I wanted to play with her again. She’s very flamboyant, so a lot of fun to write. I think more authors would confirm if they weren’t accused of virtue signaling when they do.

Wit is in Urithiru.

You can’t expect people to understand your personal ideas on the words. As an author, I expect Brandon knows what the words mean. Besides, my point was that in a disorganized combat situation, weapons or no, Vasher or Kell win. In a more organized situation, Kal does. Until he contradicts it, it is. Besides, since then Kell has just gotten more experience, and Vasher has added some years to his already considerable number. I’d say it’s even more true; most combatants won’t have anywhere near as much experience.

Crashers can already do the last. I’d take Transformation and A Bendalloy. Unending supply of fast time. Plus, I can make a fortune on gold, silver, platinum, etc.

The synonymous terms brawl and melee typically refer to a small, uncontrolled fight, primarily with fists or blunt weaponry. It can refer to a fight with edged weaponry or firearms, however it never refers to organized combat. Melees occur on the battlefield when organization begins to break down and small groups begin to break off of the larger forces. Melee can also be synonymous with fray, particularly in older works. However, it still implies disorganized combat. Once again, the terms are interchangeable. Kal wins on the battlefield per WoB, I believe. However, Scadrians working as a team beat everyone due to time manipulation.

Glad the mouthwash worked!

Um... what do you think a melee is...? They’re synonyms. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/melee Fray, "donnybrook," "brawl," "fracas": there are many English words for confused and noisy fights, and in the 17th century "melee" was thrown into the mix. It comes from the French melee, which in turn comes from the Old French meslee, meaning "mixture." "Meslee" comes from the Old French verb mesler, or "medler," which means "to mix." This verb is also the source of "medley" ("a mixture or hodgepodge") and "meddle" ("to mix oneself in others' affairs" or "to interfere Basically, they mean the same thing and may be used interchangeably. In a non-powered fight Vasher and Kell come out on top. On a battlefield, Kaladin does. In powered fight it can vary a lot depending on the situation. Provided there is enough sand, I can see Kenton being a surprisingly dangerous combatant. I don’t see him winning, but I do see him killing quite a few KR’s before he’s out. The eye holes are one of the few weaknesses in the plate, and his skill set allows him to target that directly. Plus, the Invested sand probably can’t be easily manipulated by surges. I suspect it could also damage plate. I can also see Era 1 Mistborn + Feruchemists with Era 2 weaponry being a problem, particularly if they have good aim and aluminum bullets and a nice supply of Atium and Bendalloy. Particularly if they team up. Think Marasi burning Cadmium in Wayne’s Bendalloy bubble, while Wax quickly explains how guns work to Kell, Vin, Elend, Saze, Marsh, Tindwyl and Spook, while in a speedbubble outside the Cadmium bubble. Then those eight dodge in and out repeatedly, sniping with aluminum bullets and throwing dynamite while their opponents are essentially frozen. Something like that, and I’d give the win to team Scadrial.

These are the more typical meanings given to numbers in Judaism: 1 is the singular. 1 is God. 1 is perfection. Also, 1 may be marriage. 2 is the Law. 2 are the Tablets. Two are the Bibles, Written and Oral. The twins are the sign of Sivan, to represent the two Bibles. 2 is Jerusalem. 3 is foundation. 3 are the fathers. On 3 Pillars stand the World: Torah Study, Service, and Acts of Kindness. And each correlates to one of the Fathers. 3 are the partners in a child’s creation. 3 are the Holy Temples. 4 are the Mothers. Four are the weeks of the menstrual cycle. Four are the weeks of a lunar month. 5 is the physical world. 5 are the books of the Torah. 6 are the Six books of Mishnah, which correlate to the soul. Six are the days of creation. Six are the millenia until the Messiah must come. Six is work, in preparation for... 7 is the Sabbath. Seven is rest. Seven may be Kingship, and we anoint God King on the first day of the Seventh month (counting from Nissan) Seven are the millenia the world will exist. 8 is the world to come. 8 is the spiritual. 8 is beyond the physical 9 are the months until birth. 9 is potential, possibly 10 is the Crown. 10 is the laws. 10 are the Commandments. 11 are the stars. No, I don’t know what it signifies either... There is a number 11 associated with certain concepts of purity and impurity 12 are the tribes. 12 is Israel. 12 are the months of the year. 12 is womanhood. 12 are the Zodiacs. 13 is mercy and forgiveness. There are 13 attributes of mercy. 13 are the months of a leap year. 13 is manhood. 14 is two sevens. Aside from that, I don’t know. 15 is the name of God, or half of it. It’s also the day a lot of holidays start. 16 is the other half of the name. 18 is life, but that’s more than the Cosmere.

For a bi male protagonist, read Barrayar. Also one of the later ones (I forgot the name.) For an interesting take on gender and transgenderism, try a Civil Affair. For a gay (possibly bi) male protagonist try Ethan of Athos. Bujold is awesome. I think part of the issue is that it doesn’t always come up naturally. I have a character in my fanfic who is a lesbian. It never comes up, because it has no bearing on her role in the plot; she’s doing stuff for her dad, who is the antagonist. Her partner isn’t present, because you don’t take your abigail to a club. Her private life is not important, so odds are you’d assume she straight. But she’s not. So sometimes it does come down to the author saying, out of universe, this character is X. I mean, I wouldn’t show her relationship if she was a straight woman with a lover. Why would I do any different because this character is a lesbian? But if I don’t say, no one will ever know, right?

Without powers, in a general melee: Vasher and Kell, per WoB. I quoted it earlier.

We haven’t seen Kell off world, but there’s another WoB that having a body helps. And it’s been 300 years; I’d be surprised if he hadn’t figured it out. But he’s not Mraize, even without the WoB. If he’s part of the Ghostbloods, he’s Thaidakar. Kell is not the sort to let others order him about. He likes to be in charge. And if he isn’t, he quickly becomes it. Kell is not going to play a subservient role. Not for long, anyway.

Two? Felt, Hoid, the Feruchemist in the prologue, and a maybe Kandra briefly glimpsed in an earlier book? Also Demoux, if he’s still on the planet. That’s at least two burners, and four, possibly five, who know about it.

Because of how people think of them. No one is thinking of baby in the first minutes following conception before implantation.