Mr. Staccato

It may just be me - I mean, it's been more than a year since I've read up on TWoK or WoR so my memory of the text is starting to go amiss - but I don't think the nature of gems and the corresponding amount of stormlight they can store was ever addressed in the stories. I might be wrong, maybe there's a WoB out there that states why, I have no idea. Maybe it's one of those it-is-what-it-is things? Honestly, I never thought much about this. But knowing Brandon he might just pull some bit of esoteric logic later on on why this is the case and we'll all be "OMG that makes so much sense now, how DID I NEVER SEE IT?" but so long as that hasn't happened yet I'll stick to the it-is-what-it-is logic.

@Tarion True. Personally, when I found out about what happened to the Southerners I was surprised. Sazed would never have wanted that to happen to them, but then again I wonder if there ever was a solution that could have benefited everybody in Scadrial in the first place. I wish I could just chalk it up to ignorance on his part or that maybe he knew Kelsier would somehow intervene later, but both choices undermine his status as a "god". As best as I can put it? Sazed's track-record isn't spotless - but he's still the only shardholder I know who's trying his best to act despite the shackles of his intent. I'd take that over any of the other shardholders we've seen so far.

Philosophy. I get philosophy - I LOVE PHILOSOPHY. I'll take Elend's barbed remarks to lying on the ground with a broken rib and a concussion because I am under no delusion that I know how to swing a sword. Would you rather be a full Feruchemist whose metalmind are piercings are all "down there", or would you rather be one of those people with the unfortunate task of chasing down Hoid all throughout Cosmere?

I'm honestly surprised no one has come up with this yet but I'd go with A:Zinc, A:Brass, and F:Duralumin. Or, if you're having trouble following that, I'd be a Rioter, a Soother, and a Connector. The implications are, I'm guessing, already pretty clear to everybody here so um, I think, er, I'll just go and wash myself for a moment because I suddenly feel a little er rapey yeah I'mma go now...

@king of nowhere I agree with this completely. Being in a position of power automatically entitles you to answering problems - even if those said problems hadn't occurred on your watch. Basically, since Sazed is god, everything remotely worthy of blame is laid on his feet, and that therefore simply promotes the idea that he is an incompetent god. But incompetence, or at least the claim that Sazed isn't a very good god somehow doesn't smell right to me. Shouldn't active interference in people's lives be a prerequisite for being a "good" god? If there is anything that Sazed should be blamed for it is that he isn't following his intent correctly - and this is where it all gets awry. "Harmony" is a concept that is basically so far removed from present awareness (i.e. always looking at the bigger picture, having a balance of good and bad) that if Sazed was to fully submit himself to everything it stands for, he's going to lose sight of perspective good. I don't know what scale one is supposed to be looking at when one operates on the guise of Harmony, but if I were to make a guess, I'd say since Harmony stands for both good and bad then he'd probably see letting strife like what happened to Elendel during the events of SoS carry-on since in his head, he'd probably be able to answer everything bad happening at that moment with something good later on in the future. This is what's bad. Sazed has never been someone capable of letting strife occur - even if said strife happens to be justified. Therefore, actively rebelling against his constraints and taking sides in the entire scheme of things is the only way Sazed can do good for the people of Scadrial. I think there is just no way that Sazed can reconcile the idea of being proactive in watching over Scadrial with the idea of fully embracing the intent of Harmony. Then again, maybe I'm just making too many unjustified logical leaps...

Food becomes cheaper - your normal Subway sandwiches drop down from $5.50 to $2.25 while on the other side of the world, edible paste shaves off a centavo and half its portions. It's food renaissance EVERYWHERE and everybody is celebrating the marked decrease of food thanks to your wish! Two years from now though, the economic implications of your wish hits (really, what else would you expect from making food cheaper everywhere?) and you end up single-handedly introducing the next Great Depression in our planet. The consequences of your wish is so vast and so far reaching that we end up fighting among ourselves who to blame for this state of events. Humanity bands up in groups and one group above all others decides the only way to reverse this turn of events is to implement a mindset of self-control and abstinence. And thus ABNEGATION was born. Behold THE SO TRUE PLOT of the Divergent Series. * heavy coughing* Yeah, I don't know where that came from. Anyway, I wish for a less demanding workload in college so I can go back to writing my stories!

The Nightwatcher cannot possibly grant you this wish because to impart with you such a knowledge is to relinquish her own position as Nightwatcher to you so she grants you the nexr best thing - she gives you a cookie. (Read: hemalurgically invested dental fillings) And you know what? The Nightwatcher feels your genuine distress over the impossibility of your wish. She omits the bane and gives you second helping of your cookies. Have fun! I wish for a way to bypass the upvote limit - that or a way to keep the part of my country where I live in constantly cool with gentle rainstorms. (Multitasking...)

And to this I say - AMEN. @Chaos: Would you say that your life is musically oriented? If you could break down your entire existence into 10 songs (or any number of them really), what songs would you pick and why?

The nightwatcher is at a loss for words. Anyway... I wish heterochromia was more prevalent - cuz two different eye colours rock!

It's Book Two of the Stormlight Archive so there's every possibility that Ym might still be alive and kicking in the further books, but just to put it out there, I always had this belief that only one of each of the Knight Orders would be reappearing in the books. This idea of mine has no explicitly factual basis since I'm only drawing this conclusion out from Pattern and Syl saying that they were the only one's of their kind that disobeyed and went looking for potential surgebinders. Ym was supposed to be the chosen Truthwatcher of this generation's surgebinders, but since he died I guess that role was relegated to Renarin.

Both are proof that the human race is going insane. A roasted turkey is like a fat, newbown puppy.

Correct me if I'm wrong but it seems to me that these three are the most unfortunate combination of wishes and curses I have ever seen. If all these three are fulfilled, I think the last thing we'd have on our hands is a massive pet-tiger battle - more like the utter extinction of the 17th Shard as we know it courtesy of tiger-related deaths. Oh sure, one more predator to the mix. I don't think domestication's going to help if it sees its owner as a furry little piece of heaven. And you know what? The nightwatcher grants you that wish. Start running, foolish raccoon. Oh Nightwatcher, get me out of this raccoon infested planet ASAP.

This is starting to get ridiculous - can someone please point me back to the 17th Shard? I didn't mean to stumble into Animal Crossing - I really, really need to talk to Hoid about something... Anyway, I wish Brandon Sanderson could hurry up with ars arcanum for Hemalurgy. I'm dying to try my hand on this ruinous art, especially since there are so many raccoons here to expirement on.... HEHEHEHEHE.

It would be if you were, like, a dog. The Christmas season is like a minefield. For pretty obvious reasons...

You are now in Switzerland - birthplace of the internet. As for your bane, the Nightwatcher decides to transport you and your place of residence to the aforementioned country minus every single one of your winter clothing. I wish for a Friends reboot.

Oh wow, that sure was an epic fail if there ever was one. Remind me never to attempt an entry while not under the influence of a well-earned caffeine fix. (Hoo boy was I out of it when I first posted...) Anyway, @Argel yes you now have a wicked shardblade, a decent shardplate, and an infinite source of stormlight handy. (It takes the form of a Green Lantern ring, but instead of reciting an oath it requires the daily sacrifice of a 17th Sharder to power it up, as well as a presiding eulogy written with one-armed Herdazian humor to recite over our dead, blood-drained bodies). *shivers* Your bane is that - and yes, that was not your bane yet - from now on you cannot make use of the letter W. On the plus side, when you speak, people end up thinking you have an accent! I wish I was a renowned linguist the world over. Just thinking that would be cool.

IKR. Oh wishless petitioneer who kneels before the mighty, mighty Nightwatcher - as your companion has just stated, you have no wish! But because you have used the Mother's power already to inflict ruin upon another, it is by right that I assign you one as well. *cue evil laugh* *laughter dies down instantaneously* ...er, yeah, I blame LoTR for the accent. Anyway, my curse to you is the curse of Persephone... Every year for 6 months you shall reside here on earth, but on the latter half of the year you must spend your life in THRENODY. *dun dun*

One sings. The other one will make you. Electricity is like the goddess Aphrodite. (Don't ask me how I came to that comparison...)

Congratulations. You are now some obsessed fan's tape recorder. You ALSO come with a pilfered index of Brandon's personal annotations. Now, for my boon. Oh great and benevolent Nightwatcher (and by Nightwatcher I mean you, you next poster you) it is my dearest wish that I came with a twin brother. Being the only person you know of personally with even the slightest knowledge of who Brandon Sanderson is maddening...

Both can prompt regular, smart, reasonable, non-insane people to start considering making up their own brand of logic. They are also tied as the number one reason why the Baramins of Lemuria currently outnumber the members of the Peerage. *wink, wink* Salami on dry rye bread slathered with blue cheese is like a crayola factory.