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I could imagine it being glimpsed in the last chapter of the last book, but not more than that.

Or rather, is there a community of other Adonalsium-like beings?

Opals are among the host of gems I wish were Stormlight-active. Fire opals especially.

There are some truly amazing things out there. Here are a few more pictures. Rubies Sapphires pink sapphires... which color is stormlight-active? more rough emerald

Which show are they in? What are they selling/demonstrating?

One of the biggest worldwide gem and mineral shows takes place in Tucson, AZ and you can see gems, rocks and minerals in rough state, polished, and everything in between. This is actually 3 dozen or so, different shows. And this gives you a different perspective than just seeing what a jeweler has on display. One year I saw an emerald that was, in its rough state, as wide as my arms held out. So, I made a point to take pictures this year and I wanted show a bit of what I saw. Amethyst Presumably, Brandon wasn't thinking of green amethyst. I should have taken a picture of that. Quartz and Smoky Quartz (ie Smokestone) Topaz Garnet Emerald Oh, did you think this was ruby? Denied! This is red emerald. Notice, the difference between emerald, helidor (almost no one uses that name any more), and aquamarine are all just a matter of shade. What would a greenish yellow beryl be? What if it has too much blue? Diamonds Diamonds come in a wide range of colors. Helidor Notice the comparison Ok, this is actually aquamarine, which is just a variety of beryl, like emerald and helidor. Artificial I know I had pictures of sapphire and ruby, but not in the rough. And I mis-placed the image I had of zircon - looks similar to the topaz.

As I think about it, this Honour held by Radiant committee idea makes Odium's comment make more sense - the comment he said about Dalinar Ascending.

I suspect Cultivation is behind many of these type things. Perhaps she vetoed the Heralds getting it, with the possible exception of Future!Taln. Truth is, I would also keep an eye on Sja-Anat, and other Unmade. If Odium is severely injured, the Bondsmiths could do some recruiting.

Pardon, but could you explain this? Is there a WoB I missed? I wonder if this is what Dalinar was referring to when he said, I am Unity. He was fitting into the roles left open by the missing Herald and by the missing role of Hono(u)r. If this is true, we can expect Kaladin to say he is Protection or Leadership. Jasnah might say she is Logic. Etc.

That is a detail I wondered about. So, for a few certain rich people it could make sense, but it doesn't make sense for the general public yet.

Yes, you would lose touch with everyone, and you would have to effectively become a savant. But you know there are some people who would make that choice, to get crazy rich. Imagine investing in Amazon or Apple before they became big.

If you can wait, one of the best ways to make money is investing in a interest bearing account. Of course, waiting is hard for most of us, because we need that money. But if you were a misting like Marasi, and you could speed time up, you could amass a fortune.

There is the issue of Koloss needing new spikes. Their supply of spikes is limited and that limits the size of their tribes. They may need to develop a donor system of some kind. I can see it being a sacred ritual at the end of a person's life.

As long as we have Heralds and their abandoned oaths, I expect we will see a super-charged member of each Order, occupying the role, if not the power, of each Herald. I can imagine Kaladin saying "I am PROTECTION!", the same way Dalinar said he was Unity.

Not entirely related, but I wonder if Sja-Anat could make a spren with two non-sequential Surges. Or give a spren 3 Surges, instead of just 2.

I just wanted to point out, that on Reddit, in addition to a brief update, Brandon put out a call for a music to write the next Stormlight book to. We can contribute!

I strongly suspect that Cultivation had been in contact with Sja-Anat, and has Cultivated her. This has resulted in a friendlier Sja-Anat, who may switch sides, and also made her able to work with higher spren.

@Lightblood First rule of research is to not overassume how much you know. Or why things, such as the possible failed attempt, happened. Did it fail because A. wanted to live, or because it would have made a sub-par Shattering? I don't know.

We do NOT know this. All we know is that he/she/it was shattered.

The Irali myth of the Seven lands, suggest we may see it restored, but it will be different and better than before.

I don't know about Roshar, but I have had suspicions about Aimia, and something there binding Odium.

Yes, and @harel55 about the Nightwatcher, I should have thought of those. Let's try a few more: Mind/emotion reading Sirens Love potions Transfiguration Disintegration Mind control Horcruxes

I have always thought Fantasy Football had a severe shortage of wizards and dragons.

You & @Kramerfarve are exactly correct. That was an instance I had forgotten. So Augury is now accounted for. Let me add in another form of magic to take its place: Curses. This is important in Tolkien and various folktales, so we need to include it. Any examples you guys can think of?

Kenzal [PENDING REVIEW] Would it make an Allomancer sick if they tried to burn pure silver? Brandon Sanderson [PENDING REVIEW] As it stands right now, nothing would happen, because they would know if it did. Good question. Silver has some interesting properties, but on Scadrial they are largely undiscovered. Skyward Atlanta signing (Nov. 17, 2018) ---------------------------------- Questioner In Mistborn, silver doesn’t play a role. But then in Shadows for Silence, silver does play a role... Brandon Sanderson It does. I still wanted silver to be part of the Cosmere. Questioner But we’ll never see it in Scadrial? Brandon Sanderson It does not, as they understand currently, interact with Allomancy, with the three Metallurgic Arts. Silver does have a Cosmere role. Boskone 54 (Feb. 18, 2017) Emphasis added. Brandon makes it sound like there is some kind of effect silver has My own head canon, is that silver and aluminium are kinds of 'electrical grounds', for investiture to return, or cycle through the Spiritual realm. All we see is that investiture is going away.