DarkJester

I love opening cans of worms, and poking at bee hives...

There ya go. The last thing you said was kinda what I had in mind. It feels like he is trying to gain access to all the shards and reunite them within himself. Kaladin and Sil talk about it. What has been broken can be mended again. They were talking about weapons and people, but to me it seems more like its foreshadowing something bigger. And if anyone could or even would try something so big as reforgeing a god, I could see it being him...

Really? Your right. I haven't got to that one yet. Now I'm very curious... And I know which one to go for next.

He's a traveler. That's what he does. In Elantris, it is specifically stated that the further you go from Elantris the weaker your connection to the Dor grows. Something that works against who he is. I'm sure he was trying to become an Elantrian, and probably still is, but that's just a small step in completing the set in my opinion. As an Elantrian, he would only be effective as one when in close proximity to the city. When on other worlds he wouldn't have any real access to Dor. He could carry storm light with him for a few weeks. He can Cary breaths indefinitely. Dor, for as powerful as it is, is only effective in a limited area. If it were just one of the many parts that make up Hoids spirit web though... What I'm saying is that, yes, he wants to be Elantrian, but I believe it is only a small step in his broader plan. I think his ultimate goal is to replace Adonalsium.

Ok. I've listened to most all of the cosmir related books (audio), and I'm starting to understand a little better how things are connected. So from what I gather in this discussion, people seem to think Hoid wants to become an Elantrian, but why would he want to limit himself? He keeps world hopping, forging connections, and gaining experience/skills. He holds breath, noted by his perfect pitch, he can use storm light, and I'm sure there's much more if you look into it. The fact is, he's not just looking around and trying to figure out what form to pick. It's too simple for him. Yes, elantrians are extremely powerful when compaired with many of the other powerful beings in the cosmir, and they are immortal, but it seems to me that Hoid already has that going for him. It seems to me that Hoid is more interested in gathering connections, and experiences. Someone posted about how your experiences and your actions write themselves to your spirit web. Well I propose that he is trying to gather hints of all the shards of Adonalsium, writing them into his spirit web, even if only a little, so that if he were to rewrite his spiritual DNA, he will try to become the new Adonalsium. Why limit himself. If your going to hold on to the power to change yourself any way you want, and cary it around for hundreds of years, your going to use it for something big. A normal person becoming an Elantrian would be big, but for Hoid, it would be like a thanks for participating trophy to put on his shelf of dozens upon dozens of other trophies. Yeah, it's nice, but it's just not that big of a deal...

Granted. The Night watcher gives you a list of good questions to ask. Unfortunately, they are written in the dawn chant, and you'll have to figure out how to translate them. As your bane, your hair quits growing. I'd recommend being careful of the hair cuts you get from now on. Oh great Nightwatcher, I wish for my own mogwai.

Ok. This has probably already been asked and explained, but I'm going to ask anyway because it's bugging me... Spoiler alert for those that haven't finishe Words of Radience. At the end of the book when Szeth is revived, the sword he is given is obviously Nightblood. My question is how can he use it? I mean he can obviously throw it to other people to let them draw it like Vasher does, but the sword itself consumes breaths, and does so at an alarming rate. I mean Hoid makes a comment about having perfect pitch, so he's obviously holding quite a few breaths, and could therefore weild Nightblood for at least a few moments, but Szeth only has his own breath. (I assume that Rosharians have a breath...) I mean he did just return from the dead, but he is not a Returned... Returned can't remember their past and he can... So how can Szeth weild Nightblood?

I read Wise Mans Fears before I read Name of the Wind. Didn't realize it was the second book at first then figured I should see if it was good before I got the other. Lol. It happens.

Granted! You now have hawk like vision, however you smell bad. Interpret that however you like. I wish for the ability to turn any books I wanted into movies that were true to their textual counterparts. Ones that may take 6-12 hours to sit through but would be true to their stories, line for line.

I've read most of the books that Brandon has wrote. It sounds like I've missed an important one. What book did you find him talking about mistborns?

Granted! You gain all the lost wisdom of the ages. All the great ideas that have been thought of and forgotten before they could be put into use. The secrets to creating such things as Greek fire. The knowledge to interpret every written language lost to time. All these understandings have now become yours. However... You have now lost the ability to communicate with anyone in any way whatsoever. I wish for the powers of Calamity.