1stBondsmith

Well documented and thought through @Pagerunner. We have enough information to know he was in with a few different worldhopping groups (Sons of Honor, etc.) and some suspicion of Dalinar's wife, but all in all , I don't think we can get a backstory on Dalinar without a good helping of Gavilar on the side. Too much going on there. I think the "cognitive shadow in Taln's body" might be a bit wide of the mark, but some type of connection or at the very least a tool to use what he learned should be in the short term and long term future plot.

Actually, There is a great story to my handle. I am, in fact, the first living Bondsmith. I was given the title by the only person who could, Brandon Sanderson himself. I requested a short story from him, and he obliged, naming me a Bondsmith and giving be an overly broad description of my new duties. He requested to know more about me at that time, so my grown daughter gave him a description that would make any Dad proud, and he wrote the following lines without further input from us: "XXXXXX XXXXXX (name edited for privacy), welcome to the order of Bondsmiths. Your first duty will be to keep the peace for all." I got permission to elaborate on this on my own, but I save that for the family. So, even though Dalinar is a Bondsmith, -he was not the first on Roshar-, I am the first Bondsmith of our world, so you can imagine my anticipation of the next SA book. I would have wanted to be a Windrunner, but my family has convinced me that the similarities between me and Dalinar are too many to ignore. So I will remain a Bondsmith, as assigned. Duty and Honor before the flight and fun; though not carrying a blade can really make a man feel naked... Good Night. P.S. Perhaps I will pass on the cookie after all... The neighborhood looks nice without going to the alleys!

I have been surrounded with fantasy and mid-evil histories long enough to remember this being an abbreviation for the Old Guard. I was mostly joking about Old Guy. This was what someone from a previous administration or rulers army was called. Original Gang came later. Thanks for the offer for a cookie. What are they good for? Are they the same as an upvote?

I hope that means Old Guy with Sanderson, and not archaic in age. Young children keep you young as well. It has been painfully slow to see the world open bit by bit. To me the most amazing part is how Sanderson put these stories together prior to being published, and all the clues and sightings and powers that had to be intertwined before any books were written. It was not until the WoK that I finally caught onto the scope of it all. Truly unique among writers. I must confess that,, along with many others I am praying for his health so that he finishes the SA and Dragonsteel series before he or I die.

I have read and reread all the Cosmere books, including two unpublished. I read the Reckoners out loud to my family, the WOT,and introduced the Stormlight Archive (an thus the rest of the Cosmere books) to over 2 dozen other avid readers. on a side note, I politely thanked and declined a newly published author at Barnes and Noble when he came to the front door trying to sell his new book Elantris, and ended up buying it later that year. Hooked since then. I told my wife that year that he was the freshest fantasy writer I had read, but when the WoK came out I told her the he would be remembered as one of the greats. So glad I was right. It has been a great deal of fun, and a wonderful distraction among stresses. Love the emoticon gif Assassin!

I cannot help but view this as another Kaladin prophecy. He wears the Castle and Crown; his sigil would be the spear. I suspect an upcoming unit badge coinciding with taking up the title of Knight Radiant. True?

Greeting to all the Cosmere Elite! I have lurked for years now, as I don't have much time for social media. But there is enough going on in the Cosmere, and enough theorizing and random conjecture, I have been lured from my position as a reader and watcher, and will occasionally join in with tidbits of my own. I have a pleasingly complete memory (not quite photographic, but I can remember almost everything I read), even though I am a bit older than Brandon (Sanderson). I will reference where necessary, but like I mentioned, this will only be an occasional jump into the conversation. and probably not a lot of back and forth to look up references. I am very pleased with the congeniality and depth of many of the members here. and hope to increase my sociality with you. I am a director of engineering and have children ranging from 26 to 4, so I apologize for not being as constant as many good threads require. That said, I shall begin posting. Forgive a novices style and technical faux pas, but know I hold you in the highest regards. 1stBondsmith