The Survivor

Ahahaha, @Leyrann way to know your WOB, have an upvote

@shawnhargreaves exactly what I was thinking. And I like the Cultivation involvement theory, have an upvote @ScavellTane Well... the colors we've seen from Odium are very diverse, including red and gold. If I recall correctly, the scene with Odium revealing his power (I think to Venli) shows every color in the rainbow. And think about the colors of the other spren we know that belong to a specific Shard -- you have Wyndle's green/crystal color as a Cultivationspren, and Syl's light blue color as an Honorspren, but those similarities don't seem to pass to the Cryptic's or Elsecaller's spren. We've definitely got a lot more to learn about spren, their relation to specific Shards, and how that translates into their color and behavior. And think of Voidlight as we see it in the Fused -- the dark mist. It's surprisingly similar to the dark mist of the Nightwatcher, a mist we don't see in any other Cultivationspren or Cultivation herself. Edit: it's also a lot like the mist/color of the Midnight Mother and other Unmade @RShara, @Calderis Thanks for the WOB. Mmm, yeah, I can see what you're saying. But again, there's a lot of history we don't know and a lot about spren and spren intents that we don't know. The phrasing Brandon uses to answer the WOB questions doesn't say the Nightwatcher is exactly the same thing to Cultivation as the Stormfather is to Honor, just that they're similar. And technically, a spren child's relation with a single parent Shard is similar/comparable/identical to a spren child's relation that has two parent Shards.

@RShara, yeah, I think it's obvious that foreseeing the future is dangerous, and it makes sense that the Shards who do so are more dangerous. And while we have WOB that Cultivation doesn't like Odium now, that doesn't necessarily mean it's always been that way. On T's intellectual abilities, I don't think we can classify it as just an intellectual thing. He receives and continues to receive the boon he got directly from the Nightwatcher and the Nightwatcher's power. A spren connection. Kind of like Shallan's drawing skills, Mr. T receives or loses ability/sentience/investiture directly through and from the Nightwatcher's power. @Toaster Retribution This was my thought initially too... but we don't really know much about how spren deal with other spren with different intents. There's nothing that says a Shard can't be in the presence of or tolerate a spren with a slightly different intent. It was the boons (intents) the Nightwatcher suggested that really got me wondering, since they seem very un-Cultivation-like. @Calderis Yeah, but a spren child or splinter could be of two Shards and still be described as the splinter/child of each, right? I mean, if Sazed as Harmony can hold two Shards with entirely different intents, it would make sense that spren could be of two or more shards. And sorry for the bother... but could I get you to find that WOB for me? I'm really pretty newbie to the shard

So I've had this theory bouncing around in my head ever since finishing Oathbringer. The theory is: The Nightwatcher is a spren of both Odium AND Cultivation OR foreseeing the future IS NOT of the Voidbringers. Now, there's already been a LOT of speculation going on about the foreseeing part. We know that all Shards can see the future to some extent or another. I'm speaking here of the spren/investiture/influence of the Shards, NOT the Shards themselves. Dalinar's visit is what started me thinking about the Nightwatcher and Odium. It describes the Nightwatcher as a "shadow" that "seeped from the darkness", was made out of "dark mist" and "[stalked] him like a predator" (OB Chapter 114). The things she suggests to Dalinar as boons are quite interesting and unlike the intents we've seen from other Cultivationspren or Cultivation herself -- namely renown, wealth, skill, beauty, followers, glory, and possessions. Note that these boons align VERY CLOSELY with the Odium-driven passions we see in the Unmade and the Voidbringers! Also compare the appearance of the Nightwatcher, a combination of black and green (dark green mist), with the description of Cultivation herself -- brown skin and brown dress, no references to darkness of any kind. The other thing that could point to the Nightwatcher being of Odium is THE DIAGRAM. The purpose of the Diagram (as it is currently understood) is to save the world by anticipating, predicting, and FORESEEING the future. The boon Mr. T received included investiture that gave him FORESIGHT. Here's where the second part of the theory comes in: if the Nightwatcher is truly and purely of Cultivation, then FORESEEING THE FUTURE IS DEFINITELY NOT OF THE VOIDBRINGERS. And really, it's possible that the Nightwatcher is of Odium AND foreseeing the future isn't of the voidbringers. Of course, there's the whole confusing thing with Renarin, and (to my knowledge) we don't know if regular Truthwatchers can foresee the future or if it some twisted result of Renarin's spren. They imply that it's due to the corrupted spren, but I'm not about to trust that until it's a little more solidified not to mention Kaladin's strange foreseeing stunt in Shadesmar. So what do y'all think? Legitimate theory, interesting idea, or just me trying to anticipate a totally unpredictable all-powerful Shard of Awesomeness named Brandon Sanderson?

@kmosiman I'd guess it's the Bondsmiths who are the links to both Honor's Perpendicularity and the source of power that would have powered Urithiru, especially considering that, as @FirstSelector pointed out that And while we don't know the state of the perpendicularity before Honor's death, note that Dalinar not only reforged the perpendicularity, but also closed it: I already can't wait to learn more about this in the next book. (LOL Sanderson has the most impatient fans, despite being a freakin' Sanderbot and ultimate Shard of EVERYTHING). Here's just a few things I'm interested to see: Can Dalinar now summon Honor's Perpendicularity at any given time and recharge spheres? Perhaps the power needs to re-form or re-charge over a period before he can summon it again, just like the highstorm does? And... Is this last Sibling and Bondsmith pair the only one that could power Urithiru, or can Dalinar do it by acting as a highstorm again to charge the tower?

Awesome theory! Crazy idea popped into my head when I read this... what if... Dalinar isn't the only one prepping to beat the Champion of Odium? Perhaps these other groups are also grooming... and we'll get to see a 'who will beat the champion' game when everyone finally understands it all. And of course, Sanderson will surprise us with whoever finally beats it/him/her. Maybe Mraize is worldhopping in search of ways to gain an edge...

I'm guessing the Sunmaker. I totally just jumped on the shard for the first time in like a month to post a theory about this, and tada, I'm not the only one thinking. Reasons I think it's the Sunmaker: The pre-chapter excerpts have consistently been ancient texts that the characters get to learn from - WoK and WoR Who else would name their story Oathbringer? -- it's just a shardblade, Jasnah, Renarin, and other Radiants already have a live spren-blade, and Navani isn't likely to become bonded to the blade or consider it important enough to title her entire work after it. Wouldn't it be an epic reveal that the Sunmaker, basically the creator of the Alethi culture, didn't believe in Vorinism and was a total 'heretic'? Dalinar has some obvious reasons to search out the Sunmaker's writings... perhaps to find out why he didn't succeed in his conquest -- or why he chose not to succeed. Or maybe to find that the shardblade Oathbringer is connected to some multi-country oath pact. Or... or... the epic reveal potentials are endless (I won't say all the possibilities in mind or I'll be here for weeks)! Could it be somebody else? Yeah, it could. I don't think it will be a Radiant, but possibly Navani. I'm interested to see where these next chapters go as the author tells a little more about what the terrible choice was -- the one we don't have to forgive them for.

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Well... thing is when you're fighting against 50 students there isn't a whole lot of specific strategy involved because everyone has slightly different defenses and offenses (it's basically an issue of how fast/well you can draw and whether everyone is targeting you or not). They did talk about how they knew the students would tend to go for fast defenses and fast offenses (as taught by Nalizar), rather than using a more solid defense which is why Joel and Melody took time for a strong defense.

HI MAH BOI TECHNOVRE! I found you fast! (PS all you confused souls I already know Mr. Technovre here) About me... I started with the Mistborn series and have read all those... waiting SO patiently for the next one. I have also read Stormlight #1 & #2 and need to read the new novella 'Edgedancer'! Fav character... hmmm Kelsier, Kaladin, or Marsh. Yea I know. They're all so good.