Crucible of Shards

Right, I forgot spoilers are allowed. In Dawnshard the Sleepless are having a conversation and one of them flat out states that they believe that “the Bondsmith” will destroy them. Since this is before Rhytm of War, it could only be referring to Dalinar. However, they are not all of the same mind on it. It’s in chapter 6: “This is not unexpected, Yelamaiszin sent. It had a smooth, calming buzz. It was First, the oldest of the swarms on Roshar. Nikli was the Twenty-Fourth, youngest of them. I like the Bondsmith, for example, though I know he will destroy us.” “He will not, Zyardil sent. Its buzz was punctuated and sharp. He has made the decision of Honor. That is why he will destroy us, Yelamaiszin replied. He is more dangerous now, not less.” Excerpt From Dawnshard Brandon Sanderson https://books.apple.com/us/book/dawnshard/id1539206171 This material may be protected by copyright.

I highly recommend you read Dawnshard. The answer is in there.

My best guess is that the epigraphs are by Jasnah and the first few are her quoting Kaladin and/or Szeth.

According to this WoB, Vasher was not merely hiding during the occupation of Urithiru: The prolong let us know that Gallar was working closely with Vasher to produce anti-void light. What if, during the occupation, Vasher was producing as much anti-void light as he could?

More spren to consider: the storm striders that are seen in the highstorms. Kaladin and Shallan see them while trying to survive the high storm in the chasms in WoR, and I’m pretty sure Dalinar sees one in Oathbringer in the flashback when he stomps out into the highstorm to find his missing knife. https://coppermind.net/wiki/Stormstrider

But you still should be able to shred.

It was in part 1 of the book. When John is looking over the pages he collected and he finds the list of questions the book owner is supposed to fill out in order to jog their memory of who they are. “At the very top of the page was a simple, clean question: What is your name? Below it, handwritten in blue ink, was the name John West. Oh, hell. That was my name. And beneath that: What was your profession before you became an Interdimensional Wizard™? That part of the page was burned, but I could make out a completely unexpected word. Cop. That awakened a vague set of memories. The academy. Wearing a uniform. Hot damn. I wasn’t a thief. I was a specialist detective in the Seattle Police Department: Anti-Cartel and Illegal Augments Division.” Excerpt From The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England Brandon Sanderson https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewBook?id=0 This material may be protected by copyright.

Any ideas why John wrote that he was a cop in the back of the handbook when he actually wasn’t?

It was smoke.

Oops, editing away

I’m pretty sure the comet shaped spren is the one that Ehonai and subsequently Venli bond, namely a Reacher. So, not related to the Skybreakers. Beyond that, your conjecture does have some merit in my opinion.

I’m fairly certain they also had brass. I remember in I think Bands of Mourning that it was deeply embedded in Terri’s culture because they lived in the mountains.

My guess is that this is Bleeder.

I think your idea will work. However, just like in Dune Messiah where everyone using spice and doing tarot interfered to a great extent with Paul’s future sight, so also there is likely going to be interference from others once enough people start doing it. The more people that look at the future, (and specifically, the more people looking for the same things in the future) the less clear and the shorter sighted all future sight will become. We have precedent with Odium’s plan and Renarin’s interference in his ability to foresee the future. is that clear?

The biggest problem I have with this is that Evi was burned to death. I doubt they soulcast her corpse.