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Venli use cohesion on rocks and it shaped into shapes, Singers that use songs to create stone tools, shape rock with voice. All of Roshar has it's own frequency, rocks as well. Downcities too, and when you play it's anti-frequency at the center of one od them loud enough, it would cancel out with city's frequency and shatterd along lines made by that frequency, or it would created "anti-downcity" like with creation od anti-light. Normal frequency and anti-frequency have opposite ups and downs. That would created the same pattern that the Downcity had and all of Downcities have symmetrical pattern. That's why Shatterd Plains are symmetrical. Few times it was said that "Shatterd Plains looks like something heavy was droped on the center of it" so the source of the shattering was probably in the center.

Well if every Downcity has it's own frequency then they have also anti-frequency. And that's how Shattered Plains were shattered.

I like this discussion about SF vs SF which of course I've missed in prolog. I have to shamefully admit that Nightblood's appearance in WoR was a "cool easter egg" to me rather than mind breaking revealence - but I've learned since then thanks to you! I'm more on the Stormfather side, it makes more sense to me, and his behavior is not that different from normal. Sprens can change. He still didn't want to share his knowledge, he didn't want to be commanded, shimmering did happen with Dalinnar as well. And did he really lied to Gavilar or did Gavillar assumed too much due to lack of answers? Even at the very beginning of the prolog SF says "That depends upon your definition of lies." 1. SF first says about finding replacement for heralds - radiants could be that replacement, they unite, guide, lead and fight for humans like heralds before. Heralds however failed, broke their oaths, dooming Roshar. Or he truly wants to replace herald, because then KR would not be necessary and Sprens would not have to risk to be killed again. No matter what it is, it don't have to be a lie. 2. Talking about price of immortality may be just because Gavilar is do fixated on this - farfetched, maybe Stormfather have some plans to make new herald? Why can't he have plans on his own? Even if it's just a talk it's not a lie. 3. Gavilar thinks that there is only one place for new herald - because Stormfather hinted this but not said it streight - however Gavilar did not even knows the truth about Heralds, and thinks they all on Braize and Taln is the one acting against Oathpact. Clearly it is the wrong assumption. 4. Stormfather acceptance of Voidbringer's return - well he new it from the beginning, that's what the visions are for, that's what the visions says. He knows it is unavoidable 5. "You will need someone to fight, should you take the position I am offering you." - that's the tricky one, it could be true to bondsmith mission, but its weird like he will need enemy to shape him. Debatable 6. “Give it to me,” Gavilar said. “Now. I need it.” "So close. And so far." It is close to the Words, but it's not words that matters but the intention behind it. This were Gavilar's first words with strong and true intention behind them. All of the previous ones were just words without intention. But it was still wrong intention, because it was selfish. So close and so far 7. “Do you regret choosing me, Stormfather?” The two answers given by SF were not contradictory. 8. "I feel...you are not the one that I need. That I decided to find" "once you are a...Herald, you will need to leave everything you know. You will be given up to torture between Returns." Well this is the part that really gives Stormfaker vibes. He kind of openly says about becoming a Herald and that he decided to find Gavilar. But maybe after Recreance SF realise that he will not want to depend on radients like Honor wanted and risk lives of all of the Sprens once more and he'd made another plans, to replace Taln with new herald. It is still in character with Stormfather we know, in all of this prolog there was never even a word about bonding SF so it could be his own plan, not willing to trust humans like Honor wanted. His shock to Gavilar's statement about giving up immediately confirms this and stays true to SF character. But that could be just my speculations. 9. "I see my miscalculation. Your entire religious upbringing" - SF could use religion to point Gavilar into right direcrion, help him to understand his role thanks to similarities, but it backfired terribly. Or at very lest SF could not correct Gavilar's wrong assumptions made because of religion. Speculations again. 10. "You don’t understand, the Stormfather said. Those aren’t the words, Gavilar. [...] It’s not about what you are saying. That is not what is wrong." - once more I will say, words are not imporntant, intention makes the Words. 11. Herald's death - we know heralds don't feel eachothers regular death - prelude. Even in the heat of the battle to all 9 of them completely miss death of Taln and don't feel that Kalak didn't die is too much, therefore Stormfaker could not be Ishar even if I like how timlines points to it and he could have abilities to do it. But why couldn't Stormfather feel it? After all he is the largest remain of Honor, he would definitely be connected to Oathpact and to Heralds in some way. Didn't he says to Dalinar that he feels them but don't see them (not sure)? But real Stormfather could felt this and reacted this way. If he planed to replace Taln then with herald's death it all fails. He knows it has begun, And He will not save Sprens from bonding and dying. He failed, all that's left is to follow Honor's plan to restore KR. 12. “You lied?” "Oh, Gavilar. There is so little you do not know. So much you assume." SF didn't confirm nor denied it. But what he said at the beginning of the prolog "That depends upon your definition of lies." Gavilar later said that SF told him Sprens can't lie, but we don't see SF saying that, and it could be another assumption of Gavilar. 13. "If I try again, I will do it differently." "I will never trust your family again." And he did it very differently with Dalinar, never said a word to him up until battle of Narrak, even tries to kill him there. He never gives up his knowledge lightly, or in some cases at all, and did not trust him, maybe still don't trust him. But it is still true to Stormfather we know, and we know he tried to send visions to different people, but he also knows that Dalinar has a potential. Sprens can change no matter how hard they denying it. That's most of the sentences or things that I've found to be weird, close to lies or lies, I think most of them should not be consider a lie, but "That depends upon your definition of lies.". I think it is all the same Stormfather we know, not some faker. But there is a secret in him. Those talks about becoming a Herald means someting. It's a possibility that we are ignoring being too focus on finding Stormfaker. If it was Stormfaker I thing that Cultivation would be most promising bet. We know what her plan was and Gavilar actions might helped her - he pushed both Dalinar and Taravangian into her arms. It's not Ishar because point 11. Odium might be the one, Gavilar could establish some connection carrying light from Braize, but he would be happy with him giving up on Braize. I don't like the idea od Tanavest's CS - let's recall how Preservation was behaving on his last days - he knew there was a plan, but nothing more than that, he couldn't created new plans or do something more other than appearing to few people. Moreover SF completely missing Tanavest's CS in his "mind/space/piece of investiture" and in his conversations with Gavilar is too much a stretch. Tanavest's CS would have too much control over his shared powers too close to his death. But in a chapter of OB when Dalinar and Navani are talking with SF about heralds inside of the vision of last desolation, SF said that "Taln finnaly broke as well" but we know it was not him, and if it was SF in this prolog then he would know that other Herald could broke - he lies to Dalinar, or it was Stormfaker? Mishram is improtant to Thaidakar - he can put her in a box, transport her to him, release her and have unlimited access to investiture. Simple as that. About Shallan's mother is a Herald theory - I like how it was argumented, but wasn't really in favor of it. But when I've read this prolog - I'm fully on board! I will take it even one crazy step further! Radient is not only split image of her mother Chanarach but she IS her! Somehow. It's her reborn "new form", or maybe part of her spiritual web that she had to split in order to have kids, or that "soul" traped in box inside wall? We don't know how Heralds or Returned can have kids but them being close to Sprens it could work similar to creating new Sprens - which we don't know how it's done but could be something like splitting part of their own spirit and giving it to their kids/shaping it. I'm rooting for it to happen! But what do i know? I was the one who thought "Lord of Scars" is some weird title of Autonomy, because of the word "Avatar" right behind that name, and who else have Avatars that we know of? Autonomy of course, it must be it! Perhaps I've learned nothing after all. Sorry for all spelling and grammar mistakes - my phone painfully wants to convert all English words to my language.

He can't heal wounds around aluminium, so just send aluminium bullet into his head.

Name: Snowman Outfit: Suit with top hat, winter gloves and scarf Main power: As long as ther is some source of water (in any phisical state but not inside of living creature) near me I can change it to snow and ice and manipulate it. The amount of created ice/snow depends on amount of water but I can create twice as many ice/snow as it could be possible from existing water and steam. Existing snow and ice doesn't multiply. Created ice and snow react normally with heat. But even when it melt this water cannot be multiply. For example I can create ice spears and throw it, ice shield that can stop bullet, ice platforms/columns that can move and be use as mode of transportation, even ice wall or snow storm if there is enough water. Then I can reuse this ice. And of course I can create ICE CREAMS!! When i fell strong fear I immediately transform all water into ice within a radius of 100 meters around me. Secondary power: Superhuman reflexes Weakness: Ice cream truck music... People hate me because I love freezing their water when they taking bath.