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Sorry on my phone. I'm reading Warbreaker right now and page 374 when Hoid appears. He starts his story by using a handful of sand and slowly dripping it out of his hand. As he does it changes from black to white, the opposite of sand mastery. I can see few options he's using sand mastery and the color change is different because of the change in shard world. Or the used sand is getting reInvested some how, or lastly he is draining it of color and some how wakening - perhaps using color to lightweave like his story to Kaladin.

This is my opinion/thought as well. I think that Ashyn is what "mankind" on Roshar remembers as the Tranquil Halls. What ever magic or event damaged Ashyn as you describe and altered the magic system, is the same event that caused the exodus to Roshar by "most" of the human's there, and its what they consider their "expulsion". Where those who could not make the exodus are those now living in floating cities getting their magics from diseases.

I think sufficiently trained/experience soul caster can force the issue. The event with Stick was her "first" attempt. Perhaps by the time she has Jasnah's power level she'll be able to "force" the issue.

Braize is Damnation. Ashyen is the Tranquil Halls The event that ruined Ashyen to the point of everyone living in floating cities and magic being tied to diseases, is the same event that caused the exodus to Roshar. Which is seen as Odium's expulsion of Mankind form the Tranquil Halls. The event that "broke" Ashen took place prior to Odium being bound to Greater Roshar, and is unrelated to Honor or Cultivation. Possibly something pre-shattering, or even Shattering related.

I don't wonder if her struggle to change stick was because she was trying to change from apples to oranges. I.e. convince stick to change form a stick to just fire. Perhaps she'd have had an easier time asking stick to "be a torch" something the spirit of the stick can "imagine" since it's still a stick, but now a stick on fire.

[–]mistborn 49 points 2 months ago Bavadin has several male personas, and has often appeared as male for one purpose or another, so it's not that much of an issue. She has more female personas, but some of the male ones are quite popular. This won't be relevant for a long while, but as a service to the community, let me say this: try not to get too hung up on gender, race, or even human appearance where Bavadin is concerned. There are some peoples who worship entire pantheons where every member is actually her. https://www.reddit.com/r/brandonsanderson/comments/5f7cm0/autonomyspoilers/dainogu/ I can't make the yellow go away =( My point was to reference the above WoB - Brandon says some peoples worship and entire pantheon and every member is still Autonomy (though they don't know this). My point was the Listeners "Old Gods" could be an example of this - where they think they have a pantheon to worship, but it's all just Autonomy.

That's is what I was trying to suggest. I guess I wasn't explaining it well enough.

Some time I wonder if in addition to him possibly seeing spren (reference your above quote) - that maybe he's unconsciously drawing stormlight at times. Maybe his armor wasn't weakened as he thinks in his fake assassination attempt. Maybe he drew the stormlight himself to compensate for some other aspect/injury of the attack. We've seen other budding surgebinders draw unconsciously before.

Good call - i didn't know that. Maybe I have it backwards. Maybe the spike is of Autonomy like you first mentioned, but maybe it's the Parshman who are "on loan". Maybe they are from Autonomy, that would explain why they "use to" listen to the "old gods". Brandon has said Autonomy as a single vessel is seen as an entire pantheon by some.

Hemalurgy is Cosmere wide. There is a WoB about how he specifically wrote it to be available everywhere as a way to offset weak magic systems in other novels.

Actually I was thinking Autonomy brought the Odium spike from Roshar. I.e. Odium is trapped, can't leave so makes the spikes for Autonomy to use, since we know she can move (and has already done so).

That's the impression I had from reading/lurking here for a while, reading everyone else's theories is what made me think of the parshman description and spike description. I just never found any posts connecting the spikes to Odium. Just that Odium was helping in an unspecified/determined way.

Hi folks, First post here, but I've been lurking for a while before creating my account. Background data: Trell is on Scadrial mucking things up. Odium has issues with Harmony. Autonomy has issues with religion and people having free will. Many believe Autonomy and Odium to be working together. Odium currently trapper in Greater Roshar. Autonomy is free to move abut and believed to have left Taldain, by Mistborn Era 2. Trell minions on Scadrial have glowing red eyes. At least 1 Kandra and another being type were controlled with hemalurgic spikes of a black and red marled metal. Voidbringers have red eyes and are of Odium. Parshmen/Parshendi have black and red marbled skin and are believed to be of Odium. Overall Theory: Trell is Autonomy (described by others and I agree), Odium is helping Autonomy as a way to muck around with Harmony while Odium is still stuck. Proposal: Odium helping Autonomy by providing the Void Metal or Odium metal spikes to enable her hemalurgic constructs/minions. That's why they have similar color to Parshmen, and the beings using them have red eyes like void bringers. Autonomy gets to use the spikes to muck around on Scadrial while having some "CYA" / "wasn't me" ability, and posibly use something she can't do herself. While Odium gets ways to attack/weaken/destroy Harmony without leaving Roshar. That's my idea. So what do you think and what are my theory holes?