Nathrangking

Nightblood and Syl have a nice chat!

I did not argue that he was denying himself or what he had done @Calderis. I argue that he fears in a real way that he is still the kind of man that Sadeas was and that he had been. While denial is subconscious I do not believe that that is what he is doing. I think it is all very deliberate on his part and he recognizes the root of the problem. He is being driven by something which may or may not still exist within him. That I think is what he grapples with.

It was a sound. No a visceral wave that rent apart the earth. It shook reality itself and changed the laws by which all lived. A king rose that day wearing a wreath of emerald fire and began a new era upon the earthen plain.

SADEAS WAS A SPINELESS PIG!! He saw the world burning and all he could think about was how to spin it to his advantage. Forget about the fact that all life on the planet may come to an end , but that's no problem I'll kill the guy who is trying to stop it and rebuild a soon to be non existent kingdom in his image. He had the audacity to say that Adolin would in time see that he was doing the right thing!! The man was an extreme narcissist, a sadist, and a hypocrite. The almighty/ stormfather found someone to take the role of saving humankind and he defies him in the same breath that he uses vorinism as a justification for throwing away thousands of lives. The fact that to him the Ideal was a return to the Blackthorn is sickening! He wanted a sociopathic monster to return simply because he was very much the same. Dalinar cannot write him off because had the circumstances been different that is exactly how he would be. Had he not changed he might well be everything that Sadeas is and more to say nothing of how he might have raised Adolin and Renarin. He may not just be in denial I think that there is something far more psychologically profound going on here. He sees himself in Sadeas and knows full well that he could have been as bad or worse in the current day if events had played out differently. He can hide behind Sadeas's tactical genius and not condemn him, because I believe that Dalinar is both sympathetic towards the man that could of been and very much frightened that the Blackthorn lurks within him. He could well fear the monster within and that causes him to perhaps doubt the evil of the man. If it still exists within him can he then condemn a man who held similar violence and darkness. He may have been able to suppress it, but is it gone. I believe that that fear haunts him and denies him the ability to offer up a condemnation of who in fact he may still be. His sympathy is also a factor that plays off of his fear and makes the blinding factor even worse than the fear alone could be.

Morgath= Odium, Ringwraiths=unmade, Suaron= Odium's champion

It certainly would explain a lot. I kind of like the idea and I can see it impacting the larger cosmere as a whole if in fact they predate the shards. If these are pre shattering spren things could get interesting in a hurry.

The idea of cataloging is an interesting one.

@BeggarsSun Welcome to the Shard. As @Shqueeves said stay away from offered cookies, but enjoy everything else that we have to offer. And have an upvote!!!

I do not think that the Stormfather would not need to influence him. He was the Blackthorn. He was a natural born leader who restrained himself, but now he is not holding back. He bound the Stormfather to his will and united Alethkar. He was capable but hesitant, that vanished when the stakes shot through the roof. Yes it is annoying though I think that it became so entrenched in him that even if he wanted to he would find it a tall order to change his ways.

My choice as well as others Tom Hiddleston all the way!!

As to who it is take a guess as a teacher of mine used to say about things that could not possibly be guessed based on the given information an alien. Because there is simply no way an informed guess could even begin to be made on that topic. As for what he saw take your pick I favor the theory which states that he saw the fire and intensity that he had as a youth at war (the thrill).

It is a minor point, but having to spend my birthday with very few people taking the time to wish me a happy birthday.

FEAR THE SLOTH INQUISITORS!!!!

I think that this would be a specific perk of the Stormfather due to the fact that he sends the visions this in turn I would imagine gives Dalinar access to them at will as substitute for shards or thereabouts.

It can potentially be a disaster, but if Brandon consults then hope is not lost!

Well he is not going to call by his given name. He uses the term child of honor with Kaladin so @asterion137 is on the right track. I guess he may have upgraded Dalinar to be nice.

Warbreaker

It earned both a raised eyebrow and a chuckle at the irony.

Perhaps not exclusive,but the fact that there are important colors is a point to be considered as we learn more about Odium, voidspren....

There is a WoB which associates particular colors with shards THOUGHT It seems that certain colors and numbers appear frequently in specific cosmere books, like the number 5 in Warbreaker or red and blue in Elantris. Do these colors or numbers happen to refer to a specific shard, and if so, would they be consistent across the cosmere? BRANDON SANDERSON Certain colors and numbers are important in reference to certain shards.

Happy birthday to everybody with an August 29th birthday!!!

Dalinar

When you are blown away by the Blackthorn and literally cannot come up with a meaningful theory because you need a recovery time.

HOLY HELL THE BLACKTHORN IS EPIC!!!! The supposed champion of Odium on the other hand is less than impressive though the unmade are pretty awesome too.

@Aciilnt Stormblessed Welcome to Brandon's perpendicularity to everything that he has created with his vast powers.Ignore the cookies, but enjoy your stay here where there is something to please every true sanderfan!!