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I loved the book- another Brandon that I couldn’t stop reading! A quick thought about bonds… so Luhel is physical to physical.. nahel is cognitive to cognitive (I think..). Does that mean there’s a spiritual to spiritual bond (maybe the shard to share bearer is an example)? Taking it one step further.. because it’s late here and over thinking theories is fun.. does this also mean there can be a physical to spiritual/ cognitive to physical type bond?

I wasn't aware of that WoB- thanks for pointing it out. Sorry if I worded it wrong but I meant what Yata said- The stone idea came from the fact that thunderclasts were described as being ripped from the stone in Dalinar's visions and from the earthquake quote in my previous post. Similarly storms seem to act as a focus for Honor. Twisting my original theory slightly to fit with the WoB- if Honor is splintered (less powerful than Odium), it could allow Odium to focus power through the storms as the oppositional force (Honor) is weaker. I don't know, it just seems significant that this is the first desolation since Honor's splintering and it's starting with a storm.

Assuming it is the first desolation involving a storm.. In previous desolations Odium used stone as a conduit for investiture (the thunderclasts). The storms seem to be associated with investiture through Honor's influence (the stormfather and Syl being mistaken for windspren). I wonder if the significance of a storm bearing voidspren is that after splintering Honor, Odium is able to invest in Roshar in a similar way to Honor, having taken in some of Honor's power (i.e. Via the storms). Given that Odium's intent is against Honor's it may mean his Odium controlled Honor investituture happens backwards in the physical realm (backwards highstorm). I think the events Jasnah is referring to are earthquakes. I'm referencing 2 quotes from Dalinar's visions in WoK. A desolation preceded by an everstorm implies the worst desolation yet because it is a combination of Odium and Honor's investiture. This might be what Hoid is alluding to.