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Joining the party late, but here's my thoughts: 1. It's a prison. Not sure for who/what, but between Ati's prison and Odium's prison, the shards seem to have a thing about trying to tie down the powers of others. 2. It's Endowment's "offspring", something like the Nightwatcher to Cultivation. 4. It's something visibly dangerous, like a giant cognitive storm. "Cognitive Anomaly" screams Star Trek at me. "Sir we're detected a cognitive anomaly." "On screen". *big purple dust/electric cloud* 5. It's shielding something in the physical realm. Khriss talks about viewing the physical realms from the cognitive realm, but if their is a cognitive barrier preventing access, there's no way to view what's there. I like this. Although I'd be tempted to up the years even more, to like 500 or a 1000 years between passes.

I'm a sucker for a good landscape. Today had one of those sunrises that just makes my soul ache and I wanted to grab people and make them appreciate it. Extra clear air quality. The mountains were a deeper indigo at their bottoms, but then at their peaks the red morning light was doing that awesome thing where the mountains looked purple and orange at the same time, in a way I can't describe well. Not mixed or in a gradient, but as if two colors were occupying the same spot. Above them the sky was doing a quick fade from pink to light blue, and a flawlessly round, bright white moon just punched through the picture.

Don't know if it's possible, but I'm waiting for some Spiritual Adhesion with Rhysadium: Dalinar frowned at Gallant, feeling a familiar tugging in his mind. It was the same as when he had visited Azir.... He reached out and laid a hand on the Ryshadium's back, a Connection made. Gallant whinnied. Hello friend. Dalinar stumbled back.

Possible derivation from "cream"? cramum derives from a Welsh word cramen, meaning ‘scab’ or ‘crust’, and Collins charts its origins to Breton’s crammen, meaning ‘skin’ or ‘surface’ (Crem collecting on surfaces and hardening?) May also be an offshoot of cream referring to something cream like in texture and color? Got a lot of pale clay in that reserve?

*grabs arm and rambles about how Norm Lewis and Alfie Boe are the ultimate Javert/Valjean combo and how One Day More makes me blubber like a tiny child*

Coming in late to this party. But as my week has been a spiral into depression, you know what, I can get behind Moash. The Elkohar's death isn't Moash's big character scene. It's when he goes to join a caravan and instead gets taken before a Brightlord. Moash isn't full of hatred, vengence, bitterness, or anything there. This is Void Moash: "The world's a messed up place. People are messed up. It's okay to fail, because that's all we know how to do. We're failures, so of course we're going to fail. Might as well stop caring." IMO, Moash's mental state should horrify people far more than his actions.

Shshshsh made me lol unexpected, thanks for that. I will add Rock's family: Song, Star, and little Song.

Wait, I thought Hoid was already aging oddly before the Shattering. Does he have immortality from multiple sources? (I mean clearly he possibly does via Breaths, ferochrumy, etc) But does he have like.....uh....super immortality as a result of the weapon?

Not sure why, but this one always strikes me.

100% all the way. Initial read I choked up hard. Not even sure why. Animal deaths are rough (*glares at Fable II*), but I think Adolin's reaction scream shook me.

Additional musing: would your clothes change depending on your mental state? If I was relaxed would I be in pajamas, then if amping up for a challenge would it shift to armor?

Mine's more geek humor that no one gets. The other night it was omelette night at our house and I'm cooking. As I pull out two cast iron skillets, I strike a dramatic pose, wave them mystically, and say "I'm dual casting." There is silence and confused stares.

43% now *dances* I wonder if we're not going to see a pretty large push once he gets the outlines at a solid 100%.

I couldn't find this posted anywhere else. Brandon reads a (tiny) bit for us! https://www.tor.com/2019/07/20/sdcc-brandon-sanderson-stormlight-archive-4-excerpt/ Nothing terribly juicy, a peek into current events with Venli in Kholinar. But I'll take it!

@Emperor Stick Uh, you didn't get very far into AC 3, did you? Well no spoilers from me, but no, Haytham's not.

I couldn't stand AC: 3. Connor was such a pain. Currently trying out Sunless Sea, then going to start in on Witcher 2 & 3.

Currenly playing Oneshot. It's on Steam and I really recommend it. Cute art style, soundtrack's average, gameplay is puzzle/exploring/story based, and......the whole experience is very meta. The main characters are a catgirl named Niko. And you.

1) I think there is something going on with chasmfiends and chulls and possibly other native crustacean-ish animals. I can't put my finger on it, but something about their life cycle and pupating and gem hearts.......I dunno, but I think there is something plot important about them that has yet to be revealed. 2) I think Dalinar and Navani are speaking in general terms about not having have infused gems and stormlight. 5) I'm leaning towards Illumination, especially in how it works with light or sound waves. The message gems in the drawers are cut specifically to be used with vibrations, so it would make sense that vibrations would also be used to open the drawers. Additionally the stormlight is described to move in ripples, which also sounds very much like some sort of waveform.

Villains by Necessity by Eve Forward. Read it years ago. It went out of print and copies are like $50 bucks, but now it's on Kindle for like $5 (or free if you used Unlimited). So 150 years ago a small band of Heroes won the battle against the Big Bad. The Dark Lord is struck down, his army vanquished, his collection of evil artifacts destroyed, etc. Good and light flourishes once again. But the Heroes don't stop there. Evil portals are shut down, dark magics are cut off, evil aligned creatures are hunted to the point of extinction. Evil aligned citizens such as thieves begin to leave their jobs and take up roles as farmers, and everything's just SO GOOD.......that it's not. It's all a little TOO good, dangerously good, and a bunch of villains have to set things right. The first half the book (the big set up, a few twists, introducing the characters) is pretty entertaining. The latter half just gets monotonous and very, very predictable. Also pokes a lot of fun at fantasy tropes, particularly Dragonlance.

I see your link, and I raise you one updated: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZbChKzedEk But yeah I had the same thought about Shadesmar.

My favorite theory that I've come up with is that Urithiru can only be activated by the combined efforts of a member of every KR order, working together under a Bondsmith's influence. It's in the archive's somewhere, I think about the basement pillar. *lazy*

I took my dog out last night before heading to bed. As I rounded the corner of my house, I was hit by one of the most beautiful night skies I'd ever seen. Over the mountain was a bright full moon, massive reflective halo spreading out, which surprised me since the night was so clear. There was also an unusual warm color to the moonlight, instead of its cool white/blue. A couple of very determined stars (probably planets) shone nearby despite the brightness of the moon. And the fireflies, which I'm used to seeing low in grassy areas at dusk, were blinking away from the silhouettes of the treetops. Words can't do it justice. My jaw dropped.

Today was final work day before summer break and I got all my stuff done that was super stressing me out for the last two weeks! I had two cry breaks for no real reason (tears are like liquid stress, let em out!) and several worries that had been gnawing at me proved to be real worries resulting in a minor panic attack. But everything I needed to accomplish was accomplished! And now it's summer. Sweet summer. I'm not really "excited" as much as I am just relaxed, relieved, and grateful. But I am excited to start some cosmere fanart, something I feel like I never have time for.