Tabiyume

There's a WoB that says Patji from the First of the Sun is a Shard. Considering what I've read of Patji in Sixth of Dusk, it's probably the survival shard. Edit: Oops! Sorry! Replied too excitedly. I just noticed you mentioned it. I do still think Patji is a whole shard, just from how Dusk treats Patji and the way Brandon talked about it. Really great summarisation of the shards btw

I agree with almost everything about this theory. Renarin' knowledge and subsequent actions do change the future! However, I think everyone has the potential to have Odium control them, but they choose not to. That's how Sanderson usually writes things, such as Mistborn spoiler Odium is blind to Renarin though, or unable to predict his actions. He has in fact shown that he is unaware of this blindness. So yeah I'm also interested to know Renarin will use it, if he uses it.

Probably a Lightweaver, since I lean towards the arts (I like certain kinds of lies) and I'm introspective, uncertain and unorthodox by nature.

I love Shallan, I genuinely love her. People seem to point at her disasters as a way of saying she's a bad character but to me it's excellent and relatable writing. She's such a heart-rending representation of anxiety in huge part because it leads her to bad choices and horrible consequences. Like, welcome to why mental illness is unbearably unpleasant. Hmm, personally I think she's an amazing character and her accomplishments are inspiring. Shallan's tenacity keeps her going through impossible circumstances, and I feel like that applies to a lot of young people today trying to make it in the world. She's kind to worst everybody, a living sister when she could've easily blamed her brothers as well, bright and preppy and always learning. I genuinely love her, okay? I do think Shallan kind of demeans people sometimes, often because underneath it all she's quite conventional. Like how she always sees Renarin as the odd one, or how she throws possibly hurtful insults at people without thinking twice - but honestly that's realistic. It fits with her personality. And I love that she has the power to grow out of that. That when it comes down to it, she'll defend Renarin and save people's lives whatever it takes. Her mistakes are, for me, often heartbreaking rather than sth to criticise. I think her perspective and input as a character is invaluable to SA.

ItActually, East Indians, the race that Brandon mentioned in the last WoB here with seemingly more confidence, make sense to me. They have East Asian eyes but are tan and have sharper features as well. An example could be: I would imagine these features but tanner too. Omg forevermore this is how I see shallan, but with red hair. I don't know how the casting will go. That will be one complicated ish to be accurate about. I think they'll have to settle for different known Earth races for different nations, because established awesome actors would be easier to get. And I think in this instance, the demands of acting chops will have to take precedence over the aesthetic.