Storms!

I'm thinking more like he double parked just to make the other two mad! In all seriousness though, I see Odium's moon as being more like his flag. Like he planted his banner to announce his arrival, then placed it in a conflicting orbit to show he wasn't there to cooperate. In a fight between gods, you need something a little more dramatic than some cloth on a pole to announce your arrival

Another potential aether sighting:

Thanks Metroid, glad you liked the post! I've been following all things Cosmere for a while now, figured it was time to stop lurking and start contributing. Nice to have an outlet for the nerdom!

It is my understanding that Dalinar's deal is only binding because he is a Bondsmith. T has no spren, what would make this deal binding?

This is all just my personal theory, but normal T has no idea that he is tricking Odium. If he knew, then Odium would be able to see through it. So genius T (Cultivation) is tricking normal T so that he doesn't screw up and ruin the lie. Normal T trusts the Diagram, but the Diagram is a lie. Think of Odium as a real life lie detector for a minute. How do you beat a lie detector? By believing your own lies. It's the same concept

Think of genius T and not genius T as two different people. Genius T (basically just Cultivation) is conning everyone, including normal T. Genius T knew that the king of the world plan wouldn't work. In order to trick Odium though, he had to make it seem like that is the real plan, which is why he took over JKeved. That was never the real plan, but he had to sell the feint. The real plan isn't written in the Diagram. The purpose of the Diagram is just to manipulate Odium. Normal T needs to think that it is real though, so that Odium doesn't see through the lie. No idea what the end game is, but it's not whatever the Diagram says

You are absolutely right. It is important to remember that this is not a war of humans v singers. It is a war of Gods v Gods. They will use any tools available

Preface: Someone correct me if I'm breaking any rules here, as I just made my account a couple hours ago. I posted this theory on a King T discussion thread, but I'm thinking that it was a little off topic since that discussion was about T as a character and this is a theory about the Diagram. So pardon my ignorance if this is a breach of etiquette! Theory: The Diagram is Fake I think the Diagram itself is part of the subterfuge. As others have pointed out, the original concept of "make a deal to protect my kingdom, then become king of everything" is so simple, that I believe Odium was meant to see through it. In order for the bluff to work though, you have to make it look like you're trying, hence the takeover of JKeved. If T was so brilliant when he made the Diagram, then it stands to reason that he was smart enough to realize that Odium would be able to read/interpret it. That is the entire point. It is a classic misdirection, just on a grand scale. It's all meant to bait Odium into certain actions, presumably to put Him in a position to be vulnerable. It also stands to reason that genius T knew that Odium would never negotiate on one of T's smart days. So why put in the "negotiate from a position of strength" line? It's part of the misdirection. If Odium is confident that T and the Diagram are not a threat, then He is much more likely to let his guard down. T is playing the Severus Snape role. We are going to hate him for a long time and he is going to do some awful things. In the end though, it will be his actions that ultimately make Odium vulnerable to be defeated by someone else. Basically, I just don't accept the narrative of "Odium saw through the Diagram, therefore it is moot and T is now a traitor." Genius T knew that would happen and planned for it

I feel like everyone is too focused on figuring out who/what The One is, rather than the actual purpose (Intent) of why The One "broke apart." The legend of The One is most likely (in my opinion) to be a simple misunderstanding of how Investiture works. They are all Invested by the same Shard, so when they die that Investiture returns to the Shard. Pretty easy to see how that could evolve over time into being part of one consciousness, as it isn't terribly far off from the truth. What we need to focus on is the purpose, as Intent is so important to the Cosmere. So why did The One allegedly break apart? To send its people to experience life on 7 different worlds. The purpose/Intent is to experience. The Shard is called Experience

I think the Diagram itself is part of the subterfuge. As others have pointed out, the original concept of "make a deal to protect my kingdom, then become king of everything" is so simple, that I believe Odium was meant to see through it. In order for the bluff to work though, you have to make it look like you're trying, hence the takeover of JKeved. If T was so brilliant when he made the Diagram, then it stands to reason that he was smart enough to realize that Odium would be able to read/interpret it. That is the entire point. It is a classic misdirection, just on a grand scale. It's all meant to bait Odium into certain actions, presumably to put Him in a position to be vulnerable. It also stands to reason that genius T knew that Odium would never negotiate on one of T's smart days. So why put in the "negotiate from a position of strength" line? It's part of the misdirection. If Odium is confident that T and the Diagram are not a threat, then He is much more likely to let his guard down. T is basically playing the Severus Snape role. We are going to hate him for a long time and he is going to do some awful things. In the end though, it will be his actions that ultimately make Odium vulnerable to be defeated by someone else. Edit: Basically, I just don't accept the narrative of "Odium saw through the Diagram, therefore it is moot and T is now a traitor." Genius T knew that would happen and planned for it

It's almost certainly Ashyn. In Kriss's essay in AU, she says that Ashyn was destroyed by some sort of cataclysm and now only supports small pockets of livability. She also says only spren live on Braize.