BasementDwellingRadiant

Ahh... Ender's Game. My childhood thanks you.

We've been told since the beginning that Odium is better than Honor at seeing the future, and seen evidence in Renarin. But... a question: Does this make sense? Does it make sense for the divine manifestation of passion and hate to be good at seeing the future? I know when I get emotional, I'm not all that good about thinking through the consequences of my actions. Why would one burdened with such - but on the scale of Gods - be so talented at doing so?

 

On a side note... Has anyone else noticed that Odium is essentially a personification of the dark side of the force? 

Either Kaladin or Dalinar... I see too much of myself in Shallan to like her. She scares me.

The line is from the second-to-last paragraph of the letter in Words of Radiance.

Having just finished Oathbringer a short time ago, I've found myself pondering the possibilities of what is to come. And, several things jump to mind.

1) Odium is currently trapped on Roshar, the primary antagonist of a major epic-fantasy series, and just asking for a but kicking. I do not see the Rosharans letting him continue as he has, bound to inflict harm upon harm upon harm to them and others. Yes, Wheel of Time had the "re-imprison the dark lord of evil" thing going on at the end. But, a major theme of that series was how time repeats itself over and over... in a wheel. There were a lot of desolations, but they have not been portrayed in the same way as the Last Battle.

2) Honor is out there, splintered, and Dalinar seems to be implied to be the next bearer of that particular mantle(shard). I have a feeling that we'll see a reassembling by the end of the series. This is admittedly a pure hunch.

3) The line in the letter about "the heavens themselves shaking with the results of the war on Roshar" keeps playing into my mind.

4) The line in one of the letters about Rays bearing the burden of "god's own hate without the other verities that gave it context" also keeps playing over in my mind.

 

So... and I imagine you can probably see where I'm going with this... does anyone else think we might end up with another Harmony situation? Though, instead of preservation and Ruin, we have Honor and Odium combine to form something like... I don't know, Retribution or something? It would seem very fitting with Dalinar's warlord past.

Given Maya's origins(going by coppermind), and Adolin seemingly being on the road to re-awakening her... you guys think we might be getting a knight radiant Adolin any time soon? Or, do you think lending her out to that guy during the big final battle scene ruined his chances with her? She did seem kind of disappointed(if I remember the text correctly)...

Given that this is the fan fiction corner, I think I'm in the right place, but feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.

I'm sorry if this is unorganized...

 

First Idea:

Concept: A crowd gathers to watch as, for the first time in many centuries, a dark-eyes kills a shardbearer. As the head of a broken spear slams through the visor of an ancient helm, silence falls upon the field of blood. An assassin is thwarted. Jaws drop. Hearts stop. And... a hero is born. With so many standing witness, Amaram cannot simply kill Kal and his soldiers. He must abide by the law, no matter how much he hates it. Kaladin, that surgeons son from a backward little town is no fourth dahn.

Needless to say, a large chunk of canon goes out the window. So, I'd like to just throw some of my thoughts out there and see if you think I'm insane or not.

The moment Kaladin takes the shards, everything changes and Light-eyed politics becomes a BIG part of his story. How could it not be, given how he rose to prominence? I suspect he would spend some time with Amaram after the incident, training, securing boarders, making ready for the journey to the shattered planes.I imagine that he would go to see his family much earlier than canon, and - while they would be glad to see him - there would be an underlying tension between him and Liran in regards to Kaiden's choices. I also suspect that, during this time, he would entrust to them his feelings about what's going on. For example, how - when he looks at the blade - he cannot help but see the deaths of his men(like in canon). He's uncomfortable with what is happening, but he does not have the full-on hatred like in canon because he wasn't sold into slavery.

When it comes to politics, he is now a symbol, a hero of the people. The dark eyes that killed a shardbearer. Stormblessed. Any number of things could happen here. I find myself thinking, though, that the reactions of the light eyes would be a mix of awed, uncertain, and disdainful. When it comes to Sadius and Amaram in particular, I think they'd be playing him. Supporting him in public while simultaneously trying to kill him on the battlefield(so Amaram could have the shards).

I kind of like the idea of his distain for the light-eyes growing as he becomes more and more aware of how... ugh... Sadius' people are, and Sadius in particular. Maybe Kaladin requests to be put in charge of the bridgeman once he sees Sadius' methods, and changes things to be more like Dalinar's camp(running in front to clear a way for the bridgemen? This would probably lend some to the above growth of his character, as he finds himself disapproved of for "putting himself at risk" or something.

Returning to politics, we learn from Dalinar in WoR that new shardbearers can found houses. So, Kal is probably working on that to. The problem I have with this is that it probably means an arranged marriage of some kind, which we already have in Adolin and Shalan. Though, it might be fun to have one that fails because Kal can't stand the "light-eyes pettiness." The primary issue I run into here is... well, I don't really want to use an OC, and Laurel is kind of taken.

Another possibility for fun... Maybe Amaram(because of Dalinar and Sadius' alliance) asks for one of Dalinar's people to train Kal in the sword? We could get a Kaladin and Adolin friendship emerging this way. Might cause some interesting ripples.

Thoughts?

 

My Second Idea...

Concept: This one is a little more out there, though probably not surprising to anyone who has spent time in the fan fiction pits of the internet. A Harry Potter crossover. I'm thinking either something where Hoid takes Harry off the Dursley doorstep and brings him to Roshar because (standard dumb crossover excuse for raising Harry somewhere else here), or having Lilly's sacrifice/blood magic somehow bring Roshar and Earth closer together, so things start bleeding between the two(High storms and spren appearing on Earth, and the spren bonding Radiants or something...). This one, as you can probably tell, is far more nebulous in its conception. Though, I'd still love suggestions if you're willing...

Danny Fenton from Danny Phantom: Windrunner

Flare from Dragon Riders of Pern: Bondsmith

Molly Carpenter from Dresden Files: Lightweaver(not only because of her powers. She also tends to play different "roles" with different people... particularly in her younger depictions)