Taverenesque

I was recently playing dreidel with my family, and came across an interesting coincidence. In case you don't know, dreidel is a spinning top game with four different sides. Each is represented by a symbol (Hei, gimmel, nun, and shin). The symbol that was interesting to me was the one called "Shin". What you do when you roll a Shin, is to add one coin to the pot. In shinovar, there is a saying that "blessed is he who adds", and I can't help but wonder if Brandon got the name (and at least some of the characteristics of this culture) from the dreidel game.

Thoughts? Has this been posted before and I couldn't find it?

Yes, you'll especially like book 4. You're not alone in loving that chapter.

"I win again Lews Therin" is a fantastic line from it and should be a meme by now.

I would imagine that the warders feel some of the discomfort, if in fact the Aes Sedai actually feel anything. IIRC it's mentioned later on how being a channeler blocks a pregnant woman from getting morning sickness or any other common symptoms of pregnancy, so there might be something off about their regular periods too.

Tien?

After agonizing for some time, I decided I should make an account here since none of my friends will get into the Cosmere . 

I was introduced to Sanderson's work through the Wheel of Time, and after a few false starts into the Cosmere, I have come to love it. 

See you guys around =D