The Thrill

I'm wondering if Brandon Sanderson got his inspiration for Sprens and Shadesmar from The Jinn World, which is a 'concept' in Islam that these beings that humans cannot typically see live within the same space as us, but in a parallel world that we cannot interact with or see due to it being held together by a different set of physical laws. The parallels: Invisible entities that live in a lateral or parallel realm They are supposed to worship the same God as humans (The Almighty?) They have various abilities that they can wield Are able to possess (bond with?) humans on some level Thoughts? A quick search on Google yields this: https://www.islamreligion.com/articles/669/viewall/world-of-jinn/

They're form an Island near the Frostlands and are renounded sailors. Thick eyebrows could protect their faces from cold winds etc.

Dalinar:

Siddiq from Walking Dead (Avi Nash)

i feel like middle eastern is definitely the way to go for the alethi... for Dalinar...may I suggest Kenan Imirzalioglu: For Adolin I would go with Alexander Uloom And Burak O for Kaladin:

that would be awesome