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I think that is talking about the forms of power. The red eyes indicate that them resulting from bonding voidpren is not the original state. It seems like they originally resulted from bonds with old gods like Wind. That state may arise again.

(The Sunlit Man)

'Z' not being a part of the phonetic inventar of most Rosharan languages. Otherwise Zorg, Zod, ...

That perpendiculariry is held by Odium's forces. They'd observe what the Radiants are doing there. Indirectly telling Odium that you are looking for a Shard, which he believes to have splintered, is not a good idea.

"We killed you" Whoever cooperated with him betrayed him. Mercy could not do it. Too contrary to the Shard's Intent.

I guess the next thing we will have to see is the people of Urithiru understanding that they have no way of mounting a rescue mission, because that would require a perpendiculaity. In addition, the fight between Shallan and the Ghostbloods is not over. Nor does it seem to be in the Ghostblood's interest to see Odium set free. And there are two elephants in the room. Why doesn't Dalinar just reopen the perpendicularity? The original mission has become moot, hasn't it? Or, worse, he does open it and there is a complication. Lift and Gavinor. They were not bound to the stone. Is there any reason they would end up in the same place as Navani and Dalinar? Rampant speculation: What happens if Dalinar does open the perpendicularity and they end up on Ashyn?

Even if that is pure random chance (that is Sja-Anat does not get to determine that) the purely statistical chance is 1/4). Not good enough to draw conclusions from.

Maybe this is a systematic problem, but I am afraid I cannot follow you. The original issue Taravangian was thinking - erroneously, but inevitably so - he was facing was survival of the species. His solution was to make a deal with the enemy. Concerning the latter conversation, things are different. Taravangian first deduced, correctly - I think we agree on that, that a system of multiple Shards, whose Intents must conflict, is working badly. Sazed and Leras came to the same conclusion. The second idea that reducing the number of Shards to one would fix that issue is quite elemental. You could obviously argue that reducing the number of Shards to zero would also do the job. However that would be quasi-suicidal for Taravangian. Do we really need to resort to ideology to explain that people are not suicidal? Nevertheless the position Taravangian is taking closely resembles enlightened absolutism. I might add that the Cosmere is different in key regards. If you reduce the number of Shards to one, you thereby determine the broad strokes of the system you are going to build. It must conform to the surviving Shard's Intent. In that sense, if you want postmodernism in the Cosmere, you must either get rid of all Shards or reassemble Adonalsium.

He has already broken his promise. Taravangian promised to serve Odium, yet he attacked him with Nightblood. Critically that happened before he ascended.

As chapters will have been being preleased, the question whether we will reread them as the book is released arises.

Right after they discussed that very thing in rooms not secured in this manner?

If they learned something like that, what would he do? Wipe their memories? He cannot harm people. And why does he use an object of his own? He could go to the gem archive or use something else. As for the other team learning, they will sooner or later have to talk about this with other people.

Listening for what? After people getting into contact with Kalak? And why does Hoid care? And why doesn't he just order people out? And why doesn't his life sense reveal Wyndle?

Why did Hoid go to the trouble of picking a room where they cannot be overheard? They are going to open a perpendicularity and they already discussed that in a room not so equipped. They also discussed the reasons for going into the Spiritual Realm. They connected the watches in another room. A perpendicularity is not exactly easy to hide. Him having a rock from Ashyn is hardly that important. What is going on? Did he want Lift to be nearby?

Why then did she lose the fight in the first place? That raises a possibility. Does Hoid know a way to store physical stuff in a gem?

Now, that I think about the Stormlight Archive I find myself confused, as I see two possibilities I cannot tell apart. It is the very thing Brandon called too hard. If you start with The Way of Kings you could think that the series is about preventing the return of the voidbringers and you'd have a classic hero story with Kaladin and Shallan as the protagonists and Dalinar as the mentor figure. That would make it a story about saving the world, only that the end of Words of Radiance is the plot twist that Brandon called too hard to pull off. That would explain why some readers feel let down by Oathbringer. It is something far older and darker from classical antiquity. It may turn out to be an outright tragedy. Jasnah Kholin is Cassandra. Nobody listened to her warnings and now the world will end with Odium released. I am afraid I cannot follow the logic here. Taravangian's original plan involved his own death by execution as a traitor. He is relying on an ancient, proven solution. He is ready to sacrifice a lot just to be sure that some be saved. That is not a new approach. In fact it is a form of utilitarianism.

So, do we assume that Cultivation foresaw this and it is part of her plan?

Why then did hiscognitive shadow merge with the Stormfather?

If

This is quite a bit to go through. Yet I am afraid I must first address the elephant in the room. You are just assuming that the Shattering was the result of a conspiracy of people in it for personal power. That is a big assumption. For all we know Adonalsium was preparing an updated version of mankind, testing the prototypes on Roshar and they acted in self-defense. Whatever gave the Singers the forms of power. It looks like the Cosmere's deities did not just contains Adonalsium prior to the Shattering, but also lesser entities like the Aethers and entities like the Wind.

As far as the Heralds knew. It is possible that Honor forsaw all that, yet did it anyway.

Until the moment when it becomes clear that things are going awry, as they are with Cultivation delivering her message. Then a good officer would prepare as quickly as possible and as thoroughly as necessary and then act. You might argue that Dalinar is still preparing, but then why are those preparations depicted in fine minutiae?

Good point. That would be explained by their plans going awry horribly as they are implemented. If that happens you need to explain why they are acting the way they are acting, lest it look like a whole bunch of plot holes. Let's say that the duel of champions is decided by Dalinar not showing up. That would feel forced if the possibility were not introduced before he made the trip. As that would be too obvious I don't think that will happen. But something else looks likely. After all there has to be a second set of books, which need open issues or new issues arising from Wind and Truth.

If a Kandra ate a Fused, would he or she replicate the Fused or the body donor? In general, would the gemheart be functional?

Because that return is not natural. It ruins several chances. They should be investigating the cause and consequences of the Recreance. They have outworlders to talk to. They should do so. Secondly, why is Dalinar sending out Kaladin and Szeth? As soon as Dalinar learns that their mission will not help in the contest, he should delay them by a few days. Or alternatively, send a larger force. Two men against an Unmade?