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Tsss, can't even come up with one of the fundamental laws of nature on the spot? Bet you Mr T. could do it, and he's very old.

Maybe a bond like the Spren form with humans. We know Seons have them, but they might not be as intimate as a Spren bond, or may not be as based on ideals and "truths" as the Nahel bond is, but that's just idle speculation.

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Yeah, but Odium was imprisoned when the humans took Honor as their god, replacing Odium. That happened after the exodus, and during or after the first desolation, probably. So that doesn't exactly clear up a lot, timeline wise. Maybe someone asked a follow up question to it? I'd hope so at least.

Then it's fair to say that at least Jezrien, her father, was born pre-exodus. That's interesting, because I too assumed there was at least a bit of time between the exodus and the first desolation, as the humans needed time to grow discontent with Shinovar, before they decided to invade the rest of the continent. If there was, then what does that imply for the Heralds? Maybe they're kind of like the Returned from Nalthis, only granted their life by either Odium or Honor (most likely Odium, as he was the god of the humans before Honor was), but then why would they oppose him that much? It's all a bit weird

Final Empire is, the rest isn't, in my opinion.

Considering Hoid bonded a Cryptic, could you name one of his truths, or would Hoid be content with only the abilities he gained by speaking the first ideal?

Be prepared to hear more about this character, Hoid. We're all kinda obsessed with him, because he's basically the closest we have to figuring out the secrets of the cosmere.

Did Hoid have a personal relationship to Adonalsium, friendly, familial or romantic?

Could it be possible that another Yolenite that Hoid knew picked up Endowment? It's also possible it'd be another Shard, maybe the Shard that just wants to hide and Survive? I'd think it'd be a good choice to not be "stuck" to a certain Vessel if you wanted to survive. Narratively it could be interesting, as survival (if that's the actual intent) can be interpreted as hiding but also as taking initiative and taking down your threats before they can take you down. It's not an "official" theory, but I'm just thinking out loud. Who knows what Brandon has in store for us in this.

"Granny we need you to kill someone again, come do that please. Okay thaaaaanks, now go back to the silver. Shoo."

Don't forget that it's her own grandmother or mother (I forgot which one)

The problem with that is the 3rd ideal of the Bondsmiths. Which, if I'm honest, doesn't sound like something someone related to Odium would say. I know the ideals change, but the taking of responsibility seems to be the main thing, and I'm not sure that fits with someone who is allied to Odium

Ash the Herald? Can Heralds even get a Nahel bond with another type of spren?

Ah yes, the threat of Mum. Always a good deterrent.

You mean to say you can choose not to read and not let Sanderson destroy your life?

Could make an awfully good Champion for Odium, should he ever need one because a man with a book challenged him.

Evil. Pure evil.

Certainly true, but who's to say they're definetly right. Truth, but I'm not sure I'd fare much better, given half of the power of creation. And yeah, in this specific case, it kinda worked out. Hurray. So, the point stands. #rashekdidnothingwrong

While it's mostly a joke, and I'm not saying that magically enforced tyranny is a good basis for a society, there is a point of truth to it. TLR tried his best, especially when he first held the power of Preservation. As he became aware that the only way to stop Ruin was to not release the power, he had to stay in power, which he did. Sure, he may have been a manipulative son of a mistwraith, but he did kinda save the world with it. The end justifies the means, I guess?

Sacrifices must be made. #rashekdidnothingwrong

An interesting thing could be to talk about how big a difference a small change in someone or something's history could make. Or talk about what kind of things they'd try to SoulForge for themselves and why.

Can someone draw this?

Granted. It's a landline. I wish for Stormlight 4.

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