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It is a fun theory. It just has several more interesting implications.

Mistborn spoilers. It is not just a rosharan thing.

Spren are bound to the Rosharan system. The Unmade are spren. This could indicate that either they know something that even Hoid is after(how to get a spren off world) or that your theory is... I also think that resurrecting ambition is a bit much. SA is supposed to be self contained(mostly). Adding a new shard is something that I don't think Brandon is going to do.

Sure I was just confused by the statement.

FINALLY!

What? There is no Oathgate at the Horneater peaks

How would Odium have carried them from their respective planets?

Yoman states an incomplete picture in HoA but does not take it to the final conclusion. The Ars Arcanum agrees with you although it does not put things a succinctly.

WoKs 1092. It is pretty depressing but it really is the soul of Kaladin's leadership dilemma and I like that he comes out and says it. No matter what he does the job will never be good enough. He has to be responsible for everyone but at the same time he has to be able to forgive himself for mistakes. Leadership is too much for anyone yet someone has to do it.

During OB he was on her bad side. It did not go well for him.

Queen of Attolia. I have no wish to be on the receiving end of an Ameram smack down.

I never said two people. I said two PoVs. I actually think, and said, that they will have a full complement of minor characters along. We also don't know what capacity is limited as. If they take my suggestion and duplicate the spren methods of transportation you will actually need a full compliment of "NPCs" to manage things. There are also plenty of reasons that a military commander might not send as many people as possible. Sacrificing safety for speed or stealth for example. Thing is Odium will probably have many situations like this running simultaneously. This inures Dalinar probably can't go all in on any one of them. Are they? They are both impressive of course but Navani is more of a project manager then a full scholar herself(I am not saying that is a bad thing or that she is incapable it is just a different kind of expertise). As to Jasnah. Yeah she is impressive but political leaders can't run around on there own in the middle of nowhere. My point was that he can't pick. Odium is going to put him in a position where loosing any of the vital missions looses him the war. Yes there is efficiency. If you can get things working at 95% using considerably less valuable personal that would be more useful elsewhere you do it. it kind of was. That is completely plausible. Seems a lot less plausible just timeline wise. Either way these people could belong to any of the groups. Adolin has a sword. This is probably not his shardblade as it is in shadesmar.

All of this is moot even if it is true as we know he will be going from cover art as I explained several posts ago. We also know Shallan will be with him. Also maybe tone it down a bit? We don't know if any of her squires have advanced in the past year and with the exception of Windrunners that will be true for any radiant they send(other then Renarin I guess). They have to send expendable people and those two will be included. I personally think they will also have a full support team. A mix of scholars and soldiers would make the most sense. I was saying that they should make a ship and then, for example, have Shallan manifest it on the other side. This would have the added benefit where the manifested object was pulled back to the PR one. Getting the ship working would be done before the mission where for example Jasnah could work on it. Shallan is new and Dalinar can substitute for Adolin(as can general Khal). Alethi wives are expected to be on the battlefield if not kill people and she is still needed for the diplomatic and political efforts of the Alethi coalition. That is a super dangerous precedent to make even if you could pull it off. Considering how impressive Jasnah is an individual I think that having Shallan impersonate her for months or weeks is not viable. Also Shallan can't duplicate Jasnah's political or scholastic achievements. Neither Shallan nor Adolin is technically irreplaceable. It is also possible even likely that Odium puts Dalinar in a position where he has to compromise because he has several absolutely necessary missions. Shadesmar is dangerous but plenty of people manage to live and work there. The spren even recommend staying as it is less dangerous then the PR in OB. We know that Odium's forces have not managed complete conquest of the place as of OB. If this plan is viable at all it indicates that the spren are holding out. All can easily be tested. All should theoretically work. Statistically odds are in favor of at least one working. Jasnah does not need to go. Jasnah is needed elsewhere. I actually think it more likely this is group two(possibly three). Two PoVs a host of side characters a narrow focus and a gap where they are just sailing and nothing is happening. We also know IIRC that less Shadesmar will be in this book which indicates it being a group with fewer PoVs.

That one is a bit strange. We don't really know how it works.

Adolin has to go. Maya is his. Shallan is both persuasive and married to him. She also possess the ability to alter the landscape in shadesmar and has limited experience with warfare and politics meaning she is the radiant most easily parted with. Both also have experience with the terain itself(only Jasnah and Kaladin have as much experience). Why not mandras? Worked last time. We know that Navani knows how to capture spren. Not really. Both are needed to lead the political and scholarly efforts of team radiant. A ruler must be visible during crisis times. MB spoilers They might have a spare Windrunner but Radiant power(as in manpower) is limited so if yes I think that it will probably be one of the second ideal ones(Skar or Drehy assuming they have not advanced and no new ones are around). I do agree they will probably have additional people on the mission(conventional wisdom indicates to put at least 3 people on any team that is expected to be in a hostile environment in case of casualty). Dalinar can unlock that. Jasnah could Elsecall them(they arrange to meet her back at the tower after she transfers them in) or they could use the Highstorm.

According to him his "real name" is "numbers." I take it to mean that he is a set of operations(a lot like a computer program).

They do not use metal that has been mined from stone.

Thanks. I have been wondering how Brandon will swell the ranks of team radiant with the spren so reluctant.

I personally think they will be going to one of the spren cities. Potentially to reveal what ever Adolin has done to Maya and gain spren support for radiance.

Cement is a combination of limestone, charcoal water and sand.

We just got some cover art of the two of them in Shadesmar!

I wonder why Adolin is always carrying a sword even in shadesmar. That can't be Maya.

Khriss said that splintering is like decapitation where as what Ruin did to Preservation was more like strangulation. In the first case the processes happens quickly and is permanent. In the second case the body still works but has become brain dead. Also in the second case a new consciousness could take control of the body.

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