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I kinda hate batman but yes. Possible but it really could go either way. I don't think we have any implication that that is common in Vorin lands and I highly doubt it is normal in karbranth a city known for its public works and lack of slaves.

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Not necessarily. Most legal systems as advanced as the Vorin one usually have some form of plea bargaining. Even if that were true allowing the proper authorities to carry out punishment through legal means is often useful.

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I do not think so actually. He mentions not having one for a while but that could be just because they don't come regularly. I can't find the quote but I don't think he is cured. Other then that I thought your letter was excellent. Best wishes.

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It is odd that that region is known for being flat and that the normal method of destruction of hills or mountains will lead to dust.

Welcome to the shard. Good name I miss him. To answer your question we do not to the best of my knowledge know but knowing Hoid it was probably because he did not want his own goals subordinated to a shard's intent.

Your analysis could easily be correct. My retort to Jasnah is that something else might be going on like this WoB and that enforcing the system of justice rather then making your own could have more real benefits.

No one really knows(I mean sure maybe somebody does) but even Vasher an expert awakener with centuries of practice is not particularly confidant answering that question. Awakening is extremely expensive to practice and it requires a strong will and organized mind to do effectively. We know it can "animate" things and modify memories as well as provide special properties to objects and that is about it. If you want to job into speculation though. It should be(in fact almost certain is) possible to make some kind of spren(as on Roshar) with breath. It is possible that you might be able to do small tweaks to yourself or others Roshar spoilers the emperor's soul spoilers by using breath as an extra bit of soul that you can manipulate(this is the kind of awakening I am most interested in).

I agree that under normal circumstances they would not but if Jasnah had trapped them(done the same thing except say turn the air to tar) I am fairly certain their convictions could have been attained legally considering their crime and her own testimony. Yes but that does not speak to their motivation. Otherwise I agree with what you say.

She was trying to find philosophies that agreed with her actions but disagreed with Jasnah's. Also I think we only got the ones that shocked her the most because they provided good arguments for actions she finds abhorrent. We also know from Sigzil that the Shin believe all violence to be evil, the Emuli believe that it is crass and to be avoided and Jasnah does in fact read Shin authors(from her reading recommendations).

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I did not get that impression at all. Shallan only mentions three of the philosophies she researched that might agree with Jasnah. She does not mention any of the ones that indicate that her actions were wrong.

She was going to kill them anyway. She just also took the opportunity to educate Shallan. I personally think that no she should not kill them. She does not know the broader context that made them seek criminal life. Many of them could have been forced into this through poverty, blackmail or familial ties(like in most crimes today). However she does make a good point in that defenseless people should not have to live in fear. Also since no one has done this. Welcome to the shard!

Harry Potter? You can make stuff from nothing and vanish other things. It is not particularly uncommon. The Belgariad by David Eddings involves the ability to make but forbids destroying. In the death gate cycle magic involves probability which allows either creation or destruction. Could you be a bit more specific about what you are looking for.

Shard cannon's? What are soul-cannons?

Think of them as updated version of the same thing like different models of the same type of car.

I always thought they were referring to probability and how much of the overall events someone was actually competent to take in. For example an Array can only really see the present if broadly, a Suit can see several moves ahead as well as to the side, Sequence is Marasi's counterpart able to foresee a variety of events branching out in all directions, while a series can look forward but can be blindsided in the now.

Sigh. I suppose I have to upvote that on principle. What about Knight of Worldsingers.

I would prefer this place not really be for wild speculation. Just FWI. Also.

Both. Understandable.

It is made very clear in the books that it is not possession. The body is killed an replaced with a new soul. I suppose the fused could have been lying to Venli but I did not get that impression.

Some answers since you finished the book.