Halyo_Alex

And then eventually they become an artificial general intelligence and declare humanity unnecessary because their computational body provides all the Logic they need to survive

...Yeehaw? Note: I get what you're driving at but I couldn't resist

I mean if you go with the phonetic route you could make it "Kollector of Words"

Maybe Malata doesn't become one of the mini-shards, but is instead of other importance to the Dustbringers after all is said and done (after the dust settles, you could say ). Maybe each of the super-radiants crown a Champion of their own, or a new Herald, or both. Who knows? ...Now I'm picturing a super emotionally positive scene where Kaladin crowns Teft as his Windrunner Champion... Dangit. Now I have feels from something that hasn't happened

LOL I suppose the reverse would be true for Darkside too?

Fair enough. Perhaps some of them do die, but in the end I do believe there will be 10 "super radiants" as described prior

Knights of (the?) Wind (even though it's the skybreaker-themed book...)

they have a discord, if the link in the OP hasn't expired you could join to observe progress

I mean if you became an Elseshaper, you'd have a doubly-potent Transportation surge...

I doubt that Brandon would resolve an inter-shardic conflict the same way twice. An alternative that I highly prefer is each of our "flagship radiants" for each order (kaladin for windrunners, szeth for skybreakers, malata for dustbringers, lift for edgedancers, etc) will each become a Vessel of 1/10th the power of Honor, filtered by the Intent of their Order's Ideals (as Shards can be bound by oaths). Perhaps Cultivation also Splinters herself into 10 pieces, perhaps not, perhaps Odium also becomes a non-issue by being split into 10 and distributed among the Superradiants (a mixture of our theories here). The point of this "coalition of mini-shards" would be, well... Unity. 10 different minds bound by different Intents to offer differing opinions on what to do, perhaps enough individual freedom to avoid a Harmony "I can't do much due to the conflict of Intents I hold". And to an extent, we've seen smaller, less complete versions of this concept before; The Heralds, and the Five of the Listeners on the Plains. Many individuals with different mindsets, working in Unity with one another to achieve complex goals.

How very selective of you, sir. Mmmmm.

Ooh, that'd be awesome. Here's hoping.

I just had an idea that fits right in here; A novella about the first Surgebinders on Roshar; the first humans to bond with True spren and gain the first non-honorblade Shardblades, pre-oaths.

then you're probably mistaken about his Ideal.

Coughs in soulcasting Yyyyeah. If you can Soulcast more Nicrosil than it consumes in this process, you literally have unlimited power. As a Lightweaver, you would be able to make a sound so loud that it shatters the entire planet apart (or at least obliterates anything on the surface)... Or just hyper-intense gamma rays to give everything instant cancer

To be fair; Ashspren in the CR do "decay" repeatedly, their "skin" peels off to reveal bones beneath and then reforms soon afterwards.

I almost want to go out on a limb and say Deathspren, simply because Edgedancers would likely be near to many people near death, while using Progression to save them. Plus, wouldn't that just be the greatest thematic duality, with their main spren being of Cultivation? And conquering Death in such a fashion that the spren of death itself protects you (assuming that cousinspren are what make Shardplate).

Oh yeah, Flamespren... I'll be honest, I kinda forgot about those. So yeah, either one would make sense tbh.

Ah, good, so I didn't come off as that pompous know-it-all type as I worried I might. I also agree here, but the possibility crossed my mind nonetheless. Besides, growing a garden for someone you love isn't that strange if you both like plants... I also like your idea of Decayspren being the Dustbringer cousinspren; that would be another bit of stigma against them that would make them feel more like the "bad guys" along with the name being so alike to Voidbringers and them having, you know, Division, which can kill people even without needing a Blade... Also if Truthwatchers aren't Concentrationspren then perhaps those could go with Willshapers? Their divine attributes are "resolute/builder", so I could see a Willshaper undertaking a task that demands particular focus. The ripple effect of a Concentrationspren and the deep focus needed to attract them reminds me of the Lightspren's copper vibration communications to an extent as well.

Hmm. Well, there's a contradiction afoot here; Edgedancers are associated with diamonds (crystal) and truthwatchers are associated with Emeralds (plants), yet you've put Lifespren in association with the Edgedancers despite being enhanced by Emeralds as we've seen. Now I'm not just saying this to be like "look at my superior intellect" or something. No. I will not be "that guy". I am simply pointing this out and agreeing with your initial belief that the cousinspren are empowered by the gem associated with their order, and disagreeing that Lifespren are associated with Truthwatchers, until we see conclusive proof otherwise. Yes, Edgedancers use Progression to heal wounds, which is very "lively" in a sense, but that's not what we see the Lifespren doing when empowered with Emeralds. We see them causing the crops to grow, not repair themselves. I think that is perhaps more in line with what a "typical" Truthwatcher would be using Progression for, on average, when filling their scholarly role. Think about it; Truthwatchers also have Illumination, they could make synthetic sunlight and use that to help grow the plants they're using Progression on. Botany is their strong suit, and hey, they're associated with Emeralds, the essence of plants! How about that. So in lieu of Lifespren, what could the Edgedancers attract as cousinspren to Cultivationspren? Hmm... Good question. I almost want to say Keenspren because of Wyndle and his commentary about making a garden for them... But then again he says that as a comparison for strangeness. While I don't doubt that could be brilliant foreshadowing on Brandon's part, I'm still skeptical on that. I'm sure there's something. Anyway, moving on from that; I feel like it could be Luckspren; the spren that Skyeels and Chasmfiends bond with to overcome gravity. Windspren are already taken by the Windrunners, who also use Gravitation, and Luckspren are visibly associated with gravity.

I mean, it would allow you to predict seemingly random things, so you could still win at gambling (wonder how Scadrian casinos are gonna deal with Chromium ferrings and unsealed Chromiumminds).

I think there may be a way that involves both; Soulcasting common medicines from Roshar to breed a plague that has immunity to them.

Don't forget Deadeye Spren and their Connection to their Radiants.

A Returned's appearance is heavily dependent on self-perception, and presumably the Royal Locks as well. If her brothers have no reason to believe their hair can change color, then it wouldn't.

In theory, each metal could be "attuned" to a different Rhythm, like a tuning fork. Like, down at the atomic scale, the actual physical nuclei/electron orbitals might be what decides which Rhythms can resonate with which metal, like the length of a guitar string determining what frequency it vibrates at. Of course, with this being the Cosmere, there is almost assuredly a Cognitive and Spiritual component to this, but I'm talking like, BASIC basic concept.