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I think florakinesis is the ability to telekenis flora. So, control plants? Also, you forgot to wish.

*arches one eyebrow indisputably* Word hippo says that's the opposite

I speak many lies. Nathrangking wins!

The whole first series, the first of the second. I need to find the rest of the second series.

I know right! I started rereading them after my OB reread. My parents were telling me I needed to branch out .

People who are undesirable Big rock that can't talk in the ocean Big rock that spews fire in the ocean

You shall not oppress the anti-anti-win society!

Allright, that could make sense. Thanks!

Granted, you are a fullborn cat. Your mom was a cat, your dad was a cat, all of your siblings were cat, etc. You always involuntarily meow when you see a person. I wish to have all the allomantic and feruchemical powers.

When you wish you could finally learn the Alethi women's script - and remember it

Those would be really cool to see Also, I win by 13 hours. For real this time. I even reloaded the page and everything.

@Calderis I looked back at the thread, and I actually agree with most of what you're saying. The only thing is how specific the Spiritual realm is. Do you think it functions as a framework that the other Realms build off of, or an exact outline where, say, molecule 11929-b has an exact position 39393, 2929191, 3030, etc, recorded in the Spiritual? With the framework, the Spiritual would have the basis for everything, and get more and more detailed with information also stored in other realms as physics kind of stuff. With the exact outline, it would be more like the Spiritual has mass amounts of data, performs calculations, and show it, and feedback occurs because beings with sentience modify other parts of the outline. It would stay the same amount of specific as it moves to the Cognitive, then Physical. Just curious to see what you think, I'm not really sure myself.

¡Yo gano!

Not just because the older sibling usually happens to be the more intelligent 17. Short people can jump a higher percentage of their height because they have less mass to propel

So when do various terms get capitalized? Is there a consensus? Investiture, each of the realms, connection, identity, fortune, shard, intent, anything else...

I don't actually remember what Leras says. As for feedback, I think it is more just the natural way the things happening affect more than one realm. With the lifeless I think that the Investiture is being pulled from the Spiritual realm to sustain the Lifeless. This is just the nature of life- it needs investiture to function - Fish have investiture, people have investiture, animals have investiture, ect. We see this in the Roshar Cognitive. Just to clarify- This quote seems to say that the Cognitive aspect is defined by the Spiritual. My reasoning: A Spiritual Identity is influenced, or perhaps created, by the thoughts in the Physical realm. This in turn, gets shown in the Cognitive, which is what we see. So, after various changes, the Cognitive aspect is at least partially influenced by the thoughts in the Physical. Basically, I don't think any one realm is the origin for what we see- What eventually exists is created by interactions between all 3 realms. Humans have thought and innate investiture and mass and energy. They have an aspect in all 3 realms in which changes in one can influence each of the others, or they may not.

Mostly, I just don't like that it portrays the Spiritual as the origin of everything. I think that they coexist and work together to produce what we see, as opposed to the Spiritual having "rock 177-bcd" at position x and y. I think the Spiritual just has other properties. Things like inertia and speed are contained in mass and energy, and connection is contained in Investiture. I don't feel there is a need for a "source code" or a basis for the Physical aside from the Physical. I think they both just exist by themselves, but can interact, in the same way that 2 people do. They are separate, but can create new effects when they interact. The Spiritual can and does have aspects of things that are defined there, but does not need to define position, velocity, etc, as those are defined in the Physical. I think things exist where they do because they exist where they do. I am in a chair because I am in a chair. As for Identity, I think that it is some Spiritual aspect defined by Investiture, and is resistant to change, which is why getting cut won't affect your Identity for a long time. Like Kal's brands. They stay because he has effectively imprinted them on his Identity. I agree that Connection is a property of Investiture, like inertia is property of matter. That sort of thing. I think they were more independent, but only because nobody was shoving things around and between realms. I didn't mean to convey that... I do like and agree the coin analogy and think that that was how it always was.

Realm definitions, as a according to me. There are 3 realms, the Physical, Cognitive, and Spiritual. In its original state, the Physical consists entirely of matter and energy. It is arrayed in 4 dimensions, width, length, height, and time. Alternatively, in its original state, the Spiritual consists entirely of investiture and space/distance is irrelevant. Lastly, the Cognitive realm exists as a mixing area of sorts. It inherits some properties from the Physical and some from the Spiritual. Each realm is able to interact independently with others, including but not limited to transfer of investiture, matter or energy. 1) There are 3 realms, the Physical, Cognitive, and Spiritual. All right, so this is probably fairly common knowledge, but it's included for completeness. 2) In its original state, Original state: It is possible there was life and existence before Adonalsium. Or at least, it is not directly said there is not. For the purpose of this theory, the "original state" is either before Adonalsium, or at the exact instance the cosmere came into being, before anything was changed. 3) the Physical consists entirely of matter and energy. It is arrayed in 4 dimensions, width, length, height, and time. In the said original state, the Physical is composed entirely of Matter and Energy. It has all the properties of our Physical realm. There is no investiture manifesting in the Physical realm unless brought over by manipulation of investiture. It has all the dimensions and stuff that we have. (This thread is not about the number of dimensions and stuff. I know that there might be theoretically more, but you get the idea.) 4) Alternatively, in its original state, the Spiritual consists entirely of investiture and space/distance is irrelevant. In it's original state, the Spiritual is only investiture. Manipulating investiture to create a perpendicularity can bring matter and energy through, that that gets real weird. It has no dimensions, but is "overlaid" with the Physical. Things can and do correspond between the two, but are distinct in each of their aspects. Space does not matter here, although the concept of time being irrelevant is strange at best. At the very least, the Spiritual realm can change, which implies time, but whatever. Time is strange in the spiritual realm. 5) Lastly, the Cognitive realm exists as a mixing area of sorts. It inherits some properties from the Physical and some from the Spiritual. In its original state, the Cognitive was empty of all 3 components. It had no Investiture, matter, or energy. However, it has the possibility to have both, and they manifest strangely and unpredictably in completely predictable ways. So then when Adonalsium and other beings start messing with stuff, it creates all sorts of things in the Cognitive realm. I would say that over time, as investiture gets manipulated through the Cognitive, things change in the Cognitive realm. 6) Each realm is able to interact independently with others, including but not limited to transfer of investiture, matter or energy. Things in the Physical can move to the Cognitive, and even to the Spiritual, although this will likely mess them up seriously. And vice versa. There are parts of each realm that can be manipulated through the others. But from Physical to Spiritual and vice versa, interactions have to go through the Cognitive, because it is the "middle" realm. P.S. The "sun" light to planet explanation that Khriss gives may be incorrect. I think it is, as I don't think there is a source for everything. I think it just coexists. P.P.S. This is the original state- after things change, the realms get parts of others mixed into them and we get what we see today of the realms. Random related things: Using Future Sight: Need to look into the Spiritual to get the full picture and be more accurate. This is why shards are better at it than people, though Taravangian did pretty well without it. Investiture Cycle: I think this is concentrated in the Spiritual, though it deserves it's own thread. Humans and other sentient species: They all have the innate ability to manipulate investiture through emotions and thought, which helps to shape the Cognitive. This is Intent. Anyway, any thoughts? Do I even know what I'm talking about?

Granted. You are unable to die. You are in your current human form. You are uncontained. You have your current mind. You did not lose your capacity to learn. At the time of granting, you freeze in place. The nightwatcher picks up your sentient statue with all of her creepy hands and drags you off into the forest. A short time later, you arrive at a grove. From your limited viewpoint, you weren't the only one to ask for this. I wish for a carrot.

oops... I need to read more carefully... Granted, you knew everything but then forgot it immediately as the vast wealth of information overwhelmed you and gave you permanent mental damage. I wish I could comprehend the things I read more effectively and still read at the same speed I do currently.

Granted. A larkin steals it all the first time you use it to awaken. I wish to have a lunch that I can eat and that won't eat me.

*Rolls critical fail* *Rolls nat 20* *Kills party member with stray arrow* True story.

HAND *wins underhandedly*

Granted, but Kaladin dies and you lose your powers. I wish for one of those fancy pretzels with salt and cheese dip.

I've been reading his books since 7th grade. I'm in 11th and 16 right now. If the trends hold, I'll be at least 48 years old. I'll be reading his books from middle school to college to family life! That's crazy.