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Really cool idea, I also wonder with basically an impending cold war between the north and south if we'll see two different forms of investiture democratization and arms race. The north investing in hemalurgy with an abundance of metal born, while the south invests in medallions as they've already started working through.

Might add, from Nepali similar to Hindi, Suna made me think of "Gold" (सुन - Soon) or "Listen" (सुन्नु - Sunnu). Vishwadhar could mean the "World's" (विश्व - Vishva) "Edge" (धार - dhar). I also asked my mother these, and she said this could be something like "throughout the world" or "all around the world". Silajana is the most straightforward one as everyone mentioned literally would translate to "born of stone" or "Stoneborn". Prasanva sounds like the prefix (प्र - Pra) which means "front, before, or forward" and "With/Together" (संग - sanga). I'll take y'all word for Sanvith and Mahik since I can't tease meanings out of those out in Nepali. So I'll posit the following theory for the etymology of Shri Sanvith Prasanva Mahik va Sila. Shri is the title for respect, "Lord" Sanvith is probably his given name meaning "Son of the Mountain". Prasanva is probably his surname meaning "together from the past". Maybe signifying a long familial connection to the Aethers? Mahik va Sila is probably a religious title, "Silajana's earthy one". Probably denoting his status as one of Silajana's Aetherbound. I hope to everyone who doesn't speak a Sanskrit based language, I get across the distinction between words and names. Like in English "Nick" means "The Victory of the People", but while you might be aware of the meaning, you're not actually intending to say like "Hey how are you doing victory of the people" when using a name. Meanwhile things like "Pope" would be a title which denotes something like "The ordained religious leader of the Catholic Church", and everyone is aware and intends for the full definition to be applied. This might seem trivial or obvious in English, but I just want to get the framework across when he calls himself Prasanva, the meaning is kind of secondary to the usage (cause it's a name) while I believe Mahik denotes something important. So all together, the most respectful way to refer to him in English would be as follows: "Lord Sanvith Prasanva the Mahik of Sila(jana), Grand Aetherbound of the Twelve Kingdoms, Raj of the Coriander Court". P.S. If none of that was confusing, I almost arbitrarily chose the given name, surname, and title just based on what I liked best and made sense to me. For an alternative, his name could be "Prasanva Mahik" and his title would translate to "Son of the mountain, Prasanva Mahik, of Silajana" or any combination of title and name with "Prasanva", "Mahik", and "Sanvith". Or all three could be part of his name, and just "va Sila" is an identifier like "Brightlord". Most likely Prasanva is part of his name since both himself and his friends call him that, and I don't think you would go around calling yourself "Pope" for instance.

Personally, I doubt this would be a popular opinion, but I'd like to see a mini series of animated works that cover some of the smaller cosmere stories. It would be even more interesting to me if each work was heavily stylized by the team given the short story to adapt it in as creative of a way as possible. The end result would be a set of small episodes, each animated completely differently but each matching the feel of the given story. (The first image that popped into my head is Shadows for Silence as black and white charcoal like animation with only bright red and sliver as accent colors). Idk why this is where my mind went to with all the beloved short stories, but I really want to see creativity to the max when portraying things like the Emperor's Soul or Shadows which don't have as much punchy punchy kicky kicky but set a mood distinct from the rest of the cosmere.

So we know Honor and Cultivation have a light together called Towerlight. I think there are some cultural metaphors describing towers that fit well with earthly interpretations of Towers. For one, Towers as symbols are depicted as sturdy and reaching towards the heavens. Honor is literally god to most Rosharans so towers thematically fit with their interpretation of god. Similarly, large towers are seen as a symbol of cultural advancement. The greatest architectural marvels on Earth such as the pyramids, the Burj Khalifa, and even the leaning tower of Pisa are ways civilizations show growth and innovation. You'll have to excuse my rhetorical ability, I don't have much experience explaining my thoughts in written format, but I'm sure you see the parallels between how humans view towers, and the shards, Honor and Cultivation. So This brings me to Cultivation and Odium. I thought for hours and hours about some symbol... some metaphor... some idiom... anything to connect divine hatred and growth. As I pondered, I had a thought that chilled me to my bone. The more I thought about this particular cultural nexus, the more I felt goosebumps on my arms. Wouldn't it be fitting, as a foil to TowerLight, if the mixture of Cultivation and Odium was also named after another particular architectural innovation? I concluded a place that encompasses both Odium and Cultivation would be responsible for many of humanities fears, much of humanities hatred, and full of mental, physical, and intellectual growth. Thinking through all of these, I postulate to you: A light that is formed from the combination of Voidlight and Lifelight would be called MiddleSchoolLight. P.S, I don't know how to post on here, I just have an exam in an hour, so I wanted to do something to take my mind off it, please let me know if I broke some rule or something. I don't want to spoil anyone who hasn't read the book yet, so I hope this goes where spoilers are allowed. Please take it down if I put it in the wrong place.

Thanks!!! That helps a lot!

Can anyone point me towards a quote or wob about weather spren learned to transform into swords before or after the knights were formed. I know they managed to mimic the heralds in order to grant surges, but I'm not sure if they were able to turn into swords at that point or if that came about later.

Hey guys, I don't even know if I'm posting this correctly lol but I wanted to get a little involved with the community. Anyway, I've read a good bit of the books in the cosmere, my favorite of which has to be "Warbreaker" for the imagery, themes, and characters. About the cosmere as a whole, I think what I'm most curious about is the different kinds of bonds present in the cosmere. Anyway hello, and I look forward to having good conversations with all of you.