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That was kind of my thought. I imagine that Shardbearers on extended campaigns either keep artisans around to repaint their plate, or end up with a very mixed set of unpainted and painted plate. This also raises the question of getting the paint off. I would guess they basically sand it down? Idunno, just weird stuff I think about

I never really thought of it before, but all the ornamentation on shardplate probably has to be remade anytime damage is taken. Obviously anything welded on (still not sure how that works entirely) would have to be recast and reattached, but any coloration would probably also need to be repainted after the plate grows back. Just something I found interesting

Not gonna lie, even knowing that on Roshar a "chicken" means "bird", I always just imagine chickens with weird properties. For example, a green chicken with a plume on its head. The body structure is still a chicken in my mind

I don't think that is in opposition to my take at all. His honesty with himself and knowledge that his mission won't be universally liked doesn't mean that he doesn't think the world would be better off. The "world knowing" part could be hyperbole. To me its more like in his mind, the world doesn't know what eh and his do, but it would thank them if it knew, even for their brutality

But it doesn't have to be fully accurate. That could be how Nale feels. He thinks the world is better for him murdering nascent (newborn) surgebinders. And even if his job is secret, the world wants him to do it because it will be better off in the end. So it's more metaphorical than exact

I forgot about that. That’s a good point. Thank you

That’s a pretty fair explanation I suppose

The king stays in the highest tower, which would make it seem like it would make sense that the rest of the building is safe. And I know it’s cut into the rock, but why put in the effort to make the place out of stone if it isn’t secure in a storm? It’s not like the building collapses every storm

@Karger, I think you are missing my point. I’m confused that people inside the Pinnacle or a giant stone library can’t wander the building in a storm and have to go to a secure bunker. Are these super important buildings not sturdy?

But the Pinnacle in the Shattered Plains? Or in Yeddaw?

So during highstorms, do folks have to go to specific parts of buildings? They talk about buildings being abandoned during storms and people being confined a lot, but so many are stone you’d think they were safe to move around in.

I came here just to say the same thing. The entire time I was listening in my car, I was yelling "AFTER DUNNY DIES!!!! THE BRIDGE!!! HE ALMOST GOT TRAMPLED!!!" So thank you

I've always been a fan of Harmony and Honor. I've been a martial artist for a huge chunk of my life and those two shards really resonate (no pun intended) with that. I love the balance that Harmony provides, keeping you walking the path between Ruin and Preservation, destroying and saving. I love Honor because I often feel that keeping our words/oaths is what makes us better people. Not necessarily some of the traditional ideas of honor where like you'd fight someone to defend your honor, but how you honor your word, or honor your friends and loved ones

My bad. Must have missed that one. Thanks for the heads up

Oathbringer spoilinger

Exactly. Nightwatcher is what the Stormfather was before Honor died. After Honor died, SF changed to incorporate Honor's cognative shadow, start granting visions, etc. The Heralds, on the other hand, are CS of themselves, that are granted bodies when they reincarnate after each desolation. Personally, I think they still have their bodies on Braise, but that's my theory.

To add on to people saying that Lopen clearly didn't accept that it was gone, he actively tried to make it regrow once he realized he could take in stormlight. He had his family gather spheres for him to pull the light from, realizing that it could happen. Not only did he not accept that the arm was gone, when he realized there was a chance to fix it, he jumped at it. In contrast, Kaladin, for example, had internalized his brands as a part of him so much that he couldn't let them heal. He viewed them as marks of failure that he can't get over, as shown in both WoR and OB. His body rejected the tattoos because he didn't view them as a part of him, and because having them erased his failures the same way healing the brands would have, and he couldn't mentally accept those failures.

Awesome, thank you. I had noticed that some were wed and Kabsul talked of leaving, so I wasn't sure the rules

That is what I was thinking of. Not sure where I got the "vessel" thing from

I know it's slightly off topic, but can ardents have families? Kabsul mentions being allowed to court, and there are the two ardents on the Reshi Island

He meant that when reading the first two books he didn't picture it until he saw the artwork.

That makes sense. But didn't the book mention Aesudan not being a good enough vessel to contain her? Or was it that the power consumed her?

In your theory, would the fuel be stormlight? Some other investiture? Physical strength? Would the shardblades contain a level of investiture for fuel? He had 2

This was how I read it. I read it as had Rock not killed Amaram, he would have continued on as Yelig-nar's host indefinitely. That was what I thought the point was. Aesudan was not a worthy host, but he was.