Elsecaller_17.5

The entire species is Singers, Listeners and Parshendi refer to the same group within the broader category. From the coppermind. And yah it's a pain to wrap your head around.

Minor correction, but I th7nk your confusing Slaveform and Dullform. Parshendi use Dullform to spy (think Rlain). Slaveform is the, uhh, slaves. We also know that whatever happened to BAM wasn't absolute because the Parshendi (ethnicity not species) were at worst reduced to Dull and Mateform, which they did so willingly.

I see where your coming from, but I think the Bondsmith spren are more than likely to seek out existing rulers and others with large influence. They are the top of the spren world and will want to bond with the top of the human world.

The prologue does feature a plantation, so I think we would have seen it if it was there.

That would be AMAZING!

Queen Fen jumps to my mind when I think Nightwatcher candidates, King T too. As for the sibling I don't think we know enough them to make good guesses, but going off the bureaucrat idea (which I like) I'd pick an Azir official.

But they're ideals that a Radient is required to follow i.e. laws (IMHO). There's a reason the ideals are so commonly called Oaths even though it's not the most accurate term. All said and done though, I get your point. I'll again default to finding the right Radient, Spren, and Intent combination.

Skybreakers share the Machiavellian interpretation. That's fair, but the point of bringing up the pirate code thing is that it's all a lot looser than we might expect. With the right intent I think it would work. It's actually more specific than the vague terms "law" and "justice" that most skybreakers swear. As to the third, they follow general patterns. With the right Intent, Radient, and Spren it would be the most reliable way to land two orders. I agree, just looking for opinions on whether it would work theoretically. Its definitely possible, but yes I dont think it will happen. (It took be 20 minutes to find that WoB)

So this is a thought I've had for quite a while now but in Brandon's most recent live stream he answered a question that pretty much confirms my theory so I polished it up and I'm putting it out. The question was (paraphrased) "Could a Skybreaker swear to follow a nontraditional oath such as the pirate code?" Brandon answered "Yes, the oaths and spren would allow it though the current crop of skybreakers would not." In short my theory is that someone who is already Radient could bond a highspren and swear to follow the law of the original orders ideals. For an example I'll use elsecallers to show what this might look like. (Check this out if your not familiar with Skybreaker ideals. https://coppermind.net/wiki/Order_of_Skybreakers. Second Ideal/Ideal of Justice: I will use reason and logic to guide my decisions. Third Ideal/Ideal of Dedication: I will follow the tenets and ideals of the Elsecallers. Fourth Ideal/Ideal of Crusade: This is a tricky one I'm imagining a "crusade" to go and teach and spread the ideals of the Elsecallers. Particularly to kings and rulers. Fifth Ideal/Ideal of Law: This is the one we know least about but I think it would look like a supercharged version of the 3rd. So, if this is correct, all a Radient would have to do to get a second set of surges is find a willing highspren. They wouldn't need to commit to anything more than they already do except for the Ideal of Crusade.

I like that, a great explanation for the nightwatchers reference to NB.

I'd only read SA and a friend let me know most of his books had a shared universe. Since then I've divided in headfirst.

That be fun, but since B9handan and Shai live in different eras (I think) and Shai hates Hoid with a passion I wouldn't hold your breath.

I'm going to use a cop out answer. This isn't a particularly important question so Brandon wasn't thinking too hard. Slip of the tounge occurs he said Taldain when he meant Yolen.

Definitely no elves, I'm not even sure how I feel about dragons yet. Elantrians are definitely the most elf-like though. Immortal, supernaturally beautiful, and experts of magic.

That's a great idea on the combination of her gift and progression and I like it a lot more then the truespren being "healed" by corruption theory.

Instant noodles. No really, its canon. Wow, that's right. I'd never considered that.

@Frustration it was not, did you spot a pun I didn't?

Him ordering Kaladin's execution was a brash decision that he nearly immediately regretted. I feel the need to take a moment and say yes, Elothkar is a monumentally horrible king worthy of the title "the 11th fool." Yes, Moash has some good traits. In a literal philosophical sense no one is irredeemable, but in storytelling Moash got right next to the line when he attacked Kaladin in WoR, jumped over it when he killed Elothkar, and flipped off everyone still trying to help him when he killed Jezrian. Edit: in hindsight "literal philosophical sense" is a bit of a oxymoron.

Petty does not equal evil

Sure, but I don't see how that matters when talking about him saving Elothkar But Moash does know he just sucks at his job. He works with him! Elothkar demonstrates himself a whiny brat but not a cruel person. Again the difference with Adolin is the future threat that Sadeas was.

I'm sure there's trade going on but I can't think of any reason it would be a blackmarket. On Nalthis its completely legal and that's the only place it would regulated.

But Syl bonded him because he was a good person to begin with. Amaram is actively evil, Elothkar is negligent idiot. Not quite the same. If Moash had killed him to protect the oarsmen you'd have a point, but he didn't. I don't remember this scene, quote?

Compounding Oxygen wouldn't create an atmosphere (at least not a sustainable one) unless you were able to increase the surface gravity as well. You could probably figure out an iron hack to do that though. Growing food isn't an issue with compounded bendalloy. Any and all powers would have applications for the first settlers who have to pave the way for normal people.

But all of the pivotal decisions leading up to the 3rd ideal were made without Syl. Those were made using his conscience, something Moash does have. I disagree. Why? They're have similair backgrounds, lives, careers, recent experiences, etc. Sadeas was actively threatening Adolin's family and still very much a threat. Elothkar was desperately trying to protect his child on a battlefield. Technically true, but Moash is wrong. It doesn't happen on screen but between Dalinar's and Amaram's experiences it's a very safe assumption that it happened. @Eugenides AMEN! In conclusion, storm Moash.

I'm with you, it would have been way more beneficial for him to break over and over again. Additionally someone of that character wouldn't hold out for 4.5 millennia.