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That’s wonderful for the theory though. It would make Azure 200% immune to Shardblades.

I would assume that Azure is more invested. A knight radiant has there natural investiture plus whatever stormlight they’re holding. Azure has her natural investiture times (probably) at least 2000. We can make a pretty good comparison I think between Metalminds and awakened objects iirc we have WoB that both would result a Shardblade. If she has the same number of breaths within her I believe she would resist a Shardblades wound similarly. Edit: found the WoB, it doesn’t support the theory, but not does it disprove it. I’d still bet it acts like a metalmind (as per the second WoB). mycoltbug Would a Breath imbued object stop a Shardblade? Brandon Sanderson RAFO. 17th Shard Forum Q&A (Sept. 26, 2012) Questioner How many smacks would it take from a Shardblade to break, say, a metalmind. Brandon Sanderson A metalmind? Depends on how much it's invested. Shadows of Self Portland signing (Oct. 10, 2015) Edit # 2: yet another thought (I’m apparently full of ideas today) nightblood can block a shardblade, so a object awakened with 10,000 breaths is 100% immune to Shardblades so maybe 2,000 breaths would give you a 20% resistance.

I think at this point the question is “is a Chekhov’s gun the unused item or the used item?” that first example of the gun hanging on the wall it just says that it should be fired, without specifying which future action or inaction makes it a “Chekhov’s” gun. Regardless I don’t think it matters to much and we can all agree that Brandon rarely if ever draws attention to something needlessly.

Do we know any of the specific spren that listeners bond with? i.e. a windrunner bonds with honor spren and warform bonds with ____ and envoyform bonds with ____.

I do the same thing! Not that specific one, but I definitely have head canon that contradicts the facts.

@Karger I’ll agree that it’s appropriate it a lot of movies, and @Harrycrapper my understanding is that the proverbial gun never comes off the shelf. I honestly can’t thunk of a single example from Brandon.

1. I don’t agree with the concept of a Chekhov’s Gun. It makes the world more immersive and real. Not everything has to be essential to the story. 2. Brandon does avoid those a lot. He almost always ties stuff in, you just have to look for it. 3. That example is not a Chekhov’s Gun. Dalinar not having a Shardblade is a huge deal. He’s one of the greatest warriors in all of Roshar and his fighting ability has been largely compromised.

I’ve seen that comment as when he met Cultivation he changing from Odium to Honor, while I agree that young Dalinar shard holder would be terrifying I think that would be closer to Odium-Ruin mashup. I love the idea of Retribution. Edit: In the right vessels hands, Dalinar or Kaladin would do great, Moash would destroy the world.

I just want someone for Kaladin. Right now I’d pick Jasnah but I’m not 100% set on her. I can say I DO NOT want Shallan (because Shallan x Adolin rocks) or Syl (because to me they have a sort of uncle and niece relationship and that would be gross).

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I’ve been wondering about where the Intent rule applies and where it doesn’t and I just can’t figure it out. Obviously it does when creating hemalurgic spikes, that’s the classic example. But Kaladin and other Knights Radiant start to use there powers instinctively, so no Intent. The big thing I’m looking at and can’t figure out is Spook getting his spike. For those that don’t recall a dude stabbed him through another dude and the tip of the sword broke off. I know the guy was being influenced by Ruin, but all the lines seem very fuzzy (pun intended).

He has no control of the visions, they just happen. He doesn’t go and sit in his room saying “I’m going to have a vision to screw over Odium” it just happens. Ergo passive.

Knight Radiant and darkeyed Alethi

While everything Fox said is correct, he could have Feruchemily charged atium in his stomach which would account for him making it a little while without them.

I think it’s likely, but I doubt it was intentional. Just a passive/natural affect much like Kaladin’s first lashings.

His advisors who are just as cutthroat and brutal as he his, and would love to take his power.

It’s a really fun thought. Honestly I think we’d see an assassination, replacement, and rewritten history in that order.

Side note: in second era (BoM if IIRC) MeLaan mentions in a side way matter that a ton more goes into creating a Kandra spike then just a normal power transfer hemalurgic spike.

We know that spanreeds function by splitting a gem, and that fabriels function by trapping spren. This leaves me with the question “ is the spren trapped before or after the gem is split? And if before what would the ramifications be for the spren?”

I need more Skar. What we’ve seen is so cool. I know we’ve gotten a bunch of Adolin and Renarin in OB but I want more!

Don’t you mean Invested?

Happy ending for Kaladin

Which is why a new vessel would be so important. Rayse would be out if the picture. This is true, but I don’t think it’s hugely significant to the theory. Hatred and Anger can manifest in very similar ways, and combining it with another shard would have a similar effect as well.

I agree, I don’t think there would be any restrictions beyond the soulcasters knowledge, power, and skill. Remember that while Jasnah is an adept soulcaster but sucks at organic soulcasting. Many ardents trained on soulcasters specifically make food.

I strongly believe that Nohodon is a bondsmith. From what we know of his personality I don’t think he would match terribly well with the Stormfather or Nightwatcher, so maybe the sibling? I do think there’s merit to @Karger idea. He could definitely be an Arthurian figure who’s 99% myth and 1% truth.