Honorless

I think Gravitation affects an object as a whole, not as a part (Mistborn spoilers)

It's quite the pickle. What Gaz did is just enough within scale of what we're familiar with that it rankled. The scale of Sadeas or Dalinar or Odium's wrongdoings are not as... personal, they're almost statistical. But we've all known and/or been (don't lie now) that level of pettiness and meanness, well not quite that level, just close enough to be uncomfortably familiar-ish with it. Gaz was not a good person by any means, but was that completely on him? (yes, I can hear Dalinar's responsibility quote already) His situation did not really allow him to be a good man.He was trying to be degrading, dehumanizing towards the Bridgemen to systematically break their will and to crush his own capability of empathizing because that's how the game of the Highprinces was engineered: more dead Bridgemen meant more soldiers could make it across the chasms to get the gemhearts. The whole system was a machine specializing in breaking people. Gaz was driven by his own shame: the sooner Kaladin died, the sooner he could go back to looking away and actively participating in those heinous things. He didn't think he could be a good person. He thought he didn't have the option. He's a bitter old man. And when Kaladin started to give the Bridgemen hope, it put him in a moral & mortal crisis. So he fled. Yeah, if what you're afraid of does come to pass it would rankle at me something fierce, but at the same time I can understand him. I don't like him, but I can understand being driven by shame. Man, when I first read the Way of Kings, I was seeing red on behalf of Kaladin. It's quite a good analysis of societal complicity. (or who knows, have you listened to the chapters 7/8 readings? Maybe Moash would stab Gaz in the face just as he starts to speak the First Ideal too)

The cleancrop/saltcrop bit reminded me of Trunelife/Fainlife from Liar of Partinel. The Kkoloss can only eat cleancrop, the skaa can only eat saltcrop, the Eruntu can eat both. And, oh god, the can't eat bruised fruit bit made me so mad. Don't even get me started on "the Games". Ugh. Conscription of little boys to participate in life and death battles like human chess. But as far as not glorifying war goes, I like this representation the best. The boys do want go to the Games and don't really understand what it actually is, they look at is as adventure, renown, manhood. The Kkoloss are the Nobles in this book, which can be a bit disorienting at first. Whatever, I wanted to sicc Kelsier on 'em. The obedience based society also reminded me of Aether of Night. It's really strange, it's like a fusion of Warbreaker and Mistborn, but completely different. I actually wouldn't mind a polished version of this novel. I like it? I know most people didn't.

Brandon's changed his mind on this one a couple of times it seems But then he followed it up with this: Piercing Copperclouds, possibly better Soothing is Savantism but Kelsier's skilled steelpushing & Ironpulling wasn't: It's very confusing

And here I am, still getting the prose link with every other newsletter. Someone should mention that the White Sand link breaks really often to Brandon.

For most of the altered plot elements the GN was better. The prose version just had better more in-depth worldbuilding, and better way of conveying the characters' internal conflict, especially compared to GN part 1. I prefer the Khriss Gevin/Nilto confrontation/revelation more in the GN. I preferred the Drile fight in the prose more actually. GN's ending, no Khriss x Kenton was definitely better. I preferred GN part 3 more than its corresponding section in the prose, whereas the corresponding prose section was better than GN part 1 & 2. Khriss and Kenton have awful characterization in the GNs. I don't think either version of Aarik and Ais were better than the other. I don't really like Ais either way. There is a missed opportunity with Ais in the GN, I feel, the gender dynamics on the Dayside of Taldain shouldn't have been changed from prose to the graphic novels. It would've made for a stronger characterisation for Ais if she had to deal with being a Trackt, a Kerztian and a woman within that society. Ais' fanaticism and anger issues were downplayed in the GN, I feel.

Got another relevant WoB from over on Discord, courtesy of Calderis

We don't know much about the Faceless Immortals of the Set aside from the red eyes bit. It seems they are Cognitive Entities or at least have access to the Cognitive realm from that comment about serving them in another Realm. *Full Cosmere spoilers*

Egad, no, I do not ship it

Shhhhh! Oh no, what a terrible Bane! How can I ever live with such a burden! Truly, the Nightwatcher is terrible!

Nightwatcher: granted Danex:..... Nightwatcher:...... Danex: well, where is it? Nightwatcher: *points above Danex's head with her hundred hands* Danex go cronch Nightwatcher: they never learn I wish for the ability to shape-shift into deadly animals with my mind intact

Granted, you may have a good night's sleep tonight, but not on any other night. I wish for an unbreakable unstealable umbrella

We don't know yet.

Yeah, I'm assuming how Shade withering works but Shades exist because of Investiture irradiation according to Khriss in the AU. Shades are Cognitive Shadows, and Cognitive Shadows are created by extra Investiture on the Cognitive self of a deceased person. And we have seen detrimental transformations caused by Investiture before. So I'm assuming it's addition of Investiture, whereas if a Shardblade is cutting you it's a subtraction, you're losing your inherent Investiture, your Connection(s) to part(s) of your body. Aluminium is useful against Shardblades though, it can resist them (the Spiritual cutting at least, on the Physical that's still a preternaturally sharp blade coming at you)

Aw, you'll make me blush

Hmm, I don't think so. Shade's touch introduces cancerous Investiture into your body, whereas a Shardblade cuts your Spiritweb. The aluminum is exorcising Investiture from your body in the case of Shade touch, that won't help if you get cut by a Shardblade since it's not extra Investiture on you but lost Connection to your limb(s)

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Wasn't Mraize in Ialai's service in Oathbringer? Why does he need Shallan/Veil to infiltrate the Sons of Honor to get to her?

Come on guys, vote for your favourite Warbreaker character and tell us why you like them!

It happened to a lot of people today I like the idea of a Odium aligned Nightwatcher like spren

The UK cover has Shallan Shallan's been on the coverart of the French Way of Kings and Oathbringer. Eshonai was in Words of Radiance. RoW is going to have Shallan and Adolin on the Bulgarian cover: https://amp.reddit.com/r/Stormlight_Archive/comments/gm50w4/bulgarian_rhythm_of_war_covers/ When can we expect to see the US covers? How long did it take with OB?

I've said similar things about Truthwatchers before. Recently, I made a few comments in response to another topic, regarding the possibility of the banishing light being a combination of a Illumination and Progression, yeah: