Honorless

I think he will Ati was changed after holding Ruin for so long. Tanavast seems to have changed too, after holding Honor. Why should Sazed be any different?

The Nightwatcher looks at you strangely then says, "why ever did I choose to come here? I should just go back to Roshar, honestly!" then dismissively waves her hand towards you. Your senses immediately become void... You see, what happened was that she turned you into seaweed, immune to drowning, suffocation and strangulation. I wish for... a thicc booty (regards posterior despondently... well not really but bigger is always better... wait) but not Kardashian thicc

It's really good. Leras is one of my favs Nvm, what would the vote even be about? Most sleepless? Calderis would win by default!

Okay but the Parshendi are still there. Oh well, it was nice knowing you! Granted, you are transported into the body of the Lord Ruler just as his Atium Hemalurgic Metalminds were ripped off. I wish for a better, safer alternative to the Nightwatcher for wishers

Granted, in fact, you can control all Chasmfiends!!! This is because you, yourself are also a Chasmfiend now. The Chasmfiend queen or alpha analogue, in fact I want my own pocket dimension (that is just my own, that I can freely enter or exit, or enact any physical changes that I see fit, etc)

Granted, it falls on you from a great height I wish for a wand (Harry Potter, not fake)

Granted, you now have the knowledge necessary to be a Hemalurgist I wish to be able to completely control my immediate environment (say, within 5 metres of myself)

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Nah, it's been done before and far too often Saddest Cosmere moments are taken too, sadly @Doombrigade, interesting choices as usual. Agreed, Sadeas seemed very much easier to like despite being the most unrepentant among the triad of most hated (Amaram, Moash and himself, I'd also consider Roshone as a plus one). There were many sad moments but Elend and Vin's death shook me the hardest. Leras' sacrifice too, as well as everytime Kaladin remembered Tien. we'll leave you to explore the Shard and theory-crafting now! Hope to see you on the forums! Oh and don't forget to ask for the Aethers of Night, here's the link: Also check your e-mail for the last newsletter, it should have the White Sand prose as an attachment!

The Orders of the Knights Radiant are constructed in a way that direct power cannot really be used to determine who might come out to the top in case of an altercation. It would depend on the nature and duration of the conflict, the battlefield itself, who gets the drop on whom, how much Stormlight is available, individual battle prowess etc. There are factors that can be used to determine which Orders have specific advantages though - Mobility: Windrunners, Skybreakers, Edgedancers, Dustbringers, Elsecallers The Surge of Gravity, granting flight to the Orders of the Windrunners and Skybreakers is the best in mobility. In addition to providing an entire new direction of attack, speed and stealth for retreat or reconnaissance, it can also serve to hinder opponents' mobility. Edgedancers' and Dustbringers' manipulation of friction to slide away from opponents' grasp (as well as, I suspect, increase friction for better grip) also gives them great mobility advantage. The Surge of Transportation doesn't seem to grant teleportation sadly but acts as a miniature personal Perpendicularity, that still makes it great for getaways though. One-hit: Dustbringers, Skybreakers, Lightweavers, Elsecallers The Surge of Division seems to be the most battle-oriented of the Surges. It is much faster and doesn't need as much preparation as Soulcasting, and besides that one certain character seems to make Soulcasting look easier than it really is. Soulcasting itself is very dangerous on the field, especially if the opponent is getting low on Stormlight. I am putting the Division Orders ahead because they also have the mobility advantage to go along with their touch-of-death. Battlefield control: Windrunners, Stonewards, Willshapers, Lightweavers, Elsecallers, Skybreakers Aside from using Gravitation to make most forms of fortification redundant, Windrunners and Skybreakers can also reorient opponents' gravity as well as make nearby objects very hazardous. Adhesion, as the Surge of Pressure and Vacuum can be used to create a low pressure area, i.e. a localized storm. The Surge of Cohesion for shaping the battlefield and the Surge of Tension for strengthening fortifications make Stonewards great battlefield controllers. Transportation can make pinning down a Willshaper or Elsecaller very difficult. The Surge of Transformation (Soulcasting) can be used to change the very substance of the battlefield. Illumination can be used for battlefield control in an illusory manner but also has the advantage of being less Stormlight-intensive, in addition to its potential to be much more aggressive due to it being, essentially, the manipulation of waveforms (think lasers and sonic attacks) Tank: Truthwatchers, Edgedancers Surgebinding seems to be an eg of a system where Paladins are the Tanks. All Orders can have Shardplate and are all equally capable of using Stormlight to heal themselves. The advantage then goes these Orders as they have the Surge of Regrowth. We have seen an eg of a Truthwatcher healing faster than even other Radiants, fast enough to survive being squished by a Thunderclast. I would say Windrunners have the best chance against any other Orders. This is without considering the fact that they can have more Squires, who are more powerful and have a greater range (can use Stormlight within several miles distance between themselves and their Radiant) I think we can refer to the Surgebinding Chart for this: the Orders at the corner are great for defensive fighting (Windrunner, Stoneward, Lightweaver, Edgedancer), the ones at the sides are great for offensive fighting (Skybreaker, Dustbringer, Elsecaller, Willshaper)

I'd rather not imagine Ishar with anyone, thank you! (and sorry!) Taln and Ash are just leaving themselves up for some shipping! Nale and Kalak because they're still together! Jezrien and Chana would make for a cool couple story (and for once, we could get the bodyguard love story but with a female bodyguard and male charge. I know you want it) Pali with Battah just so they could hang out and talk about their favorite (erotic) books or something That just leaves poor Vedel of the golden keys...

That sounds brilliant @Dancer! Hoid has hidden himself from far too many Shards, I didn't think to connect him with these other Investitures. Scadrial's Cognitive Realm is discussed far to little, imo As for the strange thing, perhaps Copper can shield from more than just detection systems?

Hahahaha! Yup, that dude's EVIL™. I mean, okay you lost your wife, to an accident during healing by 'gods'. Those gods are already dead though. Your 'revenge' is completely pointless. Those are different people! Hmm... my least favourite would have to be Theopolis from Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell. I also hated Elhokar (you can search my posts for my thoughts on various Stormlight characters if you're curious, or just ask me for a short version here) What's your favourite Cosmere moment? What's the saddest Cosmere moment for you?

I'm a Ravenclaw myself, And now we get down to tacks of brass, who is your least favourite Cosmere character and why?

@Doombrigade, here you go: https://www.playbuzz.com/item/2d32daff-6349-416b-90b0-937f8ae8101f

Well, there was this one time... Person A: What's your sexuality? Person B: Misanthropic

Hey, @AonEne, how about a similar thread on the Arcanists? I don't have any bright ideas on what basis we could vote for them though... I remember seeing you mention the idea of this thread on the Longest Thread, I think, but didn't think you'd actually go through with it! Such bravery!

*cracks knuckles* Oh, I got Skybreaker once (most of the other times Elsecaller) on a Radiant quiz I took on this forum, but I'd like to be Lightweaver. They're like the Hufflepuffs of Roshar. We should all speak a few Truths, regardless of our Ideals. Crisis of faith, huh? We'll get along swimmingly! If you had to choose one Misting (or Ferring) power, what would it be? I'd be Nicroburst or Oracle, but if I had to choose an Era 1 metal, I'd go with Seeker.

I've only stalked a few of them so seems a bit unfair...... Hmmm..... hmmmmmm......... Comatose, That was one of the final points that made me join this forum. As a gay man, damnation, can the Internet get poisonous sometimes... Edit: sees a mod was viewing the topic at the same time. Bravely refuses to change votes

Definitely Roshar for me as well, I don't have what it takes to take the Investiture from those other Shardworlds. I mean Hemalurgy? No. How are you supposed to find Lerasium anyway? Asking for Breath sounds iffy plus Endowment might just smite me (btw, technically Preservation and Ruin could smite someone as well, except Ruin less directly, via the material of Scadrial and Preservation, it goes against his Intent) As you can see above Surgebinding is a major deciding factor for choosing Roshar. If not then Scadrial (I want my creature comforts, plus Harmony probably wouldn't smite me... I think) Hey, @Doombrigade, what Order of Knights Radiant would you be? Which is your favourite? Or are they the same? ... and now you're just swamped with questions, sorry!

If there were six Infinity Goats, that would, undoubtedly, be better.

Could explain the Shades on Threnody too if Ambition managed to give a fraction of what she got.

Black is simply the colour of Ruin. Not just because darkness and colour of evil or the void, those were certainly factors, but also because of the direct polarity between Preservation and Ruin. The former was white and the latter was black. This was the narrative reason, a stylistic choice, and part of the in-world reason. We don't know much about Shard colour associations though, so if there's more to it than that, I don't think it's been revealed yet.