Domo4448

This is my theory, they vaguely align with aethers makes me think first bond smith spren were analogous to Aethers. Re-shephir and midnight essence, the wind as the zephyr aether, night watcher and verdant aether. Some were unmade by odium into the unmade. I don’t rember why/where but I recall there being evidence that the sibling and storm father predate the night watcher, who I believe was an attempted recreation of one of the ancient bond smith spren by cultivation , probably based of the verdant aether

Im pretty sure it's clearly stated they get drawn into the reliquaries, my head cannon is that any that don't, just get torched by the sun as well

I kind of assumed this was cannon. Shallan almost definitely modeled Radiant after Her mother who is also almost definitely a Herald. I imagine The truth her mom is a herald may end up being her 5th ideal, if the one about testament wasn't already. and it would help make sense integrating Radiant like she did Veil.

I agree with Revolution. Its passionate change. perfectly fitting with the two independant shards intent.

If i remember correctly, Brandon Said the "the" in The way of kings doesn't count for the palindrome so the actual reversal is WOK WOR O ROW KOW so given THAT my guess would be "Knights of war" playing on the knights radiant and night of sorrows for themes of the book. I'd bet Money that were missing out on possibilities though assuming the "O" is going to be of and possesive so some other options "keepers of war" refrencing both the modern alethi and the roots of roshar for a place of constant war. however the chances of using war two times in a row look grim "kiss over war" y'know if book five is a romance novel and we see all our couples smooch as they fall to toadium. "knowledge of worry (or warning") idk i like it "knights of wisdom"

Its directly referenced that Eshonai had a once-mate in the early chapters of WOR

I think it'll be somthing similar to this like "I will protect myself so i may protect others" I really think that going along with the story idea from ROW that kaladin has to step back, better himself and keep himself healthy is more than just accepting he can't protect everyone, and that his 5th ideal will be about protecting himself over others. or to protect others, he must protect himself .

OOOOO i like this one. I personally feel that trend in the three recipients of embracing the nature of the shard but also being instilled with the ability to resist it/ not be controlled by it. I see this as a very likely possibility

Navani has bonded The Sibling. What do you think her ideals will be? Knowing Dalinar's ideals "I will unite instead of divide. I will bring men together" and "will take responsibility for what I have done. If I must fall, I will rise each time a better man. " We can know That her oaths will also follow uninification but with the personal twist ,so maybe it'll be uniting the people of The Tower or maybe smaller groups, like how she unites a group of scholars. Something about being an intellectual leader for sure. Also for her third ideal maybe recognizing the damage her light/Anti-light advancements have/will cause to spren. so something like "will take responsibility for what my discoveries can do...."

In the chapter 14 of twok apart of the hoid letter to frost mentions an element I'm curious if we know what hes referring too by the element. I just wrapped up a cosmere reread amd cant think of anything it could be. I thought maybe elohkars cryptic but it seems to be a reference to something from. Back in the day, before stormlight.

What I want to know is whether or not returning has to do with the cognitive anomaly on the nalthis map. My theory is that nalthians only return while the orbit is in the area of the cognitive anomaly. I don't know why but i feel like the scholars weren't originally made of returtend, but just researches who figured out how to force it. I re-read warbreaker a month or 2 ago and distinctly get that impression. especially from the fact that vasher wasn't originally named after the returned pattern, and neither did any of the others. i feel like it's totally out of left field and totally wrong, but i also can't shake the theory, y-know?

Domo it's already my nickname, if it hadto be something else, Probably icecream. I love icecream <3