cjmaslow

After reading chapter 15 today, we learned that Vasher believes type 2 invested entities are a cognitive copy of the person's soul. It seems like the Fused and the Heralds are going insane due to Generation Loss, a cognitive copy is made from the copy, resulting in deterioration of the "soul" over time. Every time that a Herald or Fused dies, rather than being transported to Braize, their cognitive shadow is copied, discarded / dies, and the copy is placed on Braize. This would mean that the Fused, because they can come back immediately in every everstorm, would be experiencing an accelerated decline into insanity.

Maybe this one belongs in the wild theories section, but, I have run into a bunch of WoB that talk about Nightblood and perpendicularities. Brandon says that bad things would happen if Nightblood were to touch a perpendicularity unsheathed. So, my theory is that in book 5 or 10 of Stormlight, Szeth or maybe Vasher will take Nightblood through Shadesmar to Braize and use it on Odium's perpendicularity. Nightblood will consume Odium and ascend. Nightblood, having finally "destroyed evil" will then have to learn how to not become evil while holding the shard with, probably, the most evil intent.