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I don't recall that particular element either. Reading the chapter summaries this morning Raoden destroys one of the monks and tells the others to leave. I don't think they'd even have a chance against "true" Elantrians.

I don't want this to be true though I want a horde to have just focussed on becoming the largest horde in the whole Cosmere.

I suspect they are probably F tier troops but Dakhor monks do exist (I just remembered they exist). In terms of crudeness it's not dissimilar to Koloss but it seems a much more involved process. Even on Sel I think Elantrians probably sweep the board - Though the according to the coppermind (I haven't read Elantris in years) says that ante Reod an invasion by Dakhor of Elantris was planned so maybe they thought they had a chance.

Didn't Shai use investiture that had been brought to Scadrial rather than tapping into the Dor directly?

"Turn on your location to access additional features"

When was this?

How common are chulls and rockbuds? The koloss would essentially strip mine any and all nutritious elements in a given space relatively quickly. I was about to comment that any invasion on Roshar needs to be prepared for The Highstorm but that's not the case anymore. Just the weird...constant Everstorm.

I'm recalling that his attacks on the Devotion, Dominion and Ambition were costly for him and that's why he took a different approach with Roshar. The goading of Tanavast specifically occurs to me as Rayse not wanting to make the first move - Getting a little off topic so I'll leave this one for now. My thoughts on if there is no Kaladin, is that because he whole family is gone or just him? Tien probably never gets sent to war if he's still around. Maybe Lirin tries him as a surgeons apprentice out of desperation but he's probably not going to cross Roshone in the same way.

The more this goes on the more I think of how much Odium lucked out with Singers. A species built to be able to fulfil specialised roles. It leads me to wonder if if there is any limit on the forms given forms of power come from just voidspren.

We do know that Honour wasn't splintered, but does Cultivation even have a weak point for Odium to exploit and attack with? AFAIK Cultivation has never exposed themselves by taking direct action that opens them up.

If there is no Kaladin is there also no Tien?

I doubt they'd be crushed, rocks is rocks. bones are porous Plus magic

I proposed Retribution as the Honour/Odium combination in advance. While it wasn't a super serious locked in prediction I was quite happy about it. Shallan having a shardblade is fairly foreshadowed IMO, she references 10 heartbeats while having a panic attack. From that moment on I expected it. Elhokar mentions funny symbol headed creatures to Kaladin, I took that to be Cryptics.

Phantoms wouldn't need ships for transport at least, they could just walk across the sea bed. But if you've got offshore weaponry that's an issue.

Pre-written Aons are a little reminiscent of Luz in Owl House - She has magic runes that she can prepare and deploy later. I have decided that an Aon landmine would be unfortunate but effective.

*Cough* kholorse I did neglect the upkeep/logistics on my evaluation. Napoleon said "amateurs discuss tactics, the professionals discuss logistics" Amateur status revealed! Direforms would need that daily upkeep and supply lines - If the Koloss or Phantom's got to the supply lines the Direforms are done.

Yes you're absolutely right! Found this elsewhere on the site after a quick search. The investment (ha) to create a Phantom is steep indeed.

We need an invested soldier bracket. I have been confusing Direforms for Magnified Ones (Yazed-im). I do wonder regarding the logistics of the creation of a 1xKalad's Phantom vs 1xKoloss vs 1xRegal So when it comes to fielding an army the speed at which numbers can be accrued and the associated investiture cost is something I would consider. Shashara developed single breath awakening which was used to create the Phantom's - But I'm quite sceptical by the written prose that a Phantom would only take a single breath. Happy to read anything that gives a clearer answer as to the cost. But could range from 50:1 (pre Manywar cost) to 1:1. It does seem that the creation of a Phantom is going to be very involved. Clean skeleton, encased in stone which doesn't seem all that quick! I would really love to read Vasher's notebooks from his time developing them. You could acquire the breath from a person and then use them to make the lifeless so that would go some way to limiting the external costs for creation. Koloss is a 4:1 but it's rapid. I envisage a stacked table like the hemurgic poster so you can create the spikes and place them immediately. I don't think there's any opportunity cost for a Regal, nothing has to be sacrificed to create a single soldier in the same way you would a Koloss or Lifeless. In terms of timing you need a Highstorm (or at least you did) - You get a spike (hehe) in production every storm. Account for no shardic intervention I think I would choose Regals, and if pressed Direforms.

Thank you That's very interesting!

That's a very interesting question - Using the same Hemalurgic method but on differently invested worlds...Identical result or would there be variance?

Let her cook

I would echo this. Also 30-40% vs The Lord Ruler (or for him) makes more sense. You're likely to be hunted and killed if you lose to you may end up fighting like hell to avoid that.

Thank you! Vin Pocket sand memory unlocked.

This made me think of a flashbang for Steel/Iron sight. Like Chaff but with metal dust. Unless that already featured in the books and I forgot?

Yes indeed, I should have been more specific as the usage of these arts do not have any metal required to put into practice (AFAIK). Surgebinding requires Investiture as fuel, and Sel arts require that appropriate symbology to access the Dor. Aluminium is just one of those things. It's the ultimate sink for Investiture - Silver would probably affect both arts as well in some form - Waiting on Brandon to put some answers into text.