Fritochip

Hey All, My name is Chip and I am a nurse who works long hours and needs long Epic Fantasy to keep my mind busy through much of the shift. I found Brandon in The Wheel of Time and the read Mistborn. I was hooked then. Sazed is my favorite Sanderson character. I deeply love Stormlight as well. I read both Mistborn and Stormlight at least once a year (did I mention the long hours). The scientific magic of the Cosmere is lovely to me. I am hooked. Now that my kids are getting to their teens, I am planning to read Mistborn and then Stormlight to them. Maybe I can get them hooked too. I am looking forward to needing out with all of you. Chip

Nice. Somehow you got both the ominous and thoughtful parts of El. Well done.

Thank you so much. I am dipping my toes into this community after listening to Shardcast for some time.

I have been thinking a lot recently about the Shards and noticed that it is not just Ruin and Preservation that have to do with change over time, but Cultivation is also in that category. That made me suspect that there is a fourth Change over Time Shard and Invention seems most likely to fill that role. That made me wonder if all the Shards were set in four groups of four like the basic allomantic metals. If we start with the Time Shards as a template, here is the table I came up with. Time/Change Relationship/ Connection Power/ Determination Emotion/ Identity Growth Cultivation Devotion Ambition Valor Stability Preservation Honor Dominion Whimsey Decay Ruin Autonomy Mercy Odium Transformation Invention Endowment I am most confident of the left column and reducing confidence as it moves right. I have no confidence in the rows of the Emotion/Identity Shards, but they seem to belong in their column together. The Emotion/Identity column is possibly mislabeled, but I can't think of something better. Mercy, Endowment, and Autonomy could very credibly be in different places on the table. The entire Transformation Row is dubious to me as only Invention fits well as the Time Transformation Shard. I would love the 17th Shards help in organizing the Shards. If we can find the true order here, then we will know that the two missing Shards fit in the gaps. Knowing that a Shard is missing in the Power Transformation slot may help us identify it. One final thing I like about the table is that it breaks Adonalsium into his Power, Identity, Connection, and Change over Time. These feel like a way that a God might shatter. Thank you for your help. Chip