HippoPhileus

Uh.. Uh.. No! no problem with that here hehe.

*To @Thaidakar the Ghostblood telepathically* if Doomslug dies on Threnody do I get a promotion then? *out loud, laughs at the whitespine plushy* Seriously? A whitespine plushy is in charge of your desk?

Threnody? Good luck *scoffs*

Welcome to the 17th Shard! What's your favorite book and character?

@Frustration Thank you! I hadn't seen those WoBs.

Was he on the path to be a Bondsmith? I didn't get that from this but maybe I missed something. I thought his only goal was to become a Herald, not Bond the Stormfather.

I agree, and I think that's hilarious

Welcome Spensor to the Shard! What's your favorite book and who is your favorite character?

I really liked it. Gavilar was trying to become a Herald, and the Stormfather (or like Pagerunner said, whoever this is) was helping him!? Does this mean the Stormfather chose Dalinar as a candidate to become a Herald? Brandon specifically mentioned Chararch's red hair, and I think that is intentional to lead us to think she is Shallan's mother. Whether or not she is we'll find out (hopefully in SA5), but I almost don't want her to be Shallan's mom. I think there is enough weirdness around Shallan's family as it is, between the Unmade, the Cryptics, the Ghostbloods, family issues. I really really want to know what Gavilar learned from Thaidakar. Kelsier as a seon in a trenchcoat! I love it. What are "the most important words a man can say?" I guess swearing to become a Herald is similar to swearing to become a Radiant, which is not quite what I pictured. I may be forgetting something from Elantris, but have we seen seons do what Kelsier's seon did in this prologue? It turned almost transparent and manipulated its form. Good to know this is possible for my Alleyverse character... This whole prologue is crazy. I like the little bit of character it adds to Gavilar (though he's still a horrible person), and the character development for Dalinar. I think it helps with the transition from the Blackthorn to who he is in WoK. That's all I have for now! I'm so excited for SA5.

Welcome to the Shard!

Welcome!

Welcome to the 17th Shard Ithilwen! I hope you have fun!

Welcome!

*dreams of Heralds*

*falls back on the floor unconscious. It was a powerful kick.*

Okay. *Backs out of the room* *stops on the other side of the closed door and puts his ear to it*

HYPOTHETICALLY. I would NEVER do anything to anyone *Out loud* Woah! Um hello? *to Thaidakar in a whisper* Should I leave?

"telepathically responds* well, it was worth a try. So if Elf were to befall an unfortunate accident, what would happen? Hypothetically, ofc.

Well it's good he didn't. if he had, you might've died! Not much is known about Vax so you never know what you'll encounter. Was? Dang it! If he had died on Vax maybe I would've gotten promoted...

Of course I get the good planets. Why would Thaidakar send me to a planet I'm likely to die at? He doesn't want to lose a hard working member of his organization.

When you put it that way, I think I agree with you. Really? I thought she lost part of a Breath. I assumed she gave it to Vasher. If not, what did she do with that partial Breath?

I was going off of what the coppermind said *shrugs*

First of all, looking at the definitions of "unsealed" and "unkeyed," I think "unsealed" is the better term: An unkeyed metalmind is a special kind of metalmind that anyone with the relevant Feruchemical ability can access. Anyone in the Cosmere can use Breaths if they are given, not just those born on Nalthis. An unsealed metalmind is a special kind of metalmind that anyone can access. Breaths are sealed, in a way. If you grant all or part of your Breath to an object, only you can draw them back out. Therefore, the Breaths are connected to your Identity. With all this in mind, this seems like the more accurate term. But terminology aside, I just realized we've seen something like this in Rhythm of War. Taravodium steals or at least destroys some of Hoid's Breath. Thinking of this reminded me of when we saw Vasher tell a girl the Command to give away part of a Breath. So since we know it is possible, the only question would be how? I think a Command would be the easiest, but I agree with all of your observations.

That would make sense