Kaladong Stormguy

On the topic of when this story is being told, I definitely think it's around Era 4 Mistborn. If I'm not mistaken, Era 3 will be early space exploration (like the Space Race during the Cold War) and it's not till Era 4 that Scadrians have at the very least started regular interplanetary travel. Since Design mentions "Iron Seven Waystation" in the second prologue, it sounds like Scadrians are not only exploring space, but are the ones who are actively running space travel (at least in some sectors). It sounds like we're in deep space age Cosmere.

I just don't think that the King's Wit is near as central a role as the PM. Kaladin didn't even know what the role was when he first met Hoid. So unless knowledge of the role suddenly became far more widespread, I don't think we can say that people on other planets or even other nations know of that title. Wit does continue to use that as his name on Roshar, but he doesn't really act in that role after WoK. As I see it, the reference that he makes to his wit being a part of his sense of self seems to be just a joke for himself. Of course, I could be wrong and his exploits on Roshar while going by Wit could have made the term widely known. But I just feel that it's gonna be fairly localized and known only by scholars of the Cosmere and Alethi. This is very true. I was expecting Design to show up once Hoid's curse was broken, but we didn't even get a mention. I don't really know the mechanics of Riina's curse, but could it have affected Hoid's Spirit Web? And if so, could that have weakened, or worse, broken the bond? I think there are plenty of reasons to doubt that (but I think we can't talk about them as they're spoilers for other Secret Projects), but the fact that Design got no mentions at all is a little concerning.

Could very likely happen considering she's held/holding a Dawnshard, haha. I dunno, this doesn't feel equivalent to me. I agree that knowing Hoid as Wit might not be exclusive to Roshar, but I also don't think that his title as the King's Wit is as widely known in the Cosmere as the King of England is on Earth. So I think his reference to being Wit is at least slightly noteworthy. It could mean that either the audience is someone from Roshar (and specifically Alethkar since I never got the impression the role was widely known, even Kaladin needed it explained to him at first iirc) or that they're particularly knowledgable about other cultures in the Cosmere. Hmm, that's a good point. I hadn't taken the Iriali into account. Although my first impression about the Sazed releasing the Kandra thing was what he did during the Catacendre, where he let them go from the contracts and let them kinda do their own thing. I could definitely be wrong though, it's been forever since I read Era 1. Yeah, this makes it seem like Era 2 must have happened a good bit before. I didn't really think about how long it would take for Death's legend to spread. Good point.

My only issue with this is that his reference to things like spaceships makes it sound like they're alien tech. The onboard AI was referred to as "the speaking minds inhabiting the ships you’ve seen landing on your planet." I feel like by Era 4 the Scadrians would have to have a better understanding of things like advanced AI and interplanetary travel. Maybe Nalthians are able to land on Scadrial in Era 3 and those are the ships he's referring to. Your bit about him calling himself a Worldbringer is definitely good evidence that he's on Scadrial; I'm just not convinced as to when he's telling this story.

Thanks for finding this quote. I knew he made some mention of Aviars at one point, but I forgot where. This and the whole "ships you’ve seen landing on your planet" thing makes me fairly certain that it's someone on First of the Sun. Although I like the idea @Yuliya had since it explains not only how it might be someone on Roshar, but also why Hoid is telling this story. Of course, Hoid just likes to talk, but almost every time we've seen him tell a story, it's been to serve a purpose. Him telling a story to Rysn that's all about curses and how one can get around them makes a lot of sense given the consequences that come with holding a Dawnshard. The only thing that gives me pause about these two candidates is that I can't see either being familiar with things like laptops or fluorescent lighting in office buildings enough for Hoid to namedrop them. That makes it sound like his audience is someone whose planet is in the information age, but still pre-interstellar travel. The only place/time that I can think of that fits those parameters is Era 3 Scadrial. Plus he also has some Push/Pull references in the story. Not to mention Tress's weird knowledge of Marsh as Death.

I just finished it. I enjoyed it a good bit. I'm still mulling it over as I kinda marathoned it, but I'd give it like a 7 (relative to other books in the Cosmere).