SymphonianBookworm

When you only can be killed when no one wants you dead. This would be so harsh...

Power: The ability to freeze time. If I freeze time, I can go about and rob banks, and alter anything I would like, but nothing could hurt me. Weakness: People who are content with the time they have left won't be affected when I stop time. Cheesy Name: TimeStop/MinutesMaster/RealityShifter (all of those are suitably cheesy) Evilness: When they freeze time, the only way to un-freeze it is the kill somebody D:

[Hi everyone... I hate to jump in here, but I was told that this was a good place to go if you were new. If I'm doing something wrong, let me know. :)] Sarian was cold. She hated being cold. Unfortunate things like that were for other people, not her. Whenever she shivered, the scars on her stomach hurt. She knew they weren't supposed to. She had gotten them years ago, and whenever she had gotten them checked, everyone said that they shouldn't be a bother. Yet they were. Something to do with psychological trauma or something. Either way, it was cold out, the city she was in was ruined, and she was tired. Then again, when wasn't she? I don't like the look of this place. Too many dark corners. Too many hiding spots. Too much Ruin. It reminds me of... She shook her head to clear it from that particular train of thought. It wouldn't help her. I'm fine... I'm fine... I'm fine... she repeated to herself. Up ahead, she saw a building with the lights on inside. With her fists clenched, she walked a bit faster than what would be considered normal, and finally reached it. She probably should have been more wary, but she wasn't feeling very cautious at the moment. She opened the door in a hurry, and before waiting for an Okay to go inside, she stepped in. It'll be fine. I can hear voices, and they don't seem to be particularly menacing. If I'm turned out, I'll at least have gotten inside a bit. "Hello," she called out.

Okay, thank you! I was wondering where I would begin to start roleyplaying (which thread). Also, does intelligence just count for generally... well, intelligence?

Okay. How does this sound: 1st Ideal Radiant: 90 points Mastermind: 65 points Assassination: Average, 40 points Flaws: Multiple fears: 30 Lack of social skills: 5 Superiority complex: 5 (Huh. The multiple fears could have gotten me a Shardblade.) Do I need to delete some more things, or can I go five points over?

By the way, Dalinar tries to convince Ruthar to not duel, but actually, instead of him convincing Ruthar to not, actually, it only provokes Ruthar further.

Okay, thanks! I'll add my character's backstory here: Her Name: Sarian (pronunced Sar-ee-on) Voldin Her Backstory: She was poor. Her father and mother were renowned historians, but after a scandal---since her father was a darkeyes---her parents had to leave everything behind. One of her eyes is violet while the other is brown, but she has a permanent lightweaving illusion around her brown eye to make it look purple. After their fall from power, her parents---her father a darkeyes of 6th dahn, and her mother a middle-class lighteyes---not used to not being able to rely on anyone, had their health slowly dwindle. When she was still a child, her family was found by a group of lighteyed thieves who took them over to a lighteyed estate and received a good deal of money for it. Her and her family were put in jail and beat beyond recognition. Her mother slowly went insane, and was killed. Her father, only kept around because of his intelligence, began teaching her everything he knew, and soon she surpassed him. Her father, overcome with grief, finally died too. Then she was left, and was going to die when a Cryptic came and bonded her. She developed scritophobia because the only reason she was kept alive was because of how she wrote. Her intelligence led her to becoming more important to the lighteyes who had taken them into custody then her parents had been to him, and she was forced to write essays, forge documents, write tax reports, etc. She never got over the fact that her talent for words led to her and her family being hurt. She never wanted to write for anyone else again, and developed the fear of writing in public, because someone could steal her words. Her words had been the only thing she had ever owned, and that had been taken away from her, something she didn't want to happen again. When she finally escaped, she swore she would murder the lighteyes who had hurt her family, and developed a hatred for thieves and villains, because they had been the ones to turn her family over to the lighteyes. She became one of them---an assassin and a mastermind---to hunt down other assassins. Of course, she'll do any job if you pay her enough for it. She learned 5 things from her expirience. 1. People---more specifically, thieves---will do anything for money. 2. No matter what, you have to make yourself useful. If not, you die. 3. Everyone else is weak-minded. Their minds will buckle under pressure. You're better than them. 4. You can't care about anyone else. Everyone just wants to hurt you. 5. Death is an everyday thing. In fact, it's an escape.

I posted this somewhere else but just to make sure someone sees it and is okay with it, this is my character- 1st Ideal Radiant: 90 points Mastermind: 65 points Assasination: Skilled, 60 points Scholarship: Expert, 40 points Flaws: Holds grudges (-5), has a superiority complex (-5), has an extreme case of scriptophobia (-10), is greedy (-5), vain (-5), doesn't care about killing (-5), is bigoted against all other thieves/assassins (-10), very judgemental (-5), paranoid (-5), is neat and hates messiness to a fault (-5), very sarcastic and rude, no respect (-5), insomnia, somniphobia, and oneirophobia (this is due to her having nightmares of her parents dying, the fact that whenever she fell asleep working for the lighteyes she was beat, etc. -30), and phobophobia (-10 [I chose 10 because of her many phobias, and the fact that she can't deal with the fact she has these fears because she fears the fact she has those fears.]) Her Name: Sarian (pronunced Sar-ee-on) Voldin Her Backstory: She was poor. Her father and mother were renowned historians, but after a scandal---since her father was a darkeyes---her parents had to leave everything behind. One of her eyes is violet while the other is brown, but she has a permanent lightweaving illusion around her brown eye to make it look purple. After their fall from power, her parents---her father a darkeyes of 6th dahn, and her mother a middle-class lighteyes---not used to not being able to rely on anyone, had their health slowly dwindle. When she was still a child, her family was found by a group of lighteyed thieves who took them over to a lighteyed estate and received a good deal of money for it. Her and her family were put in jail and beat beyond recognition. Her mother slowly went insane, and was killed. Her father, only kept around because of his intelligence, began teaching her everything he knew, and soon she surpassed him. Her father, overcome with grief, finally died too. Then she was left, and was going to die when a Cryptic came and bonded her. She developed scritophobia because the only reason she was kept alive was because of how she wrote. Her intelligence led her to becoming more important to the lighteyes who had taken them into custody then her parents had been to him, and she was forced to write essays, forge documents, write tax reports, etc. She never got over the fact that her talent for words led to her and her family being hurt. She never wanted to write for anyone else again, and developed the fear of writing in public, because someone could steal her words. Her words had been the only thing she had ever owned, and that had been taken away from her, something she didn't want to happen again. When she finally escaped, she swore she would murder the lighteyes who had hurt her family, and developed a hatred for thieves and villains, because they had been the ones to turn her family over to the lighteyes. She became one of them---an assassin and a mastermind---to hunt down other assassins. Of course, she'll do any job if you pay her enough for it. She learned 5 things from her expirience. 1. People---more specifically, thieves---will do anything for money. 2. No matter what, you have to make yourself useful. If not, you die. 3. Everyone else is weak-minded. Their minds will buckle under pressure. You're better than them. 4. You can't care about anyone else. Everyone just wants to hurt you. 5. Death is an everyday thing. In fact, it's an escape.

Hey- this is my first Alleyverse character so... this is probably going to be a bit skewed. Any thoughts? 1st Ideal Radiant: 90 points Mastermind: 65 points Assassination: Skilled, 60 points Scholarship: Expert, 40 points. Flaws: Holds grudges (-5), has a superiority complex (-5), has an extreme case of scriptophobia (-10), is greedy (-5), vain (-5), doesn't care about killing (-5), is bigoted against all other thieves/assassins (-10), very judgemental (-5), paranoid (-5), is neat and hates messiness to a fault (-5), very sarcastic and rude, no respect (-5), insomnia, somniphobia, and oneirophobia (this is due to her having nightmares of her parents dying, the fact that whenever she fell asleep working for the lighteyes she was beat, etc. -30), and phobophobia (-10 [I chose 10 because of her many phobias, and the fact that she can't deal with the fact she has these fears because she fears the fact she has those fears.]) Edit: I needed to add a couple things.

I actually love this ship so much. I made a topic on it where I express my very strong views on them. They are perfect for each other.

"I can't do this." "I have lost who I am over these years." "I can't keep fighting." "I actually do care about this world. Jasnah-" (Sorry I am a Jasnahoid shipper-) "I have to let go." "I can't let go." "Who am I? I am not sure." I love him telling himself, "I am alone," But then realizing later, and having his fifth/fourth truth be: "I am not alone."

Hoid. Just... Hoid. You all know what I mean.

It really depends on the consequences of the questionable choice and whether the questionable choice is reliable or not. Powerpowerpowerpowerpowerpowerpower. ^^Literally one of my D&D character's mottos though.

Knowing the consequences I still took the cookie. All for power's sake... HEhEHHEHehehEHEe....

However, Jasnah still made it so he wasnt a second late, and healed Ruthar. In those duels you are able to choose champions, and Wit choosing Jasnah as his champion does not break any rules. He did threaten to kill Wit... You can't walk away from a duel. He was the one who challenged Wit, even with provoking, and he has to deal with the consequences. You cannot challenge someone to a fight to the death, have them accept, and then realize that you probably shouldn't have done that and back out. He threw away a sword in a duel without surrendering. Him, refusing to fight because of his sexist ideals is not a good enough excuse for me to believe that Jasnah did not have a right to continue the duel after he deemed it "pointless." He did not surrender and no one died, signifying the duel would continue.

I just want to say- ...Jasnah didn't kill him- in fact, she arranged it so he wouldn't die- and like @ProcrastinationShard said, Ruthar was the one to challenge Wit to a battle to the death because Wit was mean to him. Also, he was the one who chose to fight, and once you enter a duel to the death you can't just toss aside your sword and say, "Oh wait, nevermind." That is not how they work. (Sorry if I sounded rude.)

What I would give to see the fellow 8 people who chose "I like it!".

I absolutely love it. In Oathbringer I first thought that they should be together, and I was very happy to see that they were. The age difference and the intelligence and knowledge that comes with it is one of the reasons why Jasnah---dare I say---loves Hoid, and her... stability, (paranoia...,) intelligence, complexitiy, beauty, and her difference from the people of her time are the reasons why Wit likes her. I honestly love the relationship---I made a whole topic about it..........---and they are perfect for each other. We are able to see what these characters are like on another level, and I think their relationship has a lot of potential. Like, world-taking-over-and-worldhopping potential. Hm, I wrote this all in italics. Whatever.

I find her quips annoying (not to be rude or anything. They just aren't my style). I was so annoyed at her for stealing Kaladin's boots and acting like ever stormlight lighteyes acts. Then she was being all indecisive over whom she liked more- Kaladin or Adolin. It's so main-character like... most main characters think that they are so "ugly" and that no one likes them, but literally, so many people fall in love with them... I was very happy with Brandon Sanderson not including anything like that in his books, but Shallan dissapointed me, since she was someone who was beautiful, but insecure about it, and had many people crushing on her and her having a hard time picking who she liked... There are many examples of this "main character syndrome"---for example, Alina Starkov, Sophie Foster, etc. I really dislike books that conform to the cliches and BS books usually don't, but Shallan did, which made me sad. Also, as I said earlier, she doesn't have proper respect for Jasnah- or anyone really, and she never tries to change that. It annoys me.

I have a lot... ...most of them are insults from Wit. There is the “I hid your honor in a place you could never find it: in the arms of someone who truly loves you.” also, the “An uneducated, half-brained serving boy with a hangover could make mock of you.”

Ooh- I forgot- Isn't it kind of fun though, that Brandon thought as he was writing the book, that "Hey, these characters actually might fit together!" It means that though he didn't plan it they were such a possibility that he wrote it in, and that they sort of became their own people- going off script.

Thanks! Also, welcome to the Shard-

Okay everyone- So I am just going to put why I ship them. I understand why you guys don't, but I think 1. Please do not ship Jasnah and Shallan please please no please I can't even- no. Just no. I do not like Shallan, and I think it would ruin Jasnah's character (and I am okay with same sex/gender ships, just to make that clear-) and I just can't see it. 2. Honestly, Jasnah has always been superior to everyone. She was the first to talk about Urithiru and Voidbringers, and she was ahead of it all. She's never really had an equal until she met Hoid. He has knowledge of the cosmere that she yearns for, and he, unlike many others, is willing to treat her as an equal even though she is a woman. I think he is the only one in the book who could actually understand her- she puts on a hard facade and is so intelligent and commanding, but she is actually able to feel pain and be insecure- and she, in turn, will listen to him more then others, question him- things not many can do- challenge his opinions, talk to him, and more importantly- she's really strong and focused. He can't distract her (like he tried to with the pen scene) and she is very intelligent. I do love their insults, too. Anyway, Hoid was the first to welcome her back from Shadesmar and they actually had a really interesting philosophical talk about where honor was, and if it lived. I honestly don't care about the age gap- in fact, the age and the wisdom that comes with it is one of the reasons I think Jasnah likes Wit- and I think the fact that the relationship humannizes both of them is good. Both of them are mortal (well... maybe not, but...) and both of them have fears and pains and terrible things that have happened to them. I think that they can (and I have said this before) understand what the other is like, and Jasnah could have the capability- her being Jasnah, of course- to become as smart as him. They could teach each other a lot of things. I honestly hope that one of them isn't playing the other (I do admit it is a possibility) and I hope so much Jasnah and Wit become this worldhopping couple that travels the world and takes over the cosmere. That would be so fun... WELL, I AM SORRY THIS TOOK THIS LONG! (My bullet number 2 I think got a little too long...)

Hello everyone, It has come to my attention that my opinion that Jasnah and Wit are perfect for each other is very... Unpopular. So, if there is anyone out there like me who actually ships the two, please, let me know, so I am not alone in my belief. Hopefully I am not the only person who has read the Stormlight Archive who ships them. (Please don't murder me for supporting the relationship, Jasnahoid dislikers.)

This is Shallan in a nutshell-