Uncle Karlos

Not sure how related it is, but it sounds like the new “home” language completely replaces your ability to speak your typical native language. Nomad says later on in the Scadrian research pod that he hopes they don’t try to speak to him in Azish because that was overwritten by the Canticle language.

Great book, a lot of things to consider on the reread. One thing that made me chuckle, when Nomad was in the Scadrian research pod and the TimeTeller said to him: “What are their problems to us?…You’re a mercenary, Rosharan. You know there are dozens of these little planets scattered around, all with their own backward monarchies and their own stupid ways of doing things. What, you want us to take in everyone who is having a bad day?” A little planet with a backward monarchy sounds a lot like Scadrial under the Lord Ruler doesn’t it? Its crazy how far the Scadrians have come from the ska we saw in era 1. I think that line was intentional.

I agree that the “not on speaking terms” is most likely Cultivation. Reading it again, two things stand out. The scene of Wit running through his different invested arts was really cool to see. I see awakening, allomancy and some form of lightweaving (radiant or Yolish, not sure, although there is smoke involved and she doesn’t note him glowing like a radiant would accessing stormlight). Second, that Dalinar has decided to serve as champion. Have we had confirmation of this intent previously? If Brandon is telling us this early, I have to think there’s some trickery involved.

SIAP https://wob.coppermind.net/events/517/#e16162 I saw this get posted on the Coppermind last night. So much to unpack here. First thought - I feel like the romance experience from Yumi definitely helped him write the small snippet from Jasnah here.

Piggybacking on this, I got the impression that the shroud was just raw investiture (the remnants of the original people) that the machine was using to repair itself. There’s a quote when Father Machine dies that references most of its physical body was at that point made of the shroud, and those pieces deteriorated/evaporated once it turned off. We also had Design directly state that matter, investiture and energy are ultimately the same and can convert between phases. We also know that as a highly invested entity, Yumi has the direct ability to control and manipulate the shroud, as well as feed off/absorb it (Design says it, and she does it at the end with the scholars). As mentioned above, the shroud itself dissipated over a short time, not instantly. I got the impression that Painter and his art called to Yumi’s cognitive shadow/spiritweb, and served as an anchor. Then Yumi’s inherent power allowed her to control the remaining shroud in the area (aka raw investiture) and create a physical body linking her cognitive and spiritual aspects from the raw investiture (which we know she can control), so she is anchored to all three realms. I don’t have an answer to why, if she’s made of shroud, she didn’t dissipate with the rest, but it is implied that her control of the shroud is even greater than Father Machine’s. Maybe her willpower is enough to retain the shroud/investiture that makes up her new body.

Regarding Hoid’s audience, the below quote from Chapter 24 references “duloko plants” on the audience world. Have we seen those anywhere? It strikes me as a Rosharan term. The included reference to Scadrial in the quote makes it clear that’s not where Hoid is telling the story. With all the other Rosharan references (like the rice), I think Roshar is the most likely answer. “Leaves and florets—similar to the white sprigs that dandelions release on Scadrial, or duluko plants release here—swirled in the air.”