FearTheAluminumMisting

The Novellas are on my shelf for when I get there, I know there are some 6th things, but not specifically where. I had assumed that it was something I missed having not read edgedancer. I also think there only being nine unmade doesn't dissuade me from comparing them to the ten deaths. I think there are compelling options there. Perhaps Odium himself or his champion could be the tenth death "source"

I'm at the beginning of my re-read for Wind and Truth, and the Way of Kings doesn't hold back in interests. For context, I started reading the cosmere with TWoK back in 2020 and I've never re-read it. I've completed all other works besides the stormlight novellas and 6th of the dusk (waiting for IotE). The first of Dalinar's visions contains mentions of the ten deaths leading to desolations. It's making me increasingly positive that we will see each of these deaths in each of the ten days leading up to the dual of champions. My question then is how many aethers are we going to see. The numerology doesn't match up for each one to be an aether, and the n=1 dataset is not nearly enough for me to be confident in predicting what they could be... If they are not aether related, could each one be an unmade? Perhaps the first nine are each of the unmade and the tenth is Odium itself? I'm also starting to suspect that there are 10 unmade, and that the bright light is also one of the unmade that is in contrast to the 9 shadows for reasons... Sorry these are just rambles.

Probably Awakening, characters are my favorite part of storytelling so the ability to effectively create autonomy with a command I find fascinating. This is hard, I like Shallan because of her having the forgotten past trope, I like that it allows her to grow in two directions. Also the leads from SP1 I adore already, so them. I have no way to chose well... Probably the emperors soul, just because it's self contained and the only story I really feel like I have an emotional conclusion from. It might be the Hero of Ages for a similar reason.

My perspective: Read all cosmere except for a few of the novellas and white sand. Rereading era 2 right now for the lost metal, have read none of the previews, and don't intend to. It bugs me how the heck Kelsier got back into a physical form (making this assumption off of the SL5 prologue). We know hemalurgy has something to do with it, but I don't even like that because in almost every case of hemalurgy I can think of that isn't just ruin/harmony/(trell?) communicating, the process involves altering a creature at the expense of a victim. I understand that Kelsier is clinically insane, but even he doesn't murder people offhand unless they are lords... and now I've remembered the women the vanishers kidnapped and I really don't like the end of that theory so we're going to stop that thread here. Heebie-Jeebies aside, We know Kelsier used hemalurgy and is now physical with at least one spike through an eye, and that he survives as a physical being until era 3. My main theory comes from the longevity. We know steel inquisitors have longer lifespans (marsh), but for Kelsier to pull that off, he would have to stab himself with enough spikes to the pint that it would put him firmly under a shards control and I don't think Kelsier would make that decision. I needed a way for Kelsier to be physical, immortal, and independent and the first thing that came to mind is Paalm. Although she's not strictly independent, she had far greater control (or at least she thought she did) than the standard Kandra. So to get the point (TLDR): I think that Kelsier makes himself into a Kandra by luring a mistraith into the cognitive realm and then spiking himself as a cognitive shadow using a blessing of identity, and having a second spike that is not of harmony or at a bare minimum not of ruin. I know there are quite a few holes in the theory, especially with my limited understanding of kandra blessings and hemalurgy so if anyone has a reason why this is impossible I'd love to hear it.

Hello Everyone! I've been a forums and discord lurker for about a year now, and I think it's time I actually start sharing some of my misinformed and misguided theories instead of forcing my roommate to hear them. I'm also making this post while I really should be doing my computer science final projects, but Brandon has helped me procrastinate through college so far and I see no reason for that to stop.