The Stick

The squire debate is easy to settle. If the get close and try to lash the Skybreaker, they have to touch him. They then disappear screaming into a cloud of flames. If they chase him with weapons, they would be conventional, the Skybreaker could just turn them to dust with division. If the Skybreaker even touches squires, they die, so they play no large part in the fight. I personally believe Skybreakers have more chances of winning. One reason that nobody has mentioned yet is the restrictions of their oaths. It is presumed that the Windrunner must fight honorably without dirty tricks while Skybreakers can do pretty much whatever they want.

I am curious to interactions of Shardblades and Lifeless. I can think of 4 scenarios. 1. Somebody is cut through the arm with a Shardblades. The arm is rendered useless and they then die naturally. If they are turned into Lifeless, do they have control over the arm? 2. Somebody is stabbed through the chest with a Shardblades, severing the spinal column. Can the be made Lifeless, and if so, what happens? 3. A Lifeless is sliced through the arm with a Shardblades, do they lose control of the limb, is the Breath somehow shrunk? 4. A Lifeless is stabbed through the chest with a Shardblade. The spinal column is severed. What would happen to the Lifeless. Would the Breath be released; would they ignore it?

Oathbringer is also my favorite Stormlight Book with what I believe is the best climax. Slight bit of advice on the flashbacks.

I do not think the following theory is at all right or moral. However, it struck me on how no Nalthians have ever thought of it. If every Nalthian was to give a relative or awakener their breath seconds before they die, and then stop loss of breath through death. The person given the breath could then use the one breath lifeless command to bring the dead relative immediately back to sentience. You could basically create a society where nobody ever dies in a sense where they stop working. This would easily give Nalthian a massive advantage in potential Cosmere conflict. They would have access to massive Lifeless armies, hundred of thousands. They could use the Lifeless buildup to fund massive factories to gain a monopoly on Cosmere goods. One final thing is that this method may be a way to splinter Endowment. The natural path Endowment plans is to endow each one person a single breath at birth. This person then naturally dies, returning the power to her. This forms an endless natural cycle. She cannot stop endowing breaths, that is against her intent and would kill her. So, once enough Investiture is bled from her, Endowment is shattered into millions of Lifeless Splinters.

I want to know if anybody thinks a Moash redemption arc is in the cards and if so how it would happen. I think after his blinding with Tower light he has a chance if he comes to peace with his demons.

I had an ChatGPT write this solo for bluefingers when he greets Siri. Verse 1: Welcome, my lady, to our palace grand, Where intrigue thrives in every strand, I am Bluefingers, your humble guide, At your service with joy and pride! Chorus: Be our guest, be our guest, I'm here to impress, With parchment, quill, and ink, at your request, I'll show you to your quarters, where you'll rest, Welcome, my lady, to our palace, the best! Verse 2: Our courtly dance is one of art, Where words and smiles can break a heart, But fear not, dear princess, I'll be your aid, In this web of politics, well-laid! Chorus: Be our guest, be our guest, I'll be your faithful guide, In this palace of intrigue, I'll be your side, With whispers and secrets, I'll provide, Welcome, my lady, let me be your guide! Bridge: In this court of schemes and schemes, I'm the one who knows the themes, A master of diplomacy, discreet and sly, Bluefingers, at your service, standing by! Chorus: Be our guest, be our guest, I know the way, Through the halls of power, night and day, I'll navigate the court with utmost grace, Welcome, my lady, to this political place! Outro: So, welcome to Hallandren, my dear, Where intrigue whispers in your ear, Bluefingers at your service, sincere and true, Welcome, my lady, we're here for you!

I was rereading mistborn and realized that we have no idea how reliable Alendi's logbook is. It is simple paper, so Ruin easily could have changed it to make giving up the power seem right.

I once read a WoB about this. I think Brandon Rafoed if it was Threondite Silver.

Two new ideas. 1. Breath shock him with peacemakers treasure, then somehow kill him. 2. Use a Raysium dagger to leech away his power.

I do not think the conquering is the loophole. It is too small scale and Odium stands little to gain. El will not be the Champion. He had his rhythms taken away because he disobeyed Odium.

I just realized the best job in history. Take F Bendalloy and eat to your heart's content. Fill yourself with the fattiest, most delicious, rich food possible. You are overwhelmed with super enjoyable flavors. Then, you put the calories in an unsealed metalmind, and sell them to people so they can spend time without food for whatever reason. This could even cure digestive disorders. Then, you become rich and extremely happy eating tasty food all day.

Maybe Dalinar could stop this by learning how to break bonds with Ishar, unchained Bondsmiths are scary as a rule. However, Nightblood may agree to the deal. He has no true perception of good and evil. He simply draws the perception from he who holds him. So, he may believe Odium is good if Odium views himself as good. Maybe Odium could somehow pretend to be Shashara to trick Nightblood.

Odium can likely speak to Nightblood in some form. While he cannot pierce Renarin's clouding of his future sight, he could potentially discover the location at random, or somehow contact Nightblood during the Shinovar crusade. Fused could likely carry it back for him, although the Fused's perception on if they are evil could cloud this.

I have a super-tin foily theory for Odium's champion. What if he chooses Nightblood. How do you kill an object. Even Dalinar, powerful as he is, likely can't break Nightblood's command. We know Susebron can't and I believe he is more heavily Invested than Dalinar. If Dalinar tries to touch Nightblood, it sucks in his investiture, otherwise, it either repulses him or he kills himself with it, maybe Odium could manipulate his emotions so he considers himself evil and kills himself.

Feruchemical Bendalloy would be great though so you could eat whatever you want in any quantity and just store away the calories.

I think I may have found the solution after scanning RoW and the Coppermind for hours. As near as I can figure out, Dalinar will fight as his own champion, although there is an argument for Kaladin. He may end up swearing the Fifth Ideal to somehow have to protect Dalinar. I think he will die, so there is a chance of this. What is more likely, in my opinion, lies in Szeth. We know he is not the most mentally stable of characters. We also know he swore the Ideal to obey and protect Dalinar. We know Ishar claims that the Shin were worshipping false gods in the form of the Unmade. We know Szeth is crusading through Shinovar to rid the Shin of false leaders. We also know there is a Death Rattle talking about Dai-Gonarthis. He is apparently taking somebody's sorrow. Since he is one of the few Unmade not yet seen, I think he was the one influencing the Shin. So my theory ultimately comes down to Odium selecting one of the Shin leaders as his champion. Perhaps the one who declared Szeth Truthless to begin with. The fight will begin and something will endanger Dalinar. Szeth will see the champion and lose it, trying to protect Dalinar at all costs. He will use Nightblood to murder the champion, perhaps viewing the champion as evil. This will quite clearly void the contract. This is breaking an oath potentially hurting or killing the Stormfather. This releases TaravOdium making him a Cosmere-wide issue. The death of the Stormfather would mean the endless weeping and an end to conventional Stormlight. In this case, I do not know exactly what happens to Dalinar. Szeth returns to Shinovar one last time, seeing the often mentioned distinct white cliffs of his homeland fall away into the flooding of Roshar. He can hear the child crying (maybe one he killed) ending era one.

Thanks, I am still new at this after forum lurking forever.

Basically, this is the same as burning the Mists. Both are bodies of Shards. Basically, it is the equivalent of wiring a computer meant to run from a medium powered wall outlet(Normal Metals) to powering it using a nuclear reactor.

Have you read lost metal?

Does anybody know what happens while storing an attribute in a time bubble? Would you store more in a Bendalloy bubble or less in a Cadmium bubble?

No, but the effects are much stronger. You could in theory use it to supercharge something like steel which would basically let you break the sound barrier. Using Nicrosil could be super fun though. Let's say you meet some surgebinding jerk like maybe Nale or Moash. They are lashing themselves up or really any direction. Touch them, and all of their Stormlight would be directed into a huge burst. This could in theory shoot them into space, or into the ground or a wall. Maybe use it on an Elsecaller while they teleport to potentially destabilize them and push them somewhere weird in the Cognitive Realm.

I agree with most, but I think pewter is less viable then zinc or brass. Then you could become a master manipulator and not need to fight, just push people's emotions hard enough. Quick question, would this change if you could use Dor as a power source?

We do know Susebron cannot break Nightblood's command. We may know when Brandon finally writes the sequel.

Any of the Sixteen metals are allowed in either Allomancy or Feruchemy. No Compounding. Feruchemical Copper or Zinc would be my top Feruchemy. Allomantic Zinc would be my favorite misting power.