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So I was recently trying to categorize the ten essences into states of matter and there are WAY more solids than any other state. both Jez and Nan are gasses, Chach isn't a well defined state of matter, Shash and Betab are liquids, and all the rest are solids. I was intrigued because there is usually a lot more organization to Rosharan magics. The reason I was trying to categorize the essences was because of a surgebinder order reconstruction project I'm working on. I was messing around with different surge combinations and how what resonances they would have in an attempt to make 9 new orders with different surge combinations. The point was to have a weird mix of Odium and Honor and some other cosmere chicanery. This would leave us with 9.5 orders(9 orders each with two surges and abrasion being its own order with no resonances). The combination that led to this was Tension and Transformation with an emphasis on the Tension aspect. The resonance I came up with was that Soulcasting works really well between states of matter because tension would be able to change the materials rigidity or flexibility to be closer to the outcome object's state of matter e.g. water being tensioned making it easier to soulcast into quartz. I really wanted the essences to fall into three groups with a single outlier and I really thought that it was going to work out but there are two liquids two gasses and five solids with no possible way of passive of the excess solids as gasses or liquids. The best I got the categories to be is two gasses, two liquids, three solids, two organics, and fire which works in a broad view but it doesn't fit the 9 based system with and outlier that I've been using in the surgebinder order reconstruction project I was wondering if anyone else noticed this and thought it strange(or have an explanation) because there is no way that it's just like that for no reason(I realize I'm looking way to hard into this).

Another example of this is the layout of Roshar as a continent. The Frostlands fold back over Alethkar and Jah Keved, creating the Tarat sea, in a similar manner as Iri, Rira, and the Reshi Isles fold over Azir, creating the Reshi sea. The whole continent kind of looks like an infinity sign. The only caveat is that Amia has nothing close to a mirror and is just kind of there, but with how much mystery shrouds Amia anyway I'm not to surprised. The Atoll that Icewater sits on is fairly similar to the one that Akak. Karbranth mirror would be Kurth and so on so forth

I would imagine that awakeners do get a buff to overall durability with enough breaths but it takes a lot of BEU's to get to that point and so for everyone other than the ones with upwards of 1500(8% skip capacity for Nomad) breaths, and even beyond that, it just doesn't do a whole lot to be noticeable. Plus most awakeners with a truly incredibly large amount of breaths(god kings and the like) do have more durability than normal humans. A breath is a relatively small amount of investiture and because everyone on Nalthis only starts with one it’s pretty difficult getting enough breaths to have an appreciable difference to one's healing and durability. As for the Awakened Steelmind I would imagine it doesn't matter a whole lot what type of metal it is because its not being tapped by anyone just sitting there being an AI. In my opinion the only effect the metal would have on the AI is it's personality and so maybe steel makes a more quick acting and fast obeying AI as opposed to a potentially quick-witted, smart aleck Zinc AI. Of course I'm probably wrong and Brandon it going to reveal something later on that answers both questions and makes me look like a fool.

All Knight Radiant orders get a twinborn ability that I think fits their associated Essence and Divine Attributes. Windrunners- Sapphire: Protecting/Leading F-Electrum A-Pewter Skyreakers- Smokestone: Just/Confident F-Duralumin A-Bronze Dustbringers- Ruby: Brave/Obedient F-Steel A-Iron Edgedancers- Diamond: Loving/Healing F-Gold A-Brass Truthwatchers- Emerald: Learned/Giving F-Copper A-Electrum Lightweavers- Garnet: Creative/Honest F-Aluminum A-Gold Elsecallers- Zircon: Wise/Carful F-Zinc A-Bendalloy Willshapers- Amethyst: Resolute/Builder F-Pewter A-Pewter Stonewards- Topaz: Dependable/Resourceful F-Bronze A-Copper Bondsmiths- Heliodor: Pious/Guiding F-Nicrosil A-Gold There are a couple orders that I was stumped on for quite a bit (dustbringers) but for the most part I feel good about them.

I think that every Dawnshard has a different effect on the user, just like how shards of Adonalsium effect the vessel. The effect of the Dawnshard Sigzil had may be different from the potential "Survive" Dawnshard and maybe the effects just aren't noticable from an outside perspective.

I just completed my read of Yumi and when I say your post I knew that there was a line that said Something along the lines of “you on roshar” and here it is

I would probably make a music based magic system

I am brand new to 17th shard but am very invested into Cosmere everything and have spend tons of time on the coppermind. My favorite Cosmere book is Tress of the Emerald Sea (Lost Metal is a close second though).

I am brand new to 17th shard but am very invested into Cosmere everything and have spend tons of time on the coppermind. My favorite Cosmere book is Tress of the Emerald Sea (Lost Metal is a close second though).