Deano Stormblessed

The blond hair makes me think of Sarene lol (why not, we are speculating that Raoden is there)  

But seriously, notice how her safe hand is covered. She must be in some way linked to the Vorin religion.

What would happen, is that while you where making the lashings, you were being recharged by the highstorm (or at least the spheres are being recharged, then you use them, and they are recharged again so on and so forth. I don't know if this is possible, but in theory from what we know it may be.

Would the spiritual world be geographically the same as the physical world? Would the shardblade just stay in the one place, or actually move around as you walk through the physical world?

But I must admit, it is a funny picture.

For 4) you'd pretty much have to be right in the middle of a highstorm to get enough stormlight for that... Which is actually an awesome image.

Inside the eye of the storm, wind picking up and throwing around rocks yet leaving you untouched. Lightning flickering in the sky, thunder shacking the earth, and a man, just standing there glowing. Stormlight leaking from his body, swirling around him like mist, forming strange patterns. Then the ground shakes, as rocks start flying upwards.

One, two, three, four. The man starts lashing to the ground, fixing his lashings to a point far above. Ten, eleven, twelve. Not enough, really not enough.

Fifty, sixty seventy. Will this ever end?

One hundred, Two hundred, three hundred.

A shift and then the ground finally gives way. A giant rock reaching for the sky.

***

It does raise the question to what would he be latching the lashings to? Another moon? If this is true (big if) it could be linked to the person in the storms. (i.e. the person in the storms if the person who put the moon up into the sky, as an aftereffect of using that much stormlight is that his physical body burnt up and he can only live in the storms)

So if each a magic system can go over two orders, I'm assuming that the small glyphs are magic systems? Also is it possible that each magic system is tied with a particular type of magic system, so that each glyph also a spren type?

I'm thinking the spren types are actually tied to the order of Radiant, cuz I don't think Kaladin's going to get another spren buddy since he's already said the oath.

This wouldn't change anything. Its not the Knights that get two different types of spren, but two orders of knights get the same type of spren. E.g. line spren might cover both soulcasting orders. But now I think of it, I do agree that each order probably has its own type of spren, though the spren between the two orders which share the same magic ability would have to be similar in some respect (honour spren bond, and the other surgebinding order's spren would also have to bond, though they would be a different type of spren).

When you think about it, in the part of the spiritual realm corresponding to Roshar, you'd see Shardblades floating around everywhere, following their bonds.  It's kind of a funny image, but it might be important.

Sorry, but where does this come from?

Interesting, to bad it'll probably be some time until another Mistborn is done.

Do we even know that the shards HAVE numbers? As far as I'm aware, none of them have ever been referenced by a number, unless you count the seventeenth, which isn't truly a shard from what we've seen.

Brandon has pretty much said that Preservations number is 16. It was how he tried to send his message to the people about who he is etc.

Don't forget the five scholars!

On the other hand, there's 10 heightenings and 4 types of Biochromatic entities, so I don't think Endowment is too attached to any number yet, from what we've seen.

I saw that and i was like, hmmm, the Almighty is likely to be 10, so that rules out that number, and I thought considering the strength of the evidence, 5 would be the most relevant number. (Biochrome is a science where not much is known, so something definite and unchanging like the heightening that Returned come back at was a good choice). It is possible for there to be more than 10 heightenings, and 4 biochromatic entities. Unlikely, but as we've seen with Allomancy, people generally underestimate a magic system.

It is interesting, we have speculated massively on Shadesmar, specially since the map appeared in WoK, but no one has really bothered wondering about the spiritual realm, even though it is an important part of the magic systems of the shards.

Slight of topic but...

In the well of ascension, Vin saw a black mist while going to the Well.

Maybe this was Ruins gas form?

(I am not sure if this was in an earlier version or is even in the book.  will have to double check...)

I am about start my re-read for WoA, so I'll keep my eyes out for any passages that may hint at Ruin's gas form, or where Ruin's liquid form may be now.

EDIT: I think Ruin's gas form is intwined closely with the mists of Preservation, which is why the mists started becoming so thick that things began to die. This might be why the black mist might be the only reference to Ruin's gas form. This would explain why the deepness, which is obviously something created by Ruin, was also the mists, which is part of Preservation's body.

What connection does Endowment have to 5?  I'd be more inclined to say 3 or 4.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't the return come back at the Fifth Heightening? And aren't the returned splinters of Endowment, making it logical that Endowment is tied to the number 5.

If you haven't listened to the interview with Brandon yet, go do that, it has a lot of relevance to this topic.

Now that we know that each order has two magic systems and each system is associated with two orders, which other order has Lashings?  I'm also betting that Shallan's Memories are part of the other Garnet system.

Where is this interview? Could someone post a link?

So if each a magic system can go over two orders, I'm assuming that the small glyphs are magic systems? Also is it possible that each magic system is tied with a particular type of magic system, so that each glyph also a spren type?

Except the plains don't look like a depressed hole, which occurs when a meteorite strikes the earth. It is a number of plateaus, all with different heights, and no pattern.

But tbrickey002, have brought up some interesting questions. I especially like point 4. I am sure that the three moons will play a part latter on in the story, at least being used to explain the differences in the environment now, and in the past.

I like the thoery. I want to know, what and where is this place the Heralds go to be tortured? Shadesmar? Another planet? The little mentioned spiritual realm? Where ever it is, Odium must have a lot of power there.

No idea.

It's also possible that he's NOT talking about the Dawnshards, since he does imply that they're gone.

I just assumed that it was returning the shards to certain people who have shown that they are eligible to be knights radiants (the are bonded by spren). I thought that maybe some special ritual was needed, like saying the oaths, and then the bond between spren and knight would help cleanse any taint on the shardblade/plate and return it to its original status, with glowing glyphs.

Oh course, I never thought about the Dawnshards. Secretly, I want all the Heralds to still be alive, and while that was the case, the dawnshards couldn't be used, but that is, I think, an unrealistic fantasy. Maybe it applies to both the Dawnshards and Shardblade/plate. First you find 9 new heralds (assuming Taln remains a herald) and then you reestablish the orders of knights radiant.

Yeah, didn't think about that. It would make sense that Ruin gets his own lake. It could explain why Fedik was killed by Preservation (the mist spirit) for showing interest in the lake.

Wonder what happened to it after the Accession?

I was just doing a re-read of mistborn: the final empire, and I came across this reference on the epigraph of chapter 33:

The lake that Fedik discovered is below us now - I can see it from the ledge. It looks even more eerie from up here, with its glassy - almost metallic - sheen. I almost wish I had let him take a sample of its waters.

Perhaps his interest was what angered the mist creature that follows us. Perhaps...that was why it decided to attack him, stabbing him with its invisible knife.

I was wondering, does anyone know anything about the origins of the lake? This reference makes me think of the lake in Elantris, which is infused with a shards power. Maybe the reason it is described as metallic is because it is infused with the power of ruin/preservation?

(I may post this up on TWG as well)

Okay, but still, were else to have the great temple of the heralds than the mysterious city Urithiru

Because there are other Shards on Sel, and the Almighty is plenty busy with Roshar. Odium has direct reason to want to visit Sel, namely killing Aona and Skai. The Almighty has no such motivation, since he's not planning on killing any other Shards. I don't see why he'd randomly jaunt off to another Shardworld that he has no standing interest in.

Who can fathom the thinking of a shard?

Yes, your write there is no apparent connection between heralds and Urithiru. I misremembered a quote.

However, from one of Jasnah's notes, Urithiru was the birthplace of the radiants, and we know that the Heralds established the radiants. And the double eye of the almighty was also the base for the hourglass symbol that represented the radiants, so there is connection between the eye and Urithiru.

Also speculating on this quote:

Taking the Dawnshard, known to bind any creature voidish or mortal, he crawled up the steps crafted for Heralds, ten strides tall apiece, toward the grand temple above.

I would assume the Heralds, and if so maybe the Palanaeum may hold some clues to the actual location of Urithiru. The Heralds and Urithiru are closely tied together, and where there is a sign of one, there is likely to be a mention of another. (I can't think of a better way to word this at the moment, so sorry if its confusing. I hope you get the gist.)

10 = Almighty

16 = Preservation

5 = Endowment

My guesses at the moment for numbers tied to shards.

That may be totally possible,we have however confirmed that Hoid does lightweaving in both Warbreaker and Way of Kings.

Lightweaving? What is that? (I assume it has something to do with Hoid's amazing storytelling abilities)

I also picked up on the "kayana" reference in TWG thanks to Munin, and I agreed fully, but is there any hard evidence to link Selians (occupants of Sel *I thought it sounded cool*) to those strangers talking to Elhokar in the prologue.

*Minor Elantris Spoiler*

I have one thing to say: Shu-Keseg.

Yes, the Elantris religion based on the concept of 'unity'. Related to the Almighty? We already know that Odium has visited Sel, so why not the Almighty.