Malim

Killing Odium with Taravangian

.....sorry

Serious idea:

King's Wisdom of Transcendence.

Fits the Ketek, and speaks to both Taravangian's ascendancy, and Dalinar's growth.

Ok just for the sake of the weirdest ship I can think of:  Arclo and Chiri-Chiri.  Chiclo.  After all we know that...

Dawnshard spoiler

I wish I could draw.  I have an image in my head of Teft and Phendorana together in the beyond.  Best thing I can do is to post two blue candles from an image search.  Rest well.

4 minutes ago, spitfireky said:

Why would it be beneficial to give the Fused metalminds?

Raboniel is a scholar, and looking for new forms of investiture in a search for a way to end the war.  For all she knows, metalminds might be it.  If nothing else, she is Cosmere aware, and she might simply be interested in experimenting with something new.  Honestly, I can't think of anything too specific, just throwing darts.  I'll have to do some thinking before I can come up with a full theory.

I think it might be Feruchemical rings.  Mraize had just killed what sounds like a Terrisman when he captured Lift.  She noted that the man seemed to have a bunch of missing rings, and it would be the type of things that Mraize would recognize as valuable and might be willing to offer in trade.  Especially if he knows he can get more from his sources.  Given that Raboniel can hear rhythms from invested sources, it's possible that she recognized them for what they were.

I know that Brandon himself rarely, if ever, comes to these forums, but I hope he sees this.  He truly does care, and I can imagine a person like him kicking himself relentlessly for the issues with connectivity.  He has given so much to this community, and his fans in general.  This was not his failing, and his fans know it, and love him for what he has accomplished.  If anything, it simply shows the sheer number of people he has reached in his own way.  I hope he doesn't kick himself too hard.  Everything he does is for his fans, and we know and appreciate it.

Over and over and over....

I see what you are saying, but I think that the greatest forms of Surgebinding are more than just Command and Intent.  This can be seen with Lightweaving.  Specifically, I think Lightweaving uses both Intent only and Intent with Command, but still isn't the "Primal Surge."

We see an example of Intent only Lightweaving the first time Shallan creates the Stormlight map.  She felt a pull from Dalinar to "see."  She used Stormlight instinctually to create the map.  She did not Command the Stormlight simply because she didn't have to knowledge to do so.  She didn't have the active agency that would be required for a Command.

Likewise we see Lightweaving with Intent and Command when, for example, she creates and attaches an illusion to Pattern.  She may not have actively said the words "attach and play" or something similar like we would see with Awakening, but she did actively attach the illusion.  She "Commanded" it to stay.  

I would argue that neither effect has more inherent power, just a difference in employment.  Now it could be argued that Command may be an instinctual thing, but that seems to be at odds with Awakening, and while Awakening may be completely different from Dawnshard Commands, it is the only thing that we have to compare.

I think that the most primal Surgebinding does combine Intent and Command, but that it is not bound to a particular surge, or set of surges.  Instead it can access them all at the same time.  My theory is that the Dawnshards allow that unlocked access.  Imagine a Lightweaving that also contains Gravitation, Friction, and Adhesion, for example.  In theory, you could create a new reality.  That would in a very real sense be the Will and Intent of a God.

28 minutes ago, Kingsdaughter613 said:

Technically, Dawnshard is a NOVEL.

Yes it technically is, but not a Sanderson Novel.  I want a 1600 page epic. 

I just want so much more of this story.

And for Rushu...

Alloy of Law

7 hours ago, Iarwainiel said:

(Off-topic but maybe not - - who heard of putting corn into a teabag?) Have you tried Inca Tea (https://incatea.com/)? Especially the Peruvian Spiced Berry flavor. It's a herbal, but I like it anyway. A nice treat!

I'll definitely have to check that out.  Thanks.

1 minute ago, revelryintheart said:

I don't drink tea either 

Sacrilege!!!  In all seriousness though, everyone has their own good taste.

12 minutes ago, revelryintheart said:

that all sounds really good (except the latte I've never had coffee )

Good thing then, as Chai isn't coffee.  It's more of a spiced tea.  I highly recommend it. 

I love this.  It doesn't in any way feel a forced or token addition.  Instead it feels absolutely in character with what we have seen from Jasnah.

On a personal level, although I am what has traditionally been called a straight male, I do have a daughter who is openly Bi.  (And yes I asked her if it was ok to reveal that before I posted.)  I love it when there are characters in media that are nontraditional when it comes to sexuality and gender expression, and even more when, like Jasnah, it is an organic, non-forced, non-token inclusion, because it opens up more realms of discussion with my daughter.  It just makes me respect Brandon even more as a writer.

Too many times my daughter or I will read, or otherwise consume, a piece of media that has a non-binary character, and feel that it is, at best, a conscious effort to appear "woke," or pandering at worst.  This doesn't feel that way at all, and both my daughter and I are super hyped about it.

(I apologize if I have used any wrong or outdated terms to describe the topic.  I wont make any excuses except old age.)

Chili with all the toppings, plain cheesecake with strawberries, and an iced chai latte.  What can I say, I went through a weird phase in college, and this stuck.

Does Khriss count as a major character?  Because I would dearly love to take her out to dinner and pick her brain, simply because I think I would have the best chance of getting the answers I want from her right now than from Mr Sanderson.  Even if I bought Brandon an unlimited supply of noodles.

I have a bit of a different take on Moash.  I see him and Szeth as two faces of the same coin.  Both did the things that they did because they felt that they had no other course of action.  Szeth followed his masters' plans explicitly because he believed that he was Truthless, and therefore somehow even stronger than honor bound to do so.  Moash went down the path he did because he believed that he was bound by family honor to kill Elhokar and overthrow the lighteyes.  Both did claim that they had no choice in the matter.  It doesn't matter that they both were flawed in their thinking, it is what they truly believed.

The parallel continues in RoW.  Both Moash and Szeth continue to push responsibility for their present actions on someone else.  In Moash's case its Odium, in Szeth's, Dalinar.  In both cases, they continue to disclaim any true responsibility for what they do.  In both cases it is an arguement of "I'm just following orders."  In Szeth's case, he is lucky in that Dalinar, as he currently is, does genuinely seem to be a good person who wants to protect his people, while for Moash, Odium obviously doesn't.  Note that both cases can lead to abuses:  Even Dalinar might require terrible things in the name of "greater good."

So the question is this:  Does Moash deserve redemption?  For that matter does Szeth?  To say one does, but not the other is to miss the point.  Second question:  If redemption is offered, would either one accept it?  Honestly, I don't think either would unless they had some sort of epiphany about their own culpability.  So far I haven't seen evidence of that from either of them.

TLDR; Moash is misguided, but no more so than Szeth, and neither of them will be redeemed unless they admit their own responsibility.

Love it so far.  I've been using it on an older Galaxy Android phone, and so far I haven't found any technical issues.  The only suggestion I have is to second the idea that you add a link on all the included pictures that would allow you to view them in a separate tab.  However, this is not an issue so much as a possible feature in future builds.  I will keep playing with the app, and will let you know if I find anything.

Did you hear about the lady who only used her loom on Thurdays?  She was just into Lightweaving.

Or the metalworker who had a fetish for handcuffs?  He was quite the Bondsmith.

Of course there is the city that didn't allow wooden construction.  It was quite the Stoneward.

When it comes to Shallan, I actually don't see it as a regression or more of the same.  Her truths so far have been about things she has done, but I think her final truth, the deepest secret, is something that was done to her.  Something so terrible that it started the whole slide.  I suspect that it was something that Helaran did to her.  My only caveat is that if it's what I'm thinking, it might be too dark for Brandon's style, but it is something that has been identified as the root cause of many (not all) cases of rl DID.  We'll have to see how it plays out.

I know this is an old topic, but I just read it.  You, sir, are a genius.  Incredibly heartbreaking, and yet I couldn't put it down.  It really brings home what the stakes are in these novels.  Thank you.

Memento Mori or whatever the equivalent Rosharan term would be.

Frankly I think that whoever the Kandra is, we will find her somewhere around Hoid.  We know he contacted Harmony, and that Harmony was a little put off.  Wouldn't it be in character for him to send a representative to keep an eye on Hoid?  If nothing else, it might keep lines of communication open, something that Harmony does seem open to.  In that light, however fun it would be for the Mink to be a Kandra, it doesn't quite fit.  Personally, I would look for the Kandra a little closer to Urithiru, or at least the Alethi court.

While I like the idea of Zahel's Intent being that of a scholar, I don't think that it plays into Endowment's long game.  Remember what she said: if Rayze/Odium becomes a problem, he will be dealt with.

How do you deal with a Shard?  Tying them to a system or Shattering them.  He is currently bound to the system, but what if he gets out?  That would leave Shattering as the only option as I doubt he would allow himself to be bound again.  Here's the problem: would Endowment risk a direct confrontation in which she is just as likely to get Shattered as Odium is?  Or even more likely to get Shattered as she is Invested and he isn't, and therefore has less raw power to bring to bear?  She seems pretty confident regardless.

Enter Zahel.  He Returned, travelled, learned, and made Nightblood.  A sword that destroys Investure, a sword that WoB states even Shards should fear.  Is that the answer?  Zahel was Returned as a fail safe.  Yes, he gave up Nightblood, but he is still on Roshar.  If he just wanted to avoid conflict, wouldn't it make sense for him to try to leave?  I suspect that he has a larger role to play, one that he doesn't realize yet, but one that his Intent is driving him towards.

*edit for spelling*