Lai

Thank you very very much for your response I appreciate it! And thank you for all your points, I think you're probably right! I didn't think a dead blade, even if bonded to the radiant still, would be able to open an oathgate, but I see your point. That's interesting! I actually forgot about this detail, thank you! But also, couldn't she have theoretically lightweaved to cover this up? That's very much a stretch and I doubt that's the case. Also, would she have commented on Kaladin's eyes changing? I was a littel confused about the timeline honestly, I didn't know if Szeth became truthless before or after Shallan's mother's death. Thank you so so much for responding, I really appreciate it. I used to be too scared to post here because what if I was wrong, but after entering college I kinda realized that someone offering insight when I'm wrong just helps me get a better understanding.

I don't know if it counts as a country, but one of the Tai-na for sure. Maybe the purelake. Yes that was me! I appreciate your response to that! Hmm... Probably Nale actually. I don't know why I hate him so much but when I got his mini I made sure to put him behind everyone else because he didn't deserve to be in the front lol Sorry for not seeing this until now!!

SORRY this should have probably been in Stormlight discussion!!!! I don't know how to move it, though...

Hello, I'm relatively new but I forgot to make an introduction here! I started Sanderson's works with WoK and got sucked in, and read all of his cosmere books (and reckoners, and rithmatist). I occasionally have theories. I don't know what else to say here! But yeah, my name is Laika, often shortened to Lai, she/her.

Sorry if this has already been covered, I couldn't find anything on it. I've had this theory for a while now actually, but never thought to post about it on here. Spoiler for RoW Spoiler for WoR 3. There is a general theory that Shallan's mother was a herald. I think I've heard that before, at least. 4. The main issue with this is that Szeth is certain that the rest of the honorblades are still in Shinovar. With all this considered, what if she inherited the honorblade and bonded it before killing her mother? I don't know when she would have done this, but it makes sense to me. I think the first time she actually summons pattern as a blade is when using an oathgate for the first time. I think the blade she uses to kill the ghostblood con artist (I don't remember her name) and the blade she summoned for Kaladin was the honorblade. Kaladin would have been too stressed to noticed the lack of gem, probably, and we know (from the medallions in Wax and Wayne) that you need to know what an invested object is to be able to use it. So he wouldn't have noticed that he could use lightweaving or anything. I don't know how plausible this actually is but I've been thinking about it for a while. I guess we'll probably get confirmation in the 5th book since they go to Shinovar. If anyone has anything to add or can disprove this please do I am curious. I also have an old document of all my old theories that if I find I will probably make threads about.

Okay so, I literally just came up with this and I'm running on 5 hours of sleep and 2 shots of espresso. I might be grasping at straws but I also could be onto something. Kor a vel li um Xis is ref li el both have 5 syllables, so that might be a pattern I think it might be a 2 syllable name (xisis, kora, followed by a 3 syllable descriptor) Like, ref is a shortening of a latin word (referendum) meaning "referral" (wow who would've guessed), and "iel" means "of god" iirc. so Xisis, referral of god(s). he studies the aethers which are kinda gods in their own right. I literally could just be going insane here and getting nothing but I thought it was close enough to being something possible that I should bring it up.