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So Rashek goes to the well, takes all of Ruins investiture, and is able to reshape the planet. He is not a Vessel, but he “ascends”
 

if that is so, how does he have such great knowledge and power, just like a Vessel gets when gaining the shard?

And if Ba Ado Mishram took the power of odium at his well, why didn’t she ascend and have such great power? 

What about Dalinar? 

I thought for sure that we were hear more about the Sun Maker. It seems like it was a big part of the history, but there were no flashbacks where we learned more. 
 

We did hear Sun Makers Gambit many times though, in Adolins POV. It’s possible this possible foreshadowing for the back half. 

I only read/listened to Wind and Truth once, but early In the book it is mentioned that war would serve cultivation because cultivation is all about change. 

I think She has her tendrils in a lot more than we know about.  three different point of views knowing that she left the system sounds fishy to me. she has been so secretive up till now, and no one actually knew where she was in the first place. 

 Maybe she knew she had to make the other shards help? 

I was also thinking that maybe she is the big bad and was insidious in making sure the shards got combined. 

Thoughts?