With the death of the Stormfather and the taking up of Honor by Odium, what happens to all the Stormlight that previously was captured in gemstones?
Mainly asking because we're now in a world where Stormlight is a finite resource unable to be replenished, and the largest reserve of it in the world is currently not controlled by Retribution: in Lasting Integrity in Shadesmar.
From Rhythm of War page 976:
Boy that sure sounds like an impressive Archive of Stormlight.
From what I can gather the Honorspren have thousands of years worth of Stormlight collected in their fortress city and stored in vehicles so perfect for investiture that the amounts contained could far exceed the measurable quantities. An honorspren notes that the one emerald gem Shallan had swiped contained years of Stormlight.
Looks like the Honorspren, their troubled relationship with Radiants, and their vast supply of a now finite resource will play a big part in the back half. It's opened up a bunch of questions since I came across it.
Could Fused/Singer forces stage a siege of Lasting Integrity? Does the terms of the Odium/Dalinar deal include Shadesmar boundaries? With the apparent death of their namesake and his shadow, where do the honorspren go from here? Does the Ancient Daughter now have more sway upon them when she returns?
Guess we'll find out in 2040.
