FollowYourMuse

I agree with much of the opinions expressed, though not specifically the reasons. The merch, and events are fan driven, and I only wish more of my favorite Authors had similar focus on their fans. The cross language bleed over did not bother me as much. It is a good example of how language, ideas and culture are influenced and appropriated by other cultures, one more part of what makes his worldbuilding feel realistic.

I have been thinking about the possible “All but your husband’s bastard bear a terrible burden, including predispositions inherited from you." Assuming the Bastard is Helaran, all of the others show signs of mental health illness. But is that the result of being the child of a Cognitive Shadow? or is that more related to the Oathpact Bond and what Ishar has been doing? What do we know of children of Cognitive Shadows? On Nalthis the descendents of Returned Vo are able to change their appearance, mostly the Royal Locks" the hair changing color based on emotion. From this can we assume that some of Shallan's ability to appear or mimic others is more than just lightweaving? Now that she is stuck in the CR will she learn the ability to change her hair and appearance on purpose without stormlight?

She fled Roshar, but do we know if she fled the system? She may have set up a hiding place or bolt hole on one of the other planets or moons in the same system.

It could be possible to cross land, and for trading across the mountains between Urithiru and Azir, from there it would be mountainous terrain probably mostly un-populated into Shinovar. What we do not know is if Szeth and his future wife and her family stayed in Shinovar or traveled overland to Azir or Urithiru. Perhaps with Nightblood he can Elsecall and they travel via Shadesmar. We know one task he will undertake will be to find the other group of skybreakers.

The problem is it is specifically gifted from Retribution, I doubt that he will be gifting it to those that do not worship or agree to his rule.

He is more capable, but we also have two people that avoid personal confrontations, and conflict, until they hit a breaking point, and then solve it with drastic actions. I can see where if there was more of a focus on them in a book it could lead to some more character growth, and interesting how they both need to deal with their passive reaction to confronting those that they love. But SA is not a romantasy, and in real life there actually are couples that can go through life happily as a couple without conflict.

Lopen declares himself King of the Herdazian's in exile. Rushu leads the spren training program. Lirin works with others Kaladan helped to open up the Stormblessed Mental Health clinic, next to the hospital medical wing he founds and runs. Rock's Bridge 4 Stew becomes a favorite meal second only to Chouta. Lift figures out how to get into the Spiritual Realm without Dalinar and bothers (spy's on) Syl, Kaladin, and the Heralds. Notum petitions the Emperor for full citizen rights for Spren that move to Azir.

Welcome, and great commentary, To me the one thing I think makes Adolin and Shallon's relationship work is their independence. These are 2 people who thought they would be married to someone because of politics or family advantage, they do not have the culture of love and romance. Dalinar and Navani can afford to find love at this point in their lives, they had already done the proper marriage for politics. I find their independence and support for each other amazing, just the fact that they fell in love at all is more than either might have hoped for.

I had not thought of Taravangian's ploy with Karbranth and the Spiritual Realm, that could be it. My initial thought was Dalinar, and how it all played out, and that is why we now have a weird spren Blackthorn dude for the back half, instead of Dalinar himself as the Blackthorne.

The oathpact does not end when they need to return. So as long as they do not break their oath or the Oathpact the spren are protected. Sure he could destroy them, but it would be difficult for him to directly oppose an oath with Honor, as that is the Power/Shard, not the vessel.

I agree this is plan B, C maybe D? She had hoped to convince T-Odium to see he did not have to rule it all. I think she underestimated his desire to be the one to Rule it all, like many but Dalinar who was able to see that he pretended, and unlike Dalinar had not changed. So when T-Odium let her know he did not agree with her, and then Dalinar threw her for a loop too, so she had to flee. But I do think she had planned it as a possible outcome,. Lift is long term plan, she will still have her surges no matter what happens to stormlight. The people with weird veins that attacked Karbradth are Women from Babatharnam

Yes I know, and I get why, it is just the need info - go have visions was feeling really repetitive.

I have to look at the timeline, but my thought were that those parts went to Kaladin/Syl /The heralds with the new Oathpact.

I get that, it just was repetitive, and I found many of the SR scenes to be, not boring, but not engaging, like I did not care enough.

More controlled visions, another pruning of memories moment where the info is provided, there are all kinds of ways she could have passed on the information, without once again, doing a " I know a secret but I'm not telling"

This is one of the major drawbacks in the series in general, and in Brandon's writing, he relies on lack of communication and shared information too often. Early on like with Jasnah, Shallon or Kaladin not talking about what they could do, and various factions is one thing. The stormfather knew the history, - No don't go but I won't tell you. Cultivation knew, but won't say, if he really needed to know why take the risk, just show him the visions. The entire we need to go to the SR felt contrived, most of it felt pointless. I hated the idea of the child champion, and I think I hate the oh we will just age him up plot cheat even more.

I hope so too. If not, I will need them to release all the others in the same style. I hate when my series books do not match on the shelf.

Good point! I had not thought of that.

Interesting theory, ut I just do not see either as getting that kind of redemption and change of personality. Jasnah is an obvious choice. But she is not unaware of Kaladins mission. Some who could write it in the future I think it could be Venli while not at this point a philosopher, is a scholar and historian having memorized the oral history songs. Personally I do not think it needs to be someone that ancient, as Wit and the author point out it is more about Kaladin actually listening. I can see a Listener\Singer having heard the rhythms of the Wind as a child. Even if it had no voice. If we are to read it as it needs to be ancient history having heard the wind, the author could be one of the sleepless. We know one calls himself a philosopher. I have trouble with the quote on being a child though,are they ever children? but fits other knowledge and timelines.

I am old enough to worry I will not be around for the next 5.

Gavilar was not the only one, I assume it was because of his actions in uniting Alethkar.

This excerpt from Jasnah's research into the Voidbringers is one of the major problems I have with descriptions of them. Every known Regal and Fused, and even individuals being consumed by some of the Unmade, have had red eyes, a sign of corrupted Investiture at play. Where, then, does this detail about eyes like pits of blackness originate? If the coloring is accurate, the most educated guess that we can currently make is that this is a sign of "pure" Odium Investiture at play. I do not remember the exact quote, but Navani when she confronts Moash I think talks of his dead eyes,

While I agree in principle, I do not see it being quite that straight forward, with a gap in when the next books come out, there will need to be some kind of resolution, that makes this first 5 books have some sense of completion, though with enough dangling threads and questions for the next part of the series. I do not think either "side" is going to win. I do think the theme of walking away, stepping down is going to be part of it. Much like the Original Listeners, abandoned their "gods" and walked away.

I think this is possible, my guess is it is Dai-gonarthis, Ishar's words of "taking their pain" fits with this death Rattle. The question I have is for how long has be been under the influence of an unmade, and how much of the Heralds actions for 4000 years on Roshar has been Odiums doing?

By that logic everybody is a child of Adonalsium In a way yes, everything is of Adonalsium but not directly. The newer people, were created by the shards, pieces of Adonalism, It seems that unlike Scadrial or other shardic worlds where they re-created people in the likeness of the original human Yolen people, Cultivation and Honor, took over a world already populated by Original inhabitants, and splinters of Adonalism. There were Spren of Adonalism, and the native Rosharon flora, fauna, and Spren including the Singers that are the "children" of Adonalism. I assume the "old Magic" Wind, Stone and Night are possibly also (Splinters?) of Adonalism. Later there were Spren of Honor, which he later passed that duty to the Stormfather who is the Father of Syl. So a piece, of a piece of divinity, that is a part (shard) of the original Adonalism. The Sibling is the child of Honor and Cultivation, so a combination of 2 intents, now influenced by 3. The Original Spren and People of Adonalism would not have had the same single intent investiture, so would be child of Adonalism. This just reminded me that I have had thought of making a "genealogy" chart at some point, though I tend to think it is more like genetic inheritance than family lines.