Bloodfalcon

Alright, alright, fine. I just can't stand when people can't take responsibility for their own actions. This thread has already done a pretty good job though. A cool theory was proposed, but the rest of the crew has done a good job of convincing me that's not going to be the case. Gaz wouldn't be blackmailed so easily if he had "superpowers," and I don't think we'd see an entire POV without him mentioning them if they were real. Although, I bet there are 3 hour periods of time in Evel Knievel's life where he doesn't think of motorcycle stunts all that much, even though it is some pretty crazy stuff he does. Who can say.

You shouldn't talk to strangers, and there is nothing stranger than a storm-face. I say we ignore the storm-face entirely and pretend it never happened.

Stop it. Not everyone has read enough of the Wheel of Time to know who is. You just spoiled the 14 year old introduction to the series. Not cool. Some people are just now old enough to read, so we can't spoil it for them.

He's an awfully hard Radiant to root for I really hope the conclusion to this is as fun as this theory.

Lol I doubt Brandon would endorse the nickname "Blackie"

Wow, that is good stuff. Never put those together like that, thanks!

Fine I'm going to rip out some spoilers: Peter Parker's spider bite gives him super powers. They end up giving the One Ring to Frodo. Darth Maul dies. I don't think these things should be banned in this thread because my 15 year old brother has read Stormlight Archive and may want to talk about it, but hasn't seen Star Wars, even though he is interested. The subject of Asmodean is 10x more relevant on top of that. We can't baby everyone while discussing information that is relevant to the topic. You wouldn't say, "Oh, please don't compare this love story to Romeo & Juliet because some people don't know what happens at the end and it would be a spoiler."

Haha, maybe you were the second one to suggest this. http://www.17thshard.com/forum/topic/1826-the-fate-of-tanavast-and-the-shard-of-honor/?hl=%2Bhighstorm+%2Bhonor+%2Bmist

If there are clues and I cannot even identify them, I'm not even going to try. Just gonna wait for it to be stated. It is exciting though. If it is not something Brandon is willing to tell us, I would hope that means it has a twist-like conclusion. As far as the Asmodian thing goes,..... that event, his death, was published a decade ago. It no longer qualifies as spoiler material. It is too old by far, sorry. The person who killed him - that was only published recently, but wasn't spoiled anyway. All is well.

Yes. Love it. Thank you and your mind. Whether or not it is true, it opens up plenty of room for fresh thought.

Yeah that is one of the more helpful snippets I have ever read concerning Stormlight Archive. Thanks, Dros!

I can visualize the lashing controls fairly easily for a computer game. Click a wall or object, press 1, 2, or 3 to choose a lashing. You could do a Hold to Charge for magnitude or just rapid click like it seems Szeth does to pile on lashings. There may be a significant learning curve for handling all of those gravitational laws, but I don't think it would be a deal breaker by any means. It could also feel very much like a Star Wars Force Unleashed + Portal type of deal.

To me the epigraph had a very Mistborn feeling to it. Hero of Ages style, I'll say so I don't give away spoilers by being more specific. Pretty clearly a "looking back" entry from the distant future.

This thread is going to end up keeping Lids in business. New forum sponsor.

I think your reasoning on the size of Jezrien's Honorblade is as sound as anything else we've seen come up in these forums. I have one question though: Do we all believe there are only 10 Honorblades? Are there any lines in WoK or WoB that would indicate the Honorblades are exclusively for the Heralds? I'm asking this because I think there is a link between the Blade and it's owner, and because I have seen musings that these main characters are not only KR, but replacement Heralds for those that abandoned the Oathpact or went crazy or whatever. I think it would be awesome if these Honorspren eventually produced blades or modified blades to fit their bonded human. But please, consider the first questions without relating it to what I think would be "cool"

I guess I don't recall which times Szeth got glowy. And the only reason the rest relates is because it is a similar if not identical effect. Szeth isn't using Plate, so it may not look the same just because it can't. I don't recall whether it is only when he has is blade out or not. Frankly though, I'm ok leaving it a mystery b/c every time someone suggest going back and looking for evidence, I remember how long that book is and my laziness beats my curiosity.

I suppose my response was really meaning to say "Just because it is a good size to kill humans, doesn't mean that was the intent." Dalinar's blade was hooked, but I doubt they thought "we'll make it like this so he can pull it out of Thunderclasts and rip them up." The fact that the are all so different and recognizable actually suggests that they were NOT designed with those purposes in mind. If the creator of Honorblades and Shardblades had those purposes in mind for the shape and size of all the blades, I think we would see a little uniformity. Perhaps that blade was crafted to be small because it is easier to maneuver for Windrunners who will be all over the place and can't worry about the blade control required of such huge blades. I see it as a potential theory, and while I wouldn't bet on it, I wouldn't dismiss it either. But it is being used as almost confirmed evidence above...

Hoser, I don't understand this 3 types of Shardblade business. Why can't Szeth's glowiness be caused by his combo power use and Honorblade use? Other people get glowy when they do the same thing. The Radiants got glowy, even Dalinar has been glowy. Kaladin was glowy minus a Shardblade. So why does glowy mean they have to be using a different type? Give it to me straight. I won't stand for a single pussyfoot or pussytoe here.

The first two are points that I don't really even care about. It just doesn't mean much to me that they would be Heralds or not. Darkness is still being an chull, and the drunk is still doing literally nothing. But to throw out my current opinions, I'll say 1. Yes 2. Yes 3. Yes I haven't seen discussion on the third, but shouldn't that be obvious? Brandon said this book was picking up right after WoK, and it is not Szeth's flashback book, so I don't....

I am beginning to think spren behave in a manner slightly tweaked from what we have posted here based on the Lift Interlude. Anyone else see this being a possibility? I'd love some examples that challenge it.

I don't understand why credit is given to the idea that the size of Szeth's blade means it was built for humans. I recall a thread that discussed this a lot, citing different types of weapons and their purposes and comparing the description to Szeth's blade, but those purposes don't even carry over in real life. If someone took a look at a .50 caliber rifle and had to describe the animal that might require such firepower, I'm sure they would describe something similar to a large bear. But we use them on men. That's not to say that it is not a possibility, that just seems like some really rough logic to use for validating a theory. Consider that Szeth's masters - whoever gave him the blade - might have chosen from a collection and thought "Well, we want this guy to kill humans, so.... this one." Or maybe all Honorblades are small because they were originally not intended to kill Thunderclasts. Or it was known that beings in possession of powers as great as those the Heralds posses would maybe do better with smaller, more controllable Blades.

I give Kaladin 45 chapters before he attempts to embrace another storm and see the same way purposefully, and he'll succeed once before the end of WoR. He didn't choose that time, but he will. He was totally hyped for it afterward. It will be another tool in no time.

Loving this post, hoser. Also allows you to see who has similar thoughts so that you can continue discussions and expand with people who are on the same page. A+

Spelling error! I've been taking speed typing lessons and I have a 99% accuracy most times, but.... there it is.