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I think the "precautions" they took were related to the Parshmen being unable to hear the rhythms and unable to accept spren into their gemhearts. This did not end until the Everstorm was created. I believe that the rediscovery of Surgebinding weakened the divide between the cognitive realm (the home of the spren) and the physical realm. This weakening allowed Ulim, an agent of Odium to cross. This led to the Everstorm and the end of "the precautions" that the Heralds took. I also like the idea that Taln did not break, but was sent back to assist as Odium has found a way to sidestep the Oathpact now that Honor is dead.

I really like the idea of the Sibling being related to stone for several reasons. 1. This provides three powerful spren for three fundamental forces/objects in Roshar. The storm, living beings and the ground. 2. Urithiru is carved almost like it was out of one piece of stone (I can't find the exact quote but the stone, strata and general make-up of Urithiru is mentioned in OB many times) 3. The Shin worship the Stone as holy, but there is no reason for this in our current understanding of Roshar. Someone likens Urithiru's passageways to the tunnels through the Windblades in Kholinar - this may be where the Sibling has gone to slumber?

Hello everyone, I am a huge fan of Brandon Sanderson and love almost all of his books (I found Alcatraz a bit of a struggle and very unrewarding when I made it to the end lol). I have been reading about the cosmere on this site for the last couple of months and was surprised with the amount of knowledge you have gathered! I look forward to reading and maybe even contributing to this as the cosmere continues to be developed!