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We don't fully know what Cognitive Shadows are, but Mistborn: SH gives a lot of info. Basically, since we exist on 3 Realms, when we die, our Physical returns to the ground, our Spriitual...unknown (but we know that the spiritweb exists and that it takes time to 'decompose")?, and our Cognitive, aka our consciousness, enters the Cognitive Realm. Normally, that consciousness, or self, then moves Beyond the three Realms, to whatever afterlife may be waiting. However, with enough investiture, either a fresh infusion, or from past actions, your mind can persist for an amount of time (depending on the amount of investiture). And there are also ways of regaining your body. Or a body. Returned are Cognitive Shadows stapled back into their bodies with a giant Divine Breath. Fused are Cognitive Shadows stapled back into a Singer body with Odium's investiture. Heralds are Cognitive Shadows stapled back into...a body? their body? a body created for them?...with Honor's investiture. Does that help at all? At any rate, given that the Heralds are suffused with Honor's investiture, and the ones we see don't have any signs of red (signalling that some of their investiture has been co-opted or corrupted), I don't think Odium would have been able to steal part of their minds to create Unmade.

He manifested Stick's Cognitive Self!

They seem to be pretty Cosmere aware. They refer to Adonalsium as well. But remember they had direct access to Honor for a long time, and he might have told them a lot of things. They're also very old and have likely interacted with a number of worldhoppers.

Maybe that's why Vortaan was feeling dizzy...

Ya'll are awesome.

Yeah it killed my exact same theory, which is why I know of it

Wit didn't switch the Blades either. https://wob.coppermind.net/events/224-words-of-radiance-san-francisco-signing/#e6885

I'd say you were into, "Nope" territory, personally

Adolin hears him say that his group pushed the Palace Guard back from his area. Not sure if that means he killed anyone or not, though.

The ones that make grain turn plant like, and the ones that make stone turn...stony. The ones Azure has creating food. The one that turned Gavilar to stone.

I think he sent it to one avatar of Autonomy, hoping that it was independent enough to make a decision by itself.

Frost does not have a Shard. https://wob.coppermind.net/events/117-boskone-54/#e1664

He probably pulled it from the trees that grew there.

Edit for MB Spoilers. And edit again for formatting.

That part is, yeah. He didn't even know Elhokar was dead (for sure) up till that point. I'm not seeing any other reference, sorry.

Actually, Dalinar didn't say anything about the lines. We get that scene from Venli's perspective. Dalinar isn't described as looking surprised, though. (I agree about nonplussed though, darn it. It's supposed to mean surprised).

Also, SA takes place at roughly the same time as Era 2 (Era 2 takes place in the gap or just after). So Ruin/Preservation are already gone.

Sorry, I looked over this part and don't see it. There's a part where Dalinar *hopes* to see Elhokar, but doesn't, is about it.

From the vision where Dalinar brings in Venli: And Kaladin when deflecting the storm:

Yeah it's pretty obvious that the Sibling was withdrawing before the Recreance, which is why I think it wasn't bonded at the time. And that maybe the lack of a bond is what was causing it to withdraw.

Yeah, that's what I'm wondering. We don't know who Melishi was bonded with, though, so it could be that the Sibling was unbonded and was fading/losing its sapience without the bond.

Er yeah. I didn't mean to imply that Melishi was anyone other than the Bondsmith. It's very clear he is a Bondsmith, and a human.

I'm not sure that Jasnah swore an Oath yet. Dalinar, in the vision with Venli, also manifests proto-plate, and at that point, he's only at 2 Oaths.

I wonder if it'll be simpler than that. Get a bunch of Nicrosil mistings to gather enough investiture in one place to open a small perpendicularity, pop into the CR, use normal engines to get close to the destination, create another perp to pop back into the Physical, and motor to the destination.