JamHeretic

karaokeang, any chance we can get the audio uploaded? Don't worry about transcribing; I'm sure we can get volunteers.

Sweet kindly asked a question for me at her signing:

Q: Were Ryshadium artificially created or enhanced:

A: RAFO.

So we're probably onto *something* here.

I believe we have WoB that Renarin is on the autism spectrum.

I disagree with categorizing ASD as "mental illness", though.  Many consider it to be an unusual but not unhealthy neurotype, and you may want to rephrase.  There's a lot of stigma attached to "mental illness" that could upset some people, and detract from the point you're making.

I seem to recall that ardents usually use the same soulcasters, and that soulcasters are generally aligned to an essence. Which makes me wonder - the statue-ardents we saw were soulcasting into stone. Would ardents who habitually used soulcasters aligned to, say, Pulp turn woody? Would a soulcaster aligned to Crystal make them sparkly?

The Parshendi epigraphs as a whole were chilling, ever so gradually. 

However, "I stand against the one who saved my life. I protect the one who killed my promises. I raise my hand. The storm responds." has to be my favorite line. It gives me the shivers every time.

Reminds me of Allomantic savants; I think that  comparison has come up a few times as well.  I for one wouldn't want to be a tin savant, and who knows how massive amounts of Stormlight can affect you?

According to Brandon at the Seattle signing, Kaladin's name is derived from the herald Kalak. Sorry

So I desperately want to know when this gets translated, but this thread is getting long enough that I'd rather not have to follow it to find out. I don't suppose one of you guys would be interested in starting a new thread for the non-cryptographers once you get it solved, would you?

"(why would you bother with a horse when you can fly? Unless the house can fly too...)"

A horse can be a good partner on the battlefield. You get height and they can stomp things for you.

My pet theory is a spren bond like skyeels, chasmfiends, Purelake fish, etc., which I think is more plausible... but I've always liked the idea of biological engineering by the Radiants.

Here's the thread I initially started about these ideas: http://www.17thshard.com/forum/topic/6068-what-makes-ryshadium-special/

So Renarin will live through the first five books at least.

Not necessarily. I don't have the exact WoB on hand, but he's said pretty clearly that the flashback character doesn't have to still be alive for their book.

I think the Tumblr crowd got this information independently at the Portland signing - but if not, I'm sure she'll find it out soon!

No problem - nice meeting you too!

http://www.17thshard.com/forum/topic/6534-oregon-signing-march-2014/?p=107507

"Seventh - By the end of the Stormlight Archive will you look into the minds of everyone who will develop powers?  no.  Lists flashback characters; the next three are, in order: Szeth, Eshonai, and Dalinar."

Hoid probably switched Taln's blade, but Kal got Jez's blade directly from Sezth's dying hands.

Oh, you're right, I mixed up Jez and Taln's blades. Thanks!

But you know how good The Lopen is with girls!  Surely the glowing will win Syl over to his side.

Renarin is confirmed as 1 of the 10 books. I'd guess he's in this quintet rather than the next, so I'm going to assume Renarin = book 5 unless someone has something definite otherwise.

I thought that the next three books were spoken for - Szeth, Dalinar, Eshonai (in some order). 

Does Kaladin have the honorblade? I thought Hoid had pulled a switcheroo.  Kaladin certainly doesn't need it. (Although I admit to being curious about what happens if a Surgebinder holds an Honorblade - of the same order or of a different order; either answer could be interesting).

I have two theories about that - the more plausible one is a spren bond like the greatshells, skyeels, chasmfiends, Purelake fish, etc etc. The theory I like better is biological engineering by the Knights Radiant. Since regular horses aren't strong enough to comfortably carry someone wearing Shardplate...

Oh right! I'm looking forward to that. Although since we can be pretty sure that Taln's immortal, that sadly doesn't give us much more info.

If it's at all helpful for calculations, Brandon gave us his rough guidelines to how far "a day's ride" is. See http://www.17thshard.com/forum/topic/6579-seattle-signing-report/

We also don't know if being a Radiant (or perhaps just holding stormlight?) increases lifespan the way Breath does.  All the confirmed viewpoints I can remember for the second half (Jasnah, Renarin... I know he also said Lift was going to be important but it wasn't clear if she was going to get her own book) can use Stormlight. So if wizards live longer stormlight increases lifespan, it's plausible for the second set to be hundreds of years later.

I presume that "yes, he has a viewpoint" and "one of the ten characters" does indeed mean that he'll get his own book. As for his motivations? You'll have to ask Brandon. Let's not start another Renarin war over here.

Nice work!

I actually started one here: http://www.17thshard.com/forum/topic/6579-seattle-signing-report/

WoB from the Brandon signing:

Me: Do they all have to be heliodors?

Brandon: They can change.

Me: Are the number of prongs significant?

Brandon: No, the artist came up with that.

Ah well.