Falcon777

I do suppose that public relations are important, given that the new order is comprised of less than all of the orders being represented by a single member, let alone the massive numbers from the times of the Desolations. However, you can't really be surprised that I would not include that in my post: "There's certainly a lot of problems that the new Knights Radiant have to reconcile, but what is the biggest challenge facing them? I believe it to be themselves. The Knights Radiant, as they are forming now, may shatter before they can become a cohesive unit. Internal politics and squabbling could be their undoing long before they need to face any of those challenges. Let's take a brief look at each Radiant to see what problems we can expect in the next book." This implies internal conflict only, even if that wasn't your intention. To be fair, you still make a good point that external forces are relevant, so I won't push it farther than that. As to the problem with Adolin (specifically at Maxal): YES, it does exist. There's a great likelyhood that he will be caught, and I would imagine it's fairly certain that Brandon will at least cover the consequences of Adolin's actions in his next book, so the point is relevant. I was just pointing out the fact that you and others have debated over the chances of Adolin being caught for over two pages when there are other, quite relevant possible conflicts that you all were ignoring for a while. That's what I mean by over analyzing. Since finishing my own run through of WoR, the possibilities of the consequences of his actions has helped to keep my apetite wet for more stormlight archive books (among many other reasons, of course). But given how you and the others have run this into the ground, it's turned sour for me. Now I'm not even looking forward as much to what Brandon will actually do with this issue. In any case, I'll go over your reply, Trevor. Kaladin: I'll give you the fact that Moash's disappearance could cause problems. But Kaladin was willing to stand up alone against two shardbearers (Moash being one of them) without any powers at the time. If Dalinar questions him on the subject, I have a feeling that Kaladin will likely be truthful and that Dalinar will be willing to forgive Kaladin given Kaladin's new stance towards the king and his honorable (if seemingly foolish) choice to defend Elhokar. I figured that that was just understood, but it's good to mention it. The issue with Amaram is still somewhat unresolved, but Kaladin's willingness (if perhaps begrudgingly) to defend people that he hates does gives him the possibility to overcome his hatred. To be honest, the ending of WoR was VERY satisfying for me. There are a few issues that Kaladin still has to face, but willingness to defend people he hates completely flies in the face of his hatred towards the lighteyes, especially those that have mistreated him (so long as protecting them is right, of course). Also, Dalinar personally confronted Amaram while in Kaladin's presence. It doesn't fix the Amaram issue, but it should hopefully at least keep Kaladin from continuing his prejudice and anger towards Dalinar. So...yeah, I personally think that Kaladin is (mostly) past his greatest problem. Dalinar: As stated before, public relations still is relevant, and in a manner of speaking Dalinar is the face of the new order. The fact that he's a bondsmith means he definitely has a lot on his plate, but he's also the one most equipped to dealing with those particular issues (at least, if peoples' speculations about Bondsmiths being able to bring people together via surgebinding is true). While public relations are still important, the politics of the world are very much going topsy turvy right now. Multiple new leaders are emerging in different countries and the capital of Alethkar is already in chaos without any of the new order being involved at all. Plus, there's the everstorm that could wreck havoc with politics as it stands right now. The fact that the members of the new order have magical powers automatically places them in a position to take and keep political power. I think that a lot of people will be looking for stability in this time, and the fact that Dalinar is a highprince with unmoving principles makes him and his political faction (whatever shape it is in) a very appealing place to be, even if people think he is crazy. Even if he makes them do things they don't want. Perhaps...just perhaps even if he goes public with his knowledge about Tanavast being dead, though I think Dalinar is too wise to reveal that bit of information. Vorinism is still practiced, but Dalinar and Shallan are too logical in their thinking (if not their actions) to let vorinism get in the way of them becoming who they need to be. If Dalinar does side with Jasnah and it causes problems, I think that that would be a great chance for Brandon to showcase Bondsmithing in action. I could easily see Dalinar giving a great speech with many logical points and many moving words. Something to possibly look forward to, I suppose. Renarin: The posibility of him replacing Adolin in importance is there, though if Renarin follows the ways of the old Truthwatchers it's a little less likely; they were the least reactive and proactive of all of the orders, observing more than anything else. The renunciation of the Kholin house is in fact a likely thing to happen should Renarin go around and state that he can see the future (again, somewhat unlikely given that he is a fairly shy and introverted person, though of course not without courage)...but has he really proven that he can do that? Aren't his surges as a Truthwatcher Illumination and Progression? I don't mean to poopoo what you are saying (and I could very well be completely ignorant on this matter given that I don't travel these boards very much), but I frankly don't see him having that ability. The ability to see the future is supposed to be incredibly limited for someone holding a Shard of Adonalsium. I can't imagine how limited it would be for someone who doesn't actually hold even hold one tenth of the power of a full Shard, let alone someone as comparitively small as a Truthwatcher. Otherwise, there in fact could be some tension between Renarin and Adolin, though Adolin seems like a pretty good sport to me. He likes competition (in at least dueling), so I could just as easily see this as a way for the two of them to bond even more closely. Jasnah: Indeed. I think that of all of the new Knights Radiant, Jasnah is the most likely to just do things as she wishes and believes simply because of how often she has been right in the past. The reason that Jasnah took so long to return to the physical realm may not necessarily be that it took that long for her to heal. In fact, given Wit and Jasnah's conversation about what the highspren know, she seemed to take her sweet time questioning them. We don't know exactly when she returns, but from what I understand, it is in fact after the battle of the everstorm. So yeah, at the very least Navani is going to be upset with Jasnah for a while. Jasnah's official stance as a heritic and her ability to soulcast has already been explored as a reason for conflict between her and the ardentia. It is without a doubt that SOMEONE is going to speak up in derision/dissention about Jasnah being one of the new order, even if she proves her capabilities in public. So yeah, Jasnah and the public relations nightmares she's likely to continue to cause (not to mention any internal tension between her and Shallan, or really her and anyone) is definitely something that Dalinar will have to overcome. I say him simply because no one else seems to really be all that interested in bringing people together in unity to fight against Odium. It's a real crying shame that the order I happen to like the most because of their surgebinding abilities is represented by someone who is such a...by someone who is so....that. Yeah. Szeth: Don't get me wrong. Szeth is still easily the most likely candidate to actually become a skybreaker, and I honestly think he will become a true skybreaker. His devotion to his own personal rules literally goes to the point that he was willing to accept madness instead of breaking them. Special sword or not, though, he isn't one yet. And given the fact that surgebinding is pretty integral to our new radiants, I have a hard time believing that any of the rest of the order will accept him as a skybreaker until he actually does some surgebinding. Even then they will still have a hard time accepting him, which I have already stated. On the topic of his sword, though, I wonder if Szeth is still capable of absorbing stormlight? Vasher was only able to actually draw Nightblood out of its sheath without immediately dieing because he had a store of breath/investiture. Without such a store, which in this case would be stormlight, Szeth is still a good bit crippled compared to when he had the honorblade. Interesting to see where that goes. I do suppose that Szeth could possibly cause problems for the new Knights Radiant if he went around doing what he felt was justice and claiming he had the authority to do so because he was a skybreaker. THAT is something I can easily see happening (and is totally a cliche, though I suppose it's such a useful one that Brandon very well might be willing to use it). Lift: Her lack of connection to the rest of the order is in fact a problem, just as it is a problem that we have yet to have a representative for the Stonewards, Willshapers, and Dustbringers. However, that problem could be (temporarily) mitigated by having more people become Knights of the orders we already know of. Kaladin's first oath as a Knight Radiant is the same as everyone elses. However, his second oath, and first unique one to the Windrunners, basically calls him to not stay within Urithiru (hence his plan to leave the city). At the very least it requires him to try to bring as many people to the city as he can. So long as the everstorm doesn't immediately destroy everyone else in the world, Kaladin and all other Windrunners that come after him will have a call to keep on going back out of their fortress, thus making the large Parshendi numbers an immediate concern. Perhaps not a concern for the rest of the order, but Dalinar also doesn't seem like the kind of person to hide in his fortress if there is something he can do to help all the people not there. Shallan probably has enough compassion to try to do something, though she doesn't really have the movement capabilities to go out at any time. Renarin's personality and the history of the order he represents does preclude him from being involved a whole lot with the Parshendi, though I suppose we'll have to wait and see on how much he'll follow the precedent of his predecessors. Jasnah has the capability to Elsecall, so if that surge is shown to be able to take someone anywhere, then the parshendi/voidbringer problem is more or less relevant to her (and, by extension, the rest of the order) depending on how much she chooses to get directly involved on the frontlines, however they form. Szeth isn't living within Urithiru, so depending on how much you consider him to be one of the new order, the voidbringer problem very well may be his greatest to deal with at the moment. Lift has only been given a single interlude, so I feel as if I have to lump her with the rest of the proto-radiants not connected and living in Urithiru: the voidbringers are of far greater concern to them than internal strife and public relations of the new order. So, yeah, I still feel like the voidbringer issue is greater...though I can understand how you believe that it doesn't have the same amount of immediacy as the lack of unity that the new order has.

If you ask me I think you guys are completely over analyzing this one particular issue. Is it reasonable that Adolin will get caught? Yes, there are clear and good arguments for it. Is it possible that he won't get caught? I think it is. Is THIS issue the greatest challenge facing the new Knights Radiant? Not by a long shot. The existence of the everstorm and the extreme number of new voidbringers that will pop up when the parshmen transform is easily of far greater concern than the one issue of Adolin murdering Sadeas and the kind of possible internal strife that might cause. So, I'm going to talk about the other people. Kaladin: Personally, I think that Kaladin has overcome a huge hump in his growth as a new Knight Radiant. The fact that he is willing to protect Elhokar because the king is "Dalinar's Tien," along with the fact that he just swore to protect even those he hates so long as it is right means that his character growth has been tremendous. Honestly, I think that Dalinar has already forgiven and forgotten Kaladin's mouthy attitude. They have more important things to deal with now and Kaladin has taken the necessary step away from what was causing him to have such a problem in the first place. He has acknowledged to himself that if he only protected those he wished to, it would mean nothing, which is of course why he said the third oath. Shallan: Now, the possible conflicts between Shallan and the others are far more likely to develop. I honestly think that Jasnah going to Urithiru is a when, not an if. Because of that, there is easily a chance for Shallan and Jasnah to come into conflict over the Ghostbloods. To be honest, I kind of would like to see this happen, if only to find out more of what the heck the Ghostbloods are trying to accomplish. That and since both Jasnah and Shallan have a spren/newly-forged-shardblade they could actually have a legitimate fight that could reveal whether or not elsecalling can be used in an efficient manner for a one-on-one battle. Dalinar: I personally think that Dalinar is going to have plenty to converse about with Jasnah, which I think is likely to lead to the two becoming closer, not further apart. Honestly, I think it's more likely that his relationship with Jasnah will not explode into conflict given the fact that he knows (and even accepts) that Honor is dead. And while his newly budding courtship with Navani may lead to some tension down the line, I really don't think that that relationship will cause anything more than that: tension. The ardentia may have had some power in the past and they still do hold sway over many people. But since the ardentia are not within the new order, any conflict that Dalinar has with them isn't internal, so not very pertinent to this topic. Renarin: Since the whole Adolin murdering Sadeas thing has been beaten into the earth's core, I'll ignore that part. However, I think that the original poster is completely ignoring the fact that Renarin was able to find out why he kept on freezing up and babbling during the battle: he bonded to a dead spren/shardblade. He was even outright told of the consequences of what that meant while within the presence of Shallan and Kaladin. Shallan now has a reason as to why Renarin acted the way he did, and it's a pretty good reason too. The likelyhood of tension, let alone actual conflict, developing between the two of them is ridiculously small. If it actually happens because of the events of the battle, I will personally be incredibly disappointed with Brandon. Now, if Renarin suddenly becomes whiny and is constantly nagging Shallan for whatever reason, then I could understand why Shallan would want to put him down hard. Or if Shallan suddenly started causing conflict between Dalinar and Adolin because of joining the ghostbloods or if she causes internal conflict between other people without a legitimate reason, I could understand if Renarin were to become angry or at least irritated with her. But the whole incident during the battle being a reason for conflict between the two is laughable at best. Jasnah: Awkwardness isn't the same thing as conflict. Hilarious at times, incredibly uncomfortable at others, but not the same thing. I doubt that her supposed death will cause conflict between anyone within the new order. It might, very briefly, cause Dalinar to have some suspicion of Shallan (presuming he doesn't know that Shallan has joined the ghostbloods and that it was they that sent the assassins after Jasnah). However, without any explicit reason for Shallan to be responsible, he's far more likely to chalk up her "not telling the truth" to simply be a symptom of her being a woman and not used to battle and violence. Now, Jasnah's assassins is an entirely different can of worms. THAT could easily cause real conflict between her and Dalinar or her and Kaladin. Frankly, it could cause her to become isolated from ALL of the new Knights if any of them found out. However, Jasnah is a very meticulous person. It has also possibly been five years since Jasnah has employed her assassins. If so, then the possibility of anyone discovering her use of assassins (and subsequently the likely-hood of conflict over that) is a good bit smaller. Jasnah is already a heretic to the Ardentia and there are even elements within it that have already tried to kill her. You don't get much more conflict than that. And frankly, that's not intra-order conflict, so that doesn't really build upon the idea that the greatest challenge facing the order is the members themselves. Szeth: First off, Szeth is NOT a skybreaker. He has made no oaths towards such and Nalan, his patron leader if you will, is specifically having people who have bonded with spren killed off. Only people that have bonded with spren can be Radiants, and even then that doesn't make one a Knight. So until Szeth has resolved that problem, Szeth's "new status" doesn't cause him to provide internal conflict within the order. His past, perhaps, but not his "new status." However, if he does bond with a spren then all such internal conflict theories are back on the table. I suppose his continued existence could cause internal conflict, though it seems to me that it's more likely that people will unite to fight against him than argue of what to do about him, at least until he claims to be one of the order. However, the problem with that is that until he can surgebind, all anyone within the order has to do is say "prove it. Prove that you are a skybreaker." And then when he cannot since he no longer has surgebinding, they will likely attack him. His lack of possible radiant status makes him far less likely of a candidate for Dalinar to defend. And without Dalinar defending Szeth's status as a Knight Radiant, what is to keep the rest of them from either ignoring or attacking Szeth? Lift: Internal conflict? The rest of the order doesn't even know of her existence yet. Ultimately, I personally don't think that the greatest problem facing the Knights Radiant is internal conflict. I believe that it will be the next challenge that Odium throws their way. That isn't to say that Odium could not then make it a personal goal of his to break down the Knights Radiant from within. There is still a lot that we don't know about the circumstances of the Recreance which will likely have a great impact upon the new order once that information is revealed. However, unless Odium makes it a personal and primary goal to completely split up the new order then I believe that whatever else he sends their way will be of greater consequence. And no, I haven't forgotten about the vision where Tanavast states that Odium discovered that he could use man's hate against man. It just seems to me that he's already done that and it has borne him far greater fruits than the petty squabling that has so far happened between those of the new order: the recreance and the everstorm being the primary things I'm thinking of. Just my two cents.

Obviously I have a leaning towards Elsecallers, given that is my avatar. I believe that the attributes fit me, and soulcasting is totally spellcasting in Roshar. Plus: TELEPORTATION!!! lol. My main problem, so far, with the elsecall surge is that elsecalling (cough*teleporting*cough) has yet to be described well. Is it just a one way ticket between here and the respective place in the cognitive realm? Would I have to travel normally once there? Or could I just do like I would want to do and teleport anywhere? How fast is the teleportation? All these questions would have to be answered (and in the way I would wish) for me to really place myself into the elsecaller camp because of their surges. Attributes, yeah, I fit. Personality.....somewhat so. If I couldn't be an Elsecaller (or if I couldn't pop around in battle as an Elsecaller), I'd probably go with Windrunner. The whole protecting of others fits me well (I'd so get into a shouting match with skybreakers about the spirit of the law being greater than the letter of the law) and their mobility definitely allows them to be powerful warriors (completely different archetype to the magey elsecallers, I know), so that's cool. Also, I love flying and would love to be able to just ignore the danger of heights (yes, I am very, very afraid of heights). My third pick would probably be...Edgedancer, if only because it would allow me to heal others. I practice some swordsmanship in real life, so I already know some applications for the Abrasion surge, but the progression surge with healing people is incredibly powerful. The fact that stormlight naturally heals you as well makes for a very strong combo.

I also agree with the coolness factor of Adolin reviving the dead spren that is his sword....though I will say that it is a stretch. What would be REALLY cool though, is if he did it and became the first Willshaper, Stoneward, or Dustbringer of this generation...and then subsequently taught others to do the same as him. That'd be pretty darn amazing.

It could be. The words he says ARE a bit vague, though I have a feeling that Brandon did that on purpose.

Ah, very nice. I had not caught that. If Mraize is referring to Hoid, then that lends a LOT of credibility to Mraize being a world hopper.

So, while rereading a portion of Shallan's interaction with Mraize (chapter 54), I came upon this: "No, I'm not worried about that one. The old fool sows chaos, but does not reach for the power offered by opportunity. He hides in his insignificant city, listening to its songs, thinking he plays in world events. He has no idea. His is not the position of the hunter. This creature in Tukar, however, is different. I'm not convinced he is human. If he is, he's certainly not of the local species..." Local species of human? That makes it sound as if Mraize thinks there are more kinds of species. It's a thin thread to hang on, but it almost implies that Mraize could be a world hopper. Interestingly, it also has the implication that Darkness (which must be the creature in Tukar, if you ask me), could possibly be a world hopper as well. So yeah, there's my first wild theory.

Ideas? Well, if I'm lucky, I'll actually manage to guess something correctly. Otherwise I'm likely to just be crawling around in the dark. And thanks for the welcome!

It seems to me, what with the quote about Radiant Squires among the Windrunner order, that some of the other orders will in fact not have squires. If this is so, then those orders will likely have less members, assuming that squires become Radiants more quickly than normal people and that normal people can become squires via association and imitation (notice the similarities to the names of the surges? ). The idea of squires becoming Knights themselves and subsequently training up more squires to become Knights is VERY cool. Hopefully it turns out to be how it works (at least for one order, if not multiple).

Amazing Book! Seriously, it was one of the best reads I've had. I'm a big fan of beginnings and endings, so I can't necessarily say that I liked it better than TWoK, but that might change. Perhaps the two places that I had some of the biggest reactions are 1:When Shallan forces Adolin to say "So yes, I, Adolin Kholin-cousin to the king, heir to the Kholin princedom-have shat myself in my Shardplate. Three times, all on purpose." !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ROFLOL!!!!! I was laughing so hard for so long...oh my gosh, EASILY the most funny part of the whole book. It's incredibly hilarious, and as such is genius. Perhaps the nice thing about this series concerning this aspect is that, as epic fantasy readers, I'm not so sure that we are necessarily expecting humor. So, when it comes in the next books, and it will, it doesn't necessarily have to be "better" or "more grand" than the previous times. 2. NIGHTBLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!! Holy smokes!!! I was literally lying down on my bed when I read that, and then I jumped up and exclaimed "HOLY SMOKES! OH MY GOSH!!! IT'S THE SWORD!!! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!!!" I personally like this a lot. The reason for this is that this particular go around for the desolations is Honor's last attempt at stopping Odium for good. It's also Hoid's most direct attempt at destroying (not just stopping) Odium. Given Odium's nature, goals, and past actions, I personally like the bleeding of the cosmere. This series OUGHT to be the series where things from the other worlds come in. It's literally the stage of the universal battle of good vs evil, Honor Vs Odium. So yeah, major major props to Brandon for that. Unfortunately, the second major reaction leads to a bit of a dissapointment for me. Sort of. The thing about the Knights Radiant is that they are attempting to imitate what the Heralds could do using the Honorblades via spren (or rather the spren are attempting to imitate, but mostly same thing). Szeth IS faster than Kaladin...but he doesn't have anything MORE than Kaladin. All of the abilities are the same, and Szeth has to use up MORE stormlight in the process as well. I don't know about you, but that's kind of underwhelming to me in terms of the greatness of the honorblades. Kind of. Szeth, while wielding the Honorblade, IS a badass as far as powers go. But once Kaladin get's past his issues, he is quite capable of matching the Shin. The only thing I can think of that could possibly make a large difference is if the Honorblades have more to them when they are held by the real heralds (notice that there is more than one that is still around, despite the fact that only Taln went back to Damnation). I really hope that there is more to the Honorblades than what has been shown. Also, it's quite cool to see Kaladin get the Honorblade since he is a Windrunner and Szeth is a Skybreaker. As to the romance...meh. At first I was quite glad to see that Adolin and Shallan got along well. I could see the superficiality to it (what there was), while Shallan and Kaladin seem to have a certain depth. Also, there is the fact that Kholinar is in riots, so Adolin's title of being son to one of the high princes isn't really as significant as being a knight radiant at the moment (especially since the next desolation is around the corner). HOWEVER, I think that there is definitely a strength of commitment that Adolin has given to his relationship with Shallan. It COULD break, but I think Adolin is going to work harder for that relationship to function and stick than his previous ones. Besides, the poor guy literally doesn't have any other options. Kalladin has plenty since he's basically the leader of the Windrunner order. Unfortunately for me, I have a tendancy to find little bits and pieces of spoiler material before I fully read the book straight through, so I knew about Jasnah being an Elsecaller before she was shown to return in the epilogue. The funny thing about it was that when the scene came where Jasnah was being killed, I only skimmed the read and didn't let myself reread that portion. I knew that being an Elsecaller would have allowed Jasnah to teleport/planeshift away from the boat, but the significance of her death was too important for me to possibly spoil by reading any possible foreshadowing. Wierd, huh? Another funny thing about it is that I really took Jasnah's death with a bit of dissapointment: I had wanted her to stick around and had felt that her character was killed off too quickly. So, when the epilogue came, I was pleasantly surprised and had to change my view on the feeling of the book. Wierd, huh? As to the pacing of the book....yeah, it is a bit slow at first and a bit rushed at the end. I wasn't enthused about the time skips during the marching, though I understand why it had to happen. And as to Kaladin:.........I've got mixed feelings about it. On the one hand, humans are incredibly liable to forget things. We do it all the time, and often we have to learn lessons multiple times before we will hold onto them. So, on top of the fact that Kaladin needed a reason to learn the third ideal, yeah I can understand his forgetfullness. Had he spoken the third ideal earlier, then the atmosphere and plot of the book would have been very different. But on the other hand, it has been pointed out that the third ideal of the windrunners is really just a subset of the first ideal of the Knights Radiant. AND, Kaladin had the full meaning of the first ideal explained to him. So, it does seem a bit odd that he would abandon his first two ideals so easily (and so quickly). On top of that he also doesn't really push Syl to explain the difference between being a Windrunner and a Skybreaker. She practically spells it out for him when she says he's not a Skybreaker after he mentions wanting to get veangence. It kind of seems like it should have been obvious that the former order is about mercy while the latter is about justice, but I suppose I have to give him the benefit of the doubt; he isn't living in the modern world like we are, so he doesn't have access to the plethora of books that we do and can't compare his life to that of other characters doing similar things. Apart from that one issue (which forms most of what happened in the book), I like how he acts. He's quite protective of Dalinar, Adolin, and even the king earlier on. He doesn't really hesitate to jump into the fight with the four shardbearers, despite not having any plate, so that's cool. And of course his second fight against Szeth is AMAZING!!!! Interesting that the damage done by an Honorblade can be healed by Stormlight.... Shallan: I really like the character development here. Her backstory was significantly more obvious to me than Kaladin's, but that doesn't mean that her progression as a person and a Lightweaver weren't very well thought and and written. So, yes, I like her a lot more than I did before. She's not my favorite, but she's no longer on the list of characters that are irritating to me. Dalinar: WOOT WOOT!! Bonding with the STORMFATHER???!!!! WOOOOOOWWW!!! Amazing! I'm really glad to see that Dalinar is going to live, and that he is now a Knight Radiant, specifically a Bondsmith. It's totally fitting for his character and his goals of uniting Alethkar. Wit/Hoid: well done again sir. I definitely look forward to more of that coming. Adolin: Adolin, Adolin, Adolin: what are we ever going to do with you? Perhaps you'll be a Dustbringer or Skybreaker? Otherwise I don't see you having the authority to kill off Sadeas. Obviously it's done in a veangeful manner, but seriously? That action took me by surprise. I can't exactly say I feel sorry for Sadeas, but killing people because they goad you is NOT a good thing. Sigh...well, except for that particular scene, I really like Adolin. He might even be my favorite character, though he's vying with Dalinar for that spot. His skill with Blade and Plate just makes him too much of a warrior tied to the fighting styles of the knights of old in England, France, and Germany for me not to really, really like him. The Stormlight Archive IS an epic fantasy, but it's just got so much about knights and chivalry that it's hard not to like the one guy that really seems to portray that sort of character; he's got his problems, so he's still human. But he's worked through most things that keep him from acting in a chivalrous manner. So yeah, I really like his character. Jasnah: ME NEEDS TO KNOW MORE ABOUT ELSECALLING!!!! Teleportation ftw! Szeth: Ah, FINALLY!! He finally acknowledges that everything he did was wrong and that he WASN'T Truthless. The Voidbringers and Knights Radiant really are back and his call to take up arms really was correct. It's really cool to see that he gets some absolution there. And being a Skybreaker? Very, very fitting. Despite my love for the Cosmere, I AM actually hoping that Nightblood doesn't completely overshadow the Honorblades. The latter are from this world, so it seems to me like they ought to be stronger here than Nightblood. There's so much more that I would like to write, but I need to get this post out. And eat lunch. Yes, lunch would be good. Falcon777

Hello! Falcon777 here. I've been a fan of Brandon's works since I purchased his book, The Way of Kings. Naturally I had to eventually join this website given my interest in the Stormlight Archive. Obviously I enjoy reading. I like snow skiing, some video games, hiking, trance music, classical music, good food and good company. I'm currently in college studying civil engineering at the University of Kentucky. And I'm currently waiting to learn more about the magic system within Roshar to find out what kind of Knight Radiant I would be, both according to temperament and according to the kind of magic I would prefer (possibly separate choices). Yes, yes, it's all fantasy, but it's fun, no?

Ah. Thanks for the clue. I apologize if it sounded like I was asking for spoiler information.

So...I think I get the gist of what a shardhunt is in so far that anyone participating is looking for particular information to enter onto the website. This is done to unlock....something. Are there any examples of exactly the kind of things we would be unlocking?