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A caption says Urithiru obviously couldn't be placed in Alethela, it had to be placed westward, in the place nearest to Honor. So it was known the Alethi would not or do not have Honor. And Honor is westward, maybe Shinovar?
Does anyone know what the Double Eye is, it has something to do with Vorinism
Does anyone know what the Double Eye is, it has something to do with Vorinism
The preceding list is an imperfect gathering of traditional Vorin symbolism associated with the Ten Essences. Bound together, these form the Double Eye of the Almighty, an eye with two pupils representing the creation of plants and creatures. This is also the basis of the hourglass shape that was often associated with the Knights Radiant.
Is Kaladin naturally stronger than Szeth in using Stormlight? Szeth can only hold onto it for a few minutes, but Kaladin has been shown to hold onto it for much longer. Or does it have to do with Kaladin having a spren?
Ah, so you all noticed that, did you. Glad you did. I have like a dozen things I nearly posted here, but all of them spoil a scene in Words of Radiance. So I'll just zip it for now.
Yay, great notes Eluial! I wonder about the dark sphere / Smokestone too, but no ideas.
I've now finished chapter 11 Droplets, and had totally forgotten these:
-Shallan has a shardblade
-the significance (supposed) of her older brother Helaran. He's supposed to be dead (Shallan's father proclaimed so), but I'm sure he is not, and will reappear later. (Or if he's really dead he could be the Hommage à Asmo)
-I had also forgotten how much I *hated* the Brother Kabsal character...
About the characters... Shallan seems a bit odd to me. She's frequently described as shy, sheltered, prudish, and even timid. But still she kind of becomes mouthy very easily, after just a little encouragement. With the sailors it's understandable, she's been with them for months now, but with Brother Kabsal and Jasnah Kholin, too? They're (at least now when she's just met them) very big authorities to her, after all. Renowned scholar, the King's sister and heretic plus a religious authority.
I'm not saying that shy people can't be witty or sarcastic, but I'm not entirely sure if it's credible that she blurts out so easily. I dunno. I love her dedication, and her comments too but right now she seems a very odd character. I think if she'd just think the sarcastic comments (at first with new people anyway) it would be more credible. What do you all think?
More character thoughts later.
Personally, I'm not sold on Jasnah's theory - it sounds so good, and it fit together so well at the end of my first read-through, but there's still some things that I'm just not sure of. For example, Szeth says in the beginning that Voidbringers can hold Stormlight perfectly, which doesn't fit with the Parshendi at all (at least that we know of so far). One theory that sounds good to me is that the chasmfiends are, indeed, the Voidbringers, but not yet - they need to grow in the chrysalises first before they reach that state. If that's the case, then it makes sense that the Parshendi would want them dead, as well, and would hunt them as the Alethi do. If they know that the chasmfiends grow into something worse, the gemhearts would be just a bonus to collect after neutralizing the potential threat.
Even if they aren't the Voidbringers, I still feel like they turn into something so terrible that it's better that the two parties on the Plains keep them from maturing further. I like the point that their gemhearts need the Highstorms to stay infused - perhaps that intake of energy is what's necessary to transform into their next stage?
The Parshendi/Parshmen debate still flummoxes me. They're obviously related somehow, and it makes sense to me that something could "trigger" them out of their docility into something like the Parshendi - which would be terrible to Roshar, since the Parshmen are so ingrained in their culture - but we don't know enough yet to do anything but extrapolate. Unfortunately!