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Questioner 1
So the Sleepless kind of have me wondering about what sentience is in the cosmere. Like how would a Sleepless manifest on the Cognitive Realm--
Brandon Sanderson
That's a good question, you'll-- that I'll RAFO. But they are a single consciousness, but they would argue that all your cells are independent of you. So they are cells that can move around. They're really fun... they started in a non-cosmere book when I was 22. Obviously a bit inspired by Fire Upon the Deep, one of my favorite science fiction books. And I read that book and I'm like, "Group consciousnesses are cool!" what if you had a species that was made up of-- Not like one of these Ender's Game y'know, one, but each swarm was an individual and they could breed and evolve their own things to do different stuff. So each of these little bits, these hordelings is what I call them-- I might change because we've got cremling now. But each of these little bits is bred for a specific purpose, "Feed the swarm" and stuff like that. So they've got all kinds of cool stuff going on.
Questioner 1
Are they slivers?
Brandon Sanderson
Oh slivers. Not quite like slivers. Slivers are a little more that whole Ender's Game thing, right? And this is actually an individual that's not a hivemind. This is an individual, single consciousness, and they've got a step between cell and body. We kind of do too, like mitochondria are kind of "What are these? Are these things we ingested somehow and got working for us?" It's all very cool.
Questioner 2
So is it like Malazan Book of the Fallen, like the D'ivers?
Brandon Sanderson
Ehhh, there's little--
Questioner 2
Okay, a little?
Brandon Sanderson
Yeah.
Does the Shard Odium seek to separate things, much like the Shard Honor seeks to bind things together?
An interesting theory.
If I used a Hemalurgic spike charged with Allomantic powers on a person on say Nalthis, will the focus of Allomancy change because the power is being used on another planet?
RAFO.
callumke
(paraphrased)
What is the definition of Investiture?
Brandon Sanderson
(paraphrased)
RAFO. Investiture is off the table as far as questions go.
ParadoxicalWims
So on theoryland there are a couple of WoBs regarding Selish Shadesmar and the ones that stuck out to me were how Rosharan Shadesmar is aligned with Roshar georaphically (and in turn, the other planets are too) and with the name of Sel's shadesmar expanse.
So my question/assumption is...Given the above geographical alignment and sometimes inverse nature of Shadesmar, is the Expanse of the Broken Sky Sel?
Brandon Sanderson
I'm not going to confirm what any of these are, I'm afraid. (At least not yet.) You are free to theorize as you wish.
Questioner
Is there anything you can tell me about the Deeper Ones?
Brandon Sanderson
About what?
Questioner
The Deeper Ones?
Brandon Sanderson
No, unfortunately. If I write the Threnody novel, they will be involved a great deal, how about that?
Kidpen
What do Harrier's Lenses from Alcatraz do?
Brandon Sanderson
RAFO. That's a RAFO because I am not in that brainspace right now.
PleaseTypeUsername
In an interview, you said you thought you had canonized someone as a Sliver in Rhythm of War but then realized you didn't. Who is this character?
Brandon Sanderson
RAFO.
mithrilnova
Are all the kinds of intelligent spren seen in the Shadesmar chapters capable of forming Nahel bonds?
Brandon Sanderson
RAFO.
Cheese_Ninja
Seems like Taravangian asked for the capacity to do two different things from Nightwatcher as his Boon, and got two different things in return, am I reading that right?
Brandon Sanderson
RAFO, I'm afraid.
Darkness
(paraphrased)
Are the quartz and iron in Szeth's oathstone specific to Szeth's in particular, or to oathstones in general?
Brandon Sanderson
(paraphrased)
I'll RAFO that.
I7Ax
(paraphrased)
What Command did Vivenna use to Awaken her blade?
Brandon Sanderson
(paraphrased)
RAFO.
Questioner
Are the Shardholders gonna get into a fight at some point? Are you allowed to answer that?
Brandon Sanderson
That is Read And Find out.
Questioner
Did Ambition ever have a Shardworld of their own?
Brandon Sanderson
[Repeats question] Meaning, did Ambition ever settle on a planet? I’ll RAFO that too.
Questioner
How many spren does it take to form a full suit of Shardplate?
Brandon Sanderson
That's making assumptions that we're gonna RAFO. Nice try!
Is Szeth bound to his Oathstone by anything but honor (not the Shard. No loopholes here ;) )?
RAFO.
Drew
(paraphrased)
Does the Expanse of the Broken Sky refer to Taldain?
Brandon Sanderson
(paraphrased)
RAFO.
Ted Herman
(paraphrased)
How long has Khriss been cosmere-aware?
Brandon Sanderson
(paraphrased)
RAFO.
Questioner
Does Hemalurgy require intent to steal the stuff? Or could somebody in theory just stab through in the exact-- I understand the chances are extremely slim, it's like accupuncture ...happen by accident?
Brandon Sanderson
Here's the thing, you've seen it happen without the intent of the person holding the spike.
Questioner
But I think it's commonly accepted that Ruin was sort of manipulating some-- I'm specifically taking the Spook example off the table, I'm just saying, someone by accident stab - whoops! stab - whoops! and have a power?
Brandon Sanderson
Again, Ruin was involved in that. Every spike-- spiking that you saw had Ruin's intent behind it. I'm not going to answer your question, RAFO. You tried, you got me to admit that I was trying to wiggle around it, and I will tell you, today I wiggled around one question that none of you saw me wiggle around, really well, today. Today. I'm not going to tell you which one it is but there is one here that you all thought, you're all like "woo!" but you didn't realize you'd given me so much wiggle room.
Moderator
So about that space station.
Brandon Sanderson
It's not that one.
Newan
(paraphrased)
Is the kandra worldhopper MeLaan?
Brandon Sanderson
(paraphrased)
Good question. *hands Newan a RAFO card* In upcoming Mistborn books, you are going to get to know a lot more of the kandra, so you will have a lot more options.
Questioner
If Lift went to Nalthis and got Breaths. Could she then eat the local food and turn it around and use it to Awaken?
Brandon Sanderson
RAFO.
chasmfriend
My question was going to be: I want to ask how Vasher got separated from Nightblood. But that's been RAFO'd.
Brandon Sanderson
That has been RAFO'd.
chasmfriend
So I want to ask: ...How did Nale get Nightblood?
Brandon Sanderson
That's also part of the RAFO of how he lost it. You can-- No I'm not going to go there.
Windrunner17
It seemed like from the story there is a strong connection between the larkin and the ancient lanceryn. Would you be willing to answer whether these are the same species by two names or if there is some evolutionary step between them?
Brandon Sanderson
I was a tad vague on purpose, but you're looking at it the right way. It's KIND OF the same species.
WrenElsewhere
Like a pokemon evolution? Most Larkin are charmanders, Chiri-Chiri is a charmeleon, lanceryn are charizard?
Brandon Sanderson
Have to RAFO it from here out. I'll get into it eventually, don't worry.
Questioner
So, you read the prologue, does that imply that the guy with the rings, the steward with the rings - are those Feruchemical rings? Or am I gonna get RAFO'd?
Brandon Sanderson
You are gonna get RAFO'd so fast. You are gonna get RAFO'd so fast. Sooo fast.
Snipexe
Could an AI bond a spren?
Brandon Sanderson
RAFO
VirtuousTraveller
What was the relationship between Skai and Aona prior?
Brandon Sanderson
That’s a RAFO.
Questioner
(paraphrased)
If Hoid were to hold an unsheathed Nightblood, would he feel sick?
Brandon Sanderson
(paraphrased)
*Loud laughing* RAFO.
AhoyMatey
(paraphrased)
Speculated that I thought that at one time the Parshendi had used Odium spren or Unmade, and they must have finally divested themselves of the spren and that’s why they forgot how to get a lot of the spren forms. And they were trying to figure that out and things have taken a turn for the worse.
Brandon Sanderson
(paraphrased)
No comment.
vanahian
We know that all in Cosmere have three aspects. So Adonalsium have three aspects as well?
Brandon Sanderson
RAFO.
Questioner
Does Trell hold a Shard that we have seen in other books?
Brandon Sanderson
You're assuming Trell holds a Shard. And I'm not answering that one, but you can have a RAFO. Nice try.
Extesian
Insert Cultivation's Vessel's name here.
Brandon Sanderson
RAFO
CrypticRadiant
Has Nohadon been a Dawnshard in the past? (my guess is maybe he has and now it’s stored inside The Way of Kings, or jumped to Dalinar from there, would explain the Nohadon dream and the warmth he feels and Unite Them)
Bonus second question: is the ardent Pai actually the Herald Paliah? Other than the name similarity, the other ardent remarks on the name being weird, she’s obsessed with showing the world “The Truth” about Aesudan, and the Taravangian interlude in that same block swears by Pali’s mind, which seems a bit suspicious as it’s an uncommon curse.
Brandon
Good question on Nohadon, and a RAFO to boot. :)
Actually, both questions are RAFOs. If you ever meet me in person, be sure to demand a card!
ZenBossanova
(paraphrased)
Since Shallan has a unique ability of memory from her blended surges, is fighting what Kaladin has?
Brandon Sanderson
(paraphrased)
No. His unique ability is "strength of squires".
ZenBossanova
(paraphrased)
And Jasnah?
Brandon Sanderson
(paraphrased)
RAFO.
Questioner 1
Shardplate thus far has been powered by Stormlight in the spheres. But after-- now that we've got Radiants, is it powered by themselves?
*adds something about "spren" but is spoken over by Brandon*
Brandon Sanderson
Well so far we have not seen Radiants wearing Shardplate.
Questioner 2
Yeah, I was kind of wondering that myself, 'cause-- 'cause they're not spren, because the spren were the... Shards [Shardblades]. So what <are> they?
Brandon Sanderson
So, that's a big ol' "what really is Shardplate?" *hands RAFO card*
In the Ars Arcanum of The Way of Kings, next to the Essences are listed ten Body Focuses. Are these Body Focuses the focus (in cosmere terms) of Surgebinding?
RAFO. :)
CephandriusTW
Since Teft is dead, may he rest in peace, could you tell us what his fourth Ideal would have been if he had spoken it before Vyre killed him?
Brandon Sanderson
Hmmm... Fourth Ideal for Teft. I would like to give that more thought, rather than be on the spot for it here, so it's a RAFO, but not a promise that I'll answer you. There are things I would want to consider before I answer that. It's a great question. That's the one I'm saddest not to be able to answer, but I don't think I can answer that on the spot, while I'm doing other things right now. It deserves more consideration than an off the cuff answer.
Questioner
Have we seen the world mirrored by the Expanse of Broken Sky?
Brandon Sanderson
*long grunting and contemplation* I’m not answering that, I am not answering that.
Blaze1616
Wax's earring is now gone, would you mind sharing what Allomantic charge it had?
Brandon Sanderson
Um, eventually.
dvoraen
During the course of Oathbringer, and not counting what happens towards the end of the book, are all nine [Unmade] active in the world again (no longer imprisoned)?
Brandon Sanderson
RAFO.
In one of the death sentence things it says something like three of sixteen ruled, but now the broken one reigns. Is this referring to the Shards on Roshar and if so, is the broken one Odium?
RAFO.
Truthwatcher_17.5
Will Dalinar become the next holder of Honor.
Brandon Sanderson
Hahahaha, yeah-- RAFO.
Questioner
Two questions about the mechanics--well, actually, a bunch of questions--would a Shard's magic change if they moved to a different world?
Brandon Sanderson
That's a RAFO.
crucix
Probably a RAFO question but why does Syl have an aversion to shard equipment? Is it something inherited from Kaladin's interaction with shardbearers?
Brandon Sanderson
RAFO. (You'll will find out eventually.)
takeabreaker
Did Hoid play a part in introducing Stormlight to humanity as told in The Girl Who Looked Up?
Brandon Sanderson
RAFO, I'm afraid.
Podman36
Trell's been Investing in Scadrial, he's interacting there. Is he doing anything or will he do anything to influence a new magic system there... How much would a Shard have to do to get to that point?
Brandon Sanderson
RAFO.
Mason Wheeler
Opening a perpendicularity. Is that a Bondsmith power or just something special Dalinar did for other reasons?
Brandon Sanderson
Yeah, we will RAFO that.
Questioner
In Words of Radiance, there's a fragment that says that the Bondsmiths have a power that none of the other Orders have.
Brandon Sanderson
That will be answered in a future book... *discussion on RAFOs* Basically, each of the Orders actually had their own quirks and individual things. Some of them were more dramatic than others. But if you watch through, you'll be seeing that they kind of have some different effects that aren't related necessarily to the Surges.
Questioner
So, then follow-up question, the reason that the Bondsmiths don't get Shards is because they have that extra power?
Brandon Sanderson
The reason is because the Stormfather is particularly-- how he is. And he's more cantankerous than he was, even in the past...
Each of the Orders, I wanted to have a lot of individuality. I didn't want them to all just be different copy-clones. You'll also find that they also have very different philosophies on even things like honor and what is good and things like that.
Stromeng
In Oathbringer Cultivation calls Dalinar Son of Honor and Son of Odium. Why? Does he Connected to both Shards and technically can be a Vessel for Odium.
Also, why Cultivation says it'd be good for her to have a part of Dalinar inside of her? Is it important?
Brandon Sanderson
This is partially RAFO territory, but let's just say that Cultivation takes the long view on someone--and to her, Dalinar represents both the the best and worst of both Honor and Odium.
zorro_pickanalytics
Would Wax recognize the female Skybreaker Lift sees in Edgedancer?
Brandon Sanderson
RAFO.