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GreenRover

What order [of Knight Radiant] did Oathbringer come from?

Brandon Sanderson

I'll RAFO that.

R'Shara

Has Braize always been 9-centric or did it become so because of Odium?

Brandon Sanderson

RAFO.

Telcontar

When Surgebinding, the person is Binding a Surge (the elemental force). Are those Bindings (the spiritual link) the focus for Surgebinding on Roshar?

Brandon Sanderson

RAFO.

Arkadious4028

If a Worldhopper were somehow able to spike themselves with god metals from each shard world e.g. Honor/Cultivation/Odium spike, would it be possible for them to make a miniaturized version of a new shard, or would they just gain powers granted to them by the spikes?

Brandon Sanderson

RAFO.

Questioner

Is Renarin able to use the Surge of Illumination?

Brandon Sanderson

RAFO.

Kris

This has probably been asked before, I was wondering since Mistborn, Warbreaker and Elantris share the same Cosmere, is it possible we will see people with certain abilities cross over into other worlds from other series?

Brandon Sanderson

I think I've said enough about that here. More than that is a RAFO.

Chris King

Is that kind of similar to the reason why there are no spren in Shinovar is because the people there so disbelieve them that it creates a negative pressure that keeps them from physical manifestation?

Brandon Sanderson

Good question.

FirstRyder

Were the Parshendi based on something the Shards had seen before, in the same way the humans (and horses, and chickens) of Roshar were?

Brandon Sanderson

RAFO! You're asking the right questions, though.

girsoe

Will Kaladin learn to play the flute?

Brandon Sanderson

RAFO. :)

Questioner

When Odium says, "We Killed You," who is he referring to?

Brandon Sanderson

*Hands RAFO card*

Sofia

Is Odium is still influencing Vyre after all the Taravangian stuff?

Brandon Sanderson

That's a RAFO. Odium will have interesting, different relationships with a lot of different, interesting people in the next book.

Questioner

Is Jasnah ever going to find true love?

Brandon Sanderson

I'm not going to answer that.

Questioner

Is Kaladin going to find love?

Brandon Sanderson

RAFO! Of course. Gets asked a whole bunch.

Christien Skousen

Were the aliens in Sixth of the Dusk from [Scadrial]?

Brandon Sanderson

RAFO. :)

All I've said is that they're from a planet you've seen/heard of before.

Darkness (paraphrased)

Ok. Ishikk and the Purelakers… are they actually fooling Vun Makak, like, at all?

Brandon Sanderson (paraphrased)

Umm… I'm going to RAFO that.

Questioner

Two days ago, you read the first chapter of Stormlight 4 and Navani has a homesteward there and he has those rings, lots and lot of rings. Is it maybe... he has...

Brandon Sanderson

You're gonna ask if he is a Terrisman, right?

Questioner

Maybe...

Brandon Sanderson

Maybe... RAFO.

Questioner

The parshmen that got re-Connected. Was that based on where they were born, or where they were when the Everstorm came in?

Brandon Sanderson

RAFO.

Questioner

Would it be possible for someone to store Stormlight in a nicrosil metalmind?

Brandon Sanderson

I will RAFO that for now, but you're thinking the way I want you to be thinking.

Questioner

Was Bloody Tan performing like Lessie?

Brandon Sanderson

RAFO.

Little Wilson

Does Bavadin have a sibling?

Brandon Sanderson

Uh... RAFO.

Paladin Brewer

In Secret History, outside of Fadrex City, Kelsier was in the Cognitive and Hoid was in the Physical. Kelsier touched Hoid and got hurt. How did that happen and was it intentional?

Brandon Sanderson

RAFO.

Questioner

What is the First Ideal of the Elsecallers?

Brandon Sanderson

The First Ideal of all the... all of the Orders is the same. She's actually asking what the Second Ideal is and the answer is actually a RAFO, which means "Read and find out". I will reveal that... when... eventually.

Boogalyhu34

What would happen to a bonded spren if its human was hemalurgically spiked and had his surges stolen?

Brandon Sanderson

RAFO. :)

Sapphire_Bombay

You've mentioned in the past that Jasnah has some interesting brain psychology going on. I suspect if I ask you to elaborate too much, I'll get RAFO'd, but can you share if it is more due to nature or nurture?

Brandon Sanderson

Little of both. I would go nurture on this one, but let's wait till I write her book to really dig into it.

Questioner

Could a listener be a squire?

Brandon Sanderson

That is a RAFO.

Xerun1

Will we get a further definition on what Rayse meant when he said “WE KILLED YOU” as Dalinar merged the realms at the end of book 3?

Brandon Sanderson

I don't know for sure if I will give more on that or not. So for now, it's a RAFO.

Questioner

 I envision the Bondsmiths as, like, walking catapult. Is that viable, or is it different?

Brandon Sanderson

You'll have to wait and see. We'll RAFO that.

Doombrigade (paraphrased)

If an individual has a mental sickness, such as multiple personalities, can that affect a Shard's intent if picked up by him or her?

Brandon Sanderson (paraphrased)

Yes, that is possible.

Doombrigade (paraphrased)

Is it possible that Autonomy is one such, and has multiple personalities?

Brandon Sanderson (paraphrased)

RAFO.

Kurkistan

Is Wax's hemalurgic earring in Alloy of Law giving him slight Allomantic pewter, enabling Harmony to fuel pewter Allomancy directly in the final fight sequence?

Brandon Sanderson

RAFO.

Questioner

In Nalthis, when is Breath first bestowed upon a person?

Brandon Sanderson

When is Breath first bestowed? Um, so I went-- Oh, so you're getting at this sort of-- I got it. *laughter/pauses* So, are you saying is it at birth or conception?

Questioner

Pretty much. I'm just wondering *audio obscured by laughter*

Brandon Sanderson

…What's that?

Questioner

I'm wondering if mothers have autonomy over their own bodies when it comes to Breath?

Brandon Sanderson

Yes. Uh, I'm going to go ahead and RAFO that one for-- Let's just let it-- Let's let-- Let's let the fanbase discuss that one and come to their own decisions.

Questioner

Are the Sleepless Invested? And if so, is that in every hordeling or is it like the hive mind is an Investiture?

Brandon Sanderson

I will RAFO that. All things are Invested. So-

Questioner

Un-Innate Investiture, like extra...

Brandon Sanderson

Extra? I will RAFO that.

Argent

Are gloryspren composed entirely of Honor's investiture?

Brandon Sanderson

RAFO.

Questioner

In Warbreaker, Hoid's about to tell a story and he starts pulling out sand, some black sand. Is this from the planet that White Sand is from?

Brandon Sanderson

Good question, and that's a RAFO.

XMikethetrikeX

Would Soothing/Rioting have more, less or equal effect on Hoid than regular humans(if he can burn copper, lets assume he isn't) If the effect is not equal, is it due to him being much more Invested than normal beings or some other factor?

Brandon Sanderson

RAFO.

Questioner

How does Vasher lose [Nightblood]?

Brandon Sanderson

I will eventually answer that, but I am not answering it yet.

Questioner

I am not entirely sure… I don’t think his intentions… might not all be good…

Brandon Sanderson

Your instincts are good.

Questioner

Are half-shards made with Radiant spren?

Brandon Sanderson

RAFO! Good question!

Questioner

In Shadows for Silence one of the characters refers to “Justice has died here.”  Is that the actual Shard of Justice?

Brandon Sanderson

That’s a great theory! (Big grin, raised eyebrows.)

InsaneScotsman

When Hoid Awakens, does he speak his native tongue (Yolish)?

Brandon Sanderson

RAFO.

Questioner (paraphrased)

In Elantris, the AonDor comes in the form of the lands, so if an Elantrian wanted to use it on a different Shardworld, like Roshar, would the symbols change?

Brandon Sanderson (paraphrased)

That's an excellent question! And I'm going to RAFO it.

Questioner

I was also wondering: Shardblades, will there ever be any that aren't swords?

Brandon Sanderson

That is a RAFO.

Chaos

So Sleepless have held Surges. Have they been Radiants before?

Brandon Sanderson

RAFO.

Questioner

Why are [Cognitive] Shadows so much more prevalent on Threnody?

Brandon Sanderson

That's a good question. Which is a RAFO. Sorry.

Questioner

Would it be possible to have a "Shardgun"? (Shardblade in the form of a gun)

Brandon Sanderson

RAFO!

Rainier

Was the painting the same painting in Warbreaker?

Brandon Sanderson

*laughs gleefully*

Rainier

Because apparently it matters that it is or isn't

2min2midnite

What is the metal used by El when substituting his carapace? Is it just regular steel to make armour or is it something like aluminium, to make him less vulnerable to Shardblades, for example?

Brandon Sanderson

RAFO!

Yvainnie

Will Kelsier be in Stormlight Archive ever?

Brandon Sanderson

That is a read and find out, you know a RAFO? Give her a card.

OrangeJedi

In a previous question you said that when Pattern talks he makes vibrations in the air that can be picked up by a recorder. When Syl talks to just Kaladin, and is only appearing to just Kaladin, could that audio be recorded?

Brandon Sanderson

RAFO.

Questioner

How does Hoid’s prediction work?

Brandon Sanderson

RAFO.

Kurkistan

Why does Awakening need to drain color, and what determines the amount of color that's drained?

Brandon Sanderson

I'm going to RAFO Awakening because I'm going to write another book and I-- Mostly it's a RAFO because I don't want to canonize things until I've got the book in hand.

Questioner

Would Sunmaker's backstory... if you asked too many questions about his backstory, would you get RAFOd the crap out of?

Brandon Sanderson

Sadees? Yeah, probably.