William Anderson
Who is the oldest character we know?
Brandon Sanderson
Frost is almost certainly the oldest by a small amount. After that, Hoid.
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beer_in_an_esky
Did Hoid meet Frost before, after, or sometime in the same time range that he met the 16?
Brandon Sanderson
Before, but (on a cosmere scale) it was very close to when he met the others.
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MsFish
I am glad Dragonsteel will not be on the front of the book, because Tage tells me there aren't really any dragons. If I picked up a book called Dragonsteel and then realized there weren't really any dragons (in the classical sense) I would feel extremely cheated and never read it just because of my anger.
Peter Ahlstrom
There was one dragon in the original book, of whom Brandon added more appearances in the later drafts. He was almost completely exciseable from the plot of that book (at least, in a simple, non-spoiler explanation), though he was clearly important to the universe as a whole and the series' overall arc.
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Questioner
How are the letters between Hoid and Frost getting delivered?
Brandon Sanderson
That is read and find out.
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spencerpanger
Does Frost make any incognito appearences in any other books other than Dragonsteel? If so Book/chapter?
Brandon Sanderson
He does not appear on screen in any published books, though he is referenced. He has a non-Interference policy.
spencerpanger
Is this reference you are referring to in TWoK in form of a letter or does it show up elsewhere?
Brandon Sanderson
RAFO. :)
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Questioner
Anything you can tell us about Frost?
Brandon Sanderson
What do you want to know about Frost?
Questioner
Everything.
Brandon Sanderson
Then no. I'm not going to tell you everything about Frost. He's still alive.
Questioner
He's immortal?
Brandon Sanderson
Yeah. He can be killed, he's just functionally immortal, he doesn't age.
Questioner
Has he always been able to take the form of that-- *audio obscured*
Brandon Sanderson
Yes. He was born as one.
Questioner
Born as one.
Brandon Sanderson
It is a race.
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Questioner
You know Hoid's Letter, that's in The Way of Kings? It's given to a dragon, right?
Brandon Sanderson
He calls him an old reptile.
Questioner
Is he immortal?
Brandon Sanderson
Functionally, meaning he doesn't age, but he could be killed.
Questioner
And he's a he, not a she?
Brandon Sanderson
It is a he.
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havoc_mayhem
You've once said that there were three sentient species on Yolen: Human, Dragon and [Sho Del]. We've seen a lot of 'people' on the different planets that were either descended from or intentionally based on humans. Frost is known to be a dragon.
Are any of the non-human species we've seen descended from or based on either Dragons or [Sho Del]?
Brandon Sanderson
RAFO! :)
havoc_mayhem
What colour is Frost's blood? What color is a [Sho Del]'s blood?
Brandon Sanderson
RAFO, more because I'm not ready to canonize Dragonsteel facts yet, as opposed because it will be a huge revelation.
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Questioner
Were Hoid and Frost some of the older humans created by Adonalsium?
Brandon Sanderson
You will find that out eventually… Frost is not a human.
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mysteriouspenguin
What non-worldhopper character we've seen so far is the most cosmere-savy?
Brandon Sanderson
Frost or Sazed, most likely.
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Questioner
Is Hoid a dragon?
Brandon Sanderson
Oh I will give you a RAFO card. You're very good, Have you read Dragonsteel?
Questioner
I have not but--
Brandon Sanderson
Don't read it, it's bad.
Questioner
Okay then. I am just-- What? Okay then. That's awesome. We have some ideas but-- Hoid is amazing. I figured he was really old but it's cool knowing for sure that he's exceptionally old.
Brandon Sanderson
He is one of the oldest people in the cosmere, but he is not the oldest.
Questioner
Ahhh...
Brandon Sanderson
The person he is writing a letter to is indeed older than he is.
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Herowannabe
Was Sazed the intended recipient of "The Letter"?
Brandon Sanderson
Meaning, the one in the epigraphs? No, that is written to someone else. (They're not from a world you've seen yet.)
#13
Questioner
We know that Hoid is really old. Is there anyone else around that same age who is not a Shardholder?
Brandon Sanderson
Yes. He communicates with one of these people by a letter in one of them.
Questioner
*inaudible*
Brandon Sanderson
Not very many, let’s say that.
#14
Questioner
Who is the oldest person in the Cosmere?
Brandon Sanderson
I've been asked this before, and I think I RAFO'ed it. Frost is up there. But I don't think Frost is actually the oldest.
Questioner
So to be determined?
Brandon Sanderson
RAFO.
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Questioner
Are there ever gonna be dragons in the cosmere?
Brandon Sanderson
There are dragons.
Questioner
*gasps* Wait. Are we supposed to know and I haven't read it?
Brandon Sanderson
No. But the-- Hoid calls someone a reptile. The "you old reptile..." That is-- yeah, one of them.
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Xyrd (paraphrased)
During the events of Stormlight Archive, is Yolen still populated?
Brandon Sanderson (paraphrased)
Yes... yes, I would say so since a letter is written to somebody on Yolen.
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Questioner #1 (in Mistborn cosplay)
I was wondering if we were ever going to see dragons in the Cosmere?
Brandon Sanderson
Yes, Dragonsteel, which is one of the first books that I wrote in the Cosmere has dragons. It's also just one of the weaker books, so I can't publish it as is, but yea. Being a big fan of dragons, I did write them into the Cosmere. They are the one kind of generic- kind of the standard fantasy race in there.
Questioner #2
Are they ever going to infiltrate the other worlds kind of?
Brandon Sanderson
Well Hoid writes a letter to one, he calls him you old reptile. And that's in Words of Radiance. So that's a letter to one of the dragons. So they are referenced.
Questioner #3
I thought that was a general insult.
Brandon Sanderson
Nope, he's actually writing to Frost, an old reptile.