Shardbound
We've seen different Shards have different prophetic abilities--
Brandon Sanderson
Yes.
Shardbound
Is this a result of the Shard itself, the wielder, or a combination of the two.
Brandon Sanderson
More the Shard.
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Questioner [PENDING REVIEW]
In Secret History the Shard shows a relatively well-written foresight. Did Adonalsium have a more of a *inaudible*
Brandon Sanderson [PENDING REVIEW]
Adonalsium was-- I would say, yes.
Questioner [PENDING REVIEW]
Did it have plans for after it's own--
Brandon Sanderson [PENDING REVIEW]
That's a RAFO...
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Questioner [PENDING REVIEW]
So voidbinding is-- one part of voidbinding is seeing the future. And atium is also seeing the future. And I notice annotations for Elantris, you said something about seeing the future could go weird-- sends assassins. Is that a running--
Brandon Sanderson [PENDING REVIEW]
It is a running theme in the cosmere. And it's-- Whatever path you take to do it is dangerous in the cosmere. It's kind of a sign of-- You are in dangerous territory, and drawing upon a Shard that is--
Questioner [PENDING REVIEW]
Potentially...
Brandon Sanderson [PENDING REVIEW]
Potentially-- Yes. I mean to say-- Dangerous territory.
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Questioner
Is the ability to foretell the future, we know that some Shardholders are better at that than others, is that dependent on the Shard or the holders.
Brandon Sanderson
On the Shards. No, let me say both.
Questioner
Both?
Brandon Sanderson
Yeah. Because your own-- yeah.
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Questioner [PENDING REVIEW]
There's a lot of situations where people hear voices or see visions, stuff like that. What would be the effect, if somebody had something like mental condition like schizophrenia or multiple personality? Because you talk about-- Because a lot of the magic is about their will, you know?
Brandon Sanderson [PENDING REVIEW]
Schizophrenia in the cosmere is going to-- So, anytime you're seeing the future, and things like that, you're kinda glimpsing into the Spiritual Realm. That's why it happens so often, because the magic systems are the way they work, are coming down from the Spiritual Realm. Schizophrenia will make you more open to that, so you are more likely to actually see the future. But you won't be able to tell it from the things your mind is making up, which is gonna be really dangerous.
Questioner [PENDING REVIEW]
So, what if you had, like, one personality wanna do one thing, and another one trying to do something else, would it cancel each other out?
Brandon Sanderson [PENDING REVIEW]
Not necessarily. I mean, we're going a little that direction with Shallan, anyway. You'll see.
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Questioner
If Taravangian made the Diagram, and telling the future is of the Voidbringers, is that a bad sign?
Brandon Sanderson
It depends on if you're speaking culturally or actual magically.
Questioner
Magically, I guess.
Brandon Sanderson
Because he would claim to you that he did it all with strength of mind and no magical influence other than enhanced mind. That's what he would tell you. And so in that case it would not be—culturally they'd look very weirdly at it, but spiritually he would say it's not of the Voidbringers.
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Locke219
I know it's a RAFO, but how the eff did Wyrn see into the future? That seems above even a Shardholder's abilities! I bet that sucker's tapping into the Shadesmar. But I digress...
Brandon Sanderson
Ha, wow, that is indeed a RAFO. Note that we have seen temporal abilities in the cosmere before. Most of the time these are related directly to the pure essence of a Shard or to a Splinter.
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Questioner [PENDING REVIEW]
Is looking into the Spiritual Realm the only way to look into the future?
Brandon Sanderson [PENDING REVIEW]
Any looking into the future involves looking at spiritwebs, probability, and stuff like that. So, yes.