Belief has had a lot to do with the cosmere. (for example in Warbreaker . The appearances of the Returned had a lot to do with belief) Will belief have a big part to play in The Stormlight Archive?
It already has. The two scholars measuring the spren.
Brandon is refering to the ardents Geranid and Ashir for Interlude 8 of The Way of Kings
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