Hey Brandon!
I’d like to open by thanking you for changing the method of Szeth’s death. When I read it the first time, Kaladin’s actions in that moment didn’t ring quite true for how I saw the character. I’m glad Kal does what he does in the revisions.
I have three questions, if you wouldn’t mind. I’m trying to avoid the obvious RAFO’s xD
Threnody and Scadrial are both noted as having unusally bright patches of stars in their skies. Are these two planets near to one another?
Did Ashyn ever have a Shard, or is its magic a natural manifestation akin to Threnody or First of the Sun?
As you’ve stated that the magic of First of the Sun is natural and independent of any particular Shard, what is the nature of the pool on Patji? Is it also a natural manifestation of magic, a Perpendicularity, or simply a pool like any other?
Thanks for taking the time to answer these questions, Brandon. I know you’ve always got family stuff, and writing, and all the other host of things that fill up a life to do, so it means a lot that you take the time to interact with us fans. Thank you for sharing your stories with us.
They are both seeing the same thing, yes.
RAFO on Ashyn, as–being in the same system as Roshar–there are going to be some spoilers relating to Stormlight in anything I say here.
It’s a natural manifestation, but on a much smaller scale than you might find on other worlds.
Regarding #1, does this mean that Threnody and Scadrial are part of the same system, or are these bright patches visible from other worlds as well?
Visible from other worlds as well. The cosmere is a relatively small place (on a galactic scale, that is.) We’ll publish the star map when that becomes relevant in a decade or so.
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