Date: 2016-11-29
Type: Paraphrased
Location: Fort Collins, Co
Reporter: Drew
Is Nalan using his original Honorblade, or did he bond a spren?
He’s using his original Honorblade. But there’s an asterisk here that will come up in Oathbringer.
Does Silverlight exist solely in the Cognitive Realm?
Yes.
Were the planets in the Threnodite System named like that in response to Ambition’s demise?
It is not a coincidence that so many of the planets have to do with songs of mourning or passing, in that system. So, you are on to something.
What does the Red Rip look like in the Cognitive Realm?
So this is a RAFO, in part because I haven’t revealed if there are any planets out there.
(MY NOTE: Brandon totally knew where I was trying to go with this one, and he doesn’t want to let us know if Yolen is part of the constellation.)
Was Bavadin nonhuman?
RAFO. There is at least one Shard who wasn’t human, but I’m not ready to reveal who was or wasn’t just yet.
What was the name of Ambition’s Vessel?
RAFO.
Could only Lift see Szeth’s afterimages?
Anyone sufficiently Invested can see them. Connection to the Cognitive Realm helps, too.
If a Shard were to divest itself from a planet, would the perpendicularity there disappear?
Normally the shardpool would cease to exist, but there are circumstances that could prevent the shardpool from disappearing.
If a Shard were to divest itself from a planet, would the perpendicularity there disappear?
Normally the shardpool would cease to exist, but there are circumstances that could prevent the shardpool from disappearing.
Is ReLuur’s spike made of Atium?
hesitated a for a second RAFO. You get a card though. It’s not that big of a spoiler, but the answer would bring up questions that are.
Are the Svrakiss cognitive shadows?
RAFO. But you expected that.
If you tapped blank Identity in an area, would you develop the area’s accent?
It’s part of what you need. You need to both blank your Identity and tap Connection to get the accent.
Note: Sanderson interpreted this question as blanking identity. Also, I don’t think tapping blank identity is a thing, so it was not a great question.
If Shai had a gold shadow, and she used one of her Essence Stamps, would her gold shadow change to reflect her new self?
Yes, because she is changing her soul so the gold shadow changes.
If you were on Roshar, and tapped Connection, would you be unable to use Scadrial magic?
No, but that’s a good question. You would not be able to use Selish magic though, because that is dependent on location.
Did Demoux achieve immortality by manipulating his Connection age?
Demoux uses the same method as most of the Seventeenth Shard. That method slows aging by a lot, but doesn’t stop it completely.
During the events of Stormlight Archive, is Yolen still populated?
Yes… yes, I would say so since a letter is written to somebody on Yolen.
Was Leras bonded to a being in the Cognitive Realm?
You mean like a Nahel bond? Yes, or a similar mechanism. Well, you have to remember that Shards interact with the realms in a different way, so… Well, I more mean before Leras became a Vessel. Anything before then is RAFO. (and I got a card)
You’ve mentioned before that Hoid ends up where he needs to be.
Yes, and usually without knowing why.
Is Chromium involved in that?
Yes. Well, he’s not necessarily using Chromium, but the underlying mechanic, yes.
Does Lift see Wyndle a different way than another Edgedancer would see their spren?
Yes, but only slightly. She sees a longer vine, and slightly more, but it’s not a big difference.
Szeth refers to Nightblood as sword-nimi. What is the -nimi ending?
It is an honorific.
And why does he call it “sword”, and not by its name?
It has not told him its name.
What kind of spren is Ivory?
Inkspren.
Does Damnation exist in all three Realms?
Yes, all three.
Are odiumspren the only spren who live on Braize?
Only odiumspren are welcome on Braize, but they’re different from anything we’ve seen so far.
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