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Interview #1182: Harold Washington Library Center-AU Tour, Entry #42

Question

Is it possible that someone could have gotten to the Cognitive Realm on Scadrial without the Well of Ascension?

Brandon Sanderson

Yes.

Question

…Can we know how?

Brandon Sanderson

Well, how many Shardpools would Scadrial have?

Question

Two, so the Pits of Hathsin would be so?

Brandon Sanderson

Yes. So you’ve adopted the term “Shardpool.” That was never really my term, but I’ve started using it. What happens with a Perpendicularity is large concentrations of Investiture, particularly purely attuned to one of the Shards, will create an access point. You’ve seen another one–

Question

Yeah, yeah I know these.

Brandon Sanderson

You know which one I’m referencing?

Question

Yes.

Brandon Sanderson

That you didn’t see a Pool from?

Question

Oh wait… [Laughter]

Brandon Sanderson

Okay, he knows, so… We’ll move on.

Question

Why??!! [general protest, laughter]

Brandon Sanderson

Okay, fine. Umm, at the end of Words of Radiance.

Argent

There has to be one there because Jasnah has to leave somehow, right?

Brandon Sanderson

Yes, but Honor’s Perpendicularity moves.

Question

Woah…so…Highstorm?

Brandon Sanderson

[hems and haws]

Question

So, I don’t know if this is a RAFO sort of question, but you call them Perpendicularities, will we see this sort of thing created?

Brandon Sanderson

Yeah, Perpendicularities can be created. You’d need a ton of Investiture. But, basically what Jasnah does is create a little mini Perpendicularity and slips herself into the Cognitive Realm.

Question

So it’s just a question of skill, not a question of–

Brandon Sanderson

Yeah. It’s hard to pull off…but some of the powers are built to do it.

Tags

worldhopping ,

Scadrial ,

Cognitive Realm ,

Well of Ascension ,

shardpools ,

perpendicularities ,

Jasnah ,

Elsecalling ,

Roshar ,

Honor’s Perpendicularity

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