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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Dalinar's gift and curse (lolSpoilers)
« on: September 22, 2010, 06:48:41 AM »
Do we know when he sought the Old Magic or when his wife died? I'm sure the latter happened first, but is there any mention about whether these things happened before or after Gavilar's death. Not that I think it actually matters, I'm just curious. All I can find is "many years" ago.
One thing, I don't think the curse and the boon could be the same thing. I think they are always separate. This is pretty much our best source of information on the Old Magic so far:
I can't decide if the memory loss is the boon or the curse, but I'm leaning towards curse. Our other two examples of curses (given by Av, again) are two numb hands and seeing the world upside down. Our one example of a boon is a bolt of cloth. Av says that all his family regretted the curse except for his father. The memory loss seems to fit with the other curses better than the boon.
One thing, I don't think the curse and the boon could be the same thing. I think they are always separate. This is pretty much our best source of information on the Old Magic so far:
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“Doesn’t work that way,” Av said. “It’s not a game, no matter how the stories try to put it. The Nightwatcher doesn’t trick you or twist your words. You ask a boon. She gives what she feels you deserve, then gives you a curse to go along with it. Sometimes related, sometimes not.”
I can't decide if the memory loss is the boon or the curse, but I'm leaning towards curse. Our other two examples of curses (given by Av, again) are two numb hands and seeing the world upside down. Our one example of a boon is a bolt of cloth. Av says that all his family regretted the curse except for his father. The memory loss seems to fit with the other curses better than the boon.