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I'd like to point out that even if the Parshendi/Parshmen are Voidbringers, and even if they are of Odium, that doesn't mean they like it.  Ruin's creatures certainly tried to avoid serving their master.

Is anyone else worried about Saze?  I can't imagine that Rayse would react well to Ruin and Preservation being held by the same person.

I liked Winter's Heart.  It was epic.

Crossroads I'll admit wasn't so good.  IIRC it covers only about three days, and is mostly how the very, very large cast reacts to the climax of Winter's Heart.  I would suggest moving to Knife of Dreams within the same minute you finish Crossroads. 

Quote from: Aranfan on July 06, 2010, 03:19:20 AM

Quote from: Rrikor on July 06, 2010, 02:56:49 AM

I didn't notice that.  I thought the type of gem just affected the amount of stormlight that could be stored within it, not what could be done with it.  Of course all I have seen done with stormlight so far is the lashings.

They said emerald was the most valuable because Soulcasters could use it to make food.  This implies that they can't use diamond held stormlight for foodmaking, otherwise it's rarity compared to emeralds would make it more valuable.  Unless emeralds are actually rarer than diamonds on Roshar, but I'm going to assume they aren't.

Technically, Emeralds are much rarer than diamonds here on terra firma. But diamonds are more expensive. Go figure.

I'll take your word for it.  But food making was singled out as why emerald was the most valuable.

I also noticed that Rubies and Sapphires were different denominations.  I wonder if Brandon meant specifically blue sapphire, because sapphires come in a lot of colors (red sapphires are rubies). 

Another observation hinting at the people not being baseline human:  eyebrow hair that grows as long as the hair on the top of your head.

I didn't notice that.  I thought the type of gem just affected the amount of stormlight that could be stored within it, not what could be done with it.  Of course all I have seen done with stormlight so far is the lashings.

They said emerald was the most valuable because Soulcasters could use it to make food.  This implies that they can't use diamond held stormlight for foodmaking, otherwise it's rarity compared to emeralds would make it more valuable.  Unless emeralds are actually rarer than diamonds on Roshar, but I'm going to assume they aren't.

Haven't read the thread yet.

First, WTF kind of tech level do they have that glass can be used as currency but don't have guns? I'm going to assume they have magical techniques for making a lot of glass very cheaply, because glass is hugely expensive.

Other socio-economic observations: females are the intellectual class and eye color has an influence on rank.  This is interesting.  I'm unsure how that kind of hierarchy is stable, since dark eye colors are dominant RL, but we don't have yellow eyes RL so I'm guessing these guys aren't exactly baseline human.

Now then.

Magical Powered Armor!  Yay!

Assuming General Relativity has any relevance in the Cosmere, Lashings seem to have more in common with Iron Pulling than any sort of gravity manipulation.  Basic seems to pull a specific object in a specific direction, based on how Szeth could run on the walls.  Full seems to be a mutual attraction between two objects.  And Reverse is making something an attractor.