Timewaster's Guide Archive

i think you captured the idea of a kolos very well. i agree that the proportions should intentionallt be altered than those of a human. texture would be nice for accuracy but it isnt neccessary in this case. the only thing that i would maybe attempt would be more detail on the face. in the book these streaches and rips were very prominent on the face making it look less human. but if you were going for a young kolos i think you did a great job and i look forward to more work

i dont think Ruin would view it that way. he seems to have control over alot of what happens in this world. to maintain his goal he would have to think like a leader and make calculated risks. ok so Marsh gave the goodguys the way to kill the inquisitors, boo hoo. Ruin just made a bunch more inquisitors so that it wouldnt matter if they knew how to kill them they would still have to accomplish it. Ruin had plenty to gain from the situation and how much could he really loose. he could gain limitless info on the person who would release him and their team of supporters. he didnt care about luthandel or the armies or anything, exepct for Vin. all he wanted was for her to make it to the well and that wouldnt have happened with the Lord Ruler in power. so Ruin allowed Marsh to become an inquisitor therfore helping to over throw the Lord Ruler and gaining access to the WoA. after Vin entered the WoA tunnels he turned Marsh and attempted to stop Sazed from getting to Vin. it seems that Ruin used Marsh in the best way available.

Ok. . . that was unexpected. Now dont read this and misunderstand. i fully agree that everyone should have their right to choose how they live. weather that includes same sex or anything of the sort. i also think that it takes a long time for a government and a people in general to accept change. i mean look at some of our states currently, there are still some places where rasicm is strong. as a homosexual you can fight for your rights but i wouldnt expect intant gratification. anytime a groupe of people want to change the way things are they are going to encounter resistance. that statement prooves true for any adversity, gay, racial, male/female, any thing. the reality is this topic is to generalized. yes i could see overcoming adversity for greater freedom as being seen as fighting for rights. the only thing is we as readers have the ability to choose for our selves what these instances mean to us. brandon writes about freedom of choice, and if i might add so do many other authors who write fantasy. look at Sword of Truth that whole series is about giving the populace the ability to make the wright decision. so to attempt to pick a topic to compare his writings to would be difficult seeing how you could pick just about any topic and say that his writings could stand for it. ok so im not trying to shoot you down but im just saying this isnt the best place to be discussing such topics, its a place to write about our apriciation of brandons writings and write about topics we as a group of fans might have valid input on due to our collective knowlage about his books. this is not a forum on socially diputed topics. im not telling you to stop expressing your feelings on said topics im just saying find the right place.

i agree whole heartedly. the possability of importance instantly creats the opening for countless theories. 

sick. thats some good research. WOT wiki i guess i am gonna have to check that out for some refreshers on WOT lore.

i know thats what you were doing i just didnt want it seen in the wrong light. the beauty of opinions is that the are forever alterable. i could read a post that has a great point and on the spot change my idea about the relevance of anything in the books. i just find aruguing subjects like these so entertaining that its hard to pass up questioning something even when i might beleive in it. i think in a past post i expressed that i dont know the items significance but i beleive there to be significance. i only argue both points sometime to play "devils advocate"

please dont take it the wrong way. i dont think posting opinions and ideas about certain aspects of the books are ever for naught. i only beleive that i should express my own opinion while at the same time attemping to stay unbiased. its not that i believe either the earring or the obsidian have no relevance, its more that i can argue either way. i think that both items have the potential to be important but having the potential to be important doesnt make the items important. leaving these items so odscure allows countless ideas to form about their relevance, leaving us (the reader) open to interpritation until something concrete is actually founded. this is an aspect in branons writing i really enjoy. had he for instance talked about the obsidian or whatever is carved on it as much as the earring people would almost instantly see an underlying importance but because he doesnt it makes us feel like there sould be an importance that is only being hinted at.

I agree he would more likely have made the prophecy so it would lead the person who enters the WoA to release the power. that is one of the reasons i dont think ruin made the prophecy. i was making the point that it was possible but i think your right that ruin didnt create it