Timewaster's Guide Archive

Who cares, the covers are all pretty ugly anyway. 

Back on the Shards, though.  Is it possible that some of the Shards themselves split into lesser Shards or "Slivers"? 

No, not slivers! We want no possibility of Brandon dying before he finishes writing about all 16 shards and their 16 slivers.

Anyway, I liked that word, "Slivers". Don't you remember having seen it written somewhere? Oh, yeah, about hundreds of times in Mistborn: Final Empire.
So, that's kind of a thought. 

Well, the Lord Ruler may have known some things about the cosmology of the universe since he did use the power in the well of ascension. Sazed appears to understand a lot, although he does have two shards. I guess "sliver of infinity" actually makes sense.

I don't feel any particular need to get bent out of shape over things until there's something official. And probably not then either.

Amen!

Alatar - I don't think that Adonalsium is "creation".  I think that creation may be a part of Adonalsium, but not it's main purpose.  You know how scientists are always asking the question about what holds everything together and keeps everything moving?  I think that's what Adonalsium is meant to represent.  Although there are times when it's power is condensed for one reason or another and thus we get shards.[/color]

I agree, I wouldn't call Adonalsium "creation". We know that 2 of the shards together (preservation + ruin) can be used to create. I guess it is hard to know what the whole thing does since we only know what some of the shards are right now. If there are 16 total shards, we are missing a lot of pieces still. Also, were all the shards actually together at one point? The term "shards" implies this. If that is the case, what made all the shards break apart?

From Encyclopedia WOT -

Myrddraal are the spawn of Trollocs and the taint of evil is even stronger in them. They are man-sized and are pasty white. They have no eyes, yet they see like eagles. They have powers that stem from the Dark One. They are no match for an Aes Sedai, but they can best most warriors. The look of a Fade inspires fear in men. In the Trolloc Wars, Dreadlords commanded Fades that led Trollocs into battle.

All Myrddraal are male. They are not sterile but they cannot reproduce with either humans or Trollocs.

I don't remember the scene you are talking about, but I know it is implied that they do rape women.

Hmmm...I never considered it that way. I'll have to find the quote. I am not sure which way it should be interpreted.

ETA:

Okay, here's the quote. "A sudden ache climbed the back of its neck; a faint weakness washed along its limbs. Too long away from Shayol Ghul. That tie had to be severed somehow. With a snarl, it turned to find the edge of shadow that it needed. The day was coming. It would come."

Now that I read it again I think you're correct. He certainly doesn't act like he wants to break free at any other time. I don't know what I was thinking.

I guess we'll see the DO as a Black Horse being mounted by Moridin against Rand mounting Bela.
That should be something to see 

Can't wait to see the fan art.