Timewaster's Guide Archive

I know this is a month old, but I happened to be rereading the books, and happened to see the answers to one of your questions in there - it was a pretty unique question, so I had remembered it.

1. Venture, Hasting, Elariel, Tekiel, Lekal, Erikeller, Erikell, Haught, Urbain and Buvidas (Mistborn I paperback, p. 180)

2. If there is information about this one, I don't remember seeing it. I think the only export mentioned in the books is weapons, and I don't know if House Elariel was associated with it.

3. On this one I am certain there is no information. I know nobles got to see him very rarely, as he felt balls and parties were beneath him. The most they saw from him was during the public executions. Obligators and Ministry officials got to talk to him more frequently - as inferred from the conversation between him, the Inquisitor Kar, and Vin's father.

And that trader from Shin was Vstim, as seen in Interlude 4: Rysn. I can't remember anything that clearly and unquestionably indicated that Szeth was employed by the Parshendi. Yes, it is possible - and I find it likely too (assuming Brandon doesn't pull something weird off... which he might very well do) - but it's not certain. One of the easiest ways to deceive a reader is to have a knowledgeable character express certainty about some event, only to have themselves proven wrong later on.

I am not sure if the pool spoke as much as it conveyed emotions. But it may be that Endowment is also dead, it's a theory I haven't given much thought to.

I suspect Kaladin and Szeth belong to different orders. Many of Kaladin's chapters have the Vev on the chapter headings, and she is the Herald associated with healing. And aspect Kaladin can easily be related to.

In addition to that, one of Dalinar visions has a female Knight Radiant fall from the sky and heal his wounds with a power she refers to as Regrowth. Ignoring the possibility that the Knights could just fly, I think it is very likely that she was a Windrunner as well - to me, at least, it seems like a nice use of the power. Lash yourself in the direction you wish to fly into, play with your weight to adjust the speed, and so on.

So I'd imagine Kaladin's order is also the one that female Knight belonged to. And knowing Szeth's character, he is unlikely to be a part of it - somehow I don't see him be a 'healing' kind of guy. He is not evil, or cruel, or anything like that - but healing just doesn't seem to be his thing.

Hey, Corey in San Diego!

I am glad you enjoyed the audio books, and I am certain many of the forum visitors here also do. However nothing matches what Graphic Audio has done with Elantris and Warbreaker. Both are beyond majestic, and I wholeheartedly wish they would do Mistborn* and the Stormlight Archive. While they are quite pricy (~$70 for each one), they are also quite worth it. If you can't afford them, give the sample previews a shot. You can find them on each individual CD's page (not on the box pages I've linked).

Of course, welcome to the forums too! And try not to double-post topics

*Weren't there rumors about GA doing Mistborn? Or am I thinking about the movie rights?

Going back to one of the questions regarding the font... We know you have it and don't plan on releasing it, but how do you feel about a fan-made version? It will likely use scanned images with slight modifications to look better.

I remember reading this epigraph and thinking that maybe the Shardblades have a Voidbringer bound/imprisoned inside them. I know I am clinging to my Blade-Voidbringer theory a little too much, but the burning of the victims' eyes makes me think of those hellish creatures.