Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson Podcast

Today we are ACTUALLY talking about mysteries in Isles of the Emberdark. We are going to be FOCUSED while we talk about a bunch of tangents.

This episode we have Eric (Chaos), Ian (Weiry), Evgeni (Argent), David (Windrunner), and Bonnie (Cosmeregirl)

Thumbnail art is by Esther Hi'ilani Candari: https://coppermind.net/wiki/File:Iote_tug-of-war.jpg

Children of the Nameless limited edition: https://subterraneanpress.com/sanderson-cotn/
Children of the Nameless trade edition: https://subterraneanpress.com/sanderson-cotn-trade/
Our Children of the Nameless episode: https://youtu.be/6el9YiphTH4

0:00:00 Introduction
0:06:38 News
0:17:59 Cakoban
0:50:31 Subastral nonsense
1:08:03 Daccwaga and Worldspinners
1:21:12 Star Tattoo Guy
1:40:08 Sazed performed what now?
1:53:58 Aethers with Malwish
2:06:10 Khriss vanishing
2:17:31 Autonomy's old dominions
2:34:28 Final thoughts
2:41:22 Who's That Cosmere Character

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Today, we are finally onto... well, yet more WoBs, and we have tons of Wind and Truth WoBs from the December spoiler stream. Also, we get very off track and discuss ancient Kwaan lore.

In this episode we have Eric (Chaos), Ian (Weiry), Evgeni (Argent), and Adim (AAKS).

Blightfall cover: https://www.17thshard.com/news/brandon-news/blightfall-release-date-and-covers/
See the WoBs here: https://wob.coppermind.net/events/551-youtube-spoiler-stream-7/

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0:00:00 Introductions
0:03:25 News
0:11:14 Original character in WaT who died
0:25:20 Biggest changes to outline
0:28:34 WaT Epilogue Differences
0:36:48 Is Dalinar really dead?
0:40:14 What does the Fifth Ideal do?
0:49:23 Crystal spike Hemalurgy
1:11:05 Retribution making new Heralds
1:24:14 Retribution access to Adhesion
1:28:55 Was Chana at Shallan's wedding always the plan?
1:37:53 Assignment of Investiture to Shards
1:45:49 Lord Ruler making the kandra
2:06:34 Vasher's purpose
2:11:09 Who's That Cosmere Character

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Well... we meant to discuss various outstanding mysteries from Isles of the Emberdark, but it somehow devolved into numerous tangents on Hoid in this book. We're sure we'll get to those other things eventually!

We have Eric (Chaos), David (Windrunner), Evgeni (Argent), and Bonnie (Cosmeregirl)!

Thumbnail art is from Isles of the Emberdark, by Esther Hi'ilani Candari.

00:00:00 Introductions
00:01:14 When did Isles of the Emberdark Come Out?
00:05:29 Hoid's Wife and Kids
00:15:04 Identity of Hoid's Wife
00:28:18 A Tangent on Wind and Truth Epigraphs
00:42:09 Hoid's Wife Resurrected?
00:53:57 An Alternative Resurrection Target
01:01:44 Another Tangent, on the Shattering this time
01:04:56 Candidates for the Identity of Hoid's Wife
01:27:24 The Twins (Hoid's Kids)
01:35:16 The Vault and Hoid's Entrapment
01:59:23 Accepting this Episode's Fate
02:03:02 Who's That Cosmere Character

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Today we wrap up Nexus 2025 Words of Brandon, talking about future sight shenanigans, December's name, spitballing about Stormlight back half character arcs, and lots of tangents.

We have Eric (Chaos), Ian (Weiry), Evgeni (Argent), and Adim (AAKS)!

Hoid Storybook Campaign: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/dragonsteel/hoids-storybook-collection
Apex Printing Warbreaker Coaster Display: https://www.etsy.com/listing/4321156773/warbreaker-coaster-lighted-display

Thumbnail art is the The Realms of the Cosmere, by the superb Anthony Avon: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/QKNGPr

Read all the WoBs on Arcanum: https://wob.coppermind.net/events/549-dragonsteel-nexus-2025/

0:00:00 Introductions and Show & Tell
0:05:42 Storybook campaign
0:08:13 Hoid's Iriali Line in Wind and Truth
0:14:03 Future sight and Shards
0:18:13 Hoid's favorite magic
0:27:51 Shards as multiple entities; Discord stuff
0:37:20 [Fires of December] The name December
0:53:16 Lawnark evolution
1:01:07 Shallan, Chana, and Lightweaving
1:20:48 Lift and Cultivation's dragonness
1:29:24 Darkside Investiture
1:36:14 Second Stormlight Arc Radiant Orders
1:53:33 Who's That Cosmere Character

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We continue sloooowly going through Dragonsteel Nexus 2025 Words of Brandon, where we talk about all sorts of magical science, and I really had to resist putting Pauli Exclusion Principle in the title.

This episode we have Eric (Chaos), Ian (Weiry), Evgeni (Argent), David (Windrunner), and Bonnie (Cosmeregirl)!

The Traveler: http://www.17thshard.com/news/brandon-news/the-traveler-r393/
Our episode on the Traveler: https://youtu.be/z3DLOAPzI04

0:00:00 Introductions
0:02:30 Is Spook the first Ghostblood?
0:07:58 Rosharan time dilation and the Realms
0:17:33 Sazed releasing kandra contracts
0:24:05 Investiture speed limit
0:41:51 Kaladin's conflation with Jezrien
0:46:45 Which Shard runs the best convention?
0:54:18 Strategically changing Shadesmar
1:04:13 Hoid's motives in December?
1:14:13 Soul tar and Shroud mechanics
1:28:55 Kharbranth in the Spiritual Realm
1:49:17 Who's That Cosmere Character

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