#Stormlight archives

[sscaredssheep]

My take on Axehounds, Sky Eels, and Chulls. Started a few of these as a warmup but ended up playing around with Axehound breeds.

[mildlybizarrecorvid]

Get Isekai'd lol

[rosewaterfish]

Those Kings sure did go Ways huh. Anyway Stormlight Archive good.

[cosmerelists]

Pros and Cons of Stormlight Characters in the Middle Seat Next to You on a Budget Airline.

As requested by anon. :)

1. Kaladin

Cons: His legs are so long. His hair is so luxurious. His shoulders are so broad. This large, beautiful man is not trying to be in your space, but the budget airline seat cannot contain him. Pros: You started what you thought was an idle conversation, but by the end of your flight, he had diagnosed your chronic pain and become your therapist??

2. Shallan

Pros: Well, she's more of a regular-sized human and she's friendly but quiet. She seems to just want to sketch the whole flight, so no complaints! Cons: Why does she keep staring directly at a space across the plane and sketching the creepiest symbol-headed creatures you've ever seen with her eyes vaguely glazed over like she doesn't even know she's doing it holy shit is this a Twilight Zone situation where there are invisible gremlin monsters on this plane that only she can see and is it your imagination or do you hear humming from somewhere

3. Adolin

Cons: Listen, this is a budget airline, and this guy seems to think it's a fancy spa?? He's got the slippers, the posh eye mask, the luxurious travel pillow, some really nice face creams, and he seems to be video chatting with a girl even though the internet on the plane doesn't even work. Frankly, you're jealous and grouchy about it. Pros: Okay, he actually seems really sweet and he gave you some of his way-too-nice-for-an-airplane snacks. You take it all back; this guy is awesome.

4. Szeth

Pros: He is so still. So quiet. Almost folded in on himself. Barely...breathing? Honestly, you keep forgetting the middle seat is occupied, and how rare is that! Cons: You just...you think you'd feel better if he just blinked. Just once. Please.

5. Lift

Cons: You had to sigh just a little when a little kid plopped down next to you. Also, she goes to the bathroom every five minutes, and comes back with food every time. You think she might be robbing people. Pros: She complimented your butt quite sincerely. You've always been kinda self-conscious about your butt! But apparently yours is the "second best she's ever seen." Feels nice.

6. Jasnah

Pros: Like, is it possible for someone to just be really good at flying? She came in, expertly stowed her luggage, sat down elegantly, did her seatbelt, used a wipe to clean up the tray table and surrounding area, and immediately starting reading some thick tome. Do you have a crush on her? You might have a crush on her. Cons: She glanced at the book you're reading, and you know she judged you for it.

7. Wit

Cons: Does this guy EVER stop talking? Pros: Okay, actually, you found him kind of annoying at first, but that story he told you about the temple and the duck might have healed years of trauma? Did you just realize that you don't have to forgive your mom and that's okay?

8. Renarin

Pros: He sat down and you were like, "Okay. Cute nerd. I dig it." Cons: You just wish he wouldn't scrawl foreboding-seeming numerals on the back of the airline chair in front of him. Is it counting down to...just before the plane lands? What does it mean???

9. Amarem

Cons: He came in and was IMMEDIATELY like, "I am taller than you and so I should have your seat." And then he just...waited? Like he thought you'd just comply??? Pros: He seems intent on pretending that never happened. Fine by you. That guy seems like an asshole.

10. Zahel

Pros: He falls asleep, like, immediately and doesn't stir for the entire flight. Cons: He's just kinda stinky.

11. Dalinar

Cons: He sits down and, unprompted, says something like, "In my youth I would always battle to occupy every armrest but now, after reading The Way of Planes, I have realized that it is the journey, not the armrests, that matter, so you can have them" and then you're like, "Dude, the person in the middle seat gets the armrests that's just common courtesy" and then he looks at you and you look at him and it's vaguely awkward the whole flight and nobody uses the armrests. Pros: Actually, after a while you do take the armrest and the tension goes down a lot.

12. Taravangian

Pros: He just kinda seems like a nice old man, you know? Kinda confused about stuff, but harmless enough. Cons: He falls asleep partway through and droops his head onto your shoulder and drools a bit and you know you sound ridiculous but it feels somehow calculated. Intentional. Evil.

13. Sebarial

Cons: The very second beverage service starts he's all, "Bring me a BOTTLE of wine" and you're like, "Oh no. It's one of those dudes who gets way too drunk on planes!" Pros: You know? This guy actually seems pretty jolly and chill. You catch yourself thinking, "I wish I could pretend he was my uncle." You're not sure where that came from.

14. Rock

Pros: He scoffs at the provided airline snacks and gets out this thermos and gives you the best damn soup you've ever had in your life. Cons: He's just a large, warm man. Very large. Very warm. Not his fault, of course, but now YOU are very warm.

15. Elhokar

Cons: Every time there is plane turbulence, he mutters something about how it's the assassins coming to finish the job. Poor dude must be really scared of flying. Pros: You feel a warm, parental feeling growing in you as you look at this sad, scared man. Maybe your mom was right. Maybe you WOULD be good with kids.

16. Eshonai

Pros: This lady is, just, SO excited to be traveling that it can't help but make YOU excited to travel. Like, you always thought plane travel sucked, especially budget airline travel, be she is so delighted by everything that you find yourself thinking, "You know, it IS pretty amazing that we're soaring through the sky right now traveling to a new land." Cons: Cons? No cons. You wish you could ALWAYS see flying through this woman's eyes.

[fangirl-nadir]

[duskybunn]

Reach out to your friends Kal, damn.

[hesina]

One of my favorite things about stormlight is how events that at first seem like kinda big deals grow to a much larger scope of importance as you understand the world building and culture more. I remember reading Dalinar giving up his shardblade in WOK for the first time and going "wow.... that's nice" only to revisit it a few times to be hit with how monumental Dalinar voluntarily giving up his shardblade was. It was pretty much unthinkable to give up a shardblade. And he did it. He gave it to his worst enemy to save the bridgemen. Holy shit yall

[bug-the-chicken-nug]

my bravest stormlight take is that deep in my soul. my greatest truth. my burning vision and majestic ambition. is that i want Adolin Big And Chunky like. built like an offensive lineman. built like a tank. "uuuu but OP that doesn't make sense you can't do this OP nooooo its out of character OP nuooooooo,,," jealous because adolin is going to pioneer roshar's plus sized fashion industry, huhmst?

[wuffgang-ameowdeus-moozart]

there more i think about it the more i realize that one of the main themes in the series is guilt and shame and how to redeem yourself even though what you did is (subjectively or objectively) unforgiveable. how can you live with yourself knowing that what you caused can never be undone?

[halftametigers]

i think moash is such a compelling character because he is so well justified and his actions make perfect sense in response to what we know about him, but he is really the character who is the most perpendicular to the sense of what is good in roshar. the knights radiant are all about this series of oaths, learning difficult lessons that sometimes feel deeply unfair and painful, but always learning.

dalinar himself realizes that he is literally a hypocrite and has committed legit war crimes. but the series is so nuanced in that we are led to see that no one is their worst moments. and that a person who was once the villain can get better, step by step. the most important step is the next step. even a bloodthirsty drunken warmonger can become something better. you don't even have to forgive him, but you can acknowledge that what he is now is not what he was then.

and then you have moash who doesn't want to take any steps towards taking responsibility, who wants to hide from his own pain so much he doesn't mind committing new and worse crimes as long as he can give away the pain. i see so many parallels to addiction, but also just to the very real decision every person has after something terrible happens. sometimes you don't have the strength to make the good choice, but that choice is always there for you. he could always, still, choose to feel the pain, choose to take responsibility, could take the next step. and his failure is not in his crimes but just that he hasn't realized that yet

[sscaredssheep]

Stormlight archive piece I worked on. Im very excited with how this turned out. What other scenes from the first two books would be of interest? 🤔

[thisgalliz]

KALADIN NOOOOOOO

I knew this was coming but come on man fucking. Come on. Man I know I get it but. Come on

[diabolicalworldwriter]

Oathbringer chapter 15, basically:

Adolin: We need to talk about a difficult topic.

Shallan: OH NO HE'S BREAKING UP WITH ME!

Adolin: You know how I had you try spicy food?

Shallan: .... Oh storms oh no he's going to ask me about me murdering my parents!

Adolin: You have a sword! I have a sword! We can be sword buddies now!!! Yay!!!

(I just think it's really silly that Adolin wants to teach his gf how to use her magic glowy weapon, leads into it by bringing up spicy food, and she assumes it's about parricide. Adolin: you know how food can be hot? Shallan: is he about to say he doesn't think I'm hot anymore or is this a lead-in to how hot the tears were on my face as I sang my father to death? Adolin: knowledge of the blade is also very hot. Shallan: Oh. Oh, what?)

[cosmerelists]

The "Four Bases" in the Cosmere

By which I mean, like, the pop culture / romantic meaning of the four bases. You know, like first base is kissing, second base is touching above the waist, third base is touching below the waist, and home base is sex. But how would various cultures in the Cosmere define such things if they used baseball metaphors for some unknown reason?

[This post includes specific spoilers for Mistborn Era 1, Mistborn Era 2, Yumi & the Nightmare Painter, and Sunlit Man!]

1. Roshar: Vorin Culture

First Base: Holding hands (safe hand covered) Second Base: Kissing Third Base: Holding hands (safe hand uncovered) Home Base: Lawful marriage

2. Nalthis: Among the Returned

First Base: Sex Second Base: Having a conversation Third Base: Having an honest conversation Home Base: Making space for vulnerability & intimacy (and more sex)

3. Canticle (Rebeke edition) [Sunlit Man spoilers!]

First Base: Going on a rescue mission Second Base: Sharing Warmth Third Base: Propositioning him Home Base: Never knowing what happened to him and wondering forever

4. Komashi (Painter & Yumi edition) [Yumi & the Nightmare Painter spoilers!]

First Base: Trade bodies Second Base: Get naked & bathe together (ritually) Third Base: Honesty Home Base: Noodle shop

5. Scadrial (Vin & Elend edition) [Mistborn Era 1 spoilers!]

First Base: Dancing Second Base: Killing his fiancée Third Base: Marriage and sex Home Base: Dying together <3

6. Roshar: Azish culture

First Base: Declaration of Romantic Interest Form (Submitted by Party A) Second Base: Declaration of Reciprocation of Romantic Interest Form (Signed by Party B) Third Base: Declaration of Intent to Form Romantic, Pre-Marital Bond (Signed by Parties A & B; if more parties involved, please see Appendix) Home Base: Sex

7. Scadrial (Steris edition) [Spoilers for Mistborn Era 2!]

First Base: Signed Contract Second Base: Marriage Falling in love?? Third Base: Sex Getting married to a man you love??? Home Base: Producing legitimate heirs Having sex and children with the man you love?????

8. The Cosmere Generally (Brandon Sanderson edition)

First Base: Arranged marriage Second Base: Coming to like each other, actually Third Base: Marriage Home Base: [redacted]

[brookeuwo]

Everybody talks about Kaladin admiring Shallan’s self-destructive coping mechanisms, but nobody ever mentions when Venli comes across Kaladin crumpled over the corpse of one of his closest friends, immobilized due to the sheer weight of his sorrow, about to go on a murderous rampage, and goes “damn. I wish I could feel like that”

[angelaanimates]

Kal and Syl!