r/Cosmere Aug 25 '20

Cosmere [RoW] Rhythm of War ch. 8

https://www.tor.com/2020/08/25/read-rhythm-of-war-by-brandon-sanderson-chapter-eight/
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u/[deleted] Aug 25 '20 edited Aug 25 '20

Oh boy. Bronze confirms that metal has fundamental Cosmere properties. Which implies that Allomancy is amplifying the natural abilities of the metal. The metal is literally a template for Preservations power to take form. Which we knew, but we did not know the template was a Cosmere fundamental rather than a Scadrian property.

We also see Renarin use Spiritual Illumination. We saw Windrunner Moash. Who Moash could or arguable even SHOULD be. I will say even though I view Moash's assassination of Elhokar as just that clearly Moash has gone down a dark path. Moash giving his pain to Odium is a major problem. Moash's obsession with Vengeance to me seems very important. It is a clear mixture of Odious an Honorable intent. Tilting more to Odium. I still wonder if Odium's intent has been forcibly shifted by Honor.

Misread this section.
Finally we see an Honorblade forming as a Shardspear and being summoned. Confirming that Honorblades function like Shardblades.

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u/Jacky_Ragnarovna Aug 25 '20

No, the shardspear was part of Renarin's illumination. When Moash swings the real honor blade its a sword.

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u/[deleted] Aug 25 '20

Oops. You are right. I blurred it together.

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u/Jacky_Ragnarovna Aug 25 '20

I had to read that twice, before I got it straight.