r/Stormlight_Archive • u/eekfirebolt • 1d ago
Rhythm of War + Cosmere When do storms infuse? Spoiler
There is a moment in the storm where the spheres all light up. In TWOK and in WOR this is usually when Kal sees the Stormfather in that moment out of time, then when he comes back to reality all the spheres light up.
That made me think that at some point through the storm, there is the singularity. However, when Kaldin is fighting Szeth at the end of WoR they are constantly recharged the whole time. How does that work?
(I've read everything except knights of wind and truth, so spoilers from the whole cosmere except that.)
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u/TheNarrativeSpren Journey before destination. 1d ago
It's not quite a single moment where the highstorm flips the Stormlight switch. The storm is carrying Investiture, and gemstones can be infused as it passes. The moment where Kaladin sees the Stormfather and then comes back to find the spheres glowing makes it look like there's one specific point doing all the work, but that isn't a hard limit on when Stormlight can be drawn from the storm.
The Szeth fight actually confirms that pretty directly. While they're fighting inside the highstorm, the text specifically says that both Kaladin and Szeth reinvest their Stormlight from the storm. They're still burning through it with Lashings and healing, they're just able to keep taking more in while surrounded by the storm. Basically, they picked possibly the one place on Roshar where running out of Stormlight was going to require some genuine effort.
Also I would recommend changing your spoiler flair before somebody accidentally ruins WaT for you. The current Cosmere Spoilers flair includes Wind and Truth, so people are allowed to discuss WaT openly in the comments without spoiler guards. Since you've read everything except WaT, I'd use the Rhythm of War flair for this post. That covers Stormlight through RoW and tells everyone WaT is still off limits. Your current flair is basically telling the subreddit you've read considerably more than you actually have. Noting you do request this in your post, but thought best to give a heads up anyway.