Theoryland of the Wheel of Time

Cosmere Q&A - 17th Shard (Verbatim)

Why does Devotion's Shardpool act so differently from Preservation's?

For similar reasons to why the Dor acts so differently from Preservation's essence...

shardpools, devotion, preservation, dor, cosmere,

WoR Signing Report - Awesomeness Summoned (Verbatim)

Are there one or two shard pools on Scadrial?

RAFO.

scadrial, shardpools,

WoR Signing Report - Awesomeness Summoned (Verbatim)

RAFO'd any questions about where the shardpools are.

shardpools,

When Worlds Collide 2014 - Khyrindor (Paraphrased)

Hoid went through Cultivation's Shardpool to get to Roshar as opposed to Honor's. Yet, he notes he never got along well with Cultivation. Why did he choose her Shardpool rather than Honor's?

You're making assumptions!

(I asked if it's possible that it was Honor's and he said it's possible.)

hoid, shardpools, cultivation, honor,

Idaho Falls Signing Report - leiftinspace (Verbatim)

I've picked up in bits in pieces that it's possible, for some people at least, to use the Shardpools to worldhop...

Yes.

leiftinspace

Can non-invested people do that, or do you have to have some form of investiture?

Brandon Sanderson

[Hesitantly] Every individual is invested to some extent...

leiftinspace

Do you have to have any special investiture above and beyond the normal spark of life?

Brandon Sanderson

I'm gonna go ahead and RAFO that.

shardpools, worldhopping, investiture,

Idaho Falls Signing Report - ProfessionalLurker (Paraphrased)

Are the Elantrian pool and Horneater lake connected?

They are the same thing.

shardpools,

WOR-University Bookstore (Paraphrased)

Are the pools on the Horneater peaks Shardpools?

RAFO.

horneater peaks, shardpools,

Brandon Sanderson - /r/books AMA March 2015 (Verbatim)

Hey Brandon!

I'd like to open by thanking you for changing the method of Szeth's death. When I read it the first time, Kaladin's actions in that moment didn't ring quite true for how I saw the character. I'm glad Kal does what he does in the revisions.

I have three questions, if you wouldn't mind. I'm trying to avoid the obvious RAFO's xD

1. Threnody and Scadrial are both noted as having unusally bright patches of stars in their skies. Are these two planets near to one another?
2. Did Ashyn ever have a Shard, or is its magic a natural manifestation akin to Threnody or First of the Sun?
3. As you've stated that the magic of First of the Sun is natural and independent of any particular Shard, what is the nature of the pool on Patji? Is it also a natural manifestation of magic, a Perpendicularity, or simply a pool like any other?

Thanks for taking the time to answer these questions, Brandon. I know you've always got family stuff, and writing, and all the other host of things that fill up a life to do, so it means a lot that you take the time to interact with us fans. Thank you for sharing your stories with us.

1. They are both seeing the same thing, yes.
2. RAFO on Ashyn, as--being in the same system as Roshar--there are going to be some spoilers relating to Stormlight in anything I say here.
3. It's a natural manifestation, but on a much smaller scale than you might find on other worlds.

kabili207 (Reddit)

Regarding #1, does this mean that Threnody and Scadrial are part of the same system, or are these bright patches visible from other worlds as well?

Brandon Sanderson (Reddit)

Visible from other worlds as well. The cosmere is a relatively small place (on a galactic scale, that is.) We'll publish the star map when that becomes relevant in a decade or so.

shardworlds, cosmere, shardpools, scadrial, threnody,

Shadows of Self-Oak Brook, IL

The metals that were formed from Shards, like atium and lerasium. Are they somewhat naturally occurring, like in [?] of power, or are they specifically [?]?

They are somewhat naturally occurring.

Calamity Release Party

Does the pool in Elantris have anything to do with the Pool that Rock mentions is in his homeland?

Look closely at who he says comes through that pool (I took this as a yes, I later found out that my Mom asked him if Hoid travels through the pool, and Brandon said yes, he worldhops through the pool)

shardpools, Elantris, Roshar, Hoid,

Old Firehouse Books-AU tour (Paraphrased)

If a Shard were to divest itself from a planet, would the perpendicularity there disappear?

Normally the shardpool would cease to exist, but there are circumstances that could prevent the shardpool from disappearing.

shards, shardpools, perpendicularities,

Old Firehouse Books-AU tour (Paraphrased)

If a Shard were to divest itself from a planet, would the perpendicularity there disappear?

Normally the shardpool would cease to exist, but there are circumstances that could prevent the shardpool from disappearing.

shards, shardpools, perpendicularities,

Harold Washington Library Center-AU Tour (Paraphrased)

Is it possible that someone could have gotten to the Cognitive Realm on Scadrial without the Well of Ascension?

Yes.