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As I understand it, Nightblood is most comparable to a Shardblade. However, unlike a Shardblade, Nightblood requires constant input of Investiture in order to realize his full destructive potential. Why is this?Brandon Sanderson
Vasher kind of hacked in order to imitate another magic system. Shardblades are organic parts of the world they are on, but Nightblood is a bunch of souls stuffed into something. Nightblood is like a Frankenstein.Footnote
Commentary : I think this provides insight into why objects that are more inhuman necessitate an increased amount of Breaths to Awaken. If the natural state of a Breath is to be attached to a human being, then perhaps all Awakening is creating a 'Frankenstein". Also, "imitate" denotes Vasher being cosmere-aware when Nightblood was created. Perhaps he worldhopped before the events of Warbreaker.Tags
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Was Adonalsium Shattered by an external force?Brandon Sanderson
Adonalsium was not Shattered by himself, herself, or itself. (impish smile)Footnote
Commentary : I am assuming that Brandon was referring to the consciousness (I think the existence of Shards that embody human aspects verifies the existence of a consciousness, although this has not been canonized.), rather than the power of Adonalsium. As I understand it, this leaves 2 possibilities : 1. Adonalsium was Shattered by an external force, in the most obvious sense, 2. Adonalsium was Shattered by an external force, by having his/her/its power manipulated and used against spacehim/her/it, causing the Shattering.Tags
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Is Calamity a Shard?Brandon Sanderson
Anything that exists or takes place on any version of Earth is not cosmere.Tags
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Did any countries not pass an equivalent of the Capitulation Act?Brandon Sanderson
Some did, some didn't. For example, Canada didn't… and things didn't go very well for them.Question
Were the areas where they didn't livable?Brandon Sanderson
Well, livable is a broad definition. For some people, Newcago is livable.Tags
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