Theoryland of the Wheel of Time

Weller Book Works Signing - Josh & Mi'ch (Verbatim)

Were there highstorms on Roshar before Adonalsium Shattered?

Were there highstorms on Roshar before Adonalsium Shattered? I'm gonna RAFO that. I'm not gonna answer you, because I'm mean. Maybe someday you shall have your answer to this important answer.

highstorms, roshar, adonalsium, stormlight archive, cosmere, rafo,

Weller Book Works Signing - Josh & Mi'ch (Verbatim)

So, do the Parshendi need a highstorm to change forms?

They do, good guess! Excellent question.

QUESTION

Do they eat?

BRANDON SANDERSON

Do they eat? Yes.

QUESTION

So, they eat like grains and stuff like that?

BRANDON SANDERSON

You will find out, but they do eat.

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WOR-Lexington, KY

Are highstorms a meteorological or magical phenomenon?

Both.

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WOR-Lexington, KY

Do highstorms get weaker as they move west because of normal meteorological reasons the same way a hurricane gets weaker over land or is it because they slowly drain investiture as they infuse spheres over the whole continent?

Both. He said that anything like that will be affected by both normal science as well as the magic, but then he added that the highstorms are a natural occurring phenomenon that were on the planet before stuff started going down. I didn't get this confirmed, but I think he meant the stormlight part of the storm was added later, I'm assuming by a Shard.

highstorms, investiture, infusion,

WOR Signing Table Q&A (Verbatim)

What information do Stormwardens use to predict Highstorms?

Um, many things, some of which is necessary to the process and some of which is not. But previous highstorm arrival is a very big part of it, and highstorms from previous years, most recent highstorms, and if they can get when the highstorm left the other side, that's a calculation that will help them, and things like this.

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Shadows of Self-BYU

Do Highstorms manifest in Shadesmar? If so, how? A giant wall of glass beads?

Yes, they do manifest in Shadesmar. You will need to read to find out how.

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Brandon Sanderson RAFOlympics at JordanCon 8 (Verbatim)

So, it got established when Syl transformed for Kaladin, a living Blade can become any weapon…

Yes, based on the perception of the wielder.

Question

So, why is it that there are only dead swords?

Brandon Sanderson

That’s a good question that will be answered in the future.

Question

Could they make a lightsaber?

Brandon Sanderson

They could make...metal weapons of a similar style to that, so no, we’re not talking lightsabers. Creating plasma is not something that we’re looking at.

Question

A bow, for example?

Brandon Sanderson

They could create, probably...Well, let’s RAFO that one, I’ll show you what’s going to be happening.

Question

You mentioned the ecology on Roshar, and you mentioned that mostly the non-sentient spren predate the [shattering of Adonalsium?]. So my question is about the evolution of life on Roshar, and how essential the highstorms are to life on Roshar, how the plants evolved...so can we assume that life that is dependent on the highstorms predates the Shattering of Adonalsium?

Brandon Sanderson

Um…

Question

Can we correctly assume? [Laughter]

Brandon Sanderson

I’ll tell you this. The highstorms predate, and there was a lot of natural evolution on Roshar resulting in a lot of what we have there.

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Brandon Sanderson RAFOlympics at JordanCon 8 (Verbatim)

If the highstorms existed prior to the Shards’ arrival, what’s the relationship between the highstorms and the Stormfather?

Oh good question. I was wondering if someone was going to ask that. So, I’ll try...let me see…[sighs] You know, I’m actually going to RAFO this one. And let me tell you why, because I mean, I want to give you some reasons to be interested in the things that Dalinar will be talking about with the Stormfather. So this is a RAFO with an explicit promise for book 3. These are things that will be covered now that we have bonded the Stormfather to a person who can now ask some of these questions. I could totally just tell you now, but where the fun of that? Read book three.

highstorms, stormfather, roshar, to be answered in Oathbringer,

Brandon Sanderson RAFOlympics at JordanCon 8 (Verbatim)

On Roshar, because of no tectonic activity, it seems possible that the magnetic dynamo inside doesn’t create enough of a magnetosphere to protect life from solar radiation, so my question is, do the highstorms function as a form of protection against solar radiation?

That’s an excellent question. That’s a RAFO. That’s a really cool question.

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La Dimension Fantastique

Question about the stormlight itself : a highstorm, full of stormlight, fills the spheres. Then, the KR use the stormlight or the stormlight evaporates with time. Question : where does the stormlight in highstorms come from ? Is there like a "rain cycle", but for the stormlight ?

the stormlight in the highstorm is transferred from the Spiritual realm through the Stormfather into the highstorm.

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Little City Books-AU Tour (Paraphrased)

How much area do highstorms cover?

Ask Isaac (cosmere artist).

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