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==The Ten Voids== |
==The Ten Voids== |
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This is based on my theory about [ |
This is based on my theory about [http://www.17thshard.com/forum/topic/6113-theory-the-attributes-and-the-surges/ the Attributes and the Surges]. I posit that the imbalance of an Attribute pair causes the creation of a Void. |
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Because of how nature abhors a vacuum (or in this case, how Roshar abhors Voids), there will be a natural pressure to remove the imbalance and return to a state of equilibrium. Each act of Voidbinding ends with a return of equilibrium, often in a violent fashion, in a way that somehow emulates the Surge that was imbalanced by the Void. Therefore, Voidbinding can be seen as a corruption of the Surges. |
Because of how nature abhors a vacuum (or in this case, how Roshar abhors Voids), there will be a natural pressure to remove the imbalance and return to a state of equilibrium. Each act of Voidbinding ends with a return of equilibrium, often in a violent fashion, in a way that somehow emulates the Surge that was imbalanced by the Void. Therefore, Voidbinding can be seen as a corruption of the Surges. |
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===Boundary without |
===Boundary without Openness: ''Isolation''=== |
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[[File: Pressure_Void-glyph.svg|thumb|right|100px|Isolation]] |
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When you create a boundary around |
When you create a closed boundary around something, you isolate it. |
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Isolation Voidbringers can form a large, isolated region in the atmosphere. Given enough time and enough amount of Voidbinding, the difference between the isolated region and its surroundings in terms of atmospheric pressure and electric potential can create an "illuminating storm" of rain and lightning, a thunderstorm or highstorm. |
Isolation Voidbringers can form a large, isolated region in the atmosphere. Given enough time and enough amount of Voidbinding, the difference between the isolated region and its surroundings in terms of atmospheric pressure and electric potential can create an "illuminating storm" of rain and lightning, a thunderstorm or highstorm. |
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They can also use Isolation to create electricity without having to form a thundercloud. |
They can also probably use Isolation to create electricity without having to form a thundercloud. |
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{{quote|1=''Above silence, the illuminating storms—dying storms— illuminate the silence above.''|2=the death rattle of an illiterate, dying Herdazian}} |
{{quote|1=''Above silence, the illuminating storms—dying storms— illuminate the silence above.''|2=the death rattle of an illiterate, dying Herdazian}} |
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===Law without Truth: ''Coercion''=== |
===Law without Truth: ''Coercion''=== |
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[[File: Gravity_Void-glyph.svg|thumb|right|100px|Coercion]] |
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When you have to coerce someone to behave in a certain way, it probably means he doesn't see you as a true authority, and he'll most likely gravitate to his former behavior as soon as the opportunity arises. |
When you have to coerce someone to behave in a certain way, it probably means he doesn't see you as a true authority, and he'll most likely gravitate to his former behavior as soon as the opportunity arises. |
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{{quote|1=''They changed, even as we fought them. Like shadows they were, that can transform as the flame dances. Never underestimate them because of what you first see.''|2=Talatin, Order of Stonewards|3=The Poem of the Seventh Morning}} |
{{quote|1=''They changed, even as we fought them. Like shadows they were, that can transform as the flame dances. Never underestimate them because of what you first see.''|2=Talatin, Order of Stonewards|3=The Poem of the Seventh Morning}} |
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===Motion without Direction: ''Randomness? Chance?''=== |
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[[File: |
[[File: Division_Void-glyph.svg|thumb|center|100px]] |
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===Affinity without Trust: ''?''=== |
===Affinity without Trust: ''?''=== |
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[[File: |
[[File: Friction_Void-glyph.svg|thumb|center|100px]] |
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===Improvement without Contentment: ''Abscission''=== |
===Improvement without Contentment: ''Abscission''=== |
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[[File: |
[[File: Growth_Void-glyph.svg|thumb|right|100px|Abscission]] |
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When you are not content with something, the only improvement possible is by cutting it away. Some plants benefit from this process called abscission (when it happens naturally) or pruning (when it is done artificially), and it can even lead to improvements in growth. |
When you are not content with something, the only improvement possible is by cutting it away. Some plants benefit from this process called abscission (when it happens naturally) or pruning (when it is done artificially), and it can even lead to improvements in growth. |
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I believe the Nightwatcher, whether she is Cultivation or some other creature or spren, is using the Void of Abscission to perform the Old Magic. |
I believe the Nightwatcher, whether she is Cultivation or some other creature or spren, is using the Void of Abscission to perform the Old Magic. |
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===Openness without Boundary: ''Consumption''=== |
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[[File: Illumination_Void-glyph.svg|thumb|right|100px|Consumption]] |
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When something is eaten, its boundaries (both physical and cognitive) are destroyed. Its whole self is laid bare to and absorbed by the one eating it. |
When something is eaten, its boundaries (both physical and cognitive) are destroyed. Its whole self is laid bare to and absorbed by the one eating it. |
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===Truth without Law: ''Chaos?''=== |
===Truth without Law: ''Chaos?''=== |
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[[File: |
[[File: Transformation_Void-glyph.svg|thumb|center|100px]] |
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===Direction without |
===Direction without Motion: ''Fate''=== |
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[[File: Transportation_Void-glyph.svg|thumb|right|100px|Fate]] |
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Your fate is the direction you are destined to go in the future. If you |
Your fate is the direction you are destined to go in the future. If you tell someone his eventual fate even before events leading up to it can be set into motion, you are basically making a prophecy. |
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Fate Voidbringers have a certain control of the future that allows them to, for example, dictate how their opponents will die. The universe will then set events into motion to fulfill that prophecy. This is like an evil version of Chromium Feruchemy. |
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Divination Voidbringers have the ability to see the future. |
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{{quote|1=''The priests began to claim visions and prophecies, though such things had been denounced by the Heralds themselves. Voidbinding is a dark and evil thing, and the soul of it was to try to divine the future.''|2=Kadash, Ardent}} |
{{quote|1=''The priests began to claim visions and prophecies, though such things had been denounced by the Heralds themselves. Voidbinding is a dark and evil thing, and the soul of it was to try to divine the future.''|2=Kadash, Ardent}} |
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===Trust without Affinity: ''?''=== |
===Trust without Affinity: ''?''=== |
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[[File: %27Void_9%27_Void-glyph.svg|thumb|center|100px]] |
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===Contentment without Improvement: ''Stagnation?''=== |
===Contentment without Improvement: ''Stagnation?''=== |
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[[File: |
[[File: %27Surface_Tension%27_Void-glyph.svg|thumb|center|100px]] |
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[[Category:Theories]] |
[[Category:Theories]] |