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− | '''Navani's notebook''' is a series of pages written by the [[Artifabrian]] [[Navani Kholin]] that can be found as interior art in ''[[The Way of Kings]]'', ''[[Words of Radiance]]'' and ''[[Oathbringer]]''. While the originals were transliterated from English into the [[women's script]], they have been translated into the English by fans.{{ref|name=sa1}}{{ref|name=sa2}}{{ref|name=sa3}} Navani uses her notebook as a location to write down many of her ideas in. As a result it contains information about Rosharan science. |
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+ | '''Navani's notebook''' is a series of pages written by the [[Artifabrian]] [[Navani Kholin]]. Navani uses her notebook as a location to write down many of her ideas in. As a result it contains information about Rosharan science. |
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− | Note that in this notebook, Navani refers to a single gem with captured spren as "fabrial", while a combination of one or several gems and setting is referred to as a "machine". In colloquial use, "fabrial" often refers to a complete product. |
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== Pages == |
== Pages == |
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=== Page one === |
=== Page one === |
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+ | {{image|Navani's_Notebook_Pain_Knife.jpg|Page 1|side=right|width=250px}} |
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The cut and type of the gem determines what kind of [[spren]] are attracted to it and can be imprisoned in it. |
The cut and type of the gem determines what kind of [[spren]] are attracted to it and can be imprisoned in it. |
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[[Flamespren]] trapped in emerald. |
[[Flamespren]] trapped in emerald. |
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− | (These are labels describing which spren are attracted to different gem cuts.) |
+ | (These are labels describing which spren are attracted to different gem cuts and/or types.) |
*cold |
*cold |
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*gravity |
*gravity |
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The pain knife is used as a means of protection. |
The pain knife is used as a means of protection. |
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=== Page two === |
=== Page two === |
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+ | {{image|Navani's Notebook Emotion Bracelet.jpg|Page 2|side=right|width=250px}} |
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Examples of stormlight patterns |
Examples of stormlight patterns |
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=== Archery Constructions === |
=== Archery Constructions === |
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+ | {{image|Navani's Notebook Archery Fabrials.jpeg|Archery constructions|side=right|width=100px}} |
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Fabrial for an archer tower. |
Fabrial for an archer tower. |
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+ | Glyphs of numbers; one, two, three, four (denoting the four steps during useage) |
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− | (in glyphs) |
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Reversal principle of conjoined |
Reversal principle of conjoined |
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=== Ship Designs === |
=== Ship Designs === |
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Too fanciful, ha? |
Too fanciful, ha? |
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=== Vambrace === |
=== Vambrace === |
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Touch the gems in the correct combination to |
Touch the gems in the correct combination to |
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release a shock from the front nodes that will |
release a shock from the front nodes that will |
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Timepiece |
Timepiece |
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+ | === The Fourth bridge === |
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+ | {{image|Navani's Notebook - The Fourth Bridge.jpg|The Fourth bridge|side=right|width=250px}} |
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+ | The fourth bridge is not as pretty as my fanciful designs |
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+ | but it is thrilling to see the ship coming together |
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+ | The final build follows these designs with some |
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+ | changes my engineers suggested |
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+ | Cutaway showing levels below main deck for carrying people and supplies |
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+ | Kaladins old bridge |
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+ | embedded in the deck |
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+ | Possible design for next iteration of sky carriage |
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+ | Main entrance works like a drawbridge |
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+ | I hope fans will lessen |
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+ | some of the horizontal load |
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+ | Maybe add soulcast crystal |
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+ | over the top |
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+ | Stairs might fold up into a |
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+ | table to make space |
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+ | Latest tests show we need four fins instead of two wings |
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+ | === The Arnist Method === |
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+ | {{image|Navani's Notebook - The Arnist Method.jpg|The Arnist Method|side=right|width=250px}} |
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+ | The Arnist method begins with luring the |
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+ | Spren to the gem |
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+ | For example to attract a |
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+ | Flamespren create a fire nearby |
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+ | Allow the spren to |
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+ | inspect the gem |
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+ | Arnist hoop |
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+ | Quickly |
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+ | drawing out the |
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+ | Stormlight |
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+ | pulls the Spren |
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+ | into the gem |
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+ | The Spren becomes trapped inside |
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+ | A |
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+ | pewter |
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+ | cage surrounding |
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+ | the gem can be adjusted by |
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+ | twisting rods hooked to eyebolts |
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+ | The tighter the cage the more heat the fabrial generates |
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+ | === The Crystal Pillar Room === |
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+ | {{image|Navani's Notebook - The Crystal Pillar Room.jpg|The Crystal Pillar Room|side=right|width=250px}} |
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+ | Close up of the crystal pillar |
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+ | Suppressor device |
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+ | retrieved by Kaladin |
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+ | The pattern of garnets |
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+ | is similar to one I |
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+ | have seen on the pillar |
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+ | Stairwell chamber |
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+ | Library room |
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+ | Murals |
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+ | The crystal |
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+ | pillar room |
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+ | Library room |
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+ | === Dagger === |
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+ | {{image|Navani's Notebook - Dagger.jpg|Dagger|side=right|width=250px}} |
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+ | Raboniels soul |
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+ | harvesting dagger |
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+ | Navani: The white gold metal vein down the middle conducts Investiture |
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+ | Raboniel called the metal Raysium and says there is not enough in |
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+ | this dagger to collect her soul or that of a herald |
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+ | I am not sure I believe her |
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+ | Raboniel: Navani ís right not to believe. I have given her few reasons to |
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+ | trust me after all but in this thing I don't lie |
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+ | why give into my enemys hands the means to destroy me? |
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+ | Navani: I will proceed with my experiments |
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+ | our discovery of Warlight paired with my eventual understanding |
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+ | of this dagger might yield a way to stop this war |
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+ | Raboniel: Though I think we disagree on what an acceptable end to the war |
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+ | actually looks like |
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+ | Navani: The ruby is housed in a metal other than Raysium silver maybe? |
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+ | Raboniel: I can confirm the metal is not raysium, but a silver- |
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+ | nickel alloy and does not affect the daggers function |
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+ | Navani: Touching the dagger to |
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+ | Half of the ruby does not |
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+ | pull out the half spren. |
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+ | Cracking one half |
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+ | however allows the |
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+ | Spren to escape. |
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+ | The dagger immediately |
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+ | pulls the spren along the |
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+ | Raysium vein and into the |
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+ | gem at its base |
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+ | I suspect the vein of Raysium continues through the daggers |
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+ | hilt and somehow attaches to the ruby at its base |
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+ | Raboniel: The Raysium vein is removable, reversible and |
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+ | conducts Investiture directly to the gemstone |
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+ | === Experiments === |
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+ | {{image|Navani's Notebook - Experiments.jpg|Experiments|side=right|width=250px}} |
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+ | The Thaylen vacuum tube |
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+ | A cracked diamond |
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+ | affixed to the end |
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+ | might give the exact |
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+ | result I am seeking |
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+ | The metal caps unscrew |
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+ | for versatility in |
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+ | experimentation |
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+ | A fabrial pump removes the remaining air |
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+ | Navani: The rhythms cause patterns in the sand. Different patterns for the |
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+ | different kinds of light. There must be an answer of some kind here |
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+ | though I wish I could consult a true scholar concerning this |
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+ | Raboniel: Now that we have seen where this line of |
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+ | exploration has led, I am amazed that you |
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+ | were able to extrapolate this |
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+ | voice of lights |
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+ | Navani: The tones are |
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+ | becoming easier for me to hear. I recognise the |
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+ | tones of the different kinds of light and struggle to hear if there is something more. |
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+ | Raboniel: Your research has yielded great fruits. There was a time I thought it impossible for one |
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+ | of your kind to hear the rhythms. How could I have anticipated the magnitude of what |
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+ | you have kept hidden from me? I fear I have underestimated you and your kind. |
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== Trivia == |
== Trivia == |
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+ | * The notes can be found as interior art in all books of [[The Stormlight Archive]]. |
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− | * The translation of pages from ''[[The Way of Kings]]'' were accomplished by Harakeke{{ref|name=sa1}} |
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+ | * While the originals were transliterated from English into the [[women's script]], they have been transliterated back into the English alphabet by fans.{{ref|name=sa1}}{{ref|name=sa2}}{{ref|name=sa3}} |
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− | * [[User: Enjo]] shared their translation of the page from ''[[Words of Radiance]]''{{ref|name=sa2}} |
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− | * |
+ | ::* The translation of pages from ''[[The Way of Kings]]'' were accomplished by Harakeke.{{ref|name=sa1}} |
+ | ::* Enjo shared their translation of the page from ''[[Words of Radiance]]''.{{ref|name=sa2}} |
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+ | ::* Pagerunner provided the translations of the two pages in ''[[Oathbringer]]''.{{ref|name=sa3}} |
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== Notes == |
== Notes == |
Latest revision as of 01:23, 12 October 2023
Navani's notebook | |
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Type | Research notes |
Author | Navani Kholin |
Language | Women's script |
World of Origin | Roshar |
Universe | Cosmere |
Navani's notebook is a series of pages written by the Artifabrian Navani Kholin. Navani uses her notebook as a location to write down many of her ideas in. As a result it contains information about Rosharan science.
PagesEdit
Page oneEdit
The cut and type of the gem determines what kind of spren are attracted to it and can be imprisoned in it.
There must be thousands of viable combinations.
Once a spren is captured and the gem infused with Stormlight the fabrial can be used in machines.
Flamespren trapped in emerald.
(These are labels describing which spren are attracted to different gem cuts and/or types.)
- cold
- gravity
- pain
- heat
- wind
Pain KnifeEdit
The pain knife is used as a means of protection.
Sharp blades pierce an attacker’s clothing and cause crippling pain.
Remove outer covering to infuse fabrial with Stormlight
Fabrial
Retractable blades cause crippling pain.
Dial pushes blades to four set lengths.
Page twoEdit
Examples of stormlight patterns
Patterns of stormlight filtered through the fabrial determine the power of the gem
The pattern cannot be seen by the naked eye
Fabrials allow creation of things like the emotion bracelet made of ten fabrials working together
(Examples of emotion bracelet in use)
Man betrayed by a close friend
Woman who has just been proposed to
Man who discovered his betrothed lied to him
Mother at wedding of only son
(Left)
- Anticipation
- anger
- disgust
- sadness
(Center)
- love
- hate
(Right)
- joy
- trust
- fear
- surprise
The trick of the emotion bracelet is first learning to read it and second learning to tell if the bracelet is reading your emotions, your subject's emotions, or the emotions of the person in the next room over
Archery ConstructionsEdit
Fabrial for an archer tower.
Glyphs of numbers; one, two, three, four (denoting the four steps during useage)
Reversal principle of conjoined compounded custom cut amethysts.
Aids in drying bowstrings.
Idea.
Archers during the Weeping.
Ship DesignsEdit
Too fanciful, ha?
Ask Rushu how to keep the mast from ripping off
Jasnah's favorite
VambraceEdit
Touch the gems in the correct combination to release a shock from the front nodes that will incapacitate an attacker
Top View
Side View
Stormpiece
Timepiece
The Fourth bridgeEdit
The fourth bridge is not as pretty as my fanciful designs
but it is thrilling to see the ship coming together
The final build follows these designs with some
changes my engineers suggested
Cutaway showing levels below main deck for carrying people and supplies
Kaladins old bridge
embedded in the deck
Possible design for next iteration of sky carriage
Main entrance works like a drawbridge
I hope fans will lessen
some of the horizontal load
Maybe add soulcast crystal
over the top
Stairs might fold up into a
table to make space
Latest tests show we need four fins instead of two wings
The Arnist MethodEdit
The Arnist method begins with luring the
Spren to the gem
For example to attract a
Flamespren create a fire nearby
Allow the spren to
inspect the gem
Arnist hoop
Quickly
drawing out the
Stormlight
pulls the Spren
into the gem
The Spren becomes trapped inside
A
pewter
cage surrounding
the gem can be adjusted by
twisting rods hooked to eyebolts
The tighter the cage the more heat the fabrial generates
The Crystal Pillar RoomEdit
Close up of the crystal pillar
Suppressor device
retrieved by Kaladin
The pattern of garnets
is similar to one I
have seen on the pillar
Stairwell chamber
Library room
Murals
The crystal
pillar room
Library room
DaggerEdit
Raboniels soul
harvesting dagger
Navani: The white gold metal vein down the middle conducts Investiture
Raboniel called the metal Raysium and says there is not enough in
this dagger to collect her soul or that of a herald
I am not sure I believe her
Raboniel: Navani ís right not to believe. I have given her few reasons to
trust me after all but in this thing I don't lie
why give into my enemys hands the means to destroy me?
Navani: I will proceed with my experiments
our discovery of Warlight paired with my eventual understanding
of this dagger might yield a way to stop this war
Raboniel: Though I think we disagree on what an acceptable end to the war
actually looks like
Navani: The ruby is housed in a metal other than Raysium silver maybe?
Raboniel: I can confirm the metal is not raysium, but a silver-
nickel alloy and does not affect the daggers function
Navani: Touching the dagger to
Half of the ruby does not
pull out the half spren.
Cracking one half
however allows the
Spren to escape.
The dagger immediately
pulls the spren along the
Raysium vein and into the
gem at its base
I suspect the vein of Raysium continues through the daggers
hilt and somehow attaches to the ruby at its base
Raboniel: The Raysium vein is removable, reversible and
conducts Investiture directly to the gemstone
ExperimentsEdit
The Thaylen vacuum tube
A cracked diamond
affixed to the end
might give the exact
result I am seeking
The metal caps unscrew
for versatility in
experimentation
A fabrial pump removes the remaining air
Navani: The rhythms cause patterns in the sand. Different patterns for the
different kinds of light. There must be an answer of some kind here
though I wish I could consult a true scholar concerning this
Raboniel: Now that we have seen where this line of
exploration has led, I am amazed that you
were able to extrapolate this
voice of lights
Navani: The tones are
becoming easier for me to hear. I recognise the
tones of the different kinds of light and struggle to hear if there is something more.
Raboniel: Your research has yielded great fruits. There was a time I thought it impossible for one
of your kind to hear the rhythms. How could I have anticipated the magnitude of what
you have kept hidden from me? I fear I have underestimated you and your kind.
TriviaEdit
- The notes can be found as interior art in all books of The Stormlight Archive.
- While the originals were transliterated from English into the women's script, they have been transliterated back into the English alphabet by fans.[1][2][3]
- The translation of pages from The Way of Kings were accomplished by Harakeke.[1]
- Enjo shared their translation of the page from Words of Radiance.[2]
- Pagerunner provided the translations of the two pages in Oathbringer.[3]
NotesEdit
- ↑ a b Navani's Notebook Translation
— Timewasters Guide forum - 2010-09-20# - ↑ a b page 406 translation
— 17th Shard forums - 2014-03-05# - ↑ a b Oathbringer translations
— 17th Shard forums - 2017-11-15#