⬤
Difference between revisions of "Black sphere"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Big Smooth (talk | contribs) (added one more relevant bit from Gavilar's dialogue; also clarify BS quote about Oathbringer) |
m |
||
| (17 intermediate revisions by 8 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{item |
{{item |
||
|world=Roshar |
|world=Roshar |
||
| + | |universe=[[Cosmere]] |
||
|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]] |
|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]] |
||
| − | }}{{uncanonical |
+ | }}{{uncanonical}} |
| − | [[Gavilar Kholin]] possessed |
+ | [[Gavilar Kholin]], the former king of [[Alethkar]] on [[Roshar]] and a member of the [[Sons of Honor]], possessed a collection of unusual spheres. Notably, he had several '''black spheres''' that glowed with a dark violet light.{{book ref|sa4|prologue}} |
| + | * For the sphere he considered "most important"{{book ref|sa4|38}} and gave to [[Szeth]], see '''[[Anti-Voidlight]]''' |
||
| − | He gives one to [[Eshonai]] on the day of his assassination and tells her to give it to [[the Five]] after a conversation about [[Parshmen]] and [[Parshendi]].{{book ref|sa3|prologue}} The sphere given to Eshonai is described as having a dark yet faintly violet glow that she seems to believe is [[Voidlight]].{{book ref|sa3|prologue}} |
||
| + | * For the sphere he gave to [[Eshonai]], see '''[[Voidlight]]''' or '''[[Lights#Voidlight]]''' |
||
| ⚫ | |||
| − | Later that day, Gavilar gives [[Szeth]] a similar black sphere at the end of their fatal duel.{{book ref|sa1|prologue}} The sphere given to Szeth is described as small, crystalline, tied to a chain, and glowing with a black light that he has not seen before.{{book ref|sa1|prologue}} Gavilar says that Szeth must take the sphere so that "they" do not get hold of it; it is unclear to whom he is referring.{{book ref|sa1|prologue}} Szeth later hid the sphere in [[Jah Keved]].{{book ref|sa1|interlude|3}} |
||
| + | ==Trivia== |
||
| ⚫ | |||
| + | *The Anti-Voidlight sphere given to Szeth was first mentioned in the prologue of ''[[The Way of Kings]]'' in 2010. Fans often speculated about the contents of Szeth and Eshonai's spheres as subsequent books were released, usually theorizing that it was Voidlight or an [[Unmade]].{{wob ref|10582}}{{wob ref|10285}} Brandon remained cagey on the subject{{wob ref|9515}}{{wob ref|10582}} and it was a decade until the contents of the spheres were confirmed in ''[[Rhythm of War]]''. |
||
| − | |||
| − | At the [[Battle of Thaylen Field]], [[Dalinar Kholin]] traps the [[Unmade]] named [[Nergaoul]] in the [[King's Drop]] ruby{{book ref|sa3|120}} which subsequently glows with a dark, bizarre light.{{book ref|sa3|121}} [[Navani Kholin]] says it reminds her of a sphere that Gavilar had.{{book ref|sa3|121}} Navani does not appear to be aware that there was more than one sphere; she also believes that Gavilar "made" the sphere she saw.{{book ref|sa3|121}} |
||
| − | |||
| − | == Speculation == |
||
| − | {{theory}} |
||
| − | Brandon has not explicitly confirmed what the black spheres contain. He has said that the sphere's light is different from Stormlight,{{wob ref|10390}} related to [[Odium]],{{wob ref|308}} and that "it is what the third book (''[[Oathbringer]]'') implies it is."{{wob ref|9515}} |
||
| − | |||
| − | Before giving Eshonai a sphere, Gavilar tells her that slaveform came about after an "ancient, crucial [[spren]]" was captured.{{book ref|sa3|prologue}} The [[Urithiru gem archive]] refers to a "strike team" (presumably of [[Knights Radiant]]) being sent to imprison [[Ba-Ado-Mishram]], another of the Unmade.{{book ref|sa3|80}} Based on the fate of Nergaoul in ''Oathbringer'', this could mean that Ba-Ado-Mishram is trapped in one or more of the spheres. |
||
== Notes == |
== Notes == |
||
<references /> |
<references /> |
||
| + | {{complete|[[User:Big Smooth|Big Smooth]] ([[User talk:Big Smooth|talk]]) 02:17, 30 January 2022 (UTC)}} |
||
| − | {{partial}} |
||
{{Stormlight}} |
{{Stormlight}} |
||
| + | [[es:Esfera negra]] |
||
Latest revision as of 11:37, 31 August 2022
| Black sphere | |
|---|---|
| World of Origin | Roshar |
| Universe | Cosmere |
Gavilar Kholin, the former king of Alethkar on Roshar and a member of the Sons of Honor, possessed a collection of unusual spheres. Notably, he had several black spheres that glowed with a dark violet light.[1]
- For the sphere he considered "most important"[2] and gave to Szeth, see Anti-Voidlight
- For the sphere he gave to Eshonai, see Voidlight or Lights#Voidlight
A Bav worker named Took claimed to have stolen a similar dark sphere from the Nightwatcher.[3] Took was known to exaggerate, and his story may be apocryphal.
Trivia[edit]
- The Anti-Voidlight sphere given to Szeth was first mentioned in the prologue of The Way of Kings in 2010. Fans often speculated about the contents of Szeth and Eshonai's spheres as subsequent books were released, usually theorizing that it was Voidlight or an Unmade.[4][5] Brandon remained cagey on the subject[6][4] and it was a decade until the contents of the spheres were confirmed in Rhythm of War.
Notes[edit]
- ↑ Rhythm of War prologue#
- ↑ Rhythm of War chapter 38#
- ↑ The Way of Kings interlude I-3#
- ↑ a b Read For Pixels 2018
— Arcanum - 2018-09-01# - ↑ MisCon 2018
— Arcanum - 2018-05-26# - ↑ JordanCon 2018
— Arcanum - 2018-04-21#