Difference between revisions of "Hoid"

In the epigraphs in Part 2 of The Way of Kings, there is the text of a [[letters|letter]]. Both its author and [[The Recipient|recipient]] are unknown. This letter refers to Vessels by their names and begs the recipient for aid in the struggle against [[Rayse]], holder of the Shard [[Odium]]. If Hoid wrote this letter, it offers valuable insights into his personality and goals. The author of the Letter is being hunted by the Seventeenth Shard and has set a false trail for them to follow, which lines up well with the interlude in which three men are searching for Hoid. Brandon has also said that we "may have read that Hoid has specific beef with Rayse," with the Letter being the only real example of this.{{ref|name=reddit-Stormlight_Archive-1a3fj0-c8veqw0}} Hoid, however, can not have sent both of the letters (including the letter in the epigraphs of Words of Radiance). This is due to the fact that they conflict in views. The first letter asks for intervention, while the second asks for non-intervention. Also, the first letter may possibly have been sent to Hoid.