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== Setting ==
''Warbreaker'' takes place on the planet [[Nalthis]], a [[Shardworld]] in [[Brandon Sanderson|Brandon Sanderson's]] [[Cosmere]].{{
*''Brief summary of setting (alternate Earth or Shardworld? Where on?)''
===Inspirations===
*The theme of reversals within the novel came about from Brandon wanting to write a book where reversals happen often,{{
*Siri and Vivenna were inspired by the fiary tale archetype of the peasant/royalty swap.{{
*The Idrian monks came to be because Brandon wanted to write about monks that are not very religious.{{
*Lightsong was inspired by Brandon's desire to write a story about what it is like to live as a member of a pantheon of gods.{{
*Llarimar is based off of Scott Franson, a man who attends Brandon's church.{{
*T'Telir was inspired by Hawaii.{{
*Lifeless were inspired by Brandon wanting to make an undead creature that was not the zombie or vampire trope.{{
*Nightblood came about because Brandon wanted a talking sword in one of his books.{{
*Blushweaver was created to be a foil to Lightsong.{{
*Denth formed from Brandon's desire to have a bad guy who was likeable and funny.{{
*Bluefingers originated from Brandon's desire to tell a story about a scribe in a palace who was looked down upon for his simple birth, but ended up being the hero. Though Bluefingers wound up not being the hero, he is a hero in his own mind. {{
*[[Heightening#Tenth Heightening|Color Distortion]] was added halfway through the first draft to allow stronger visual indication of someone who had reached the top Heightenings.{{
*Vivenna's actions when living on the streets are very similar to the character Fantine from ''Les Misérables'' by Victor Hugo.{{
*When creating Vasher, Brandon wanted a hero ho was different from his standard; someone who wasn't glib, who wasn't good with people, who had trouble expressing himself and let anger get the best of him.{{
*Warbreaker was inspired by [[Dadradah]], one of the religions that [[Sazed]] preached about, which focused on worshipping art.{{
*The scene where Susebron and Siri have their midnight meal in Chapter 36 is a direct representation of Brandon's honeymoon where he and his wife would order room service at 3 a.m.{{
===Cannibalizations===
*Vasher was originally in the [[The Way of Kings Prime|2002 version of The Way of Kings]].{{qa ref|1076|12|When you were planning Zahel being Vasher, how long did you do that?|date=Mar 6th, 2014}}
*Siri and Vivenna were originally side characters in the book [[Mythwalker]], which Brandon never finished.{{
*The Royal Locks, or hair that changes color based on the individual's emotions, was a concept Brandon had tried in other unpublished works.{{
*The ability for Returned to heal someone at the cost of their Divine Breath and their life was originally in Elantris, and involved Seons sacrificing themselves and the Aon in their center. Brandon removed this from Elantris because he felt it was too contrived.{{
*The God King being a pawn was a concept originally used in Mythwalker.{{
*The term Awakening was originally used in The Way of Kings, but was pulled due to not accurately describing the magic, like it does in Warbreaker.{{
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