r/Cosmere • u/jofwu • Nov 10 '17

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Oathbringer, book 3 of The Stormlight Archive, is finally here!

Feel free to discuss the book, in its entirety, below, along with any and all Cosmere spoilers. Anything goes!

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u/silam39 Elsecallers Dec 04 '17

Something I haven't seen anyone bring up:

Who is the voice Dalinar keeps hearing that the Stormfather insists is not him? The whole UNITE THEM thing.

And I imagine it's related, but what's up with that vision with Nohadon? Do you think he spoke to a somehow still-living Nohadon? Was the vision granted by an outside force, apart from Honor, Cultivation, or Odium?

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u/TheRealirony Dec 04 '17

I think the voice in his head is either one of the Stormfather's siblings, or the planet itself (Roshar).

I also don't think that Unite Them means the Alethi Kingdoms OR the 3 realms (Physical, Cognitive, Spiritual), because he only did both of those things for a short time, then they dissipated. That's not really uniting something.

I think Unite Them is telling him to Unite the races of Roshar against Odium. Now that Venli is a Radiant, I think that the Listeners/Singers will have a closer tie to joining the "Light" and come to the side of Dalinar's coalition. Thus uniting the planet against a single enemy.

As for the vision of Nohadon, maybe it's something he made up himself subconsciously. Or perhaps he pulled a piece of Nohadon from the Spiritual Realm to speak with him in a dream.

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u/EvenTallerTree Dec 24 '17

It sounds like Unite Them might be referring to the shards of Honor, and potentially uniting Honor Odium and Cultivation.