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[gyve]

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CHARACTER NAME

KALADIN STORMBLESSED

CIVILIAN NAME

CALVIN WERO

TEAM

REVELATION

HOUSING NUMBER

009

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Comments

[gyve]

That's a good way to look at it
Let me know if you run into anyone who needs medical attention
I can double back

The fact that one creature can do all of this is impressive

[fessus]

One of them might but idk, he was pretty resistant. Nothing dire but I can help you figure out where he is when we meet up

Have you ever run into anything like it before?

[gyve]

Sometimes they refuse treatment because they don't want to accept how badly they're hurt
Keep an eye on him

I've been through weather far worse than this
The entity driving Roshar's storms is similar

You don't seem surprised either

[fessus]

We got him back to his house but I've got the address so I'll arrange a check-in, either it'll be you or someone else

Is that like Syl? A spren or smth? The "entity"

1/3

[gyve]

Thanks Noctis

2/3

[gyve]

Would you shut up back there
I'm trying to
I know there's lightning I can literally see it

3/3

[gyve]

Excellent guess
The Stormfather is one of the more unique spren of Roshar
Syl's father in fact

1/2

[fessus]

[ ... does he– ]

2/3 i LIED

[fessus]

[ No, he quickly decides, Kaladin has no idea, and that immediately makes a troubled day a little lighter. ]

She's sounding more and more important, which makes it seem crazy that she hangs out with you

Also makes it seem like it's about more for you than just being familiar with it

You've got an insider connection

3/3

[fessus]

Did you know there's lightning outside, just checking if you're looking

[ can't help it ]

1/2

[gyve]

For the last time
Yes
I can see the lightning
It's striking the ground right outside the windows
Even if I were storming blind I'd be able to hear the thunder

( doesn't make this obvious connection )

2/2

[gyve]

Anyway
The Stormfather doesn't like me but he isn't particularly fond of humans
The insider connection is tenuous without Syl to vouch for me

Not that it matters here
These storms feel dead
There's no substance to them
Raw power disconnected from thought or intent
Compared to the highstorms of Roshar it feels like if you were to walk into a city only to find there's not a soul around

1/2

[fessus]

Cool

[ lets this one cook ]

2/2

[fessus]

Sounds like a plus. Maybe they're dead but apparently "no substance" means no one fueling them that doesn't like you

[ ... ]

How'd you meet him? Through Syl?

[gyve]

I was strung up outside in a highstorm
In the darkness I saw the outline of his face
Massive
The breadth of the entire sky

After that I spoke with him again
With and without Syl present

Are you a religious man

1/2

[fessus]

Awesome

[ Here, the translator lets him down. "Awesome" means awesome in its truest sense, a true inspiration of awe. He can't easily picture anything like it... but he knows he'll soon not need to as he journeys toward his first astral encounter. ]

I've studied up on the hexatheon so sure. But I don't exactly pray every day. Guess it depends on your definition of "religious"

I don't know what I'd say to a Stormfather

2/2

[fessus]

What did YOU say to him?

[gyve]

You'd be surprised by how ready you are to speak in moments like that
Especially in dire circumstances

I asked him about my friend Shallan
He said nothing
Then I demanded to know about Syl
He became angry

It was an upsetting conversation

( ALL OF HIS CONVERSATIONS ARE UPSETTING... )

Does this mean you acknowledge it but don't follow it
Because I'd say we're similar in that regard
What's the hex athlon anyway
Does it comprise your religion's gods

[fessus]

Yeah

[ It's an empty agreement that belies a desire to know Kaladin better, since his own self-doubt is getting in the way. If anyone could freeze up in that moment... wouldn't it be him? ]

Doesn't sound like he's great at conversation tbh. Which ig I don't have to worry about being blasphemous if you don't "follow it"

For me it's complicated

Yeah they're gods but most people just call them astrals. I respect what they can do and why they matter to Eos

[ The unspoken "but" weighs heavy after that sentence. ]

How many gods do you guys have?

[gyve]

You can say what you want
I used to follow the doctrine but never closely
As I got older I learned that gods don't care for mortal men

But there are three acknowledged on Roshar
Honour cultivation and their rival odium
Some cultures also worship the ten heralds who are servants of honour

What's complicated about it
You seem hesitant to be as candid as you were discussing the Stormfather

[fessus]

Honor, cultivation, and odium?

[ Perhaps a conversation better held in person if any of his words get mangled by the chips he's starting to find less and less reliable, but they'll have their chance. Right now, maybe selfishly, he's too interested in the topic and also yearning for conversation to ask for a delay. ]

How does the Stormfather fit in?

[ And after a moment's delay, battling with himself back and forth on how to address Kaladin's question, he elects for a small fraction of a larger truth. ]

Someone important to me is way closer to all of it than I am. She'd tell me to be more open-minded and listen to whatever their plans are for me

I've just got a lot of other stuff on my mind

[gyve]

The Stormfather is a sliver of the almighty
One of the lasting pieces that remained after honour's death
A memory you could say
The rest is complicated
Too complicated for me to explain without Syl's help as I can barely understand it

( noctis must understand, also too busy to think much of it. it's important, certainly, but there are matters—tangible problems—to see to and solve. philosophizing alone doesn't produce results.

and he just lost someone... a major event like that can shake even the most faithful of servants. )

Humans can only handle what we can handle
The rest must wait its turn
What's on your mind is as important as what's on everyone else's

What's her name

[fessus]

The rest doesn't wait

[ An immediate, bitter reply fueled by the way the conversation is starting to twist his stomach, but he isn't driven to shy away from it. Kaladin's already proven that he can handle it. ]

Idk maybe if you say it in her voice again it'll make sense. Luna's always been that person for me

She taught me about the astrals first back when we were both kids. She'd do a way better job answering your questions than I would lol

[gyve]

( the finality of noctis' first statement makes him raise an eyebrow. his friend—or girlfriend, it's difficult to determine which—is addressed first before attempting to chip at that stone. )

I guess women have a way with words that men don't
Maybe because they're smarter

( hashtag all women )

It doesn't do me any good to wait for her to explain it though
You're here with me now

What's weighing on you

[fessus]

Then you're getting a bad explanation

[ It's the first warning sign that that peek into his bad mood is going to become a full show, bit by bit. The next is far more unavoidable. ]

What isn't weighing on me

You said humans can only handle so much and that everything else waits and I'm just disagreeing with you, so what. That's not how the world actually works

Things don't wait if you can't handle them, they just pile up or go sideways