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Name: Camille of Camille Styles
Location: Austin, TX
Size: Camille's Office - 200 sq. ft, Intern's Office - 60 sq. ft.
Take a moment to sit back and let the cheerful, well-traveled style of Camille entertain you as we go behind the blog of Camille Styles. This ambitious, driven, mother-to-be has been on the fast track ever since she moved to Austin in 2006 — leaping from a position at a catering company to the head of her own events company to the personality behind the lifestyle and entertainment blog featured today. We had a chat at her home office to see how she brings it all together.
With all the traffic and media attention Camille has garnered in the past few months — from projects with national media such as HGTV, DIY Network, and Rue La La, among others — it's hard to imagine that her blog only started two short years ago. She discovered blogging as a means to keep in touch with clients from her events company. As relationships formed with other bloggers around the country, she soon saw how it could be an outlet for her inspirations and ideas. As her excitement for the medium grew, so did her blog — eventually blossoming into a full-time business with a handful of contributors and interns with whom she collaborates to style and create events, with all the freedom she ever dreamed of.
Tell us a bit about CamilleStyles.com: My real passion is to show people how entertaining can be fun. For so many people it's such a stressful thing. Clients I used to work with would plan for months for an event and by the time it arrived they just wanted to hurry up and get it over with — because of the struggle it was to get there. Parties should be fun for the guests and the hosts. So we really focus on a stress-free entertaining concept and how to really infuse every party and celebration with personal details that reflect the host. The blog also focuses on a lot of lifestyle topics such as interior design, fashion, food, travel, and all things that circulate around the lifestyle of stylish entertaining.
How would you describe your office? My office space is bright and airy with the light that comes in through the windows and the sheer curtains. I also love working in a clean environment, free of clutter or anything that can be distracting or make me feel overwhelmed. The space is clean and contemporary, with personal touches so it doesn't feel too sterile.
How do you keep your workspace organized? I'm definitely one of the rare people who has a clean desk pretty much all of the time. I really do like to have a place for everything and I'm lucky to live in a day where we don't require a lot of paper. Everything I do is mainly soft copy and my main strategy is to keep everything organized virtually on my computer. I do have magazine files where I keep back issues of all my Martha Stewart magazines for inspiration. Most of the time when I have paper, though, I ask myself "Ok, what needs to be done with this. Does it need to be filed? Scanned? Or thrown away?"
In terms of layout and organization of your work space, what are specific details that you're particularly proud of? My big inspiration board isn't really organization, but it's something I enjoy doing with all the magazine tearsheets I look through. Even though I do pin things and save most of it online, I do still have a certain set of magazines that I get hard copies of. I love literally tearing inspiration from them. The inspiration board is a good way to display those where they are neat and pretty, and I can go back to it for inspiration.
What are your favorite tech tools for business and/or leisure? We use a lot of online tools. Social media tools like Twitter and Facebook are used most often. We also use Pinterest and Flickr for image saving and sourcing. Even though we use Wordpress as our platform, we do a lot of image searching in Tumblr. We also use some social sites like craftgawker and foodgawker. They're really similar to Pinterest but they're niche, and entries have to be accepted by the site before they're posted. You can go on and see all these cool crafty DIY's that all link back to the original post, so we use those for our own posts and for discovering others. I draft and write my posts completely in Wordpress for the blog. We also have a company website called CamilleStylesInc.com that is on Spacecraft. This is actually a platform my husband has been building that has built-in responsive design; you plug in the content once and then it automatically adapts the format for all devices (mobile, tablet, and desktop).
Favorite thing about your workspace? Definitely the light. We also have music that is playing 24/7, and that is really energizing for me. We listen to Pandora and Spotify. I love my diptyque rose candle on my desk that smells great even when it's not lit. I also love keeping fresh flowers on my desk, and luckily I usually have something left over from a shoot that I can put out.
What inspires your blog? I'm inspired by travels around the world, restaurants, cities, museums, and all the wonderful things online. In terms of print mags I read Vogue, Martha Stewart Living, Food & Wine, and I love Donna Hay. I also like to look at Martha Stewart Weddings. Even though my site doesn't focus on weddings at all, I get tons of entertainment inspiration from it and the photography is beautiful.
Is it reflected in your workspace? I don't have a desk filled with things I've brought back from far away places. I'd say the inspirations are more infused into the architecture. The house has a lot of mediterranean influence to it that came from my European travels. I feel that having that as the bones and then keeping the inside contemporary and clean is definitely a reflection of my style and inspirations.
Any tips or advice about office decor, layout, or organization? I love plants in a space. We have plants in every room of the house. It's good for the air and it's such a great affordable way to really transform and add life to a space.
Do you envision CamilleStyles.com changing any now that you're a mom-to-be? I'm sure that certain things will change just because the company and blog are built so much around me as a person — and being a mom will certainly be life-changing. I think our readers will see things mostly the same on their end. I have tried to feel out the readership a little bit and see what they want and so far the response has been overwhelmingly 'yes' for hearing about pregnancy and seeing more baby and kid content. I don't think we'll become a baby or kid-centered blog at all, but I definitely think those topics will show themselves a little more as that becomes more a part of my life.
Thanks Camille!
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We lead global and regional law enforcement operations to combat environmental crimes that affect areas such as wildlife, pollution, illegal logging and the theft of natural resources.
What we aim to achieve
Our initiatives provide a coordinated global response to truly international problems. The aims of our operations are to:
- Dismantle the criminal networks behind environmental crime;
- Globally gather information and intelligence, in order to assess trends and patterns in environmental crime;
- Set up multi-disciplinary teams spanning environmental law enforcement agencies, police and customs;
- Strengthen the capacity of environmental law enforcement nationally, regionally and internationally and increase the visibility of the participating agencies;
- Mobilize political support for environmental law enforcement by raising the profile of environmental crimes.
- Operation 30 Days of Action (2017) - Initiated by INTERPOL Pollution Crime Working Group, Operation 30 Days of Action targeting the illegal shipment and disposal of waste was carried out in June 2017. It was the largest global law enforcement operation ever conducted against waste crimes with 43 participating countries, from every region of the world. It resulted in more than 1.5 million tonnes of illicit waste detected, among 664 cases, of which 238 were cases of illicit waste sites and 423 were cases of illicit waste trade (3 cases were unspecified). 483 individuals and 264 companies were reported for waste crimes and violations by national authorities. Read more about the operational key findings and the full report.
- Operation Thunderbird (2016) - A global operation tackling the illegal trade in wildlife and timber that resulted in the identification of nearly 900 suspects and 1,300 seizures of illicit products worth an estimated USD 5.1 million. The operation involved police, customs, border agencies, environment, wildlife and forestry officials from 49 countries and territories, and resulted in a range of seizures.
- Operation Amazonas II (2015) –targeting the illegal trade of timber sourced in South and Central America. The operation resulted in the seizure of approximately USD 47 million worth of timber and the arrest of 328 individuals.
- Operation Log (2015)- targeting the illegal trade of timber sourced in West Africa. The operation resulted in the seizure of approximately USD 90 million worth of rosewood (Pterocarpus erinaceus spp) and the arrest of 21 individuals involved in the illegal trade of this species.
- Operation Worthy II (2015) ̶ targeting ivory trafficking in Africa, this operation resulted in 376 arrests, the seizure of 4.5 tonnes of elephant ivory and rhino horn and the investigation of 25 criminal groups involved in the illicit trade.
- Operation Paws (Protection of Asian Wildlife Species) II (2015) ̶ this operation seized more than 13 tonnes of pangolin products, representing some 1,000 animals, at an estimated street value exceeding USD 2 million. Paws II sought to enhance communication and intelligence sharing between countries through cyber investigations, DNA analysis, and joint enforcement activities involving police, customs and wildlife agencies.
- Operation Paws (Protection of Asian Wildlife Species) I (2014) ̶ this operation against trafficking in tigers and other big cats resulted in the seizure of hundreds of animals and more than 160 arrests. Involving 13 countries, Operation Paws I also focused on lesser known species also in high demand by the black market, such as bears and pangolins.
- Operation Infra-Terra (2014) ̶ this was the first INTERPOL fugitive operation targeting individuals specifically wanted for crimes concerning the environment, including illegal fishing, wildlife trafficking, illegal trade and disposal of waste, illegal logging and trading in illicit ivory. The operation called on the public worldwide to help locate and bring to justice 139 fugitives wanted by 36 member countries.
- Operation Spindrift (2014) - targeting the illegal transnational trade in abalone, or "sea snails", through information and intelligence exchange among seven countries: Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, the UK and the USA. Participating agencies recommended ways to improve reporting, monitoring and operational procedure.
- Operation Putumayo (2014) - Led by the Peruvian Public Ministry. Targeted illegal logging and illegal mining sites along the borders between Peru, Colombia and Brazil. The resulting seizures are estimated at 20,000 m³ of timber, with a value of around USD 31 million.
- Operation Amazonas (2014) - targeting the criminal groups linked to the illegal timber trade in Peru. The resulting seizures are estimated at more than 15,000 m3 of timber (enough to fill approximately six Olympic-sized swimming pools), with a value of around USD 20.6 million.
- Operation Lead (2013) – targeting illegal logging, forest crimes and the criminal networks behind them. Authorities in Costa Rica and Venezuela confiscated nearly USD 40 million worth of timber - equivalent to 292,000 mᶟ of wood and wood products, or 19,500 truckloads – during follow-up investigations to Operation Lead, Phase I (2012).
- Operation Wildcat (2013) – combating ivory trafficking and illegal logging across Southern and Eastern Africa, and supported by the Wildcat Foundation and the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad). Operation Wildcat resulted in the seizure of 240 kg of elephant ivory, 856 timber logs, 637 firearms, illicit drugs and 44 vehicles, and the arrest of 660 people.
- Operation Wendi (2013) – combating the trafficking in elephant ivory in West and Central African countries. Nearly 4,000 ivory products and 50 elephant tusks were seized, along with 148 animal parts and derivatives and 88 firearms. Additionally, 222 live animals were released back into the wild.
- Operation Lead (2012) – INTERPOL's first international operation targeting large-scale illegal logging and forest crimes. Operation Lead resulted in 194 arrests and the seizure of USD 8 million dollars' worth of timber and some 150 vehicles across Latin America.
- Operation Worthy (2012) – a regionally coordinated wildlife law enforcement operation by 14 member countries in Africa, targeting the illegal trade in elephant ivory and rhinoceros horn. Seizures included nearly two tons of contraband elephant ivory, more than 20 kg of rhinoceros horn, various other wildlife products, and more than 30 illegal firearms.
- Operation Enigma, Phase I (2012) – an international law enforcement operation by eight member countries to combat the illegal trade of electronic waste (or e-waste). The operation resulted in the seizure of more than 240 tons of electronic equipment and electrical goods and the launch of criminal investigations against some 40 companies.
- Operation Prey, Phases II and III (2012) – targeting the illegal trade in Asian big cats and wildlife products. Operation Prey II was conducted in Bangladesh, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, followed by Operation Prey III in Indonesia and Malaysia. Together, these two phases led to the seizure of 40 live tigers and tiger parts, along with pangolins, protected snakes and bushmeat and the arrest of more than a dozen individuals.
- Operation Prey, Phase I (2012) – targeting the illicit trade in Asian big cats and their derivatives. Conducted across Bhutan, China, India and Nepal, Phase I of Operation Prey led to nearly 40 arrests and the seizure of big cat skins, rhino horns, ivory and sea horses, in addition to flora such as protected orchid and cactus plants.
- Operation Libra (2012) – against the illegal poaching and trade in pangolins. The operation involved investigations and enforcement actions across Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam and led to the arrest of more than 40 individuals, with some 200 additional cases currently under investigation across the region.
- Operation Cage (2012) – against the illegal trade and exploitation of birds and their products. More than 8,700 birds and animals, including reptiles, mammals and insects have been seized and nearly 4,000 people arrested in an operation across 32 countries.
- Operation Stocktake (2011) – targeting the illegal trade in endangered species in markets and restaurants in Asia. Four countries participated, arresting 18 individuals and seizing endangered animals, ivory and illegal bushmeat.
- Operation Tigre (2010) – targeting the illegal exploitation of tigers within their natural range. Conducted in six countries, the operation resulted in the arrest of more than 25 individuals.
- Operation Ramp (2010) – against the illegal trade in endangered reptiles and amphibians. This worldwide operation brought together 51 countries across all five continents and led to the seizure of thousands of animals as well as products worth more than EUR 25 million.
- Operation Mogatle (2010) – combating the illegal possession and trade of elephant ivory in six African countries. More than 400 kg of ivory were seized, some 40 people arrested and an illegal factory closed down.
- Operation Tram (2010) – targeting the illegal trade in traditional medicines containing wildlife products. This operation saw the participation of 18 countries and resulted in the seizure of illegal products worth more than EUR 10 million.
- Operation Haz and Haz 2 (2010) – against the illegal transportation of hazardous waste across the border between the USA and Canada. The two phases of this operation (2009 and 2010) resulted collectively in 663 inspections, 201 violations identified and 16 investigations launched.


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The Guindon Family Reunion will be July 27, 28, 29, 2012 in Westlock, Alberta. All the details are on the Guindon Yandeau Reunion blog.
Registration deadline: July 1, 2012.
Join the Guindon/Yandeau Family Reunion group on Facebook too.
For more information about the Reunion and for the Guindon Family Membership and much more about researching this family line, see the GUINDON_NEWSLETTER__42. For example, you'll learn that variations of the Guesdon spelling in France include Gesdon, Guédon, Guidon, Guydon, and Guesdonne.
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Another way we can serve Heavenly Father's children is through missionary service—not only as full-time missionaries but also as friends and neighbors. The future growth of the Church will not happen through just knocking on strangers' doors. It will happen when the members, along with our missionaries, filled with the love of God and Christ, discern needs and respond to those needs in the spirit of charitable service.
When we do this, brothers and sisters, the honest in heart will feel our sincerity and our love. Many will want to know more about us. Then and only then will the Church expand to fill all of the earth. This cannot be accomplished by missionaries alone but requires the interest and the service of every member.
In all of our service, we need to be sensitive to the promptings of the Holy Ghost. The still, small voice will let us know who needs our help and what we can do to help them.


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The 12,072-square-foot Ballard Station strip center and gas station at 1990 W. Poplar Ave. in Collierville has sold for $1.8 million.
An entity called 1990 Poplar LLC bought the Class B retail property in a March 25 warranty deed from Premier of Ballard Station LLC, formerly known as Premier Storage Solutions of Ballard Station LLC.
The seller had acquired the then-vacant parcel in 2005 for $2.9 million and developed it into Ballard Station that year. The center houses a Shell gas station and Enterprise Rent-A-Car location.
The building sits on 1.8 acres at the northwest corner of Poplar Avenue and Crisscross Lane just east of Poplar's intersection with Houston Levee Road. The Shelby County Assessor of Property's 2013 appraisal was $2.1 million.
In conjunction with the purchase, 1990 Poplar LLC filed a $1.4 million loan trust deed through BancorpSouth Bank. Rafiq Devji signed the deed as secretary of the borrower.
Source: The Daily News Online & Chandler Reports
– Daily News staff
Kennard Brown, executive vice chancellor and chief operating officer of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, has received the Healthcare Education Award from the Nashville-based Council on Workforce Innovation.
The statewide award, presented at the 2014 Healthcare Diversity Forum in Nashville, recognized Brown's efforts in promoting diversity in health care education. The regional forum, which drew administrators, clinicians, educators, human resources specialists and business leaders, focused on the financial value of diversity in the health care workforce, and discussed resources for advancing quality health care delivery for underrepresented populations.
The Council on Workforce Innovation is part of the National Organization for Workforce Diversity, a private, public and nonprofit coalition to promote workforce diversity initiatives.
– Don Wade
The Race Judicata 5K fundraiser for Memphis Area Legal Services will be held Saturday, April 5, at 5 p.m. at Downtown's Mississippi River Park.
The annual race is hosted by the Student Bar Association at the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law.
Racers can register at racejudicatamemphis.org in advance or at Mississippi River Park, at Jefferson Avenue and Riverside Drive, starting at 4:30 p.m. Saturday afternoon.
The race features food and live music as well as medals for the top-placing runners in divisions organized by gender and age group.
The entry fee is $20 in advance or $25 the day of the race.
– Bill Dries
Rather than renew the lease to its cinema inside the Wolfchase Galleria mall when it ends in 2017, Malco has decided to replace it by building a new cinema on U.S. 64, west of Houston Levee Road.
Malco spokeswoman Karen Scott said it's a result of the Memphis-based theater chain preferring to build free-standing facilities moving forward, rather than operate inside someone else's facility, as it has done at Wolfchase.
"The Highway 64 corridor is the right place for our future theater, and the property has been in the family for decades, waiting for the right time," she said.
– Andy Meek
Loaded for Bear, a local advertising, graphic design and public relations agency, has announced a partnership with the Crosstown redevelopment project.
The company announced in a Facebook post Wednesday, April 2, that "we look forward to working alongside this visionary group to realize the epic potential of a building, a neighborhood and a city."
The company told The Daily News that relationship at this point means the agency is working with the Crosstown project for branding purposes.
The Tennessee Valley Authority is partnering with local power companies and five science museums across Tennessee, including the Memphis Pink Palace Family of Museums, to offer TVA Energy Month in April.
Special activities, demonstrations and hands-on events are planned for children and adults, exploring how energy is created and how it is used in our daily lives.
TVA and local power companies are sponsoring Energy Month at the five museums that make up The Science Alliance of Tennessee: the Pink Palace Family of Museums, Adventure Science Center in Nashville, Hands On Regional Museum in Johnson City, Creative Discovery Museum in Chattanooga and East Tennessee Discovery Center/The MUSE in Knoxville.
For more about energy in kid-friendly terms, visit tvakids.com.
A bill to allow local governments to obtain permits to sell beer is headed for Gov. Bill Haslam's desk after being approved by the House on Thursday.
The measure sponsored by Republican Rep. Ryan Hayes of Knoxville was passed on 78-8 vote. The Senate voted 27-4 in favor of the bill last month.
The bill seeks to codify the wide practice of municipal facilities like golf courses selling beer after a recent state attorney general's opinion found that state law limited permits to private entities.
That opinion was issued after Clarksville officials raised concerns about a 2012 ordinance allowing beer sales at city-owned venues for special events.
Other cities like Nashville decided to continue selling beer at golf courses while the Legislature considered updating state law on the matter.
– The Associated Press
Tennessee's Department of Children's Services has published the first set of child fatality statistics since an agency overhaul following revelations that child welfare officials did not know how many children were dying in DCS custody.
The statistics released this week were gathered under a new process for reporting, counting and investigating deaths.
The primary concern from lawmakers and the public has been cases where DCS workers were aware of abuse or neglect allegations and may have failed to act.
The Tennessean reports the agency investigated 245 deaths from 2013, finding evidence of abuse or neglect in 40 cases. Not all investigations are complete, but DCS says that in 232 of those cases the children were not in state custody. However, 53 percent of those children been investigated by child welfare workers within the three years before their deaths.
DCS Deputy Commissioner of Child Safety Scott Modell said the agency will monitor those figures.
State Rep. Sherry Jones, D-Nashville, warned that the fact that most of the children who died were not in DCS custody could be misleading.
"If we have placed children with abusers – and we do it all the time – and the child dies, the child is not in DCS custody, but DCS is the entity that placed them back in an abusive situation," she said.
Jones is a frequent critic of the agency, but she praised the department's new method for tracking deaths. In 2012, Jones found DCS had broken the law by not reporting child deaths to lawmakers. Resulting scrutiny led DCS to revise its count of child deaths – increasing it at least five times before settling on a final number.
The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits rose 16,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 326,000. Despite the increase, the number remains close to pre-recession levels and points to stable hiring.
The Labor Department said Thursday that the four-week average of applications, a less volatile measure, inched up 250 to 319,500.
Applications are a proxy for layoffs. They have fallen back to roughly pre-recession levels, an indication that companies are letting go of fewer workers and expect solid economic growth in the months ahead.
The low level of applications for benefits has boosted optimism about how many jobs employers added in March. Weekly claims for unemployment aid have reached a level that is typically consistent with monthly job gains of more than 200,000.
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Teen suspect arrested in death of 6-year-old Washington girl due in court on Monday
BREMERTON, Wash. – A 17-year-old boy arrested in the death and sexual assault of a 6-year-old Washington state girl is due in court Monday.
Authorities still haven't released the name of the suspect, who was arrested Saturday in the Bremerton-area mobile home park from which Jenise Wright had disappeared a week earlier.
He was booked for investigation of second-degree murder, manslaughter and rape, and was scheduled to make an initial appearance at 3 p.m. in Kitsap County District Court.
Authorities said forensic evidence analyzed by the Washington state crime lab linked him to the crime. Earlier in the week, the sheriff's office collected DNA cheek swabs from dozens of nearby residents.
The Seattle Times reported Sunday that Kitsap County sheriff's detectives seized three vehicles from the suspect's home and completed final interviews of residents at the Steele Creek Mobile Home Park, the community where Wright went missing eight days earlier.
The statements and evidence collected Sunday will help authorities in "trying to put together a composite of the suspect for painting a picture for the court," Kitsap County Sheriff's spokesman Scott Wilson told the Times.
A growing memorial at the entrance to the neighborhood includes silver balloons, stuffed animals, lit candles and flowers.
The FBI's Specialty Search Dogs Unit discovered Jenise's body on Thursday amid thick brush in a nearby wooded area. Volunteer canine search teams had previously reported that their dogs had showed interest in a particular area.
Jenise was last seen when she went to bed on the night of Aug. 2. Her parents waited a day before calling for help because they say the girl had wandered around the Steele Creek Mobile Home Park on her own in the past.
Officials have said that there were no signs of forced entry at Jenise's home and no indication she was taken from her room.
Hundreds of people, including officers from 15 law enforcement agencies, searched for Jenise and went door to door at the mobile home park on the west side of Puget Sound, across from Seattle. They also pulled surveillance video from nearby businesses and checked in with sex offenders in the county.


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Texas Ranger Captain Joe Shely and wife, Mary Shely
Description: Photograph of Captain Joe and Mrs. Mary Shely, posed for a cabinet portrait, studio in Corpus Christi, Texas. The photo shows the couple from mid-chest up. Their heads are tilted together. Captain Shely has a bushy mustache and well-trimmed, dark hair. Mrs. Shely has tightly curled, dark hair. She is wearing a dark pleated dress or blouse with a broach at the neck. Captain Shely is wearing a dark suit with something other than a tie at the neck, possibly an ascot, with a white shirt collar. His top button is buttoned, making the neck tight. The next button is undone.
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Join Date: Jan 2010
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I remembered something from episode 2 about Kanon liking Beatrice to a "moon in the water". For some reason I thought that Moon in the water might actually be the name of a painting so I searched it up. Well I didn't get any hits at first so I changed it to A Maiden in the water. What I came up was a short story written in 2005 called The water maiden by Joel Gn. A writer from Singapore.
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Well I found a lot of similarities in the story. Particularly the reference to a maiden granting him wealth, locking the maiden up in a prison, and the golden ingots at the end. It might just be a coincidence that the stories are similar, but I thought it was kind of interesting.
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Sorry guys, I'm new here so bear with me.
For one, I know little to nothing about Umineko, but I do know how the story works since I have played and watched both Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni and Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni Kai, which both stuck to the game religiously.
I was wondering if the Anime for Umineko is the same as the game. I was also wondering how exactly the structure is set up.
Is each individual chapter a new game with a new culprit(s)? Or are they all linked?
Is basically the plot Battler trying to solve what appears to be events due to magic by conventional means, and thus debunking Beatrice and winning the game as some sort of dichotomous reality where witches both exist and don't exist depending on if you believe?
Could someone shed some light on this or link me to something?
That would be great, thanks.
(im also good with japanese xd)
|2010-05-25, 21:21
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The story is the same, but most of the VN fans don't like how it was adapted into the anime. Some go as far as to joke that it doesn't exist yet.
Like the Higurashi anime though some of the key points were left out due to adaptation degradation. So the anime viewers who haven't read the game are at a disadvantage.
|2010-05-25, 21:32
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Mystery buff
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Gone Fishin!
I can't say too much here because the threads for beginners, but it's clear that Umineko is very different from Higurashi.
The episodes are obviously structured differently becuase they only have content from two days where Higurashi is much longer than that. Like Higurashi though the stories are always different.
As for whether there are different culprits or not even the fans don't know.
|2010-05-26, 13:50
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Junior Member
Join Date: Nov 2009
I started watching the anime;
i guess in terms of explaining things its alright since I wouldn't mind if the entire series was just a long wall of text, but it seems to dramatized and focused more on trivial elements than on the actual mystery.
So I'm definitely going to have to buy the game, then hopefully I'll be able to join in on the debates.
I'm still confused, however, as to how certain things work.
1) Red truths; Do they carry on through every chapter? Or are those certain red truths pertainable only to the chapter that those actions happen in? IE there are only 17 people on the island in 1 chapter, but what about the next?
2) General chapters in general; how do they work? Is each chapter a new scenario? And in each scenario different culprit(s)? And in each culprit different motives? Is each one a completely new *dimension* (i use that term loosely and inefficiently)
Relating back to Higurash, each arc was a different story entirely, however there were general things that remained the same through each. Iwamano, The God of the Village, Rika Furude's reincarnations/specialness, Keichi's affection for the little girl, and the actual virus. However, there was a different culprit for each arc as well as different explanations (except for the one where Keichi thinks he's going crazy, what was up with that?) Does Umineko work the same way? From what i understand the whole event is a game that Beatrice plays with Battler where he tries to disprove scenarios using logic instead of giving into magic. In that sense, however, nothing is really "true" or "actually happening" since the game board can be reset and players can be added and subtracted in order to advance or gain advantages, but other than that I don't see clear divisions.
|2010-05-26, 18:45
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Sea of Fragments
Bernkastel has suggested that there are Rules governing the chessboard, similar to the ones that drove the variation in Higurashi. You might want to check out the Bernkastel's Letter extra TIP for her theories about those.
Spoiler for Higurashi solution:
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Battler doesn't have to move on to the next mystery when he's frustrated. But, the reason he's frustrated is that he doesn't believe he has enough information to solve the current mystery. By moving on to the next mystery he hopes he'll gain information that will help him solve the previous mysteries. And he does try to solve the previous mysteries later on.
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Carol Brill 11/9/2003 7:16:54 PMGreat colors and use of shutter speed, interesting distortion, too, Thomas. #73417
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- This page contains information for the Shards of Adonalsium. For information regarding the armaments used on Roshar, see Shardblade or Shardplate.
" Sixteen people, together, killed Adonalsium, ripping it apart and dividing its essence between them, becoming the first who Ascended. "— Khriss explaining to Kelsier what the Vessels are. True Black Cargo Religion True Trousers Religion Oavwxqz
The Shards of Adonalsium, or Shards for short, are pieces of the power of creation itself.[2] They are named after a specific action or ideal, often referred to as an "intent," which represents the Shard's primary purpose or motivation. A mind must control a Shard. When a person holds a Shard, they are imbued with its power, but they also become the Shard.[3] A person who has taken up the power of a Shard is the Vessel of that Shard.[4]
There are sixteen Shards[5], and they are the most powerful known entities in the cosmere. They are related to many, if not all, magic systems, and for practical purposes, they are gods. All Shards started at an equal power level.[6]
Ten Shards have thus far been mentioned in the novels, and an additional one by Brandon. They are either referenced by their respective Shards' names or their Vessels' names. Those known by intent are Ambition, Autonomy, Cultivation, Devotion, Dominion, Endowment, Honor, Odium, Preservation, and Ruin. An eleventh Shard which has been partially revealed just "wants to survive." It is unclear what the intent of this Shard is, as it could be Survival but also could be many other things. Trell may be one of the unknown Shards or an alternate name for a known Shard, as it is an unknown being of great power worshiped by Miles Hundredlives, and served by the Set. Ruin and Preservation have been combined to form the new shard of Harmony, so Ruin and Preservation no longer exist as separate entities.
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Known Shards
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- 4 Forms and Subdivisions
- 5 Relationship with Magic Systems
- 6 Theories and Speculation
- 7 See Also
- 8 Notes
" Even now, I can barely grasp the scope of all this. The events surrounding the end of the world seem even larger than the Final Empire and the people within it.
I have delved and searched, and have only been able to come up with a single name: Adonalsium. Who, or what, it was, I do not yet know. "— the Hero of Ages [7], emphasis added
It is not known what Adonalsium is, whether it be a person or a great power. Since Shards have been called pieces of the power of creation[2], it is theorized that Adonalsium is in fact the power of creation. Regardless of its nature, Adonalsium was Shattered by the original sixteen Vessels, and thus the Shards of Adonalsium came into being. The Way of Kings heavily implies there are sixteen Shards.[5]
These Shards are named after their respective intent, which represents the driving force of the power[8]--an aspect of creation. However, after the Shattering, the Shards were left with no mind to control the power. For Realmatic reasons, a mind--Cognitive power--must be attached to the Spiritual power of the Shard. People eventually took up these Shards, like Rayse and Bavadin, who share some history with whoever wrote the Letter.
When a person takes up a Shard, the extreme power vaporizes the body, allowing the person's mind to expand.[2] From then on, the person's consciousness feeds on the power of the Shard to remain alive[8], but the Shard's intent is the driving force of the power. Over an immense time--centuries, perhaps millennia--a Vessel's mind begins to change, slowly molding to the Shard's intent.[9]Molly Jumper Offwhite Bracken 100 Guaranteed HqA6n5[11][12]
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It is not clear who the original Vessels were, but they all originally were from Yolen. Together, the sixteen of them killed Adonalsium and divided the power between themselves, becoming the first to Ascend.True Black Cargo Religion True Trousers Religion Oavwxqz Over time, the Vessels begin referring to themselves as their Shard's name (though they do remember their original selves[13]). They eventually scattered throughout the cosmere, taking residence on several different worlds and influencing events on their given planet. Ruin and Preservation made a pact to create life on Scadrial,[14] and constructed humans in the form which they have seen before[15]--presumably on the planet where Adonalsium and these Vessels came from. Judging from humanity on other Shardworlds, the Shards on those worlds probably created humanity there, too. However, the worlds existed before the Shards arrived there[16]Chuck Patch T White Print Converse shirt Tee Palm 4CxqWEwf so there is a case to be made that humans already have been present before the Shards' arrival in some cases. It is known that some shards may have helped transplant humanity to other worlds as well.[17]
Often, a Vessel's original name is mentioned in some form on their world. Atium is named after Ati, lerasium after Leras, and those condensed essences of their Shards' power. AonDor is derived from Aona, a Vessel on Sel.Really Sweatshirt Lacoste Lacoste Vertigo Really PdxzqwqfR
It appears that the bond between human and Shard is permanent. The only evidence of Shards changing hands after the original Vessels are when a Shard dies. When that dies, the person's original body rematerializes and falls to the ground as a corpse.Black Sideparts Trousers With Leggings Mum Queen E0AwXqa0
Ruin and Preservation were drawn together because they were such perfect opposites[20] (though not all Shards have pairs like those ones do[20]). Direct confrontation between their two powers was excruciatingly painful, and they eventually destroyed each other and the power of both shards was taken up by Sazed, forming the new shard 'Harmony'. It is not clear whether if any two Shards collided, they would both die, or if this was simply an effect of Ruin and Preservation having such opposite intents.
It is implied that not all Shards are equal (though they started at an equal level[6]). Rayse is said to hold the most dangerous of the sixteen, Odium.[21][22] It is unknown what makes Odium inherently so dangerous, whether it is due to the intent, or because Odium actually has more power than other Shards.
Odium was powerful enough to travel to Sel, kill Aona and Skai, and Splinter their power:
" One need only look at the aftermath of his brief visit to Sel to see proof of what I say. In case you have turned a blind eye to that disaster, know that Aona and Skai are both dead, and that which they held has been Splintered. Presumably to prevent anyone from rising up to challenge Rayse. "
It is unknown if Odium is special in his ability to Splinter a Shard, but regardless, the person who wrote the Letter is terrified of Odium's power.
Odium is not native on Roshar[23] and it's not known yet whether any Shard is native on its Shardworld.[24]
If Brandon were to do a novel where different magic systems collide as the focus of the book, he refers to it as a conflux book.[25]
The Seventeenth Shard, however, is not a Shard of Adonalsium, but rather an organization of people who hop between worlds.[26]
While it is not a requirement for taking up a Shard, it helps to be able to utilize Investiture.[27]
Known Shards[edit]
There are ten known Shards, listed here:
It is likely that this is a complete list of all the Shards for the published Shardworlds. Some worlds have more Shards than others.[35]
Ruin and Preservation are the only Shards on Scadrial at the moment.[31] By the time of the Hero of Ages spoiler thread (before the Way of Kings release), Brandon mentioned that there were four Shards other than Ruin and Preservation that have been seen:
" You've interacted with two directly.
One is a tough call. You've never met the Shard itself, but you've seen its power.The other one you have not met directly, but have seen its influence. "
— Brandon Sanderson [39]
Endowment was confirmed to be the Voice from Warbreaker,[35] which Lightsong interacts with. Raoden interacts with a second voice when he jumps into the Perpendicularity in Elantris (presumably Aona's). Before the release of The Way of Kings it was not clear what the other two Shards were. However, Hoid was not a Vessel on that list.[40]
With the Way of Kings, the Letter demystifies the other two unaccounted for Shards: we had not directly met Skai's Shard, but his power on the planet of Sel has been seen (and, presumably, his related magic, with the Dakhor). And Odium traveled to Sel, killing Aona and Skai, so by default his influence is pervasive on Sel.Really Sweatshirt Lacoste Lacoste Vertigo Really PdxzqwqfR So, all the Shards on Scadrial, Sel, and Nalthis are accounted for.
There are three Shards on Roshar[41] and they are confirmed to be Honor, Odium, and Cultivation.[33] Honor and Cultivation arrived at the same time on Roshar,[42], prior to Odium's appearance.[24]
Therefore, for all Shardworlds that have been seen, all Shards are known.
The intent of one unknown Shard has been described, but not explicitly named:
" There is one [Shard] who just wants to hide + survive. "— Brandon Sanderson [43]
There is also a shard that doesn't inhabit any planet.[44] While Ambition fits that description, Brandon was referring to another Shard.[45]
Also, one that had already been splintered, but its intent was still unknown at the time of the questioning.[46] This may refer to Ambition.
At least one of the Vessels is not human.[47]
The last six Shards are unknown.
Use of Investiture[edit]
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A Shard is a chunk of Investiture with intent, while held by a Vessel that vessel is able to guide that power to do incredible things so long as that corresponds with its intent. Here lists some general abilities of all Shards that we currently know. An individual Shard's abilities may vary depending on their intent, but such distinctions are not fully understood at this time.
Shards are a vast amount of Spiritual energy, and have enormous capabilities, so much power that they have effectively turned the Vessels holding them into gods. Things like moving a planet is easy for them to accomplish.[48] They exist on a higher level than the Physical Realm, and have expanded Cognitive aspects and perceptions. Time seems to matter little to Shards. Minutes can pass like hours.[49]
Shards are capable of moving themselves to various parts of their world instantaneously (or near instantly).[15] They can will themselves to other Shardworlds, as noted from Odium's journey to Sel[50] and Brandon implying that Sazed could travel to another world, but chooses not to.[51]
Magic Generation[edit]
Shards will begin to fuel magic when they settle on a world. Each Shard can do this differently, though much of the system is restricted by the world itself. Because of this, the Shard is able to directly interact with the users of the magic and provide the needed investiture. Ruin and Preservation's ability to fuel all the Metallic Arts is an example of this[2]. Ruin could also manipulate the contents of Feruchemical metalminds.[citation needed]
Some shards have the ability to touch the minds of people. This ability has many restrictions and much may depend on the intent of each shard. Ruin can whisper into the minds of humans and spiked humans it could manifest and speak to directly and Preservation can see into the minds of humans and even influence them a small amount, like getting them to leave an earring off. however that influence is very weak and easily overcome by a persons own will.[citation needed]
Future Sight[edit]
Shards can see into the future, though this is difficult to do. Honor describes seeing the future like "It's as if the future is a shattering window. The further you look, the more pieces that window breaks into."[52] Some Shards are better at seeing into the future--Honor says Cultivation is better at future sight than Honor.[52] Preservation saw into the future and created the Terris Prophecies.[53] Most of the time, temporal abilities are related to the pure essence of a Shard (see atium) or to a Splinter (like Returned do).[54] Since Wyrn can see into the future through some method, it is theorized he may hold a Splinter or be a Sliver, but he may also have this power via Seon or Skaze.
Cognitive Constructs[edit]
Shards can develop complex constructs with their power. Preservation made the mists Snap Allomancers long after his mind had withered away.[55] Honor created a visual journal which Dalinar now sees during highstorms.[52] That visual journal was propagated by the Stormfather. Honor also created many Spren out of investiture and was even able to alter and increase the mind of the Stormfather. Entities like the Mist spirit and the Stormfather are often called Cognitive Shadows, bits of mind with power doing tasks created for them.
Endless investiture[edit]
Investiture never goes away and always returns; a Vessel wielding a Shard has access to an endless supply of Investiture. However, there is a finite amount that a Vessel can wield at one time. Occasionally a Shard's power is condensed into a different form in the physical realm. Investiture can appear in one of three states: a gas or mist like substance, a liquid, or a solid. Stormlight and the mists on scadrial are examples of investiture manifesting as a gas. The well of ascension is preservation's power condensed as a liquid. Some Aspects of Shards' power regenerate over time. The Well of Ascension reformed every 1024 years[56] rather than vanishing forever. Atium also regenerates, though when atium was burned away, Ruin was not able to use it. It isn't known whether all of a Shard's power would regenerate eventually.
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One of the largest weaknesses a Shard has is that its Vessel is shaped to its intent. Ruin and Preservation could not create by themselves, as it was against their Shards' intent to do so alone. Odium refuses to take additional Shards simply because doing so would change his personality.[57]
Shards, though their minds are significantly expanded, are not omniscient, omnipresent nor omnipotent. Even after Ruin was free from his prison, he couldn't influence everything. After the end of The Hero of Ages, Sazed can more easily influence events where the mists are located[58], which implies that there is a limit to his Shards' powers.
Ruin could not read minds, but this is not a limitation to all Shards. Ruin is invasive, it can insert thoughts, but that power can't hear the reaction. Preservation listens and protects, and as such can hear what is inside people's minds, but cannot insert thoughts.[59] Brandon has also stated, however, that Shardic mind reading in this case has to do with humans having more Preservation than Ruin.[60] It is possible a Shard could only read a mind when the Shard has given its power to make sentience (as Preservation did with humans on Scadrial). If that were true, then if Odium did not give humans sentience on Roshar, Odium would also not be able to read minds, similar to Ruin.
Preservation and Ruin are blind to metal, the focus of the Metallic Arts. It is not clear if other Shards are blind to an aspect of their respective focus, but Brandon has stated that Sazed is also blind to metal[61]
Honor states to Dalinar that a champion may bind Odium, but it is unknown what he meant.[52]
Forms and Subdivisions[edit]
" Ruin's consciousness was trapped by the Well of Ascension, kept mostly impotent. That night, when we discovered the Well for the first time, we found something we didn't understand. A black smoke, clogging one of the rooms.
Though we discussed it after the fact, we couldn't decide what that was. How could we possibly have known?The body of a god—or, rather, the power of a god, since the two are really the same thing. Ruin and Preservation inhabited power and energy in the same way a person inhabits flesh and blood. "
— Sazed [62]
A Shard's power can take many different forms, related to the three realms: the Physical, the Cognitive, and the Spiritual.[55] All are extensions of the Shard's power, and in The Hero of Ages, sometimes referred to as the body of the Shard.[62]
In its Physical form, it can appear as a solid, and does one specific thing.[2] On Scadrial, a Shards' Physical essence was a metal, and these god metals each performed a specific effect within the Metallic Arts. Yet, as evidenced by the god metal atium, the physical essence of a Shard can be used by magic systems created by other shards. For example, Atium, Ruin's "body", could be burned by a mistborn or atium misting, both of whom use magic created by or based on Preservation.
In its liquid form, it is most potent.[2] The Well of Ascension is one such pool of a Shard's power, and as it was formed from Preservation's own mind, the liquid essence of a Shard is said to be related to the Cognitive aspect. Many Shards have such a Perpendicularity. Ruin's is located below the Pits of Hathsin.[63] Raoden encounters a Perpendicularity, where Hoed can go to relieve their pain.[64] That pool is theorized to be Aona's Perpendicularity.
It is not clear what the gaseous form of Shards (the Spiritual power) do in general, but the mists--the power of Preservation--are able to fuel Allomancy as if working as a metal.[2] The black smoke that was found in the chamber before the Well of Ascension was Ruin's corresponding "mist".[62]
There are further subdivisions of Shards: Slivers and Splinters.
A Sliver is a human intelligence who has held the power and released it.[65] There is a certain threshold of power where one would be considered a Sliver of Adonalsium. Every person on Scadrial has a bit of the power of Preservation, but they are not technically Slivers. Though there is some grey area in what it means to be a Sliver, individuals who have directly held the power of a Shard are usually termed Slivers.[66]
The Lord Ruler held a bit of Preservation at the Well of Ascension and let it go. This altered him, and that residue of a Shard inside him was what scholars would term a Sliver. After Vin gave up Preservation, she was considered a Sliver, as was Kelsier by the end of the Funnel Block Neck Jumper pink Warehouse Berry Colour ETqwUP7F. Elantrians are not slivers.[66]
It is unknown what the exact definition of a Splinter is, but the term seems to refer to a specific kind of fragment of a Shard's power. Unlike Slivers, a Splinter has never been human.[67] Lerasium and atium, despite being condensed essences of their Shards, are not Splinters. One distinguishing factor of a Splinter is that they often have an intent, separate from their Shards'. [68]
The divine Breath that Returned hold (a Splinter of Endowment[69]) and the Aon within a Seon (a Splinter of Devotion) are the only confirmed Splinters. Splinters also appear in The Way of Kings, but not Mistborn.[67]
It is not clear how Splinters are formed, though it appears a Shard can actively create one. Endowment seems to be able to form them at will for Returned. Odium traveled to Sel and Splintered Devotion and Dominion.[70] Since Odium killed Tanavast,[52] the Vessel of Honor, Honor is Splintered.[71]
Pier Bordeaux Basic One T shirt Mottled Relationship with Magic Systems[edit]
" The powers of Ruin and Preservation are Shards of Adonalsium, pieces of the power of creation itself. Allomancy, Hemalurgy, Feruchemy are manifestations of this power in mortal form, the ability to touch the powers of creation and use them. These metallic powers are how people's physical forms interpret the use of the Shard, though it's not the only possible way they could be interpreted or used. It's what the genetics and Realmatic interactions of Scadrial allow for, and has to do with the Spiritual, the Cognitive, and the Physical Realms. "
All magic systems that are currently known are related to Shards. Allomancy is of Preservation, Hemalurgy is of Ruin, and Feruchemy is the balance between the two Shards. AonDor, by name, appears to be related to Devotion. Awakening is of Endowment. Surgebinding is of Honor. The only magic that may not be related to a Shard are Hoid's ability to move from planet to planet, but the mechanics of his powers are not clear.
The types of magics that exist on a world depends on which Shards are present. If Endowment were to move to Scadrial, additional combinations of magics may form.[72][73] However, Shards did not create magic systems. Ruin and Preservation did not create the Metallic Arts.[74] Rather, magic is a natural function of the world, a Shard's intent, Realmatic interactions, and sometimes genetics.[2]
Though magics are related to a Shard, that does not mean that the effect of a magic is in line with a Shard's intent. For example, Allomancy does things like Pushing and Pulling that don't bring to mind "Preserving" things. Rather, a Shard's intent determines how the magic is obtained, not its effect.[75] In Hemalurgy, the method of gaining magic is spiking and it is inherently destruction, but the effect of the magic actually enhances something else. (This is the more exact, confirmed statement of the Principle of Intent theory).
Magic systems have a focus. Metals are the focus for the Metallic Arts, Aons are the focus for AonDor, and the Commands are the focus for Awakening.[76][clarification needed] The focus seems to be related to Shards themselves, as Ruin and Preservation could not perceive metal. It is not known what determines a focus for a given Shard, or if all Shards are blind to their focus in some way.
Theories and Speculation[edit]
Shardic Sentience[edit]
It has been theorized that a Shard's power creates sentience.[77][78] Preservation put a fragment of himself into the people on Scadrial, granting them sentience, and the large quantity of Breaths (presumably fragments of Endowment) in Nightblood are a factor in his sentience.
Speculated Splinters[edit]
Since Aona and Skai's Shards have been Splintered, it commonly espoused that Skaze is a Splinter of Dominion.
Syl, and Honorspren generally, are also thought to be Splinters.
Shardic Future Sight[edit]
A remarkably simple theory explains why some Shards are better at seeing into the future than others. Cultivation is better at seeing into the future than Honor, and when compared to Preservation, Ruin was remarkably bad at seeing into the future. (After all, if Ruin figured out the Terris Prophecies, he could have simply killed Vin after the events of The Well of Ascension, thus defeating Preservation's plot for a new Vessel and ultimately gaining victory.)
The idea is simple: a Shard's ability to see into the future is determined by the Shard's intent.[79] Ruin is intent that has an immediate effect--Ruin wants to destroy now, not later. Since Ruin is preoccupied with the present, he is particularly bad at seeing into the future. Preservation, on the other hand, is about protection. Protection is a long term thing, so Preservation is more looking into the future, so he is good at seeing into the future. It's probably for similar reasons why Cultivation is skilled at seeing into the future.
There was significant debate whether Odium could see into the future. People agreed that Odium is more proficient than Ruin at the very least, because having hatred for something would mean that Odium would stop at nothing to exact his goals, even if he had to wait an extremely long period of time. However, Odium is probably not as good as Cultivation or Preservation in this regard, but this still means Odium is much more dangerous than Ruin.
See Also[edit]
- ↑ a b c Mistborn: Secret History part 3 chapter 2 #
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i Allomancy is fueled by Preservation's body?
— Theoryland - 2008-10-17#
- ↑ Dark Kentucky Jeans Cars Shorts Used Denim wBIqaq8
— Theoryland - Dec, 2010#
- ↑ Mistborn: Secret History part 5 chapter 2 #
- ↑ a b The Way of Kings chapter 11 epigraph #
- ↑ a b All shards started equal?
— Falke Socks Family Meliert Socks Family Family Sand Sand Meliert Socks Falke Falke Sand 1RwCCFq forums - 26 September 2012#
- ↑ The Hero of Ages chapter 39 epigraph #
- ↑ a b Annotation for The Hero of Ages chapter 58 #
- ↑ 5485
— Arcanum - 2011-11-5# - old
- ↑ a b The Way of Kings chapter 18 epigraph #
- ↑ Annotation for The Hero of Ages chapter 57 #
- ↑ Will Sazed go mad?
— Theoryland - May, 2010#
- ↑ Do (Shards) still remember their original names?
— Theoryland - May 31st, 2011#
- ↑ The Hero of Ages chapter 53 epigraph #
- ↑ a b The Hero of Ages chapter 76 #
- ↑ Who names the planets?
— Theoryland - May 31st, 2011#
- ↑ Oathbringer #
- ↑ a b c d e The Way of Kings chapter 22 epigraph #
- ↑ The Hero of Ages chapter 56 epigraph #
- ↑ a b Are all Shards paired?
— Theoryland - May, 2010#
- ↑ The Way of Kings chapter 19 epigraph #
- ↑ The Way of Kings chapter 46 #
- ↑ Can you give me a hint about Odium?
— Theoryland - Dec 15th, 2011#
- ↑ a b None are native but Honor and Cultivation were there long before Odium showed up
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- ↑ Will you ever write a book or series where different magic systems come into the same world?
— Theoryland - Oct 15th, 2010#
- ↑ Welcome to 17th Shard
— Falke Socks Family Meliert Socks Family Family Sand Sand Meliert Socks Falke Falke Sand 1RwCCFq forums - N/A#
- ↑ One does not have to be somewhat magical, so to speak, but it does help.
— Theoryland - 15 April 2013#
- ↑ Aona's shard is Devotion?
— Theoryland - 2012-03-05#
- ↑ a Dress Friday NugBlack Vimeana Gold white Vila Zq5U7fPx4w c d e f g h i What planet is Elantris is set on?
— Theoryland - Jul, 2009#
- ↑ Another shard revealed
— Falke Socks Family Meliert Socks Family Family Sand Sand Meliert Socks Falke Falke Sand 1RwCCFq forums - 14 November 2011#
- ↑ a b c d Is Scadrial the name of the Mistborn world?
— Theoryland - 2008-10-16#
- ↑ Does Bavadin hold a Shard?
— Theoryland - May 31st, 2011#
- ↑ a b Is Cultvation a Shard on Roshar?
— Theoryland - Oct 15th, 2010#
- ↑ Honor was held by Tanavast first?
— Theoryland - 2011-03-21#
- ↑ a b c Could you tell us the numbers per book?
— Theoryland - Jul, 2009#
- ↑ Arcanum Unbounded - The Threnodite System #
- ↑ Oathbringer chapter 40 epigraph #
- ↑ Is Uli Da Ambition?
— Falke Socks Family Meliert Socks Family Family Sand Sand Meliert Socks Falke Falke Sand 1RwCCFq forums - Nov 17th, 2017#
- ↑ Have we met these (Shards)?
— Theoryland - 2008-10-17#
- ↑ Does Hoid hold a Shard?
— Theoryland - May, 2010#
- ↑ How many Shards have existed on Roshar?
— Theoryland - May, 2010#
- ↑ Did Cultivation come to Roshar with Honor?
— Falke Socks Family Meliert Socks Family Family Sand Sand Meliert Socks Falke Falke Sand 1RwCCFq forums - 26 September 2012#
- ↑ Clues in signed things
— Falke Socks Family Meliert Socks Family Family Sand Sand Meliert Socks Falke Falke Sand 1RwCCFq forums - 09 December 2012#
- ↑ There is a shard that isn't on a planet
— Theoryland - Mar 5th, 2014#
- ↑ Arcanum Unbounded Hoboken signing
— Arcanum - 2016-12-3# - old
- ↑ Odium has killed at least one more Shard than the ones we know about
— Theoryland - Nov 29th, 2014#
- ↑ Brandon on Bavadin
— Theoryland - 2016-11-26#
- ↑ The Hero of Ages chapter 4 epigraph #
- ↑ The Hero of Ages chapter 17 epigraph #
- ↑ The Way of Kings chapter 21 epigraph #
- ↑ Can Sazed worldhop?
— Theoryland - May, 2010#
- ↑ a b c d e The Way of Kings chapter 75 #
- ↑ How were the Terris Prophecies created in the first place?
— Theoryland - 2008-10-15#
- ↑ How did Wyrn see into the future?
— Theoryland - Jan 10th, 2011#
- ↑ a b Arcanum entry 4445
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- ↑ Why did the Well of Ascension refill every thousand years?
— Theoryland - May, 2010#
- ↑ When Odium slays the Shardbearers, why doesn't he absorb the enemy Shards?
— Theoryland - Dec 15th, 2011#
- ↑ Do the Metallic Arts still exist after Sazed's ascension?
— Theoryland - 2008-10-15#
- ↑ How does Harmony hear Wax's thoughts?
— Theoryland - 04 Jun 2012#
- ↑ How was Sazed/Harmony able to communicate with Waxillium near the end of the book?
— Theoryland - Jan, 2012#
- ↑ Is Sazed effected by the metal blindess, or can he see thing written in metal?
— Theoryland - 2008-10-20#
- ↑ a b c The Hero of Ages chapter 14 epigraph #
- ↑ Ancient Q&A, Question 15
— Falke Socks Family Meliert Socks Family Family Sand Sand Meliert Socks Falke Falke Sand 1RwCCFq forums - 2010-05#
- ↑ Elantris chapter 60 #
- ↑ Is a Sliver someone who has held a Shard temporarily?
One shirt Pier Bordeaux T Mottled Basic — Theoryland - Mar 19th, 2011#
- ↑ a b Also, would the Elantrians and the Lerasium-mistings be considered Slivers?
— Theoryland - Jan 18th, 2010#
- ↑ a b How is a Splinter different from a Sliver?
— Theoryland - Mar 19th, 2011#
- ↑ Do Splinters have their own intent, in addition to the Shards'?
— Peter Orullian's blog - 31 Oct 2010#
- ↑ If a returned gives away his/her breath they die right?
— Theoryland - Jan 18th, 2010#
- ↑ The Letter
- ↑ Was Honor splintered?
— Theoryland - Apr 17th, 2012#
- ↑ If Endowment went to Scadrial, would more magic's appear?
— Theoryland - May, 2010#
- ↑ Any world with at least two Shards will result in a similar phenomenon.
— Theoryland - Oct 5th, 2013#
- ↑ Is Hemalurgy dead?
— Theoryland - 2008-10-15#
- ↑ How is Allomancy of Preservation?
— Theoryland - Aug 31st, 2011Cold Jacket Black Diamond Forge Down Midnight SOcBT6
- ↑ Chaos's meeting with Brandon insists it is so.
- ↑ Shardic Sentience
— Falke Socks Family Meliert Socks Family Family Sand Sand Meliert Socks Falke Falke Sand 1RwCCFq forums - 16 May 2011Bracken Dark Molly Day Ladies Green Dress UqHwRp
- ↑ Power generates sentience
— Falke Socks Family Meliert Socks Family Family Sand Sand Meliert Socks Falke Falke Sand 1RwCCFq forums - 01 July 2011#
- ↑ When Worlds Collide 2014
— Arcanum - 2014-08-09# - old
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