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Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson Podcast

Canticle and Threnody - Sunlit Man Lore Part 2

Nov 19, 2023
In this episode, the hosts discuss the Sunlit Man lore and explore topics such as investiture, the peculiarities of the world, the backstory of Zellian, development of space travel, technology and investiture weapons, the origins of the Night Brigade, the chorus and reliquaries, language, politics, cultural influences, dragons and shades, Hoid's story, Ox's strange powers and surgebinding, connections and cosmere magic, narrative convenience in the cosmere, special spikes and plates, plot developments, and preparations for the Dragon Steel event.
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Quick takeaways

  • The Night Brigade has the ability to control shades, using them as their primary weapon.
  • The Night Brigade may possess a powerful weapon that can ravage entire cities or planets.

Deep dives

The Night Brigade's Weaponization of Shades

The Night Brigade demonstrates the ability to control shades and uses them as their primary weapon. They have a fine level of control over the shades, being able to direct them to specific targets, and even dismiss them from a room when desired.

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