Cosmere Conversations

Episode 98: The Five Scholars

Mar 8, 2022
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ADVICE

Skip Early Chapters If You Want To Stay Fresh

  • Avoid pre-reading released preview chapters when you prefer to experience Sanderson novels cold.
  • The hosts recommend reading new Cosmere books with minimal spoilers for fuller enjoyment.
INSIGHT

Five Scholars' Global Impact

  • The Five Scholars are pivotal Cosmere figures who invented major magics and shifted world history through innovation and travel.
  • Their actions (Icor alcohol, Nightblood, awakening commands) created lasting military and cosmere-wide consequences.
INSIGHT

Claude As A Cognitive Shadow

  • Claude (Our Steel) likely contains a cognitive shadow due to massive Breath infusion at death.
  • That shadow explains his heightened awareness compared with other lifeless and ties to broader Cosmere concepts.
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