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EPISODE · Mar 1, 2026 · 2H 1M

What Is Investiture, Really? | Late 2025 WoBs Part 2

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We continue sloooowly going through Dragonsteel Nexus 2025 Words of Brandon, where we talk about all sorts of magical science, and I really had to resist putting Pauli Exclusion Principle in the title. This episode we have Eric (Chaos), Ian (Weiry), Evgeni (Argent), David (Windrunner), and Bonnie (Cosmeregirl)! The Traveler: http://www.17thshard.com/news/brandon-news/the-traveler-r393/ Our episode on the Traveler: https://youtu.be/z3DLOAPzI04 0:00:00 Introductions 0:02:30 Is Spook the first Ghostblood? 0:07:58 Rosharan time dilation and the Realms 0:17:33 Sazed releasing kandra contracts 0:24:05 Investiture speed limit 0:41:51 Kaladin's conflation with Jezrien 0:46:45 Which Shard runs the best convention? 0:54:18 Strategically changing Shadesmar 1:04:13 Hoid's motives in December? 1:14:13 Soul tar and Shroud mechanics 1:28:55 Kharbranth in the Spiritual Realm 1:49:17 Who's That Cosmere Character If you like our content, support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/17thshard Purchase merch here! https://store.17thshard.com/ For discussion, theories, games, and news, come to https://www.17thshard.com Come talk with us and the community on the 17th Shard Discord: https://discord.gg/17thshard Want to learn more about the cosmere and more? The Coppermind Wiki is where it's at: https://coppermind.net Read all Words of Brandon on Arcanum: https://wob.coppermind.net Subscribe to Shardcast: http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:102123174/sounds.rss Send your Who's That Cosmere Characters to [email protected]

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