Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson Podcast What Is Investiture, Really? | Late 2025 WoBs Part 2
Mar 1, 2026
They dig into Brandon's 2025 Words about investiture behaving like light, particles, and exotic god-metals. The panel debates Rosharan time dilation, cognitive vs spiritual realms, and how identities persist. Conversations range from soul tar and Shroud mechanics to Hoid's motives and whether faster travel changes cognitive distance.
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How Roshar's Time Bubble Affects Each Realm
- Roshar's physical time-bubble affects the cognitive realm but not the spiritual realm.
- Brandon compares the phenomenon to a singularity warping time so Kaladin and Shallan's experiences diverge based on which realm they're in.
How Harmony Might Let The Kandra Go
- If Sazed (Harmony) releases the Kandra, it may be due to a precipitating event rather than a sudden decision; some Chandra will keep living previous lives.
- Brandon frames the release as 'there is a certain event' prompting Sazed to let them go rather than purely philosophical choice.
Investiture Behaves Like Matter Energy And Photons
- Investiture can act as matter, energy, or a third state that radiates like particles behaving as photons.
- Brandon says most investiture uses follow the speed of light, but certain communicative states (like Seans) can bypass that limit, and portals show a tunnellike border.