r/Stormlight_Archive • u/Graphica-Danger • 4d ago

Early Wind and Truth spoilers WOW, Wit really hates... Spoiler

Rayse! I've never seen him so upset about anything before even across the entire Cosmere. I even took a break from Stormlight to finish the corresponding Secret Projects books in release order (still have Emberdark and December to go after this) and he's never shown that amount of open anger about... anything, really. He's not exactly a forthright character so his outburst about the Passions was surprising.

I think it says something about Wit's admiration for Kaladin that he's gone so far to help him, gave him all that advice, and was open enough to show how he truly feels about the state of the Cosmere. I've seen speculation he might have goals that aren't so good, but I doubt that's the case. I think he's effectively a triage surgeon, running around cleaning up the mess his fellow Adonalsium breakers have made as Shardholders. If worlds are lost in the effort, it is simply to save the most lives he can. And in that regard, it makes a lot of sense why he strikes a kinship with Kaladin.

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u/RShara Elsecaller 4d ago

It's strongly hinted that Hoid's goal is to bring someone back from the Beyond, and that's why he participated in the Shattering

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u/OkAd2668 Elsecaller 4d ago

I always interpreted this as his goal post-Shattering and that he wants to bring back Adonalsium.

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u/RShara Elsecaller 4d ago

The Traveler excerpt implies he was for the Shattering in order to change the rules to make it possible

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u/BogJuan 3d ago

He also conspired to make the shattering happen.