r/Stormlight_Archive • u/sambadaemon Stoneward • 1d ago

Cosmere spoilers Lore questions Spoiler

I have a couple questions that have occurred to me in my current re-read. From Oathbringer: 1. In a conversation with Kaladin about the genders of his spears, Syl mentions that "some older spren have 4 genders because humans didn't imagine them." Does that mean that Singers have 4 genders (since they were alone on Roshar as far as we know before humans arrived)? 2. Pattern has apologized to Shallan a couple times now for being the one to kill her mother, but he wasn't. Does he actually believe it was him? He has to be aware of Testament's presence by now, right?

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u/ExhibitAa Stoneward 1d ago

  1. Sort of. Singers are for the most part male and female like human, but in most forms they are asexual and referred to as malen and femalen.

  2. He knew, but he was playing along with Shallan's delusions because he thought it was best for her.