True, but one person (or ship) simply can't be replaced by something "similar".I didnt mean that, I'm just hoping that it implies Mistshark
I was rather scared to. And annoyed. I hate hate hate stuff like that at the end of a book.
I think that sentient ships are the ones that earn a name for themselves in history, such as the Argo, which had a talking masthead. So a regular ship would not start as sentient, especially if the power core is new. But the older the core, the stronger the personality becomes. I would think it also depends on the captain and crew as well.perhaps the faceting puts limits on the core? or perhaps they all have the potential for sentience, but it takes centuries for it to develop. That they become more powerful as they age would make me think this is possible.
perhaps the faceting puts limits on the core? or perhaps they all have the potential for sentience, but it takes centuries for it to develop. That they become more powerful as they age would make me think this is possible.I think the faceting would hasten the process of becoming sentient. The unfaceted one Grimm has took much longer to get to it's level than one that had been created at the same time with the faceting tech of the current day and age would. (Completely unfounded opinion but that's what I think would happen)
The lift crystal was the faceted one. I expect the core crystal to be the "house" of the Predator's consciousness, since that's the crystal that's been there all along.Agreed, the other crystals on a ship are secondary to the main power one. I just meant that the faceting and more advanced techniques of creating lift crystals shortens the time it takes for a crystal to gain a soul, as it were.
I am hesitant to call this a future of either the DV or Codex Alera. The best connection that I can see would be that the Vord show up at some point.I don't see it as the world of Alera, but the Enemy - particularly with Cavendish being a "puppet" - seems somewhat Vordlike. could this be TDF Earth thousands of years in the future, with whatever happens in the BAT altering the atmosphere enough and magic evolving into etherealists? possibly, but i don't think Mr. Butcher would canon-weld everything together.
I think the faceting would hasten the process of becoming sentient. The unfaceted one Grimm has took much longer to get to it's level than one that had been created at the same time with the faceting tech of the current day and age would. (Completely unfounded opinion but that's what I think would happen)Im thinking is more about how the Predator crystal is First Generation and "natural" means that it is the original form these things took, possibly something found (maybe even relating to an emergence of Ether and of the Enemy race(s)). So the Facets arent hastening it exactly, they are (imperfectly) trying to replicate the natural process.
I wonder if that ability could be extended to track power cores?I expect so, but I get the feeling that it would take a lot of familiarity with the crystals and their arrangement. She might be able to track Predator at this point, for example, but probably not a ship she'd never been on and/or talked to.
I am hesitant to call this a future of either the DV or Codex Alera. The best connection that I can see would be that the Vord show up at some point.I tend to think that the world of Cinder Spires is a far future Earth, with Spire Albion being located somewhere in England, the Olympians being somewhere in Greece, let's say London and Athens as a guess. Spire Aurora would be somewhere in the Arctic Circle, maybe.
I tend to think that the world of Cinder Spires is a far future Earth, with Spire Albion being located somewhere in England, the Olympians being somewhere in Greece, let's say London and Athens as a guess. Spire Aurora would be somewhere in the Arctic Circle, maybe.I'll bite. If that's the case though, why does it cause madness in /anyone/ who spends time outdoors without goggles? It's not just etherealists, after all.
Now is this the same earth that the DV is in? At this point, who knows? Maybe the planet is like it is because of the events in the BAT. Maybe the side effects of being a magic user have once again changed to causing madness in all who attempt it. Maybe the first gen power crystals are some of the baddies imprisoned in crystal on DR ;)
I don't know if it will ever be explicitly stated, but that is what makes for the best crazy theories.