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Also, Don't forget... j-whitt987 Send a noteboard - 05/09/2010 03:03:04 PM
perhaps I missed a detail. Do the gaps move around, or what?

Why don't they just build permanent bridges, or leave the temporary ones up there? The other army (I already forgot their name [baby voidbringers]) can jump over the gaps anyway, so it's not to keep them away. They clearly have no problem getting numbers over the gaps quickly, as they're competing every day for the gems.


Three reasons, near as I can tell.

There are so many chasms on the Shattered Plains that building permanent bridges across all of them would be too expensive/time consuming. It's easier/cheaper to have mobile bridges.

Also, considering the fact that all of the highprinces (except for Dalinar, anyway) consider the Vengeance Pact to be nothing more than a contest to get the gemhearts, they don't want to have permanent bridges across all of the chasms, because that would give the other armies chances to reach the gemhearts first.

Lastly, the bridgemen are also used as bait. Sadeas said it himself at least once, and Sigzil figured it out close to the end of the book. By having the bridgemen run at the Parshendi (the word you were looking for) completely unarmored, they make more tempting targets than Sadeas' soldiers. Buying slaves that just have to lift a bridge and run (and are executed if they don't) is a lot cheaper than recruiting and training new soldiers.


If they left permanent bridges up over every chasm the Parshendi could easily burn them down. There's no easier way to get trapped in a small section of islands than to have the bridges burned around you. Then it's easy for the Parshendi to take their time in killing everyone there. If they had permanent bridges they wouldn't bring the portable ones and would know the bridges were burned until it was too late.
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The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson: Reaction & Discussion Thread Jacob - 03/09/2010 04:25:24 PM 3888 Views
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I'd say easily his best novel to date. Jacob - 04/09/2010 02:28:56 AM 1471 Views
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Hmm... Jacob - 07/09/2010 03:10:12 PM 1527 Views
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Why do they need bridgemen? spoilers Deadsy - 05/09/2010 04:07:20 AM 1563 Views
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Also, Don't forget... j-whitt987 - 05/09/2010 03:03:04 PM 1504 Views
This is my favorite point (and the one that makes me feel stupid). Thanks *NM* Deadsy - 05/09/2010 08:07:42 PM 797 Views
Tavi makes good point also, but this is the one that stick out to me during a bridge run scene. *NM* j-whitt987 - 05/09/2010 08:22:43 PM 743 Views
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The wooden permanent bridges seemed to work just fine. Gher - 09/09/2010 03:31:58 PM 1494 Views
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Great deal... Jacob - 07/09/2010 03:41:55 PM 1503 Views
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they are glyphs, I believe fistofpainx - 07/09/2010 03:28:31 AM 1456 Views
Ha. Jacob - 08/09/2010 03:01:48 PM 1547 Views
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I was worried that they'd miss a lot of those. Jacob - 07/09/2010 02:30:11 PM 1481 Views
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I have to imagine that they caught some of it. Jacob - 08/09/2010 03:59:07 PM 1403 Views
Yeah, I noticed a lot. *NM* Gher - 09/09/2010 04:20:01 AM 624 Views
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Finished last night at about 4:30. I know my wife is relieved, j-whitt987 - 09/09/2010 07:56:17 PM 1476 Views
It's been a few days since I finished it and I am still suffering withdrawal symptoms. T_T *NM* Bookwyrm - 10/09/2010 09:00:38 PM 759 Views
The bridges. Palatine - 12/09/2010 01:42:11 AM 1567 Views
I wondered the same thing a few times. j-whitt987 - 12/09/2010 03:11:11 AM 1399 Views
The bridges were arched and were much longer than the chasms *NM* Dark Knight - 12/09/2010 03:30:48 AM 785 Views
How does that keep them from toppling when they are pushed over the edge of the chasms, though? *NM* j-whitt987 - 12/09/2010 02:23:32 PM 716 Views
Think about it Dark Knight - 12/09/2010 05:17:07 PM 1414 Views
I don't see. Palatine - 12/09/2010 06:18:22 PM 1477 Views
Agreed. I spent a couple hours thinking about it yesterday and came to the same conclusion. j-whitt987 - 13/09/2010 01:54:45 PM 1502 Views
The plateau tops are not all level. Gher - 13/09/2010 04:41:17 PM 1354 Views
Re: The plateau tops are not all level. Palatine - 13/09/2010 05:53:04 PM 1421 Views
They did use circuitous routes. Gher - 13/09/2010 10:30:35 PM 1677 Views
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Reading/Map Reading Knightscape - 18/09/2010 09:12:20 AM 1447 Views
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Might help a bit Knightscape - 19/09/2010 06:23:21 AM 1507 Views
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