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Warbreaker (Cosmere)
“Kalad's Phantoms, man! This could easily spin into another Manywar.”— Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson (2009)
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Kalad's Phantoms!
≈ “Jesus Christ! / Holy shit! (oath of shock)”
/KAL-adz FAN-tumz/interjection
An oath invoking Kalad the Usurper's legendary Lifeless army — the Phantoms. Kalad created thousands of stone-encased Lifeless soldiers that nearly destroyed civilization during the Manywar. Invoking his Phantoms is invoking the most terrifying military force in Nalthian history.
Lord of Colors!
≈ “Oh God! / Good Lord! (strong oath)”
/LORD uv KUL-erz/interjection
A stronger form of the 'Colors!' oath, elevating it by invoking a divine personification — the Lord of Colors. In Chapter 38, Lightsong actually lampoons this convention, asking why the Returned gods swear by colors rather than by their own names. His conclusion: they should just swear by 'You!'