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The audience isn't revealed but there are more hints to what it is. Note the time frame your thinking of doesn't totally fit. So though Scadrial is the most tech advance. At this stage its not the only candidate

Crimson is the enigma for me, because unlike the rest it is just referred to as Crimson so we have a hard time placing it. It could be metal, it could be bone, why does it manifests as spikes? We just don't know so I can't say it with confidence what it represents

I don't think invitation is the normal state. From how its described, i think there is something weird going on with the Ire, and that facilitate it. Because note it is possible to become an Elantrian through Forgery, so in theory Aon Dor should also allow it, but maybe their is some stipulations thus the deal. That's where my mind is going anyway

it is avaible for digital read, though it is quite the price. Still thats how I read it

I'd very suggest reading it as the Omnibus. A lot of the Ars Arcanum pages have a lot of details that would be relevant as well as the additional mentions of the Darkside Magic system, which the original ones lack

Its manly the Skaze, splinters of Dominion that people have seen as evil. We still don't know their place in everything is

Note the metals in Allomancy is also refered to as catalysts by Brandon at points. Its use casually isn't strictly kept to its scientific use

Just having bottled Dor isn't enough, we see Elantrians drink Dor in Secret History and they remained old. Reread the scene in Lost Metal, the drawing of the map of Bilming and how that seemed to stabilized their power. Now think back to the Sorcereress Tower, and the world map of Lumar they had on the floor. Consider that, with their similarities. That is most likely answer on how they figured out getting their full power outside of Elantris

Sand Mastery isn't actually that simple or niche. It only looks like that because we are missing half of the magic system. To explain im gonna do full dive from what I read from the omnibus, but since this is a full spoilers thread. That should be fine. First an explanation of the magic of Darkside then how Sand Mastery fits in with it. This is what we know of the magic of Darkside, known as Starmarks. Its implied that everyone on Darkside has Starmarks but not everyone can access them, the process of which was noted as being similar to how people gain Sand Mastery. Starmarks, from what is implied are invested tattoos that get recharged every seven days by a pulse from the Darkside Star, like how White Sand gets recharged by the Dayside Sun. People who can access the magic of Starmarks are known as Starcarved and what powers you get is implied to be different depending on the colors of your Starmark, of which Khriss mentions include manifesting armor and weapons from the Starmarks. Sand Mastery, when analyzed by Khriss was noted to have a couple of similarities to Starmarks. When used in a dark space, Khriss notes its mother-of-pearl shine, and how she could almost see every color of the Starmarks in its light. The initation of Sand Mastery is not exactly genetic, rather it is described as something that needs to be nurtured, requiring a Sand Master to initiate the process. The genetic part comes from the stigma of Kenton having weak Sand Mastery due to being half Darksider but by the end of the comic we see a Darksider be initiated with a powerful manifestation to Sand Mastery. So it can't be all that. In terms of capabilities Sand Mastery is actually incredibly diverse, from flight, creating clones near the level of lightweaving and from Khriss speculated, armored suits of sand similar to what the Starcarved can do. It just isn't seen since the focus of power over finesse by Sand Masters in the past. Or that's a least what Khriss speculated in the Ars Arcanum pages in the omnibus.

Indeed which means in the space age, we can see Nalthis in another lens, ie. They are where you go for robots and AI. Which is pretty cool.

Oh that is a good catch. We should definitely make that a question for a spoiler stream. Whether what Xisis did with his trades and what happens in Old Magic is connected, even if its just tangential

I think you might be on to something, granted I don't think White Sand is an Aether. When Brandon made the WoB of the connection between the two, It was most likely just referring to the Luhal Bond, which Sand Mastery operates. White Sand itself is a lichen, which could be similar to aether spores but I think it just two things operating under same mechanics. That said, the legends of bone spores most certainly could have come from worldhopping Sand Masters, thus explaining the uncertain nature and the rumors. Its at least a headcanon I most certainly would enjoy.

Mhm. I feel its very likely that Lumar is the Iriali's 5th Land. If it was the 6 it means they would be now in their promised destination which I doubt since that feels like a plot hook for books in Era 4. Thus leaving the 5th Land, aka the world they came to immediately after leaving Roshar. And this world they have already left 300 years ago so the gaps between SA and SotD is big huh

I feel if my theory is right, it would most certainly have limitations of how it functions. Either a large cost or you can't decide where to go, you must need another factor (which i proposed as Connection). Stuff like that.

I don't think we should discount Transportation allowing transfer via the Spiritual Realm. Given a few facts. 1. The way Oathgates work are not how Jasnah's Elsecall works, despite them being Transportation fabrials. That means there is stuff about the Surge we do not know of. 2. Traveling to the Spiritual Realm is possible. Brandon has said that Hoid has done it. If we could find any logic of how someone can instantly teleport between two locations like the Oathgates with what we know of Transportation. I'd say going with the Spiritual Realm would be the bet, since location isn't a thing there. There are probably some caveats of needing Connection between two points thus why Oathgates can move between themselves but not to anywhere. That is at least my theory. That said, I don't think what Nomad is doing is using Transportation. I do think he is Skipping with the Spiritual Realm but not through the Surge.