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In the Postscript to Mistborn: Secret History, Brandon states: The last time we see Kelsier (for certain) he is a Cognitive Shadow. If he remained that way (which may or may not have happened considering the Single Spiked Sovereign) what would his influence look like? We now know that Vin acted squirrelly when meeting Hoid because of Kelsier. So when do other people act a little squirrelly. One of those times for me was when Marasi held the Bands of Mourning. She suddenly has the realization that she doesn't want to be the Ascendant Warrior. Without a lot of indication why not, or how she comes to it in the face of all of her soul searching throughout the book. (Not saying she's wrong, just that it is abrupt.) So she goes to save Wax, which seems perfectly in line with her character, but she gives up the Bands to him. Then, after giving Wax the Bands of Mourning, Marasi has this to say. It's an interesting choice of words, considering this exchange in Mistborn: Secret History. After coming back from visiting the Ire and confronting Ruin, Kelsier has this conversation: I think the Marasi scene is a touch point, where we can see Kelsier's meddling. If that's the case then a couple things become probable: Kelsier is a Cognitive Shadow, in Wax's time. He is on team Wax. Other possibilities come up but are not as definite: Kelsier could have had a new body and lost it. He could never have had a new body, in which case the Single Spiked Sovereign is someone else. He could have manifested as a Cognitive Shadow to those Southern Scadrians because being near starving and freezing will break someone enough to allow him to appear. In which case he still is the SSS. That last one is pretty crazy because it would mean: Kelsier gave himself a Hematalurgical Spike in the cognitive realm. Maybe making it through something similar to Forging or Soulcasting. He then was able to fill a metalmind with that memory. He then chose to fill that metalmind with that memory for reasons that are beyond me. So that's what I got.