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oh oops LOL thanks, I didn't even see the date

There's a passage pretty early on, I don't exactly remember what was said, but it said that Aux would also be destroyed by the sunlight. However, from the reflected sunlight from the rings, Aux could potentially absorb a few BEUs an hour, but nothing substantial.

I feel like for that to happen, the gemstone would have to be on Komashi, or at least the gemstone would have to be resonating with Virtuosity's Rhythm, whatever that sounds like, but if Hion is a fluid-like Investiture then it should be theoretically possible.

Adonalsium save us from the Fullborn raccoon overlords in Era 3

We still don't really know how Soulstamps are made, but this could be a huge clue as to how they function! Great thinking

again with the slander

One might say you're Wit-less

HEY! Don't you dare say anything bad about Cadmium!!!!!! My cult (just me at this point) will track you down!! /s Just for the record, when storing Cadmium, you'd undergo hypoxia, which is the lack of oxygen. You'd have to try and make yourself hyperventilate to not die, though. Why would you say it's the poor man's gold? How can it be used to heal? Just trying to build knowledge for my cult (While typing the rest of this post out, I just realised that it could mean faster healing, so is that what you meant, from what I said at the end of my post?) This would only be good if you know you're being gassed. Once it's in your blood, you're probably already going to experience symptoms. With odourless and colourless gases, you probably won't be able to react in time Oxygen poisoning seems like a very real possibility when you tap at a high rate. Except, with most other feruchemical abilities, when you tap very fast, you don't seem to hurt yourself (i.e. Skimmers being able to support their own weight, Steelrunners not ripping themselves apart, Firesouls being able to handle their own heat). So, if you don't get owned by hyperoxia, your cells could function at a higher rate than before, leading to higher metabolism, faster heart rate, faster mental cognition, and just better strength all around (think of turbochargers and superchargers in car engines, more air means more combustion means more power).

On top of this, F-Cadmium could be very useful for similar applications, such as with people who are drowning, or who have water in their lungs. Lifeguards could have F-Cadmium medallions on the ready, and potentially save many lives. Basically anyone suffering from asphyxiation could be helped with this application. Also, if you are dying of asphyxiation, could you store that asphyxiation in a Cadmium-mind? Just as being a heavier person could store "more" weight per Investiture? Interesting to think about.

I'd bet the Ghostbloods managed to nab some spikes, but most likely most of the rest of the spikes would be kept by the kandra, as (iirc) Sazed doesn't really want Hemalurgy to be rediscovered by the general populace.

If war comes, I feel like Scadrial and Roshar are definitely NOT gonna be on the same side, but that Chasmfiend panzer idea is pretty cool

I wonder if it would make digesting faster? Not sure on how metabolism works, but if your stomach is cooler, would it be able to intuitively put more work into digesting? As well as this, it could make you use less water?? maybe? It seems to be very useful in survival situations, I guess. Almost leaning into Bendalloy with this one, but whatever. Still nowhere near as impressive as Cadmium. The true cult of F-cadmium will rise. Mark my words.

Okidoke, I'll have a shot at answering this. Sorry in advance if it becomes a textwall. First, I'm gonna assume that the average Kandra digesting this mother will not have the skills to keep the baby alive. Secondly, I'm going to reference the First Contract. As per the Coppermind, the First Contract includes the This means that a Kandra cannot kill a living human. Thirdly, I'm going to reference process guides for Western Australian hospitals. In this, I'm personally going to extrapolate and say that before 20 weeks of gestation, a foetus is not legally considered to be a human. In this, I'm also going to extrapolate and say that after 20 weeks, a foetus is legally considered a human. To support this, I took this from the Victorian Royal Women's hospital website (which is from Victoria, not WA, but its close enough): Registering in this case means legally registered to the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registry. Now, let's assume that the baby is of 20 weeks or more of gestation. Legally, and ethically, this baby is considered alive. Assuming the Kandra digesting is morally obliged, and also following the First Contract, the Kandra cannot digest this mother, as it would potentially kill the baby. There may be some Investiture shenanigans that can be done to prevent the baby from dying, at which point the Kandra could have the muscles/functions/bones/hormones/whatever else, needed to sustain a pregnancy. Or, the Kandra could be skilled enough, and separate the baby from the digestion, and somehow assimilate the pregnancy. I dunno how this could be done, but I bet that it is possible with a skilled enough Kandra. Assuming the baby is less than 20 weeks gestation, it is legally, though maybe not morally, okay to digest this corpse, as the baby isn't legally alive yet. No special considerations are necessary to keep it alive, and any average Kandra Joe off the streets can do this. I think I had a lot more to say but I forgot what I wanted to say, so this will hopefully be enough

I recently got my friend to read the first 3 SA books, and he despises the Shallan chapters, it was so funny He also shares a lot of opinions with me which is pretty cool

Oh my god these look so awesome Well done!