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I've been scouring the Coppermind when bored (like you do), and I see all the art of the original Vessels. But I can't find any mention ANYWHERE of how we know they looked the way they look in the art? Does anyone know where the references (if any) are? Or is this just artistic license?

"Stop!" he finally bellowed. "Stop it! Stop killing each other!" Everyone heard the voice of Kaladin Stormblessed, the man they all had grown to respect, and dropped their weapons. Beard began telling Sah one of his stories, this one about meeting a listener when he was only three. Kaladin turned, and saw King Elhokar on his knees. In one hand, his son, in another... a piece of paper. Storms, was that a sketch? In the hush that had fallen over the battlefield, everyone could hear his whispered oath, spoken with a determination rarely heard from someone who was supposed to command a nation. "Life before death. Strength before weakness. Journey before destination." The first ideal of the Knights Radiant. A burst of light came from the ruler, revitalizing Kaladin and healing all the wounds the soldiers had taken during the scuffle. The illusion faded, and he fell to his knees. Shallan and Adolin were both there to witness his weakness. "Bridgeboy, I don't think this was a good idea." With difficulty, he stood. "I know. Shallan, I won't ask you to do that again. I just... had to know what might have been." //tears

So, I was listening to "superheroes" by The Script awhile ago, and I started drawing mental parallels to Mistborn. EVERY SINGLE LINE had some sort of parallel to Vin, Elend or Zane. The Script have made quite a few of my favorite songs, so I went back and looked for similarities in those as well. So far, I've noticed that "Break even" seems somewhat Elantrian and "Flares" seems to nicely fit Sazed's character development. Certain points, as well as the general theme of "for the first time" reminds me of Stormlight, too. I could be drawning parallels where they don't exist, but I just thought it was worth sharing this, since I found it really interesting Has anyone else noticed anything like this? And I'll post a full analysis if anyone is interested