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Disclaimer: This might not be the right section for this but I think it’s okay. It’s kinda a game so I thought about putting it there, but then it is more of a discussion so maybe Cosmere Discussion’s the place, but then it’s really only about Mistborn so I decided to put it here. This thread is about answering one theoretical question: What would you do if you learned Hemalurgy was possible in real life? Not all the metallic arts, or any other magic system, just Hemalurgy. Obviously it would function differently because Allomancy and Feruchemy wouldn’t exist for it to steal, but let’s say it instead can steal base human attributes, strength, intelligence, other stuff like that. It’s still just as gruesome and horrifying as in Mistborn. Let’s also say that you know these 2 things for 100% certain. 1. You know that Hemalurgy exists and that you aren’t crazy. 2. You know that you are the only person that knows. Now comes the fun part. What would you do with this information? Would you become a serial killer and use it to your advantage? Hopefully not, that sounds horrible. Would you take this secret to your grave? Would you work to keep it a secret? Who would you tell? Your family? Friends? The 17th Shard? Who would believe you? Maybe you would disguise the fact that you know by posting a thread asking a “theoretical” question to the community. Would you tell the government? Can they be trusted with this knowledge? What about the scientific community? In what scenarios could you justify using it or revealing it exists? Would you experiment with it yourself? Maybe try to use it to save lives...somehow? I encourage y’all to think about this from every angle. I’ll edit in my own thoughts later. Happy Theorizing! My thoughts: