Brandon Interview With Information

[Skaiiwalker Pahn Kahl]

I just went to a book signing with Brandon Sanderson, and I asked him the following questions.  I think you'll find his answers interesting.  

 

Me: Did any kandra survive the end of Hero of Ages?

 

Brandon: Yes.

 

M: Are there any kandra on Roshar?

 

B: Yes.

 

M: Is Axies one of them?

 

B: No, but good guess.  The Aimians are a different race.

 

 

M: Did any Atium survive the Hero of Ages?

 

B: Yes.

 

M: We know that Hoid has a bead of Lerasium.  Does he have any atium?

 

B: He has access to atium, yes.

 

M: Does Hoid use his feruchemical abilities with the atium to see the future?

 

B:  Ah ah ah, I haven't confirmed that Hoid had feruchemical abilities.

 

M: You haven't?

 

B: No, but most people think he has allomancy.  (He grinned slyly when he said that, which may or may not be a red herring.  You really can't tell with him.)

 

 

M: Do Axies's and Jasnah's reversed shadows have a common source?

 

B: Yes.

 

M: Does it have anything to do with its draw towards Investiture?

 

B: (After a pause) It has more to do with Shadesmar than Investiture.

 

 

M: What does Investiture look like in the Spiritual Realm?

 

B: Er, I haven't said anything about that yet.

 

M: But is it important?

 

B: Yes, it's important.

 

M: Could you say that it looks anything like mist?

 

B: Well you could say that it looks anything like mist.  (He smiled here as well, but I think it was just because he was teasing me)

 

 

M: Can you give me a hint about the Parshendi gods?  It can't be Odium, right?  Because it's plural...

 

B: No, it's not Odium.  The Parshendi gods... (he paused here for a while) are closer to what the humans would call "Heralds."

 

 

There you guys go.  I tried my best to remember his exact wording, but I may have gotten a couple words off.  I wrote it down a few minutes after I talked to him.  Good luck theorizing!

Edited April 12, 2015 by Skaiiwalker

[natc Mistborn]

You know, a Kandra of (WoR spoiler)

Sadeas

would simplify the situation immensely.

We're not that lucky though are we?

[Paragrin Lord Prelan]

Think of Adolin's face...

Or

Helaran, though a spearhead to the face may have made his skull unusable.

[Lord Pifferdoo Envisager]

Parshendi Gods = Unmade? Possibly?

Edited April 12, 2015 by Lord Pifferdoo

[Voidus God Beyond]

Side note: He has stated that Hoid uses feruchemy.
 

 

 

MIKE COCKRUM

Hoid is regularly around when important events take place. How does he know where to go?

BRANDON SANDERSON

He uses Feruchemy. Part of it that will show up in later books.

Source

[natc Mistborn]

If anything the kandra on Roshar bit is the most revealing, imo.

Either someone has gone rogue or Harmony has finally made a move to watch his fellow more experienced godlike avatars.

[vineyarddawg Wyrn the King]

Parshendi Gods = Unmade? Possibly?

 

 

Yeah, in my mind this practically confirms that the Unmade are the Parshendi/Voidbringers' gods.  We know that the Unmade have been analogized as "Odium's Heralds" before.

[Skaiiwalker Pahn Kahl]

Side note: He has stated that Hoid uses feruchemy.

 

Source

That's what confused me.  I think that when he said "Hoid uses Feruchemy," that might not mean that Hoid himself has the feruchemical abilities.  Someone close to Hoid could use their feruchemy to see the future and tell Hoid where to go.

[Curiosity Savant]

Note that he said that Hoid "has access to atium". This means that a) Hoid has atium at his home base*, Hoid constantly has atium on his person, or c) Hoid knows where to find atium on Scadrial. 

 

Is no one else considering the possibility that the Parshendi gods are the actual Heralds? Yes, that's a very strict interpretation of the quote and highly unlikely, but it's something that I want to throw out there. I personally don't think it's the case because it makes so much more sense that the Unmade fill the role. 

[Argent Herald]

Good info! I want to say something about the Unmade bit, but I don't know what... my thoughts can't seem to coalesce properly.

[WeiryWriter Prime]

Oh wow, completely missed this... (FYI reports should really go in the Events & Signings forum)  There's some interesting stuff here, thanks for getting it.  Where was this signing exactly?

[mail-mi Steel Inquisitor]

Was this at Teen Author Boot Camp?

[Skaiiwalker Pahn Kahl]

This was, in fact, at the teen author boot camp at UVU in Utah. (Also, sorry for putting this in the wrong section. I'm new to the site.)