Phantom Monstrosity Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 Well, sazed can't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady_Yasha Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 I think Meg was yanking your chain, kroen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meg Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 Well, sazed can't. Sazed isn't a Shard. He's Holder of two Shards, but he's a human being, not a Shard. @Kroen This answer shows that your question is ambiguous. Do you really mean Shards (i.e. Devotion or Honor)? Or do you mean 'Shardholders' (which would be humans as far as we know)? Or do you mean something entirely else? I stand to my previous answer though it was sort of a bit sarcastic. But, aside from that, there came a question up in my mind while writing this: Does a 'Shardholder' have to be human (or can it, too, be a Parshendi, Aimian, whatever)? If this had been asked before, I apologize but would be happy to get a reference. If not, could that be added to a compilation of questions for BS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kroen Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 I meant Shardholder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Monstrosity Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 (edited) Sazed isn't a Shard. He's Holder of two Shards, but he's a human being, not a Shard. The terms 'shardholder' is purely a fan term. Brandon calls anyone who has a shard a shard (and he doesn't like people calling them 'shardholders' since it's too similar to 'shardbearer'). Edited May 21, 2013 by Phantom Monstrosity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meg Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 The terms 'shardholder' is purely a fan term. Brandon calls anyone who has a shard a shard (and he doesn't like people calling them 'shardholders' since it's too similar to 'shardbearer'). I know, thus I write 'Shardholder.' (I'm sorry, I did this using German rules [as for 'xyz' == so-called xyz] not knowing whether this is accepted in English too.) (Here's the source for PM's objection. Basically, in the Cosmere's terms, when someone holds a Shard of Adonalsium, I call that person a Shard of Adonalsium. They are imbued with the power of that Shard, but they also become the Shard. Fans can use whatever terminology they wish, but this is how I term it. ) Maybe we should just abbreviate "Shard of Adonalsium" to "ShofAd" and use this instead of "Shardholder". (i.e.: Honor is the Shard and Tanavast is it's ShofAd.) So: Sazed is a ShofAd and a ShofAd is presumably a sentient being that as a general rule can sire children. That may mean that ShofAd's are not chosen for siring children, as, I daresay, otherwise Sazed wouldn't have been able to "take" and hold Ruin and Preservation, as for he's not able to sire children. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kroen Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 (edited) So Sazed, the most powerful being in all of the Cosmere, having near-omnipotent powers, can't un-eunuch himself? And also, my question wasn't about Sazed in particular. Edited May 21, 2013 by kroen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeiryWriter Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 So Sazed, the most powerful being in all of the Cosmere, having near-omnipotent powers, can't un-eunuch himself? I would say no, for the same reason gold feruchemy wouldn't "un-eunuch" him. Being a eunuch is part of his cognitive aspect. Even if he could I don't think he would because one, it doesn't really matter at this point, and two, being a eunuch had a significant effect on the person he was and I don't think Sazed would want to change something so fundamental about himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kroen Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 (edited) I would say no, for the same reason gold feruchemy wouldn't "un-eunuch" him. Being a eunuch is part of his cognitive aspect. Even if he could I don't think he would because one, it doesn't really matter at this point, and two, being a eunuch had a significant effect on the person he was and I don't think Sazed would want to change something so fundamental about himself. How is gold the same reason? The powers he have are well above gold feruchemy. Also, he's going to change whether he wants to or not. You can't hold a shard (or in this case, two) without having your personality changed. And I don't even know how we got into this argument. I was asking a general question about shardholders on whether they can have children or not. I didn't even mention Sazed. There are 14 more shards besides him. Edited May 21, 2013 by kroen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morsk Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 Which cosmere worlds have pizza? In the Rithmatist world, did JoSeun conquest prevent pizza from being invented in Italy? Was it invented somewhere else instead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windrunner Posted May 22, 2013 Report Share Posted May 22, 2013 Okay, I'm adding your questions to the list as is, Kurk, Meg, and Morsk. It is worthwhile noting, Morsk, that Scadrial is intended to be an Earth analogue, so there's going to be something similar there for everything in our world, like waffles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Monstrosity Posted May 22, 2013 Report Share Posted May 22, 2013 (edited) "Does the weeping occur on the entire planet at once? Does it correspond to a Node in the Highstorms? Are the seasons regional or planetary" I think node is confirmed, since it's apparently the lowpoint in a regular cycle of highstorm activity. http://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/k0fp8/iama_professional_fantasy_novelist_named_brandon/c2gkbfr How often is a "weeping" in Way of Kings? Once a year. Opposite it in the year is an extremely powerful highstorm. Why are the people on Roshar so cosmere-conscious? They seem to know an awful lot about Shadesmar and the Three Realms compared to the other worlds. Jasnah even used the word "cosmere" once! (Similar questions to this have been RAFO’d before) This one I think has been answered partially http://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/k0fp8/iama_professional_fantasy_novelist_named_brandon/c2gkalw I have a few questions: 1 - Why are the people of Roshar so much more aware of the Cosmere? They seem to know more than any other world you've written to date. 1) I believe the people of whom you are speaking are mostly not native to Roshar. On another side, however, it is the first planet we've seen with three Shards, and it is the furthest along in the timeline. One final thing is that they had some very unique experiences early in the planet's history. It involves the Heralds, and various items I think would be spoilers right now. Edited May 22, 2013 by Phantom Monstrosity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kroen Posted May 22, 2013 Report Share Posted May 22, 2013 Okay, I'm adding your questions to the list as is, Kurk, Meg, and Morsk. It is worthwhile noting, Morsk, that Scadrial is intended to be an Earth analogue, so there's going to be something similar there for everything in our world, like waffles. I'm sorry, but does my question have an answer? If so, what is it? If not, why isn't it added? I'd like to know what's wrong with it. After all, you're adding questions about pizzas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nepene Posted May 22, 2013 Report Share Posted May 22, 2013 I would say no, for the same reason gold feruchemy wouldn't "un-eunuch" him. Being a eunuch is part of his cognitive aspect. Even if he could I don't think he would because one, it doesn't really matter at this point, and two, being a eunuch had a significant effect on the person he was and I don't think Sazed would want to change something so fundamental about himself. I remember Brandon talked a while ago about how someone with heart disease could make a emperor's soul style stamp they could use every day to stop that heart disease, even if they couldn't change the cognitive aspects. I imagine Sazed has more than enough power to do that. I can imagine certain circumstances where he'd want to do it too. Suppose Scadrial got so evil and terrible that he felt there was little hope for it. He could send a child down, a sliver of himself, to fix things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeiryWriter Posted May 24, 2013 Report Share Posted May 24, 2013 Does the strength of a Line of Vigor depend on its frequency or its amplitude? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurkistan Posted May 24, 2013 Report Share Posted May 24, 2013 (edited) Does the strength of a Line of Vigor depend on its frequency or its amplitude? The book says "based on how large the curve of their wave is", so I think it's amplitude. Edited August 4, 2013 by Kurkistan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeiryWriter Posted May 24, 2013 Report Share Posted May 24, 2013 The book says "based on how large the curve of their was is", so I think it's amplitude. Yes, but the illustration next to it changes the frequency, not the amplitude, of the line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurkistan Posted May 24, 2013 Report Share Posted May 24, 2013 (edited) Yes, but the illustration next to it changes the frequency, not the amplitude, of the line. It changes the amplitude a tad, actually, but you are right that the frequency changes a lot more. There's another illustration (before Ch 14) that says a Line of Vigor comes alive after "at least two waveforms" have been completed, so that leaves it up in the air a bit as to whether doing more is preferable, or even possible. Edited May 24, 2013 by Kurkistan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cartith Posted May 25, 2013 Report Share Posted May 25, 2013 How would a blast from Aon Daa affect a person wearing Shard Plate? Would it simply be uneffective as it was against Brother Dilaf's Dakhor stuff or would it actually deal damage? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senor Feesh Posted May 25, 2013 Report Share Posted May 25, 2013 Did the creation of half-shards only become possible once Honor was Splintered? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RenegadeShroom Posted May 26, 2013 Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 Would, or could Harmony have had a different intent had it been taken up by a different person? Is "Harmony" just the current holder's interpretation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isomere Posted May 26, 2013 Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 (edited) Can you use Allomantic Aluminum to change lead into gold? EDIT: Could a skilled Allomancer burn aluminum to change iron into gold? Edited May 26, 2013 by Isomere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurkistan Posted May 26, 2013 Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 (edited) Can you use Allomantic Aluminum to change lead into gold? ? ? Edited May 26, 2013 by Kurkistan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nepene Posted May 26, 2013 Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 Can you use Allomantic Aluminum to change lead into gold? Allomantic Aluminium burns all your allomantic metal reserves. It has no impact on lead of any sort. The only magics I know of that might be able to do that are soulcasting and Elantrian symbol magic. Both have the transformation attribute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isomere Posted May 26, 2013 Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 (edited) Modified the question to be more specific and use only metals that are allomantically active. My theory is that burning aluminum changes the identity of the available metals within a Mistborn. If not controlled they become inert, but a skilled allomancer may be able to change common metals into more useful alloys. EDIT: I think it's most likely that the metals just get burned up, but this question has been nagging me for a week or so. Does anyone really know how the metal reserves disappear? If the metals got turned into swiss cheese the effect on the allomancer would be identical to if they were burned without channeling any power. Edited May 26, 2013 by Isomere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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