The One Who Connects Posted October 29, 2017 Report Share Posted October 29, 2017 On 8/12/2017 at 1:22 AM, Calderis said: Unless I'm mistaken, Nicrosil and Chromium simply weren't technologically available pre-catacendre, so if TLR used compounding fueled Allomancy, Nicrosil can't be the key. Have a WoB: Quote wicktacular So, were the other remaining group of soldiers that fell sick all still mistings of the other base metals? Brandon Sanderson Yes. wicktacular So, did Preservation bump out one of the base metal types so those could be Atium mistings? And if so, which was it? Brandon Sanderson Yes, that's right. It would probably have been one of the metals that was difficult to get at that level of technology. It would have been Chromium - Chromium would be hard gather at that time. Actually, no, it would have been Aluminum. (about a minute later, while signing someone else's book) - Hold on, there's a caveat to that last answer. Let me finish signing this and expand on that. So, it would still have been Aluminum, but not for the reason your thinking. It would have been Aluminum, but there's an asterisk next to that answer. Since Chromium is the base metal, they'd have a heck of a time making Nicrosil without it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podman Posted November 4, 2017 Report Share Posted November 4, 2017 I’ve always thought of this the same way as @Steeldancer. I’ve given it thought, and still like this theory best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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