King Cole Posted November 18, 2017 Report Share Posted November 18, 2017 So, I just left the Houston signing, and my question just got me a R.A.F.O. card. My question was “What colors are associated with the shards Ruin and Preservation?” He responded by saying that everyone is trying to get him to canonize colors associated with each shard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsdaughter613 Posted November 18, 2017 Report Share Posted November 18, 2017 That’s weird... in book it is clearly Black and White, and he’s congirmed this before. It has to do with their opposing intents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Cole Posted November 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2017 He hasnt confirmed that those were their official colors though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsdaughter613 Posted November 18, 2017 Report Share Posted November 18, 2017 Depends. Does implied confirmation count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calderis Posted November 19, 2017 Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 First from this WoB, we can guess that colors are not strictly tied to shards. https://wob.coppermind.net/events/34/#e5651 Quote Lirins hand Are all the red-eyed characters influenced by the same Shard? Brandon Sanderson No. Good question! I was waiting for someone to ask that. You will come to learn what red means in the Cosmere. There is a meaning for red in the Cosmere. Then go to this one about Preservation and Ruin specifically, and I don't think he'll ever canonize it, because there's nothing to canonize. https://wob.coppermind.net/events/167/#e3031 Quote Argent (paraphrased) Ruin and Preservation were often represented in the Mistborn trilogy in terms of black and white. Is this imagery limited to that series, or do other Shards also have an associated hue? Brandon Sanderson (paraphrased) This (Ruin & Preservation's colors) was because of the specific world and their perception of the world and themselves. Essentially, because of the dynamics of the interplay between Ruin and Preservation, they "chose" to view themselves as black and white respectively, so that's how they were represented. Also, because the only two Shards on Scadrial, and their natures were opposites, after the long period of time they spent on the same planet, they kind of "polarized." If similar thing happened on another world, similar coloring effect could happen. The colors of Shards have to do with both the planet they are on, and self perception. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yata Posted November 19, 2017 Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 53 minutes ago, Calderis said: First from this WoB, we can guess that colors are not strictly tied to shards. https://wob.coppermind.net/events/34/#e5651 Then go to this one about Preservation and Ruin specifically, and I don't think he'll ever canonize it, because there's nothing to canonize. https://wob.coppermind.net/events/167/#e3031 The colors of Shards have to do with both the planet they are on, and self perception. Yeah the black/white associations will probably happen on multiple Shardworlds with a couple of Shards with opposite attiture. For example Sel had this same stuff around with D&D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yahas Posted November 20, 2017 Report Share Posted November 20, 2017 21 hours ago, Yata said: Yeah the black/white associations will probably happen on multiple Shardworlds with a couple of Shards with opposite attiture. For example Sel had this same stuff around with D&D It did? Can you give an example of the association for Sel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yata Posted November 20, 2017 Report Share Posted November 20, 2017 5 hours ago, yahas said: It did? Can you give an example of the association for Sel? Yeah the Seon and Skaze (Splinters of Devotion and Dominion) are respectly white and black orbs (well actually they are glowing symbols who irradiates white/black radiancy....) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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