Jump to content

Can Feruchemy be Taught?


Matthew7

Recommended Posts

As the title says, can Feruchemy be taught to people other than the Terris? As I understand, it's not something that is restricted to their genetics, but I haven't read the books in a few years and some friends and I are getting ready to play the Mistborn Adventure game and we're wondering about this. I perceive the people of Terris as being their own ethnicity, but not a separate race of creature altogether. I do know that Feruchemy is a closely guarded secret, but is it possible in theory? 

Edited by Matthew7
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Nope, it's hereditary.  In the cosmere people have both normal physical DNA and spiritual DNA, so it's hereditary without literally being an amino acid sequence issue.  There are ways to transfer it, the most obvious being Hemalurgy which literally rips out that sDNA from the victim and grafts it to the recipient.    

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Got it. But barring Hemalurgy, it could be passed down through generations and still be awakened by someone who doesn't have two Terris parents, correct? Say there was a grandpa Terrisman or further along the same train of thought. Really plays on walking the tightrope, but does the spiritual gene just up and out somewhere along the line? 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

3 minutes ago, Matthew7 said:

Got it. But barring Hemalurgy, it could be passed down through generations and still be awakened by someone who doesn't have two Terris parents, correct? Say there was a grandpa Terrisman or further along the same train of though

Welcome and sure.  Recessive genes are a thing with S DNA.  That is how TLR was unable to quite get rid of it.  Even when he bread it out of the population it still cropped up a while latter.

Edited by Karger
Link to comment
Share on other sites

I think it should be mentioned, if I remember correctly when terrismen have children with allomancers/people with potential allomantic power the powers interfere with each other and their descendants will have only one feruchemical power if at all.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

On 31.7.2020 at 10:22 AM, Trutharchivist said:

I think it should be mentioned, if I remember correctly when terrismen have children with allomancers/people with potential allomantic power the powers interfere with each other and their descendants will have only one feruchemical power if at all.

But how are then Twinborn a thing?

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...