Elias Posted May 7, 2021 Report Share Posted May 7, 2021 So I'm rereading Bands of Mourning, and I got to the part where Allik explains to Wax that, according to his religion that worships Metalborn, he has to use a different title to refer to Wax every time. I always found this a little excessive, but this time I had a thought. What if Kelsier made that a feature of his new religion in Southern Scadrial just to see if he could? It seems like a suitably Kelsier thing to do with a new religion. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aspiring Writer Posted May 7, 2021 Report Share Posted May 7, 2021 2 hours ago, Elias said: So I'm rereading Bands of Mourning, and I got to the part where Allik explains to Wax that, according to his religion that worships Metalborn, he has to use a different title to refer to Wax every time. I always found this a little excessive, but this time I had a thought. What if Kelsier made that a feature of his new religion in Southern Scadrial just to see if he could? It seems like a suitably Kelsier thing to do with a new religion. That is probably it, considering the guy's ego. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Posted May 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2021 1 hour ago, Aspiring Writer said: That is probably it, considering the guy's ego. Like, "You know, I did pretty well with the whole Survivor thing in the Final Empire. What could I do here? Oh, I wonder if I could get them to call me a different title every time they speak to me! How funny would that be?" Sort of Marvel logic, i.e. "How many obscure, insane MCU movies can we make that will still end up being summer blockbusters just by brand recognition alone?" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsdaughter613 Posted May 7, 2021 Report Share Posted May 7, 2021 5 hours ago, Elias said: So I'm rereading Bands of Mourning, and I got to the part where Allik explains to Wax that, according to his religion that worships Metalborn, he has to use a different title to refer to Wax every time. I always found this a little excessive, but this time I had a thought. What if Kelsier made that a feature of his new religion in Southern Scadrial just to see if he could? It seems like a suitably Kelsier thing to do with a new religion. I actually see him making the suggestion as a joke, then being completely shocked when everyone takes him seriously and starts doing it. Should be noted though that Kelsier only gets ONE title in the South, and it’s not a very fancy one. It’s a mark of office. No one ever calls him anything but Sovereign, which he is. It’s like calling him ‘King.’ So this may not have come from him at all. It could be something he said that got misconstrued or something that someone came up with later that was ascribed to him. Or it could be a Malwish cultural tradition that arose independently, or one that pre-dated Kelsier’s arrival, back when the rare Misting may have been considered a demigod of some kind. We don’t actually have any evidence that Kelsier had anything to do with the tradition at all. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quantus Posted May 7, 2021 Report Share Posted May 7, 2021 12 hours ago, Kingsdaughter613 said: I actually see him making the suggestion as a joke, then being completely shocked when everyone takes him seriously and starts doing it. Should be noted though that Kelsier only gets ONE title in the South, and it’s not a very fancy one. It’s a mark of office. No one ever calls him anything but Sovereign, which he is. It’s like calling him ‘King.’ So this may not have come from him at all. It could be something he said that got misconstrued or something that someone came up with later that was ascribed to him. Or it could be a Malwish cultural tradition that arose independently, or one that pre-dated Kelsier’s arrival, back when the rare Misting may have been considered a demigod of some kind. We don’t actually have any evidence that Kelsier had anything to do with the tradition at all. HAHAHA! Them: Survivor! Him: Dont Call Me That Them: Yes, Sovereign Him: Dont call me that Either! Them: Yes, Lord Master Him: Rust, this is getting out of Hand. Them: Yes! Hand of Harmony Him: NO! Them: Um, Um, Divine...ah...cyclops? Him: Oh for the love of the... Are you going to help at all? Marsh: Hehehehhehehehe, *sigh* Dont look at me, this is all your fault. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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