Ettmetal/Trellium Bomb

[That1Cellist he/him]

Ok, so I'm definitely missing details here, but mostly I'm just trying to inspire discussion, so here is this theory.

We know that the Set is trying to get something into Elendel, most likely by hiding it within some harmless looking goods or disguising it as such. I have seen it pointed out on one of the other forums that it is likely a bomb. This is for multiple reasons, such as the Faceless Immortal at the end of BOM saying that they are moving up the timetable to remove all life on this sphere. Bombs are quite effective at removing life, and Elendel is one of the most if not the most defensible, advanced population center, that also is where Wax and his cohorts live, so it makes sense to eliminate it first. The explosion at the end of BOM has an unknown source (I think) implying that another explosive will be making its debut in TLM. 

Wax points out that it is odd for the Set to be trying to see which shipments into Elendel get inspected. Many of my fellow humans on the shard have pointed out, as I did earlier, that this means that they are trying to sneak something in. I would like to expand upon this. The Set isn't necessarily too worried specifically that their weapon of mass destruction will be discovered. Since we assume that a new explosive will appear in this book, and we see Harmonium and Trellium interacting at the end of chapter 13, I suggest that this will make a new kind of explosion. (I know other people have theorized this as well) This would make sense with the Set trying to smuggle things into Elendel. What comes in might not be regulated, but what if you are bringing large amounts of rare God Metals into the city? Regardless of restrictions, people are bound to notice, and doubtless this is something that Wax or another one of our characters is keeping an eye on. However, if you could sneak the God Metals into the city hiding them as or in shipments of other harmless things, then nobody would be the wiser. 

Basically, my proposal is that the Set and agents of Trell are planning to or are already bringing Harmonium and Trellium into Elendel, pretending that they are harmless shipments of things like lumber. Then, they use these resources to create a giant explosive bomb, one that could wipe out at least the city of Elendel, or as the red-eyed Faceless Immortal said, "Remove all life on this sphere."

The number one problem that I see with this is that God Metals are rare, and that even more than Trellium, it would be very difficult for the Set to get their hands on Harmonium. However, we know that the Southerners have quite a bit, so I guess it wouldn't be out of the question for Trell to have a lot as well, and it even seems likely that agents of Trell are working within the Southern Continent. Also, as a final thought, we know that Harmonium is very, very potent and explosive. If combining it with another God Metal creates another explosive, I am willing to assume that the new creation will be ridiculously powerful, so you might not need that much Trellium/Harmonium to create a strong explosion. It feels reasonable to say that the amounts of God Metals needed here would be a lot, but not an unobtainable amount, especially if agents of Trell are hiding and operating within the Southern Continent.

Anway, thoughts?

[Requiem17 she/her]

I agree completely and thoroughly enjoy that you called us fellow humans. 

Six years is a long time, and this quote confirms the Set/Trell literally blew up the prison rather than just Edwarn or assassinating folk.  

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“Isn’t that the stuff they used to blow up the prison?” Reddi asked.

So if they had enough (dynamite or ettmetal or ettmetal+Trellium?) to blow up a prison by then, why wouldn't Trell's direct followers have enough in six years to blow up Elendel? It seems reasonable enough.

Wait a second... MeLaan is leaving TODAY for Shadesmar. Harmony's liquid perpendicularity might be in Elendel. What if they dumped the super explosive bomb into that, what happens then?

[Ashbringer he/him]

Dynamite already exists in Wax and Wayne, Miles used some in Alloy of Law.

[+Oltux72 he/him]

5 hours ago, That1Cellist said:

The number one problem that I see with this is that God Metals are rare, and that even more than Trellium, it would be very difficult for the Set to get their hands on Harmonium. However, we know that the Southerners have quite a bit, so I guess it wouldn't be out of the question for Trell to have a lot as well, and it even seems likely that agents of Trell are working within the Southern Continent. Also, as a final thought, we know that Harmonium is very, very potent and explosive. If combining it with another God Metal creates another explosive, I am willing to assume that the new creation will be ridiculously powerful, so you might not need that much Trellium/Harmonium to create a strong explosion. It feels reasonable to say that the amounts of God Metals needed here would be a lot, but not an unobtainable amount, especially if agents of Trell are hiding and operating within the Southern Continent.

Anway, thoughts?

If you ship in and distribute that much Harmonium, you will be discovered. That stuff is seriously valuable and you are working with common criminals. If you wanted to ship in a considerable amount to hide it and then blow it up at one point and time, you'd hide it on the bottom of a river barge or bring it in with coinshots.

It looks to me like the Set wants to smuggle in weapons other than ettmetal bombs.

[StormingTexan he/him]

13 hours ago, Requiem17 said:

Wait a second... MeLaan is leaving TODAY for Shadesmar. Harmony's liquid perpendicularity might be in Elendel. What if they dumped the super explosive bomb into that, what happens then?

In SoS Wax and TenSoon go in the tunnels under the Fields of Rebirth and they pass the basement of Kredik Shaw where Wax assumes the Well of Ascension would be as well. I do not think this has been confirmed though and is just his speculation. There is also the pool mentioned in the Broadsheets in the Southern Roughs that sounded like a perpendicularity.Of course I do not think we know for sure if there is still two or just one. Hopefully we will see MeLaan cross over on-screen so we know for sure but I am a little doubtful. 

[Firesong she/her]

Well, it was confirmed that Ettmetal and Harmonium does create an extremely powerful bomb. Converting a portion of the used Harmonium directly into energy. Very small amount (literally a small fraction of half of a gram) can completely destroy a room and a reinforced safe.