cometaryorbit Posted March 9, 2023 Posted March 9, 2023 In HoA, Vin burns pewter with duralumin to try to get rid of the unconsciousness drug/poison she's been given. It doesn't work. But do we know if pewter helps with poisons more generally? I kind of feel like there's a reference somewhere to using it to handle more alcohol than usual, but I might be making that up. If so, did it fail because the duralumin pewter only gave her more resistance rather than removing the poison (so once it ran out there was no protection)?
alder24 Posted March 9, 2023 Posted March 9, 2023 HoA ch 26, Spook can drink alcohol without getting drunk, because of pewter. So it does helps with poison. Does it provide general resistance to a poison or get rid of it is hard to say. I would say it's the first option, as pewter healing is working on a longer timeframe, not that short. I also think that Vin had very little pewter left in her, so that also might play a role. 2
Trusk'our he/him Posted March 9, 2023 Posted March 9, 2023 5 minutes ago, cometaryorbit said: In HoA, Vin burns pewter with duralumin to try to get rid of the unconsciousness drug/poison she's been given. It doesn't work. But do we know if pewter helps with poisons more generally? I kind of feel like there's a reference somewhere to using it to handle more alcohol than usual, but I might be making that up. If so, did it fail because the duralumin pewter only gave her more resistance rather than removing the poison (so once it ran out there was no protection)? I think you're on the right track. Allomantic pewter doesn't necessarily remove certain physical issues, such as injuries, exhaustion, or, presumably, alcohol or other toxins (though the process is sped up). It mostly lets your body resist those things as long as you continue to burn pewter. Take Vin's pewter drag in TFE; she still needed to burn pewter afterward or she would have likely fallen into a coma or simply died from exhaustion, and when she gets axed by an Inquisitor, she must continue to burn pewter lest the wound kill her. On a side note, it's cool to see the differences between Allomancy and Feruchemy in this kind of situation. Sazed's Feruchemy lets him remove the injuries he sustains from Marsh in WoA and he taps wakefulness multiple times, not needing to continue to tap after the problems are delt with. 2
cometaryorbit Posted March 10, 2023 Author Posted March 10, 2023 (edited) 19 hours ago, alder24 said: HoA ch 26, Spook can drink alcohol without getting drunk, because of pewter. So it does helps with poison. Thank you!!! I thought there was a reference like that but couldn't remember whether it was Spook or Ham. Pewter Allomancy really does do a lot. Edited March 10, 2023 by cometaryorbit
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