Serity Posted July 4, 2014 Report Share Posted July 4, 2014 As I was rereading the original trilogy, I had a thought: since Inquisitors can't "see" strictly speaking but can only sense where things are with steel and iron, would they be able to read or would they just see a piece of paper as a flat surface? Are there any examples in the books of spikeheads reading? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Joe in the Bush Posted July 4, 2014 Report Share Posted July 4, 2014 Well, in AoL Marsh had a book, but I don't know if he read it. In the original trilogy, Marsh could read the note inscribed in the Tin plate that Spook sent. But that's metal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king of nowhere Posted July 4, 2014 Report Share Posted July 4, 2014 i think it depends on the metal content of the ink. I have no idea what they put into it, but most dyes are metal complexes, so an inquisitor should sense them. Huh, one could make an ink only with non-metal dyes that would be invisible to inquisitors, or one with colorless metal salts that would only be visible to them 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmingly Posted July 5, 2014 Report Share Posted July 5, 2014 What about painting notes over with a transparent adhesive or laquer that has a high metal content, or writing nonsense on the paper in invisible ink, which the ironsight should be able to see equally well, underneath and above the actual impression? Also, using delicate brushes and little ink on a tough surface to avoid shaping the surface of the note into words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melaan Posted July 5, 2014 Report Share Posted July 5, 2014 i think it depends on the metal content of the ink. I have no idea what they put into it, but most dyes are metal complexes, so an inquisitor should sense them. Huh, one could make an ink only with non-metal dyes that would be invisible to inquisitors, or one with colorless metal salts that would only be visible to them Ya. I was writing some Mistborn fan fiction with a friend and we had Marsh using metallic ink. Also, we have to remember that an inquisitor can see even small traces of metal. I belive in the end of Final Empire, we see them able to tell where people are by the metal on and in their bodies, even the small amount of metal in normal non-spiked bodies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatebreaker Posted July 7, 2014 Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 i think it depends on the metal content of the ink. Man, that means I wasted money on that Birthday card... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pathfinder Posted July 7, 2014 Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 during the original trilogy you would kind of be screwed regardless. Put it in metal and the inquisitors can read it. put it on paper with non metallic ink and ruin can alter it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killersquirrel59 Posted August 23, 2014 Report Share Posted August 23, 2014 I've always figured that since they see the world through Steel and Iron lines but far more detailed, I assumed they see in the differences between metal content in various objects. So the ink would have a different metal content than the paper and thus be legible. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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