Walter The Moral Posted July 6, 2023 Posted July 6, 2023 So, Wax has a Hemalurgic spike as an earring, and every hemalurgic spike has a charge, that's what makes it a Hemalurgic spike. I'm guessing it doesn't contain an Allomantic or Feruchemical power other than those he already has, because he'd probably notice it. It probably isn't any that contains a human's innate Investiture (like the Kandra Blessings), because we know that even one of those can cause you to be greatly disformed. It might be one of the Spiritual ones, so something like Connection or Destiny, but I really don't know. What do you think?
Quantus he/him Posted July 6, 2023 Posted July 6, 2023 It is unknown what the initial charge was, but it has spent so much time outside of a person or Blood storage that it has stabilized out at the minimum charge with no noticeable effect. Spikes never fully loose their charge, but also can loose efficacy really quick, and per WOB it doesnt have enough charge to grant Wax anything beyond the communication with Harmony.
alder24 Posted July 6, 2023 Posted July 6, 2023 1 hour ago, Walter The Moral said: So, Wax has a Hemalurgic spike as an earring, and every hemalurgic spike has a charge, that's what makes it a Hemalurgic spike. I'm guessing it doesn't contain an Allomantic or Feruchemical power other than those he already has, because he'd probably notice it. It probably isn't any that contains a human's innate Investiture (like the Kandra Blessings), because we know that even one of those can cause you to be greatly disformed. It might be one of the Spiritual ones, so something like Connection or Destiny, but I really don't know. What do you think? We don't know, but it was an inquisitor spike. But it barely gives anything after more than 350 years, so even if it's some power, Wax wouldn't notice it at all. Moreover this spike was made out of an inquisitor spike which was split into multiple smaller earrings, and thus the charge was divided into many spikes, weakening it even further. However because it was given to him by a Kandra based on Harmony’s order, it very likely contains a power that works with great synergy with what he has (e.g. A-steel, F-iron, maybe something like F-zinc, F-gold is always good etc). He still wouldn’t notice it but it would give him the slightest edge needed over his enemies. Spoiler Questioner Hemalurgy spikes lose power after they are taken out of a body, right? So why did Vin’s spike still give her power after being so long out of her ear? Brandon Sanderson They decay, but it's not a really fast decay. And it also kind of works like a half-life thing. Does that make sense? So you get an initial just "that's bad" but that had happened to hers long ago when she had taken it out for the first time, right? And then over time, like if that had sat out for hundreds of years you're going to end up with something like Wax's earring that's like-- it gives a bit, but it barely gives anything. But as long as you're kind of keeping it in and out you're going to be a lot better off. Shadows of Self release party (Oct. 5, 2015) Spoiler CrazyRioter The earring that Wax has. What is it made of? Brandon Sanderson That is an excellent question. That is a really good question. You've been reading very closely. How about this: it is made of... what you're trying to figure out is, if it has a Hemalurgic charge? It does have a slight Hemalurgic charge to it. So I'll give you that. It does have a slight Hemalurgic charge. Brandon Sanderson [Inquisitor spikes] got melted down and turned into earrings. Alloy of Law Vancouver signing (Nov. 12, 2011)
Isilel Posted July 6, 2023 Posted July 6, 2023 I always thought that it had a bit of A-Pewter because Wax seemed a little bit stronger and more resilient when he fought wearing it. He would have had some background accumulation of pewter in his body even without expressly downing flakes, like Vin did. And it also seemed like Harmony surreptitiously fuelled him with the mists on a few occasions.
Walter The Moral Posted July 7, 2023 Author Posted July 7, 2023 17 hours ago, alder24 said: Moreover this spike was made out of an inquisitor spike which was split into multiple smaller earrings, and thus the charge was divided into many spikes, weakening it even further. Can you turn one spike into multiple? That seems to have some major ramifications!
alder24 Posted July 7, 2023 Posted July 7, 2023 20 minutes ago, Walter The Moral said: Can you turn one spike into multiple? That seems to have some major ramifications! Yes, but you split the charge equally as well. The more spikes you make the weaker they become. So that's not very useful if you want a power. Spoiler Maru Nui What happens when you break a Hemalurgic spike or metalmind? What happens to that power? Brandon Sanderson Hemalurgic power can be split among multiple spikes and reforged, but remember that the longer a spike is outside of a person, the more the power is going to decay. Things like splitting it will decay it even further. Metalminds can also be broken and still be accessed Tor.com Q&A with Brandon Sanderson (Jan. 10, 2011)
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