Through the Living Elan He/Him Posted November 2, 2023 Posted November 2, 2023 So, when you burn metals the investiture doesn’t come from the metal. It acts like a catalyst and starts the investiture running. I’m wondering if anyone knows the answer to this: God metals are actually full of investiture. They’re chalk-full of it. So when you burn God Metals is it still acting as a catalyst? Or are you using the investiture that’s already in the metal?
Treamayne Posted November 3, 2023 Posted November 3, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Ancient Elantrian said: So, when you burn metals the investiture doesn’t come from the metal. It acts like a catalyst and starts the investiture running. I’m wondering if anyone knows the answer to this: God metals are actually full of investiture. They’re chalk-full of it. So when you burn God Metals is it still acting as a catalyst? Or are you using the investiture that’s already in the metal? The Metal isn't so much a catalyst as a key (Elantris Spoilers) Spoiler In the same way that an Aon's shape is the "key" that allows Investiture to be shaped into a certain effect Which is why Compounding works, because burning a metal with a feruchemical charge changes that key from "produce Allomantic Effect" to "produce feruchemy effect" And, yes, burning a God Metal is using the investiture that is in the metal itself. WoBs: Spoiler Quote Brandon Sanderson Atium's Mechanism Atium is, indeed, different from the other metals. When you burn most Allomantic metals, it opens a conduit through which you can draw upon Preservation's power and use it in very specific ways. Atium doesn't do that. Atium is, itself, a fuel. When you burn it, the metal itself provides the power. A subtle distinction, I know, but it has to do with where the power is coming from. Most Allomancy is fueled by Preservation, but atium and malatium are fueled by Ruin. This metal doesn't quite belong on the table where it has been placed. The Hero of Ages Annotations (April 1, 2010) Quote Andrew The Great (paraphrased) What would happen if a person were to burn a metal that was Feruchemically charged using Allomancy? Brandon Sanderson (paraphrased) The metal used in Allomancy is like a key or a doorway to the power that Allomancy actually uses. The metal acts as a filter, much as the Aons in Elantris do, to determine what the power actually does. However, if the metal is Feruchemically charged, then it will basically become a super-burst of Feruchemical power with no Allomantic effect. The Feruchemical charge acts as a filter as well as the metal, and changes what the power does. in this case, say you were burning steel, you would just be massively speedy for a second, and wouldn't actually have the ability to push on anything Allomantically. Hope that answered the question. I get the concept, so if you need me to explain it differently, let me know and I'll try. Oh, the other thing I forgot is that this concept only works if it's a metal that you charged yourself. If it's a metal someone else charged, it would just work like regular Allomancy, and the Feruchemical charge would just cease to exist. Idaho Falls Signing (June 20, 2009) Quote Brandon Sanderson You are burning a metalmind that you've already filled, right? That's the key there. You fill a metalmind, then you burn that, and what that does is it keys the metalmind to the Feruchemy instead. Which normally no one can do because you could- Questioner You can't do both. Brandon Sanderson Yeah. But if you can do both, you fill a metalmind, you burn that metalmind. What comes out of it is Feruchemical power instead, and you then are filling the metalmind with more. So Allomancy is fueled by the power of the Shard. So what you're doing is you're powering your Feruchemy with the power of the Shard, instead of your own body. Using their Investiture instead of yours. Which is very dangerous. Idaho Falls signing (Dec. 29, 2018) Edited November 3, 2023 by Treamayne SPAG 2
Through the Living Elan He/Him Posted November 3, 2023 Author Posted November 3, 2023 26 minutes ago, Treamayne said: The Metal isn't so much a catalyst as a key (Elantris Spoilers) Hide contents In the same way that an Aon's shape is the "key" that allows Investiture to be shaped into a certain effect Which is why Compounding works, because burning a metal with a feruchemical charge changes that key from "produce Allomantic Effect" to "produce feruchemy effect" And, yes, burning a God Metal is using the investiture that is in the metal itself. WoBs: Hide contents Huh. That’s actually pretty cool. Thanks! 2
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