Stupid question time!!!

[Wits instant noodles he/him]

Is there anything that confirms or disprove that wax's earing is the one Vin wore? i mean it doesn't really mater at all i just thought of it and was curios.

Edited January 29, 2024 by Wits instant noodles

[Lunamor she/her]

Wax’s earring was made from melted down Steel Inquisitor spikes and Vin’s was made by spiking her Seeker sister, so I don’t think that it’s possible for them to be the same. That would be cool, though!

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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)

 

[Wits instant noodles he/him]

very cool

[+robardin he/him]

On 1/29/2024 at 12:57 PM, Lunamor said:

Wax’s earring was made from melted down Steel Inquisitor spikes and Vin’s was made by spiking her Seeker sister, so I don’t think that it’s possible for them to be the same. That would be cool, though!

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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)

 

In addition, it's heavily implied by a few scenes as early as in AoL that the "slight Hemalurgic charge" residual in the earring Wax wore, that was made from a former Inquisitor spike, was a spike for A-pewter, as Harmony's mists are able to fuel an Allomantic reaction in him while he wore it that is extremely similar (identical) to the effect of unconsciously burning pewter, even though Wax hadn't ingested any.

[Iron-Eyes he/him]

Yeah, Vendell says in the bands of mourning that Wax's earring was a melted down inquisitor spike. Also Vins earring was bronze and I think that Waxs earring was probably made of steal. If someone could see if it says that in the book's that would be great.