AnthonyC4 Posted November 24, 2024 Posted November 24, 2024 This is a spitball idea, but if the Atium in Era 1 was not pure Atium, and was instead Atium-Electrum, and yet pure Atium is what happened when Elend burned it with Duralumin, then I hypothesize that burning Duralumin + a god metal alloy recovers the original effect of the god metal. So if you had a Duralumin + Lerasium alloy (which I like to imagine being called duralasium) would turn its user into a duralumin misting if burned normally, but would instead turn into a mistborn if burned alongside duralumin.
alder24 Posted November 24, 2024 Posted November 24, 2024 (edited) 6 hours ago, AnthonyC4 said: This is a spitball idea, but if the Atium in Era 1 was not pure Atium, and was instead Atium-Electrum, and yet pure Atium is what happened when Elend burned it with Duralumin, then I hypothesize that burning Duralumin + a god metal alloy recovers the original effect of the god metal. So if you had a Duralumin + Lerasium alloy (which I like to imagine being called duralasium) would turn its user into a duralumin misting if burned normally, but would instead turn into a mistborn if burned alongside duralumin. I don't think this would work like this. The reason why Atium-electrum alloy burned with duralumin produced an effect similar to that of burning pure Atium was because both metals allow one to peer into the Spiritual Realm and see the future. The difference is that pure Atium allows you to peer and step directly into the Spiritual Realm and see it all. However, because both metals use the same mechanism, Atium-electrum alloy can achieve the same level as pure Atium, but it has to fight through more interference to get there. You could also achieve the same effect when burning just electrum, but that would require you to burn through even more power as electrum has even more interference to fight through than Atium alloy. Those three metals all work by using the same way of accessing the future and thus with enough power you can get the same effect and that's why Atium-electrum alloy burned with duralumin produces pure Atium effect. Spoiler Wigginns What would a Hemalurgic spike granting atium do for an Allomancer already able to burn atium? Does it function similarly to bronze, granting enhanced atium-ing? Along this line of thought, would enhancing electrum burning via spike be of any advantage? Brandon Sanderson A spike of something you have would enhance your ability, giving your more strength. With atium, more strength makes for a minimal edge--the length you can push out the atium shadows. However, there's a certain breaking point where you kind of crack the whole system, peer straight into the [Spiritual Realm], and kind of have a "It's full of stars" moment. Electrum could reach this same moment, potentially, though there's more interference to fight through. Extra strength in electrum isn't going to be terribly useful up to that point. Alsadius Is that what happened when atium was burned with duralumin? Brandon Sanderson Yes. Footnote: In his original response Brandon mistakenly said burning atium and duralumin would cause the Allomancer to peer into the Cognitive Realm, rather than Spiritual Realm. He has since confirmed that this was a mistake. /r/books AMA 2015 (Aug. 1, 2015) Spoiler Argent Can somebody travel to the Spiritual Realm, the same as the Cognitive? Brandon Sanderson Yes, but it's a very different experience. It is possible… You may have seen people do it... Argent As in you're not sure, or you're being obnoxiously vague? Brandon Sanderson No... Questioner #1 As in, you probably have but he's having trouble remembering it. Brandon Sanderson No no no... For instance, Elend burning atium and duralumin pulled most of him into the Spiritual Realm. Argent Oh, that's what happens there. Brandon Sanderson Yeah. He kind of got yanked into- You also have seen people Ascend with the powers and dip into the Spiritual Realm for a little bit. Argent So, Vin? Brandon Sanderson Yeah. But they could be on both, or either, or both at the same time. But you have seen Vin stick into the Spiritual Realm. And it happened to Sazed/Harmony... Questioner #2 Oh! So is that where the gods live? Kinda? Brandon Sanderson Most of the bulk of the Shard's energy of being is contained in the Spiritual Realm, yes. Except for one notable exception! Questioner #2 The <mists? mistwraith?>? Brandon Sanderson No. Footnote: We now know that the "one notable exception" Brandon refers to at the end is the Dor, which is mostly contained in the Cognitive Realm. Shadows of Self Chicago signing (Oct. 12, 2015) Edited November 24, 2024 by alder24
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