Which spore sea would you visit, assuming you have to visit one?

[Entr0pic He/him]

So: i just finished TotES recently, and i was wondering what y’all’s opinion on this is? For me, it would have to be the sapphire sea. It wasn’t really described in the book, but still, i think the lunagree there would be rusting beautiful. 

[Duxredux he/him]

At least initially, the Sapphire sea, but mostly because I'm not accustomed to the dangers of the Aether spores. Zephyr spores seem the least likely to get me killed as I get accustomed to how to respond if my eyes start watering, how much exertion will make me sweat dangerously, and how many layers of clothes to wear for the same reason. I have no doubt that inhaling one could be extremely unpleasant, but it's still less likely to kill me than having a chunk of Roseite sprout in my nostril and sinuses. In other words, I have not grown up with common sense for Lumar.

If I have to visit a spore sea, I'll choose one that I'm the most likely to survive. Besides which, I have the best idea on how to harness portable compressed air to develop electrical infrastructure, alternative version of an internal combustion engine, and extensive applications of pneumatics. A tremendous amount of portable energy is in the spores, and Zephyr spores leave the least residue so to say.

That said... I have to wonder what rainfall looks like on the Zephyr. I would assuming it would cause constant explosions flinging the spores in all directions with ridiculous winds. I'm actually a bit shocked that it is the Crimson sea, not the Sapphire, that has unpredictable meteorlogical patterns, as I can only guess what rain passing through will do to the barometric pressure. Since it is predictable, it still seems relatively safe.

[momadrac they/them]

Bone spores. For science!

[Treamayne]

7 hours ago, momadrac said:

Bone spores. For science!

Spoilers outside of Tress:

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There's no "sea" for those - White Sand Spoilers

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You would have to go to Taldain's Dayside, since White Sand is likely the source of the Bone Spore Myths

 

 

[momadrac they/them]

16 minutes ago, Treamayne said:

Spoilers outside of Tress:

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There's no "sea" for those - White Sand Spoilers

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You would have to go to Taldain's Dayside, since White Sand is likely the source of the Bone Spore Myths

 

 

Oh I did not think about that

Just if I was a Lumar resident without knowledge of the Cosmere, then

I have a bit of a fascination with the supernatural (I promise I'm not in any cults, this extends only to reading)

[Treamayne]

9 minutes ago, momadrac said:

Just if I was a Lumar resident without knowledge of the Cosmere

But, but that would not change that there is no Bone Spore sea to visit. Unless you plan is to sail the twelve seas looking for them. . .

[momadrac they/them]

Yeah, I suppose. I do have a tendency to go on pointless quests. (TOTK.....) 

On 5/27/2025 at 7:39 PM, Treamayne said:

But, but that would not change that there is no Bone Spore sea to visit. Unless you plan is to sail the twelve seas looking for them. . .

Yeah, I suppose. I do have a tendency to go on pointless quests regularly. (TOTK.....)

[JustQuestin2004 he/him]

I think that the Roseite Sea would be a very beautiful place to visit, also dangerous but they're all dangerous so that point is moot.

I wonder if Sprouters there could make a living through sculpting Rosiete into art or even buildings? It's a stable and tough material used to patch holes in ships, so maybe it's tough enough to make buildings out of.

Imagine a whole castle made mostly of Roseite, that just shines in the sun. That'd be an amazing sight, and definitely a way for a Lord of an island to make a statement on any visiting foreign dignitaries, and a way to 'show off' how unafraid they are of the spores or something. It'd an impression on any tourists.

Maybe there could even be people there trying to make artificial Roseite islands? Or just expanding the land around their own islands to make them bigger? Sounds like a project that might be a bit too big for Lumar's current technology level but sounds like something a more modernized Lumar could pull off.