Metalborn Fused ideas

[JustQuestin2004 he/him]

Just had an intrusive thought, the Fused 'wield their Surge with an intimacy that a Radiant will never know', and I just thought to myself, "What if there were Fused that were Mistings or Ferrings? How would centuries of practice with a single Metallic Art ability manifest?"

So, I'm just going to chuck out a few ideas for fun, if you want to chuck a few ideas of your own go ahead.

-Seeking Ones: A-Bronze Fused, with centuries of experience they could take the ability much further than even Marsh, they could break through most average copperclouds, sense Feruchemy and maybe even the rate that the Feruchemist is tapping or storing, maybe even being able to use Ambient Investiture like the Mists as sonar, letting them pick up on things through the mist, including people that aren't using Allomancy, with this being similar to...

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Dusk's Navigator ability, letting him sense not just the Grand Knell to use as a kind of North Star through detecting pules coming from it, but also being able to tell when something is in the way of said pulses, letting him detect places that are otherwise impossible to find in Shadesmar.

-Skimming Ones: F-Iron Fused, they'd be incredible at parkour and grappling, switching between exactly how much weight they'd need for any given task, even probably having a whole dedicated martial arts to selectively switching between more weight to land heavier blows, and less weight to make them more agile and roll with punches better.

-Connecting Ones: F-Duralumin Fused, they'd be skilled in both stealth and manipulation, storing much if not all of their Connection away to lower peoples awareness of them, then tapping Connection in large stores to help them manipulate unsuspecting targets in gathering information, duping them into helping the Fused's objective, etc.

-Hindsighter Ones: A-Gold Fused, being so used to the otherwise traumatizing Gold Shadows that they can influence just what kind of past they see, such as going left instead of right, then burning gold to see what would happen if they went right instead. They could use this to aid in investigations, gathering information that they would have otherwise missed or not known.

And that's all I've got for now, let me know what you think.

[Born of Mist He/Him]

45 minutes ago, JustQuestin2004 said:

Just had an intrusive thought, the Fused 'wield their Surge with an intimacy that a Radiant will never know', and I just thought to myself, "What if there were Fused that were Mistings or Ferrings? How would centuries of practice with a single Metallic Art ability manifest?"

So, I'm just going to chuck out a few ideas for fun, if you want to chuck a few ideas of your own go ahead.

-Seeking Ones: A-Bronze Fused, with centuries of experience they could take the ability much further than even Marsh, they could break through most average copperclouds, sense Feruchemy and maybe even the rate that the Feruchemist is tapping or storing, maybe even being able to use Ambient Investiture like the Mists as sonar, letting them pick up on things through the mist, including people that aren't using Allomancy, with this being similar to...

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Dusk's Navigator ability, letting him sense not just the Grand Knell to use as a kind of North Star through detecting pules coming from it, but also being able to tell when something is in the way of said pulses, letting him detect places that are otherwise impossible to find in Shadesmar.

-Skimming Ones: F-Iron Fused, they'd be incredible at parkour and grappling, switching between exactly how much weight they'd need for any given task, even probably having a whole dedicated martial arts to selectively switching between more weight to land heavier blows, and less weight to make them more agile and roll with punches better.

-Connecting Ones: F-Duralumin Fused, they'd be skilled in both stealth and manipulation, storing much if not all of their Connection away to lower peoples awareness of them, then tapping Connection in large stores to help them manipulate unsuspecting targets in gathering information, duping them into helping the Fused's objective, etc.

-Hindsighter Ones: A-Gold Fused, being so used to the otherwise traumatizing Gold Shadows that they can influence just what kind of past they see, such as going left instead of right, then burning gold to see what would happen if they went right instead. They could use this to aid in investigations, gathering information that they would have otherwise missed or not known.

And that's all I've got for now, let me know what you think.

Amazing idea!

The names are a bit on the nose though....

[JustQuestin2004 he/him]

3 hours ago, Born of Mist said:

Amazing idea!

The names are a bit on the nose though....

Probably, but I came up with them on the spot so I wasn't really focusing on names.

[Trusk'our he/him]

12 hours ago, JustQuestin2004 said:

Just had an intrusive thought, the Fused 'wield their Surge with an intimacy that a Radiant will never know', and I just thought to myself, "What if there were Fused that were Mistings or Ferrings? How would centuries of practice with a single Metallic Art ability manifest?"

So, I'm just going to chuck out a few ideas for fun, if you want to chuck a few ideas of your own go ahead.

-Seeking Ones: A-Bronze Fused, with centuries of experience they could take the ability much further than even Marsh, they could break through most average copperclouds, sense Feruchemy and maybe even the rate that the Feruchemist is tapping or storing, maybe even being able to use Ambient Investiture like the Mists as sonar, letting them pick up on things through the mist, including people that aren't using Allomancy, with this being similar to...

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  Reveal hidden contents

Dusk's Navigator ability, letting him sense not just the Grand Knell to use as a kind of North Star through detecting pules coming from it, but also being able to tell when something is in the way of said pulses, letting him detect places that are otherwise impossible to find in Shadesmar.

-Skimming Ones: F-Iron Fused, they'd be incredible at parkour and grappling, switching between exactly how much weight they'd need for any given task, even probably having a whole dedicated martial arts to selectively switching between more weight to land heavier blows, and less weight to make them more agile and roll with punches better.

-Connecting Ones: F-Duralumin Fused, they'd be skilled in both stealth and manipulation, storing much if not all of their Connection away to lower peoples awareness of them, then tapping Connection in large stores to help them manipulate unsuspecting targets in gathering information, duping them into helping the Fused's objective, etc.

-Hindsighter Ones: A-Gold Fused, being so used to the otherwise traumatizing Gold Shadows that they can influence just what kind of past they see, such as going left instead of right, then burning gold to see what would happen if they went right instead. They could use this to aid in investigations, gathering information that they would have otherwise missed or not known.

And that's all I've got for now, let me know what you think.

This is a really fun idea!

Gotta add some more. . . How about-

The Brutish Ones: Fused that are very tall, becoming lanky and emaciated for long stretches of time in order to become hulking goliaths when needed, fluctuating their muscle mass in a similar style to the Skimming Ones so that can be graceful and dexterous in avoiding attacks or becoming a nearly immovable mountain of physical power in the blink of an eye.

The Sickly Ones: Fused that wield Bloodmaking, consistently pushing their host bodies to their limits, constantly draining their health at an exellerated rate, but becoming nearly impervious to pain and injury while fighting. They may keep Goldminds after using up a host, pushing too hard.

The Restless Ones: Fused that go comatose for weeks or months at a time, staying semi-aware of the world around them as they sleep. As soon as they sense a noise (or disturbance in Rhythms), they chase after their targets tirelessly, wearing them down.

They may stalk these targets for weeks on end, observing and pushing them to their physical and psychological limits before swooping in for the final strike.

 

Edited August 5, 2025 by Trusk'our

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

13 hours ago, JustQuestin2004 said:

Just had an intrusive thought, the Fused 'wield their Surge with an intimacy that a Radiant will never know', and I just thought to myself, "What if there were Fused that were Mistings or Ferrings? How would centuries of practice with a single Metallic Art ability manifest?"

So, I'm just going to chuck out a few ideas for fun, if you want to chuck a few ideas of your own go ahead.

-Seeking Ones: A-Bronze Fused, with centuries of experience they could take the ability much further than even Marsh, they could break through most average copperclouds, sense Feruchemy and maybe even the rate that the Feruchemist is tapping or storing, maybe even being able to use Ambient Investiture like the Mists as sonar, letting them pick up on things through the mist, including people that aren't using Allomancy, with this being similar to...

IotE Spoilers

  Reveal hidden contents

Dusk's Navigator ability, letting him sense not just the Grand Knell to use as a kind of North Star through detecting pules coming from it, but also being able to tell when something is in the way of said pulses, letting him detect places that are otherwise impossible to find in Shadesmar.

-Skimming Ones: F-Iron Fused, they'd be incredible at parkour and grappling, switching between exactly how much weight they'd need for any given task, even probably having a whole dedicated martial arts to selectively switching between more weight to land heavier blows, and less weight to make them more agile and roll with punches better.

-Connecting Ones: F-Duralumin Fused, they'd be skilled in both stealth and manipulation, storing much if not all of their Connection away to lower peoples awareness of them, then tapping Connection in large stores to help them manipulate unsuspecting targets in gathering information, duping them into helping the Fused's objective, etc.

-Hindsighter Ones: A-Gold Fused, being so used to the otherwise traumatizing Gold Shadows that they can influence just what kind of past they see, such as going left instead of right, then burning gold to see what would happen if they went right instead. They could use this to aid in investigations, gathering information that they would have otherwise missed or not known.

And that's all I've got for now, let me know what you think.

1 hour ago, Trusk'our said:

This is a really fun idea!

Gotta add some more. . . How about-

The Brutish Ones: Fused that are very tall, becoming lanky and emaciated for long stretches of time in order to become hulking goliaths when needed, fluctuating their muscle mass in a similar style to the Skimming Ones so that can be graceful and dexterous in avoiding attacks or becoming a nearly immovable mountain of physical power in the blink of an eye.

The Sickly Ones: Fused that wield Bloodmaking, consistently pushing their host bodies to their limits, constantly draining their health at an exellerated rate, but becoming nearly impervious to pain and injury while fighting. They may keep Goldminds after using up a host, pushing too hard.

The Restless Ones: Fused that go comatose for weeks or months at a time, staying semi-aware of the world around them as they sleep. As soon as they sense a noise (or disturbance in Rhythms), they chase after their targets tirelessly, wearing them down.

They may stalk these targets for weeks on end, observing and pushing them to their physical and psychological limits before swooping in for the final strike.

 

Idea: The Metalborn Fused have evolved to not need metalminds, no, they can store their traits in their souls directly.

[Trusk'our he/him]

11 minutes ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

Idea: The Metalborn Fused have evolved to not need metalminds, no, they can store their traits in their souls directly.

Or, maybe like Gemhearts hold Stormlight/Voidlight Scadrian Fused have metals organically grown into their bodies.

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

Just now, Trusk'our said:

Or, maybe like Gemhearts hold Stormlight/Voidlight Scadrian Fused have metals organically grown into their bodies.

No, because they evolved to carry their stores with them into other bodies.

But that could work too.

[NovaOmen Any/All(Get creative!!!)]

Ohoho! I'm definitely throwing my hat in the ring here!

The Blistering Ones(Brass-F): Firesoul fused leave ice wherever they walk, storing their warmth to a nearly fatal degree. Their carapace often is covered in bits of frozen air. When in combat, they take advantage of the highly oxygeniated air of roshar and burst into flames using the heat in conjunction with the flint like carapace to ignite the air around them

The Rushing Ones(Iron-A): Built with momentum in mind they grow think and heavy carapace, and keep their muscle mass in their legs. Their main goal is simple. Run. By pulling on the weapons and armour of their does they weave through troops, carrying a deviating storm of weapons behind them. With centuries of practice the metal they pull makes wide arcs as they dodge and weave around their own waves of metal

Edited August 5, 2025 by NovaOmen

[Clarkmon22 He/Him]

Since the identity of the Fused is the same, couldn't a Bloodmaker fused just store and then die repetitively, in order to tap enough health to basically revive them from death?

[Trusk'our he/him]

3 hours ago, Clarkmon22 said:

Since the identity of the Fused is the same, couldn't a Bloodmaker fused just store and then die repetitively, in order to tap enough health to basically revive them from death?

You mean could they store enough to die, then come back with a new body and reclaim their Goldminds?

If so, yeah, I was thinking along similar lines. Maybe the body has some Identity too, but even if so I doubt it would be enough to stop the recycling of Goldminds.

[Clarkmon22 He/Him]

Im just glad were not talking about twinborns

because the idea of a Fused Crasher would keep me up at night

[JustQuestin2004 he/him]

44 minutes ago, Clarkmon22 said:

Im just glad were not talking about twinborns

because the idea of a Fused Crasher would keep me up at night

The main thing about Fused, besides their immortality, is that they only have one power compared to the Radiant's two.

The epitome of the saying, 'Which is better, to have many powers or one power handled expertly?'.

Twinborn Fused would go against the idea, at least for me it would.

Here's some more ideas

Sorrowful Ones: Fused with the power of Allomantic Brass. 

Thrillful Ones: Fused with the power of Allomantic Zinc.

These two powers can be used in similar ways to achieve the same results, so they'd both be used for the same roles, which is to control the morale of the army, and helping ensure compliance from a conquered populace just like the Soothing Stations did in the Final Empire. Soothing away disobedience, and reinforcing loyalty and zealousness. They'd be used in interrogations, negotiations, aiding the influence of Unmade like Thrillful Ones helping directly incite the Thrill in others, and even using their powers to help attract specific types of Spren into an area.

They'd both have such subtlety with Emotional Allomancy and at reading people's emotions, that even those trained to tell when their emotions are being tampered with would be unable to notice.