Fighting blind

[DoctaDajman]

I was thinking of inquisitors sight and how epic it would be to lightweave a thick mist of darkness around an arena stealing vision from enemies. 

Perhaps lightweaving a globe of darkness around a specific persons head could work as well but I am unsure if it is possible. I mean Shallan did lightweave disguises for other people if I am not mistaken. If that was from a distance and those disguises stuck why would that never be used offensively to destroy vision? 

A truthwatcher would make for a fun themed character too. Maybe instead of a dark cube just lightweave a bright box of light to oversaturate the world of the opponent.  

 

[NerdyAarakocra They/Them]

There's no reason why what you are suggesting couldn't be possible, given what we know about how Lightweaving works.

[BinarySecond]

On 11/14/2025 at 7:46 PM, DoctaDajman said:

I was thinking of inquisitors sight and how epic it would be to lightweave a thick mist of darkness around an arena stealing vision from enemies. 

Perhaps lightweaving a globe of darkness around a specific persons head could work as well but I am unsure if it is possible. I mean Shallan did lightweave disguises for other people if I am not mistaken. If that was from a distance and those disguises stuck why would that never be used offensively to destroy vision? 

A truthwatcher would make for a fun themed character too. Maybe instead of a dark cube just lightweave a bright box of light to oversaturate the world of the opponent.  

 

This made me think of a flashbang for Steel/Iron sight. Like Chaff but with metal dust. Unless that already featured in the books and I forgot?

[Treamayne]

39 minutes ago, BinarySecond said:

Like Chaff but with metal dust. Unless that already featured in the books and I forgot?

Mistborn Book 1 - Vin uses pewter dust to blind the Inquisitors. TFE Ch 36:

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Vin dashed forward, flaring her pewter. The remaining Inquisitor moved to block her, but she reached inside her cloak and threw out a large handful of pewter dust.

The Inquisitor stopped, confused. To his “eyes” he would see nothing but a mess of blue lines—each one leading to a speck of metal. With so many sources of metal concentrated in one place, the lines would be virtually blinding.

The Inquisitor spun, angry, as Vin dashed past him. He Pushed against the dust, blowing it away, but as he did so, Vin whipped out a glass dagger and flipped it toward him. In the confusing mess of blue lines and atium shadows, he missed noticing the dagger, and it took him square in the thigh.

Hope that helps

[BinarySecond]

On 11/20/2025 at 12:22 PM, Treamayne said:

Mistborn Book 1 - Vin uses pewter dust to blind the Inquisitors. TFE Ch 36:

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Vin dashed forward, flaring her pewter. The remaining Inquisitor moved to block her, but she reached inside her cloak and threw out a large handful of pewter dust.

The Inquisitor stopped, confused. To his “eyes” he would see nothing but a mess of blue lines—each one leading to a speck of metal. With so many sources of metal concentrated in one place, the lines would be virtually blinding.

The Inquisitor spun, angry, as Vin dashed past him. He Pushed against the dust, blowing it away, but as he did so, Vin whipped out a glass dagger and flipped it toward him. In the confusing mess of blue lines and atium shadows, he missed noticing the dagger, and it took him square in the thigh.

Hope that helps

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