Malan?

[Usseewa ✾ She♡Her ✾]

So, the name is kind of similar (to MeLaan). Malan is/was a minor character in early SA. https://coppermind.net/wiki/Malan. I don't think the timelines would match up though.

[Treamayne]

1 hour ago, Theory said:

So, the name is kind of similar (to MeLaan). Malan is/was a minor character in early SA. https://coppermind.net/wiki/Malan. I don't think the timelines would match up though.

Correct, while we know there is a Kandra on Roshar somewhere in WoK/WoR - we know it is not MeLaan because her first departure from Scadrial is after the events of WaT. 

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Skaiiwalker (paraphrased)

Are there any kandra on Roshar?

Brandon Sanderson (paraphrased)

Yes.

Skaiiwalker (paraphrased)

Is Axies one of them?

Brandon Sanderson (paraphrased)

No, but good guess. The Aimians are a different race.

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R'Shara

Did the kandra that's running around on Roshar have a speaking role in Oathbringer?

Brandon Sanderson

RAFO!

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Nextorl

In The Lost Metal, MeLaan is said to be the first kandra Harmony sent off-world. Does that mean that the kandra on Roshar are not in Harmony's employment?

Brandon Sanderson

Yes! Good way to connect the dots. That is exactly what that means.

R'Shara

Brandon, you previously said the kandra on Roshar WAS an agent of Harmony.

Brandon Sanderson

Did I? *sounds uncertain* Well... I'm changing my mind. Yeah. No. I... uhh... Nope, not an agent of-

I know exactly who this kandra is and what they're doing and yeah. I'm going to say I don't know why I said that before, but now, no.

Footnote: R'Shara is referring to this WOB where Brandon says that the kandra is an agent of Sazed
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[Usseewa ✾ She♡Her ✾]

5 minutes ago, Treamayne said:

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Nextorl

In The Lost Metal, MeLaan is said to be the first kandra Harmony sent off-world. Does that mean that the kandra on Roshar are not in Harmony's employment?

Brandon Sanderson

Yes! Good way to connect the dots. That is exactly what that means.

R'Shara

Brandon, you previously said the kandra on Roshar WAS an agent of Harmony.

Brandon Sanderson

Did I? *sounds uncertain* Well... I'm changing my mind. Yeah. No. I... uhh... Nope, not an agent of-

I know exactly who this kandra is and what they're doing and yeah. I'm going to say I don't know why I said that before, but now, no.

Footnote: R'Shara is referring to this WOB where Brandon says that the kandra is an agent of Sazed
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If the kandra isn't an agent of Harmony, is that related to Harmony "freeing" the kandra? Or could it be Trell/Autonomy's?

[Treamayne]

5 minutes ago, Theory said:

If the kandra isn't an agent of Harmony, is that related to Harmony "freeing" the kandra?

This also happened after WaT - Likely way after Stormlight Archive 10, since it was in Era 4. 

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Or could it be Trell/Autonomy's?

We don't know what Trell's "faceless immortals" are - but they are not likely to be Kandra (the race). 

 

Most likely, Since off-Scadrial Trade was happening before the events of The Final Empire - like Axindweth, it is somebody who (presumably) left Scadrial before Rashek was even killed. 

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In Secret History, Hoid says something to Kelsier about him destroying the Pits and destroying an entire mercantile system. Is he talking about literal inter-Realmic trade?

Brandon Sanderson

Yes. Interplanetary trade, yes.

Questioner

Follow-up: Is House Venture involved?

Brandon Sanderson

House Venture is not involved. People in House Venture might be.

Questioner

The guy who--

Brandon Sanderson

Here is a RAFO card for your follow-up. House Venture is-- Yes.

Footnote: The questioner was likely referring to Felt, a spy that worked for House Venture, who is a worldhopper.
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Khyrindor

Was Felt cosmere-aware during Era 1?

Brandon Sanderson

Yes.

Khyrindor

Was he directly involved in the interplanetary trade through the Pits?

Brandon Sanderson

He was involved. Whether directly is the right term or not I will not say.

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[Usseewa ✾ She♡Her ✾]

3 minutes ago, Treamayne said:

This also happened after WaT - Likely way after Stormlight Archive 10, since it was in Era 4. 

Do you mean that the "freeing" was after SA10/in MB4?

4 minutes ago, Treamayne said:

We don't know what Trell's "faceless immortals" are - but they are not likely to be Kandra (the race).

I was thinking more along the lines of Bleeder/single-spiked Kandra, although (spoilers for SoS I think):

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Bleeder turned out to be Lessie, right? Who was, in turn, a Kandra all along? (MePaan or something.) And under Harmony's influence? She did end up going one-spiked though, and therefore outside Harmony's direct control? So, what if another Kandra did that and went to Roshar?

 

6 minutes ago, Treamayne said:

Most likely, Since off-Scadrial Trade was happening before the events of The Final Empire - like Axindweth, it is somebody who (presumably) left Scadrial before Rashek was even killed. 

Yeah, that makes sense. Would they be a rogue Kandra though? Or does "not Harmony's agent" just mean it was in Era 1 (like you said)?

[Treamayne]

2 minutes ago, Theory said:

Do you mean that the "freeing" was after SA10/in MB4?

That was what I meant - Harmony releasing the Kandra was "fairly recent" in Tress- which takes place in the Cosmere's fourth Era. So it could happen during Era 3, but that is still far after SA First Arc, which is late Era 1 for Roshar, early Era 2 for Scadrial. 

4 minutes ago, Theory said:

Or does "not Harmony's agent" just mean it was in Era 1 (like you said)?

We do not know what it means - other than the implication "Harmony did not give this kandra a reason to leave Scadrial or visit Roshar" - which could mean Harmony does not know, or Harmony knows but the kandra is not working for Harmony (at least not directly). But, we also know that as of WoR, Scadrians like Iyatil were born off-world (she is from Silverlight, even though she is of Malwish descent), so some Scadrians have been living off-planet for at least 1 generation (likely centuries, at least).