Kadrok she/her Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 (edited) These lines appear in the letter: "Let me first assure you that the element is quite safe." I thought we could speculate as to what is meant by "The Element" Let me start by fielding my theory: "The Element" is a bead of Lerasium, or something otherwise derived from it. (I am assuming as many do that Hoid is the letter writer, and it has been confirmed he took a bead of Lerasium from the Well of Ascension). Obviously this is based on very little... other than, we know Hoid has a Lerasium bead, and a Lerasium bead seems like an "Element" worth protecting, especially if it is capable of more than just making someone a Mistborn, as we have been told... and especially since Hoid "has" a bead of Lerasium, not "had"... meaning he is hanging on to it for some reason. I've speculated elsewhere that this is because he is using it as a metalmind, but this need not be the case, nor need it contradict the possibility that the bead is "The Element". (If it is obvious what the element is from one of the books I haven't read, I apologise for wasting your time...) Edited May 31, 2013 by Kadrok 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senor Feesh Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 Hi Kadrok, this is unfortunately not a new idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadrok she/her Posted May 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 Drat. I'm not too surprised though. Why couldn't my search find this? Thankyou for the link, I will read the old thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leuthie Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 The Element is something the Seventeenth Shard is looking for. Its unique. I don't think Lerasium is either of these things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Monstrosity Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 It's actually plutonium. Hoid is building a bomb. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aniki he/him Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 It's actually plutonium. Hoid is building a bomb. That would be impossible, since there is no planet named pluto in the cosmere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Monstrosity Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 That would be impossible, since there is no planet named pluto in the cosmere Not anymore. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeiryWriter he/him Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 Not anymore. Too soon Phantom... Too soon. Pluto was robbed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadrok she/her Posted June 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2013 (edited) So in case anyone is kicking around here, and not in the topic of the guy who thought of it before me... I thought I'd quote this here. People, send this woman some upvotes! (In the original context, obviously: http://www.17thshard.com/forum/topic/2913-the-letter-the-element/page-2#entry57661) As of tonight at the Provo Library signing, Brandon confirmed that the element is the bead of Lerasium. Which confirms both this theory, and the theory that Hoid wrote the letter (which, let's face it, everyone knew anyway). Edit for disclaimer: When I asked the question, I also thought the element and the lerasium were different. I asked it as a "Hoid clearly has a habit for taking important items. He has the bead of lerasium and the element. What other items does he have that we should know about?" Brandon's response was that the bead and the element are the same. And that he has many items he should not have. Unfortunately, my phone's battery power was super-low so I couldn't record this response. But if any of you doubt me, ask Mi'ch or Josh. Or Peter. They were all there. Edited June 4, 2013 by Kadrok 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little wilson she/her Posted June 4, 2013 Report Share Posted June 4, 2013 So in case anyone is kicking around here, and not in the topic of the guy who thought of it before me... I thought I'd quote this here. People, send this woman some upvotes! (In the original context, obviously: http://www.17thshard.com/forum/topic/2913-the-letter-the-element/page-2#entry57661) Upvote for being so nice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadrok she/her Posted June 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2013 (edited) Upvote for being so nice. Thankyou kindly Edited June 4, 2013 by Kadrok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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