Minsk Ghoul he/him Posted August 14, 2015 Report Share Posted August 14, 2015 I'm sorry guys, maybe this question is already answered, but I want to know... How do mistwraiths reproduce? Kandras have genders, but their genders can be established by Blessings, just like sentience. So do mistwraith reproduce by dividing, or they can mate?... OMG, what I'm asking about. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oudeis he/him Posted August 15, 2015 Report Share Posted August 15, 2015 ?? Their genders can be established by Blessings? No. Mistwraiths and kandra have biological genders. TenSoon comments that each gender has a unique scent that a mistwraith can detect. Mistwraiths reproduce sexually. That we know of, kandra don't, although knowing that your offspring would be a mindless animal would convince me, at least, to take birth control seriously. What I want to know is, how well could kandra mimic a person? Could a kandra as a man sire children? Could a kandra mimicking a female bear a child? We know their blood is still human blood when it leaves there system, so there's not actually any reason to suppose that kandra cannot at least be fathers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natc Posted August 15, 2015 Report Share Posted August 15, 2015 (edited) Isn't there something about inquisitor descendants being more likely to be allomancers, discounting the . . . complications? Would kandra offspring end up inheriting portions of the Blessings of its parents and end up being like 1% more intelligent? And what would happen to kandra-human crossbreeds, as has been brought up? The organs and cells seem compatible at least in appearance but the spiritweb structure fundamentally differs. All this fridge horror. All the more reason for kandra to be careful eh? Edited August 15, 2015 by natc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minsk Ghoul he/him Posted August 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2015 Thanks for answers. How ever I doubt that kandra can conceive human's children - it will be too cool if they can mimic humans even on genetic level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Left he/him Posted August 15, 2015 Report Share Posted August 15, 2015 Storm it.....This thread is reminding me of a thankfully long dead one that I'm not going to name. I guess I had forgotten that particular part about mistwraiths. I'd been thinking they reproduced in some asexual way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WindrunnerRadiant he/him Posted August 16, 2015 Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 Well, we having seen the result of crossbreeding between different humanoid species on Roshar (not going to mention specifics; not plot wise important yet, but if you haven't read those books...) and the result isn't all that bad. Also, kandra were originally human, so I would bet they could reproduce with humans. Koloss blooded aren't terrible abominations, so there's that. However, that is also because koloss were altered by Harmony to be a true breeding race and I don't know of any evidence of that with the kandra, meaning it might not be a good idea. Knowing Harmony, I have a feeling that it wouldn't be too horrible; he probably took it into consideration at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02ranger he/him Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 Well, we having seen the result of crossbreeding between different humanoid species on Roshar (not going to mention specifics; not plot wise important yet, but if you haven't read those books...) and the result isn't all that bad. Also, kandra were originally human, so I would bet they could reproduce with humans. Koloss blooded aren't terrible abominations, so there's that. However, that is also because koloss were altered by Harmony to be a true breeding race and I don't know of any evidence of that with the kandra, meaning it might not be a good idea. Knowing Harmony, I have a feeling that it wouldn't be too horrible; he probably took it into consideration at some point. What did you mean about the crossbreeding on Roshar? I've read both SA books but I'm not sure what you're referring to. Can you PM me if its unwise to post here behind spoiler tags? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ascendant Warrior he/him Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 What did you mean about the crossbreeding on Roshar? I've read both SA books but I'm not sure what you're referring to. Can you PM me if its unwise to post here behind spoiler tags? Source: Question Both Parshendi and Horneaters are able to see spren ordinary humans can't. Is there a connection between these abilities, or do they come from completely different sources? Brandon SandersonHorneaters are human/Parshendi hybrids. (There are several Roshar races that have Parshendi blood in them.) Herdazians are one of the other races. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02ranger he/him Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 Source: Herdazians are one of the other races. Oh cool! Learn something new everyday I guess. lol I wonder how they ended up with Parshendi/Human hybrids? Means relations between the two races weren't always what they are now...... Time to spend some time in the other forum now. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sovereign Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 Source: Herdazians are one of the other races. Look for things like "Crystalline fingernails" traits like these indicate Parshendi blood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oudeis he/him Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 Guys, this is the Mistborn forum. Watch your spoilers, please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natc Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 I . . . don't think even the characters in the books know this though. It's not in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02ranger he/him Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 I . . . don't think even the characters in the books know this though. It's not in there. That's true, this is something you "should" pick up reading but its not really a spoiler or plot point right now. I say should cause I completely missed it and I'm sure I'm not alone. Time for a reread when I finish HoA and AoL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inkthinker Posted August 18, 2015 Report Share Posted August 18, 2015 It's worth noting that kandra are human, in origin... somewhere in the sack of slug-muscles is original human DNA. I'm not sure if one could produce the eggs to be a viable mother, but I bet a kandra mimicking a reproductive system could certainly act as a surrogate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oudeis he/him Posted August 18, 2015 Report Share Posted August 18, 2015 considering how they were changed there's no reason to assume they retain human DNA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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