Ati's Hair. (Don't laugh. I know it's a strange topic).

[Mikanium]

When Ruin was killed by Vin, and his body was described, it struck me odd that pretty much the only description we have of him is that he had Red.   I was wondering if anyone thought of reasons for why this was significant enough to be basically the only descriptor of the guy other then he was male?

 

 

[Shardlet he/him]

I get the impression that it was because red hair was at least very unusual on Scadrial.

[FeatherWriter she/her]

I as well, Shardlet. I took Ati's red hair to be a sort of hint that he wasn't a Scadrial native. A cosmere clue, so to speak. 

[WeiryWriter he/him]

I always read it as Brandon mentioning Ati's most distinctive feature.  I'm pretty sure he did the same thing with Leras' big nose as well. (If I remember correctly)

[Voidus]

He was taking advisement from Breeze, black was just getting too monotonous.

[Oudeis he/him]

He was taking advisement from Breeze, black was just getting too monotonous.

 

Not enough upvotes in the world.

[Mikanium]

I don't think anyone knows where the shardholders come from.   But Ati and Leras don't come from Scandriel, and I don't think that was the reason to point out hair.

[WeiryWriter he/him]

I don't think anyone knows where the shardholders come from.   But Ati and Leras don't come from Scandriel, and I don't think that was the reason to point out hair.

 

The original Shardholders come from Yolen, as does Hoid.

[Argent he/him]

The original Shardholders come from Yolen, as does Hoid.

 

Where Adonalsium Shattered.

[Oudeis he/him]

It's possible it was just meant for literary drama. A shocking color to appear out of nowhere associated with some random man. Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.

[Argent he/him]

True. But a cigar on a world with no tobacco... suspicious.

[Mailliw73 he/him]

And a cigar on a world with no tobacco and no one smokes it...More suspicious

Edited October 31, 2013 by Mailliw73

[Swimmingly he/him]

No tobacco? But...Breeze was always smoking either a pipe or a cigar in my imagination...

[Ete'ni]

what colour was Tinwyl's hair? Wasn't it auburn? I think auburn is pretty close to red...

[FeatherWriter she/her]

Tindwyl's hair color is never mentioned, as far as I know. Her hair is described as long and in a braid, and in the same sentence she is described as wearing red—if I remember correctly—and that has caused some people to associate her hair and the color red together. 

[Ete'ni]

FeatherWriter

well, actually I remember word auburn in sentense. I was stunned by it actually. I might be wrong, but my friend is reading it right now, I'll ask her to pay attantion to that.

 

I knew, I saw it. The key is Sazed. He loved her, so he told everything. Tindvyl had an auburn hair. And isn't it considerd to be a shade of red?

Tindwyl didn't respond. She looked at the table, with its scattered notations,

each drawn from one or another of their copperminds, scribbled in haste, then shown

and reread.

What was this night, then? This night of study, this night sharing thoughts and

discoveries?

She was still beautiful. Auburn hair graying, but kept long and straight. Face

marked by a lifetime of hardship that had not broken her. And eyes ... keen eyes,

with the knowledge and love of learning that only a Keeper could claim

 

Edited November 8, 2013 by firstRainbowRose
Please use the edit button instead of double posting

[FeatherWriter she/her]

Ah, you're right! Nice catch!

[The Rooster he/him]

Slowswift in Fadrex City smoked a pipe.  Brandon mentioned he envisioned him as Tolkein.

 

 

No tobacco? But...Breeze was always smoking either a pipe or a cigar in my imagination...

[Argent he/him]

It was a metaphor... 

 

Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.

 = Sometimes things are as they seem.

 

But a cigar on a world with no tobacco... suspicious.

 = Yes, but sometimes even if things are as they seem, those things are strange in nature.