TheOneKEA Posted October 7, 2015 Posted October 7, 2015 “A pudgy woman sat on the bench within, wearing a lavish gown of three silken layers. A man beside her sat with a hand on her wrist, his eyes closed, his suit very stylish and modern” Excerpt From: Sanderson, Brandon. “Shadows of Self.” Tom Doherty Associates. iBooks. This material may be protected by copyright. I missed this on the first read through but remembered it once the emotions surrounding the ending wore off. I think the man in the carriage is a Nicroburst, and that he is why the Soother was able to affect so many people. 6
Galavantes Posted October 7, 2015 Posted October 7, 2015 Nice idea. I was thinking he was the rioter though. Also the soother was still able to soothe the crowd after Marasi captured her without his help wasn't she?
Argent he/him Posted October 7, 2015 Posted October 7, 2015 I understood them to be a Soother & Rioter combo.
IAmTheBeard Posted October 8, 2015 Posted October 8, 2015 This is a really interesting theory, though it does appear that the pair are a rioter and a soother. However, we are told a lot in the original trilogy that there's not much a rioter and soother working together (or a mistborn) can do that a good soother or rioter can't do on their own. And it's a good bet that they have the metal technology, because the constables are mentioned as having a Leecher. On the other hand, I vaguely remember that Marasi was actually talking to the man later, and that he was the one doing the emotional allomancy. If it was actually the woman, then maybe this theory has a chance.
TheOneKEA Posted October 8, 2015 Author Posted October 8, 2015 I will have to go back and reread the scene, but I find it highly suspect that a known emotional Allomancer is managing to Soothe a large number of people with so much force without some level of assistance. It would be interesting though if Allomancy was altered in some way if a pair of Mistings with opposing powers were touching one another while exercising them.
lizbusby she/her Posted October 9, 2015 Posted October 9, 2015 Marasi assumes that they are a Rioter and Soother, but I think the hand-holding thing is probably a hint from Brandon that something else is going on. Since the Set seems to have better than average knowledge about the metallic arts, it seems logical that something unexpected is going on.
Sebarial he/him Posted October 9, 2015 Posted October 9, 2015 I don't think so, she went back to soothing without taking metals. I was under the impression that they exhausted the metals they boosted rather abruptly.
Oudeis he/him Posted October 9, 2015 Posted October 9, 2015 Also, nicroburst Soothing would not be the relatively subtle thing it was. Everyone would have felt the soul-deep numbness Straff Venture was traumatized by, not a general quieting of most emotions. Also, wouldn't she have taken control of MeLaan? Perhaps she's got the secret to the other kind of compounding, and was simply a powerful (but not out-of-control powerful) Soother thereby.
misttaken Posted October 9, 2015 Posted October 9, 2015 Couldn't they both be spiked? A Soother with a spike from another Soother would be much more powerful than normal, and extremely hard to detect. That being said, the hand holding thing is pretty suspicious...
Oudeis he/him Posted October 9, 2015 Posted October 9, 2015 I had actually wondered if they were spiked. They do work for the Set, who we all suspect has their hand in hemalurgy. With the knowledge gained from Bleeder, they could know perfectly well how to do it. And they don't strike me as people who would hesitate to do something like that.
royishere Posted October 10, 2015 Posted October 10, 2015 Got a WoB from Brandon about this at the SF signing. They were a soother and a rioter. Good theory though! 3
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