Swimmingly Posted December 23, 2013 Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 I was recently writing a short story involving a kid getting tested for Allomancy at a doctor, and the procedure involves giving him a cup of apple juice full of metal, having him try to burn it, then Leeching away everything that didn't work. Would this work to clear the stomach of a non-allomantic kid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocHoliday Posted December 23, 2013 Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 Possibly. Far easier would be to give him VERY minute traces of the metals. We ingest most of them regularly in small quantities regularly as it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmingly Posted December 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 But then you might need a quite good Seeker to tell what he was doing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oudeis Posted December 23, 2013 Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 Yes, but you would have narrowed it down. Did blue lines appear? Was time distorted? Also, remember, the traces were not enough to harm Vin or any of the other people who eat with the same utensils, but it was still enough for twenty seconds or so of Brass. Prolly enough for any halfway decent Seeker to get a read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmingly Posted December 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 Nah, he's a Thug that gets sick at the taste of metal. I wonder if an extremely good Seeker could read Innate Investure, or whether someone's a Misting before they ever burn metal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmingly Posted December 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 Also, zinc, pewter might be OK... But Bendalloy? Cadmium? Chrome? Any amount of that stuff can be harmful if digested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oudeis Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 Nah, he's a Thug that gets sick at the taste of metal. I wonder if an extremely good Seeker could read Innate Investure, or whether someone's a Misting before they ever burn metal? Interesting. In theory, a good Seeker might be able to read Innate Investiture, but keep in mind that like copper a lot of people become bronze savants without even realizing it, and they can't, so it would have to be some truly extraordinary process. I suspect it would likewise take something more unique than "oh I just burn bronze really well" to notice that someone's spiritweb has the potential to become a misting... keep in mind that even with double-bronze, Vin can't even sense a Misting as powerful as Breeze if he's not actively using his power. Also, zinc, pewter might be OK... But Bendalloy? Cadmium? Chrome? Any amount of that stuff can be harmful if digested. So the process is, give him a glass of juice with sanitary shavings of all the not-really-toxic metals. If he can't burn any, give him a second glass of juice with all the dangerous ones. Whether or not he can burn any, once you're done, give him an ipecac and remove the toxic metals from his system. If further testing is required to see what kind of metalborn he is, the process can be repeated, perhaps with a few spoonfuls of oatmeal or pudding to make it a bit easier. No skittles, trust me that's not as pretty as you'd think. But I'm digressing from your initial point. Can Allomantic chromium Leech the metals from a non-Misting (or nonreactive metals from a Misting)? I've found WoB to be remarkably inconsistent on this topic. Inquisitors can burn their eye-spikes allomantically, but they never do. Vin never feels the "reserve" from her earring, and it's not affected by aluminum. I think this is one of the things he hasn't fully decided, so while I hesitate to ever say "let's ignore WoB" I think the inconsistencies are suggestions to us that we wait until the metals are introduced in-text before we set anything in canon. In short, why not? As it stands, chromium has boringly few non-anti-metalborn-in-combat applications, so let's give Leechers a chance to help the children. But, clearly, only allomantically-reactive metals. It would take a chromium savant to Leech silver or lead from someone's system. If you go this route, my suggestion would be, don't make it seem like there are that many Leechers around in the world. Have the doctor make a point of saying, "Fortunately for you, we've got a Leecher on retainer (or one who works pro bono or something). You wouldn't like the alternative..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmingly Posted December 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 I assume that if an Allomantic aluminum savant could cure himself of impurities, so could an Allomantic chromium user, but for others? In which case, highly trained Chrome users could fulfil a medical role - some interaction with Feruchemy might even let them sustain the burst Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oudeis Posted December 28, 2013 Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 How would one become a Chromium savant? Is it enough to flare it, even when you're not touching allomancers to actually use the power? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
name_here Posted December 28, 2013 Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 Since burning metal without using the power can be detected by bronze, I think it would be sufficient to become a savant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamma Fiend Posted December 28, 2013 Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 I hope we eventually get a character in the books that's a Chromium specialist and he is just a BAMF in hand-to-hand contact combat.That'd be pretty cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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