JackAqua Posted February 2, 2016 Posted February 2, 2016 (edited) I have two theories: 1) The red haze is a Splinter of Harmony that was created by Odium to distract Harmony and weaken him until Odium can kill him. Splinters do not splinter (kill) Shards immediately after all, as Endowment splinters herself all the time (that also befits her intent). Sazed does not recognize it as part of himself because it is part Odium, too (like the Unmade) and he doesn't know what Odium is. The likely intent of the splinter is decay or corruption of some sort, which causes its spikes to rust. 2) The red haze is the eye of a gigantic, enraged shade of a Shard or Sliver. It was enraged when Ruin and Preservation died (when someone drew their blood). It could be the shade of Ati who was a Sliver, or it could be the shade of any splintered (killed) Shard, as shades behave after a set of rules and have nothing in common with their former self except their appearance (and Shards are omnipresent and often look like mists). The fact that it does look like mists makes me think it might be a shade of Leras. We all know Leras went through some serious spiritual maiming to fulfill his plans. Edited February 2, 2016 by JackAqua 1
Lightning he/him Posted February 2, 2016 Author Posted February 2, 2016 After reading the Secret History and Bands of Mourning, I'm less convinced that Rust is a piece of Ruin. However, I did have an interesting thought. What if Rust is not a part of Adonalsium at all? What if it is just one of the pieces of the universe which wasn't part of Adonalsium? After the shattering, Ruin went exploring the universe and found someone of a similar mindset. However, wouldn't it be funny if they parted enemies because Ruin tried to ruin Rust?
emailanimal he/him Posted February 2, 2016 Posted February 2, 2016 I have two theories: 1) The red haze is a Splinter of Harmony 2) The red haze is the eye of a gigantic, Reading the conversation Sazed has with Wax it is clear that the red haze is not an actual physical haze, or even cognitive red haze - but rather is a representation of some danger to Scadrial that Sazed explicitly chose to depict that way. This is not a "deepness is the killing mists" kind of thing - the haze is not literal. This is just a rendering of Sazed's sense of unease about the situation.
The Ninja Yodeler he/him Posted February 2, 2016 Posted February 2, 2016 Reading the conversation Sazed has with Wax it is clear that the red haze is not an actual physical haze, or even cognitive red haze - but rather is a representation of some danger to Scadrial that Sazed explicitly chose to depict that way. This is not a "deepness is the killing mists" kind of thing - the haze is not literal. This is just a rendering of Sazed's sense of unease about the situation. Yeah, I thought I had missed something when people started referring to it as an actual red haze. I read it as Sazeds representation as the force that was trying to besiege Scadrial. I think Brandon even said the color red is a Cosmeric representation of strife and conflict or something like that.
Pathfinder Posted February 2, 2016 Posted February 2, 2016 (edited) If the shard that is giving Harmony problems is Autonomy, I think the reason the shard is attacking Harmony is because Sazed represents the possibility of reuniting all the shards. I would think a shard of Autonomy would like to remain.....autonomous Edited February 2, 2016 by Pathfinder 1
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