theory A Brief Theory on Splintering Preservation

[DrakeMarshall he/him]

Just a heads up for all of you who have yet to read it, this deals with secret history content.

 

So while Kelsier was discussing how preservation could be killed by ruin with Khriss and Nazh, Khriss expresses surprise that ruin does not simply splinter preservation. She wonders if ruin does not know how to splinter a shard, or if instead he simply lacks the power to. Instead, ruin appears to slowly strangle preservation, eventually killing Leras.

We also know that ruin was quite anxious to gain access to the hoard of atium kept by the kandra, since this was the final piece of its power.

 

So, to put it simply, does this mean that ruin would have used the splintering technique that we have seen odium use if it had managed to gain access to the atium?

[Kaymyth she/her]

Actually, I think he really was about to Splinter Preservation after Leras died, but Kelsier took up the power and prevented it.

 

So basically, his lower power level meant that he was unable to Splinter a Shard that was currently held by some form of consciousness.  Even the weak shadow left of Leras was enough to fight him.  He started the process as soon as Leras was dead, but Kelsier grabbed Preservation and thwarted him.

Edited April 30, 2016 by Kaymyth

[DrakeMarshall he/him]

Perhaps. However, the way Khriss was talking about it implied that what ruin was doing to preservation was not the classic splintering method though. As if the actual act of strangulation was a distinct method of killing a shard from splintering.

[ParadoxicalZen he/him]

I was under the impression that it's just a slower form of Splintering, as she likens the act to Beheading. It might be that, given their antagonistic Intents the conscious mind thing might apply. As for your theory, that sounds about right but we could do with more background information

[Blightsong he/him]

I was under the impression that it's just a slower form of Splintering, as she likens the act to Beheading. It might be that, given their antagonistic Intents the conscious mind thing might apply. As for your theory, that sounds about right but we could do with more background information

If this isn't the case then would Preservation have developed splinters?

[kenod]

The talking metals talked about in the BoM broadsheet?

[ParadoxicalZen he/him]

Hard to say; it's possible that Splinters are always a by-product of separating a Vessel from the Shard. Either, in Odium's case, intentional; to prevent someone from retaking the power, or natural; perhaps to fulfill the directives/mandates of the Shard's Intent.

[Yata he/him]

Hard to say; it's possible that Splinters are always a by-product of separating a Vessel from the Shard. Either, in Odium's case, intentional; to prevent someone from retaking the power, or natural; perhaps to fulfill the directives/mandates of the Shard's Intent.

A Shard may Splinters himself at will, we saw it with Endowment and with Honor&Cultivation.

[Blightsong he/him]

I asked Brandon a year ago if Harmony has splinters, and he said he didn't.