8bitBob Posted March 16, 2017 Author Posted March 16, 2017 11 hours ago, Jondesu said: I have to take issue with this. Preservation couldn't create, but clearly Preservation's power can do many things he couldn't directly, as evidenced by TLR, Kelsier, Vin, Wax, etc, who are all able to destroy and do all manner of non-Preservation things with Preservation's power (through Allomancy). Pushing the planet around and changing microorganisms is certainly not Preserving either, so we know that the power of the Well can be used without requiring one to follow Preservation's Intent. Sure, it could turn out that this is true, but I don't think it's reasonable to ignore the fact that everything the Lord Ruler "created" was modified from an existing life. Theorizing the limits of Godhood is always going to be an unsure task, but this is actually one of the few limits we have any real indication of. It's said that they couldn't create life alone, and we've yet to see anyone disprove that or give indication it might not be true.
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