harry31j97 he/him Posted February 15, 2014 Posted February 15, 2014 Hi all. I was just doing a reread of tWoK, came to this scene when Kal goes to apothecary for the 1st time. When he pays, apothecary accuses him of trying to pass off dun spheres. In the very next stanza, we're told that dun & infused spheres were equally valuable. If that is the case, why did the apothecary accuse him in the 1st place? A trivial question I know, just wondered what others thought of it. Is it possible that my book had printing mistake, that there're possibly two different words used in those two stanzas?
Draconis he/him Posted February 15, 2014 Posted February 15, 2014 This is most likely because a dun sphere could be a fake ie. cubic zirconia vs diamond whereas only a true sphere can be infused. 4
Mysty she/her Posted February 15, 2014 Posted February 15, 2014 Dun and infused spheres are equally valuable, but it is possible to counterfit a dun sphere and impossible to counterfit an infused sphere. That is why the apothecary pulled out the jewlwers loupe, to verify it was actually diamond inside the dun spheres. 3
Tarion Posted February 15, 2014 Posted February 15, 2014 This is most likely because a dun sphere could be a fake ie. cubic zirconia vs diamond whereas only a true sphere can be infused. This is probably especially suspicious just after a storm when this chapter takes place IIRC. 2
Glaring at the Survivor he/him Posted February 15, 2014 Posted February 15, 2014 They only charge up when outside, though.
Green Hoodie Mistborn he/him Posted February 15, 2014 Posted February 15, 2014 Probably also suspicious because he is a Bridgeman at that point! Other than that, I think everyone else covered the differences...
AerionBFII he/him Posted February 19, 2014 Posted February 19, 2014 I imagine that dun spheres are easier to forge but with stormlight infused it's easier to tell they are real.
Oathbringer he/him Posted March 1, 2014 Posted March 1, 2014 Yes they are equally valuable, but infused spheres confirm they are in fact gemstones and also they are useful for the purpose of lighting in buildings (or for those with surge binding powers). Moneychangers charge more for infused spheres as they have create safe area for them to weather a highstorm, and many see the usefulness of having their "loose change" for illumination
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