IndigoAjah he/him Posted November 6, 2017 Posted November 6, 2017 Everyone refers to the hypothetical metal of Harmony as Harmonium, but based on the other God Metals it would in fact be Sazedium. Now, Ettmetal is sometimes thought to be a candidate for this metal and has new unique Allomantic properties. It also explodes in contact with water. Much like Caesium. Sazeium in fact. Is this a deliberate joke by Sanderson or a red herring or neither? 1
Calderis he/him Posted November 6, 2017 Posted November 6, 2017 From Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/books/comments/2ytg2h/im_novelist_brandon_sanderson_ama/cstcots/?context=3 Quote youshallnotpass Will there be a metal called harmonium in the mistborn world? Brandon Sanderson RAFO. But good question. WeiryWriter Just an fyi but you have confirmed the existence of harmonium before. (And this is probably a RAFO, but is there a reason you didn't follow the convention of the other "god metals" and call it something like sazedium? "Harmonium" just seems out of place.) Mistborn Sazed didn't like the sound of Sazedium. So you're correct in how it should be, but Harmonium is right.
AbsentKeeper he/him Posted November 6, 2017 Posted November 6, 2017 Also, just to add a bit, it is confirmed that Ettmetal and Harmonium are the same thing. Quote ERVIEW: Dec 3rd, 2016 Little City Books-AU Tour (Paraphrased) PAGERUNNER *holding out list of Allomantic metal symbols* Is ettmetal's symbol one of these 4? *Points at the unused ones* BRANDON SANDERSON No. It has a symbol, but I don't think you've seen it yet. No, you haven't seen it. PAGERUNNER *making connections internally* Oh, that's interesting, since we have seen Harmonium's symbol. BRANDON SANDERSON No, you haven't. Have you? PAGERUNNER Yeah, we have. *momentary staredown* It looks like the double lerasium. *waves hands around in the air like an idiot to pantomime the axis of reflection* BRANDON SANDERSON *looks crestfallen* Oh. Right. Then, I guess you have seen ettmetal's symbol. PAGERUNNER *cackles internally* So, ettmetal is Harmonium! BRANDON SANDERSON *sadly* Yes... PAGERUNNER Am I allowed to tell people? I can keep it a secret if you want. BRANDON SANDERSON No, you can tell people. PAGERUNNER *almost ditches the rest of his signing turn to go tell people* 1
Toaster Retribution he/him Posted November 6, 2017 Posted November 6, 2017 The thread title soubds like a fun game. "Pun, clue or coincidence?"
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