BitBitio he/him Posted May 1, 2018 Report Share Posted May 1, 2018 If you ate the parasite on Patji, would you be able to bestow talents like Aviar? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyLameness Posted May 1, 2018 Report Share Posted May 1, 2018 I think this would depend largely on whether or not you're a passive carrier or whether it'll interact with your system. My bet is it would just kill you. (And/or be extremely unenjoyable) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralHZRD he/him Posted May 1, 2018 Report Share Posted May 1, 2018 There is a WoB about this and no, apparently it would not work on a human. Questioner In Sixth of the Dusk, the Aviar, they [ate all those worms]. What happens if someone else eats the worms on Patji? Do they get powers? Brandon Sanderson Has-- It doesn’t work for a human. They’ve tried that. But there might be something more there. source 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I think I am here. he/him Posted May 2, 2018 Report Share Posted May 2, 2018 I guess the real question is if it can't work for a human, can it work for a Kandra that has engineered his body to host the parasite? Also, the aviar don't drink metal vials. There needs to be some sort of channeling for the magic to work (Aons, metal, stormlight etc.). From what I see, the parasite is the channel itself, and since it can't be controlled by the host or turned on and off at will, being a parasite host would be a completely new form of investiture, where the investiture flows freely, such as always having an allomantic power unable to turn off and no metals required. Fascinating stuff. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naurock Posted May 3, 2018 Report Share Posted May 3, 2018 @I think I am here. It is fascinating, but I think it would only work on a few worlds. Taldain, any world that Autonomy has Invested in, and with some hacking, Roshar and Sel. If they found some species of bird/Aviar that could replicate Steel, Iron or Tin you can keep that away from me. That would be super annoying to be unable to turn it off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtafa Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 NEED A ROSHAR CHICKEN AVIAR 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelly Posted May 6, 2018 Report Share Posted May 6, 2018 Wait, it's been awhile since I've read SoD. Do the abilities ultimately come from the worms or the fruit plants? If it's from the plants, could seeds be taken and cultivated on other planets? (Holy moley, that would be an ecological disaster, the crazy death plants of Patji loosed on other worlds). Or are they tied to the world like many forms of investiture? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceater he/him Posted May 6, 2018 Report Share Posted May 6, 2018 it comes from the worms living in the fruits of the plant. I have no proof of that, but i think that the place where the aviar get their talents is also a perpendicularity: it would explain why all the aviar go to that specific spot to get those worms and also Dusk tells that "All minds in this place are invisible, always, regardless of Aviar" so definetly a special place, that on shard worlds often means perpendicularity, but obiouvsly i can be wrong 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinner16 Posted May 9, 2018 Report Share Posted May 9, 2018 It has been confirmed that fish in the Purelake are similar to the Aviar. Would it be appropriate to refer to the fish as Caviar? 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theuntaintedchild he/him Posted May 15, 2018 Report Share Posted May 15, 2018 On 5/9/2018 at 4:53 PM, Spinner16 said: It has been confirmed that fish in the Purelake are similar to the Aviar. Would it be appropriate to refer to the fish as Caviar? I giggled harder than was necessary at this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Invocation Posted August 23, 2018 Report Share Posted August 23, 2018 Wait a second. Does that Aviar have a power that it is actively bestowing? You know the one. If you don't, beware. Clarification under the spoiler cut. Spoiler Mraize's Aviar. Does it have a power that Mraize is using? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calderis he/him Posted August 23, 2018 Report Share Posted August 23, 2018 Missed this when it was posted apparently. It's been tried, and doesn't work. Quote Questioner [PENDING REVIEW] On Sixth of the Dusk, First of the Sun, if humans eat the fruit or the seed of the worms, will they gain Investiture? Brandon Sanderson [PENDING REVIEW] No. They tried that. Someone has tried that. Questioner [PENDING REVIEW] Has Hoid been there? Brandon Sanderson [PENDING REVIEW] That's a RAFO. source 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scion of the Mists Posted August 23, 2018 Report Share Posted August 23, 2018 16 hours ago, Invocation said: Wait a second. Does that Aviar have a power that it is actively bestowing? You know the one. If you don't, beware. Clarification under the spoiler cut. Hide contents Mraize's Aviar. Does it have a power that Mraize is using? That Aviar does have a power, but we don't know what it is. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Invocation Posted August 23, 2018 Report Share Posted August 23, 2018 3 hours ago, Scion of the Mists said: That Aviar does have a power, but we don't know what it is. Oh yeah so something more to theorize on. That's what I needed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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