Fusier

[kuiinteth of isaana he/him]

could Kelsier, as a cognitive shadow, inhabit a Parsh to form something like a fused? 
 

[Argent he/him]

I doubt it would work with a singer, I think there's a lot of Connection stuff going on there to make this possible. A human, on the other hand... I mean, he had to get a body somehow, right?

[Weltall]

As mentioned, it might be weird with a singer and their Identity bonding with something that used to be human but we know that Splinters other than spren could form something similar to a Nahel Bond (Seons are the most obvious example) so it might be possible. Brandon has of course RAFO'd what a bond with Kelsier would do or if it's even possible.

2 hours ago, Argent said:

I mean, he had to get a body somehow, right?

He doesn't necessarily need to possess one, even if that might be the most elegant explanation. The Heralds are Cognitive Shadows and create new bodies when they reincarnate. I imagine it works because Investiture is supposed to be another state of matter/energy and the Spiritual template creates a body from some of the Investiture that the Cognitive Shadow has been saturated with.

Now, the spike definitely makes it look like Kelsier found an existing body and literally stapled his 'soul' to it but it doesn't necessarily need to have been that way.

[MountainKing]

He could use a dead body to attach his soul.

[Calderis he/him]

30 minutes ago, Weltall said:

Now, the spike definitely makes it look like Kelsier found an existing body and literally stapled his 'soul' to it but it doesn't necessarily need to have been that way.

Like stealing a "string" from a living person, and spiking that into him in the Cognitive. Then stepping through a perpendicularity, just like anyone else... 

Haven't thought about it much... I swear... 

[Argent he/him]

2 hours ago, Weltall said:

The Heralds are Cognitive Shadows and create new bodies when they reincarnate.

That's one theory.

[Journey Before Pancakes]

15 hours ago, Argent said:

I doubt it would work with a singer, I think there's a lot of Connection stuff going on there to make this possible. A human, on the other hand... I mean, he had to get a body somehow, right?

If he got his hands on another orb of Connectionade he might be able to pull something off, at least temporarily.