darniil he/him Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 Are they consumed, somehow absorbed by the body like nutrients would be, or is something leeched out of the metals, some property that fuels allomancy, and the flakes are passed like waste through the body's natural processes? (And if the latter, would that mean that those flakes could never again be used for allomantic/feruchemical/hemalurgic purposes?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe ST he/him Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 This was asked in the latest Q&A by Brandon, they are essentially atomized, leaving no trace of themselves after being used to link the user to Preservation('s power) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darniil he/him Posted August 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 Gotcha. Thanks. I've only managed to make it about a quarter of the way through that -ology so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad_Scientist he/him Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 This particular Q&A may not have been added to it yet anyways, as the interview was very recent. Here's the thread for it: Linky. And here's the exact quote: Josh: When non-god metals are burned Allomantically, what happens to the metals? Are they crushed into tiny specks? Do they disappear? The metals become a key conduit through which the power is delivered. So they are actually sort of vaporized, and the atomic code is a key by which the power is drawn in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zas678 he/him Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 It's on there now. And the Reddit is partway on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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