Morsk Posted August 17, 2018 Report Share Posted August 17, 2018 https://coppermind.net/wiki/Spheres#Value Sapphire and Amethyst are tied for second-most valuable, after Emerald. Emerald makes food, and Amethyst makes metal. Very useful. But Sapphire makes air, and only if air Soulcasters even exist, which I'm not sure they do. Lacking any other explanation, I'd guess the air Soulcasters exist and are used widely for sanitation. Strange that we've seen smoke multiple times though, and never air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RShara Posted August 17, 2018 Report Share Posted August 17, 2018 Sanitation is a huge concern, especially in the warcamps, so it makes sense that sapphire is valuable. It'd also be good for clearing obstacles and making cliffs into caves/laits, perhaps. In sanitation, which is sometimes indoors, I'd think soulcasting to smoke could be hazardous. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Star Posted August 18, 2018 Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 Due to the unusual ecology of Roshar, there's much less oxygen in the air. As a result, Sapphire soulcasted into air is a luxury item that can be bottled up and redistributed for profit. Here is a visual representation of the process Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RShara Posted August 18, 2018 Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 2 hours ago, Patrick Star said: Due to the unusual ecology of Roshar, there's much less oxygen in the air. As a result, Sapphire soulcasted into air is a luxury item that can be bottled up and redistributed for profit. Here is a visual representation of the process Actually, Roshar is a high oxygen environment. Quote The showpiece of the system is, of course, the middle planet of Roshar itself. At 0.7 cosmere standard in gravitation and 0.9 in size—and possessing a high-oxygen environment—Roshar is home to a diverse and unique ecology containing dramatic megafauna and fascinating symbiotic relationships between creatures (both humanoid and not) and Splinters of Investiture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Star Posted August 18, 2018 Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 6 hours ago, RShara said: Actually, Roshar is a high oxygen environment. Yeah, I knew that, just was too tired to come up with a better joke response. New reason: they export the canned air to the Horneater peaks, which is why airsick is a Horneater saying. There are literally thousands of soulcaster fueled air addicts in the peaks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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