Ripheus23 Posted October 18, 2018 Posted October 18, 2018 Sulfur's atomic number is 16, so do you think there is a significant chance for sulfur to be important to the Cosmere in terms of Investiture potential?
0 Feruchemist he/him Posted October 18, 2018 Posted October 18, 2018 I suppose it may be possible, but I think that the divine aspect of 16 in the Cosmere probably relates more to its mathematical qualities. Furthermore, I don't think that the denizens of the Cosmere have the same periodic table that we do. However, possibilities for Sulfur in the Cosmere could be very interesting; here are a few nebulous ideas that I had: 1. Compounding Sulfur could be affected by Shardic Investiture to a greater extent than other types of compounding. 2. Sulfur-metal materials could have greater Hemalurgic potential.
0 Gasper he/him Posted October 19, 2018 Posted October 19, 2018 I highly doubt sulfur has any Cosmere significance. This is because metals interact more with investiture than nonmetals. Denizens of the Cosmere have the same Periodic table as we do, only with the god metals added, please see Alloy of Law and Wax's metallurgy hobby. 1
0 Feruchemist he/him Posted October 19, 2018 Posted October 19, 2018 9 hours ago, Gasper said: I highly doubt sulfur has any Cosmere significance. This is because metals interact more with investiture than nonmetals. Denizens of the Cosmere have the same Periodic table as we do, only with the god metals added, please see Alloy of Law and Wax's metallurgy hobby. Ah, I am still not sure that the people of the Cosmere have organized the elements by atomic density and electron/proton/neutron placement, but I know that they have the same elements as we do. My post may not have made it clear, but I agree with you. Sulfur likely has no significance in the Cosmere. My "nebulous ideas" were idle speculations that even I found ridiculous. 1
0 Gasper he/him Posted October 19, 2018 Posted October 19, 2018 2 hours ago, Feruchemist said: Ah, I am still not sure that the people of the Cosmere have organized the elements by atomic density and electron/proton/neutron placement, but I know that they have the same elements as we do. My post may not have made it clear, but I agree with you. Sulfur likely has no significance in the Cosmere. My "nebulous ideas" were idle speculations that even I found ridiculous. Most cultures currently (STA era) in the cosmere are not advanced enough to discover atomic structure. The only ones that might have discovered it by now are darkside Taldain or Sel. 1
0 Ripheus23 Posted October 19, 2018 Author Posted October 19, 2018 IDK, sulfur is brimstone so I could guess at a few thematic reasons for it to matter otherwise, too...
0 Feruchemist he/him Posted October 19, 2018 Posted October 19, 2018 15 minutes ago, Ripheus23 said: IDK, sulfur is brimstone so I could guess at a few thematic reasons for it to matter otherwise, too... True, and some elements of the Cosmere are inspired by real-world religions. However, I don't think that sulfur is connected to evil (basically Odium) in the setting.
0 Ripheus23 Posted October 19, 2018 Author Posted October 19, 2018 3 minutes ago, Feruchemist said: However, I don't think that sulfur is connected to evil (basically Odium) in the setting. Depends on how long he lasts
0 Feruchemist he/him Posted October 19, 2018 Posted October 19, 2018 3 minutes ago, Ripheus23 said: Depends on how long he lasts True, very true, but... "The only thing that never dies is hate!"- Future Mraize quote.
0 +Oltux72 he/him Posted October 19, 2018 Posted October 19, 2018 4 hours ago, Gasper said: Most cultures currently (STA era) in the cosmere are not advanced enough to discover atomic structure. The only ones that might have discovered it by now are darkside Taldain or Sel. The people of the Cosmere are culturally diverse. On Roshar the ten essences of Soulcasting look like the accepted wisdom. On Scadrial however, Wax speaks of "eka-boron" as a component of an aluminium alloy. By our understanding eka-boron is aluminium. Hence he is refering to scandium. If you go strictly by by atomic number, that will be your answer. Hence they do not know quantum mechanics or atomic shells. It would be interesting to know whether they know spectroscopy. 1
0 Feruchemist he/him Posted October 19, 2018 Posted October 19, 2018 1 hour ago, Oltux72 said: The people of the Cosmere are culturally diverse. On Roshar the ten essences of Soulcasting look like the accepted wisdom. On Scadrial however, Wax speaks of "eka-boron" as a component of an aluminium alloy. By our understanding eka-boron is aluminium. Hence he is refering to scandium. If you go strictly by by atomic number, that will be your answer. Hence they do not know quantum mechanics or atomic shells. It would be interesting to know whether they know spectroscopy. Interesting examination, I had forgotten that part of the Mistborn Era Two quartet (currently a trilogy)-- time to re-read it!
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Sulfur's atomic number is 16, so do you think there is a significant chance for sulfur to be important to the Cosmere in terms of Investiture potential?
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