Bigmikey357 he/him Posted March 23, 2019 Posted March 23, 2019 We all know that Silver is allomantically and feruchemically inert. It will not produce any effect, it won't burn and you cannot store attributes within it. But we know of a world where silver does have a magical effect. Threnody. It's a Shardworld inhabited by a broken Ambition. So say someone reformed Ambition and wanted to get into the Shardhunter game like Odium and Autonomy. If Ambition went to Scadrial and Invested there do we think that silver would become an allomantically active metal? We know that its Godmetel would be viable. 1
Calderis he/him Posted March 23, 2019 Posted March 23, 2019 I'm not sure we can blame Silver on Ambition. I've see. This quite a bit recently, so I'm not trying to single you out here, but Ambition is not on Threnody. Odium and Ambition fought in the system, and power from the wounding washed over the planet, but Ambition was killed and Splintered elsewhere. Quote THE Threnodite system is a site warped by an ancient conflict. Long ago, soon after the Shattering, Odium clashed with (and mortally wounded) the Shard Ambition here. Ambition would later be Splintered, though that final act took place in a different location. 1
The Ryshadium Posted March 23, 2019 Posted March 23, 2019 I think it’s more likely that silver has a cosmere wide significance. Just not one that’s really obvious for people not on Threnody. Probably because most planets don’t have to defend themselves against cognitive entities. 1
+Oltux72 he/him Posted March 24, 2019 Posted March 24, 2019 On 3/23/2019 at 7:32 AM, Bigmikey357 said: We all know that Silver is allomantically and feruchemically inert. It will not produce any effect, it won't burn and you cannot store attributes within it. Technically, we know only the first half. It cannot be ruled out that silver is feruchemically usable, but nobody on Scadrial has what silver would store, namely a Cognitive Shadow.or its investiture. We cannot rule out even that silver, once charged, could be burned. 1
+Invocation Posted March 24, 2019 Posted March 24, 2019 1 hour ago, Oltux72 said: Technically, we know only the first half. It cannot be ruled out that silver is feruchemically usable, but nobody on Scadrial has what silver would store, namely a Cognitive Shadow.or its investiture. We cannot rule out even that silver, once charged, could be burned. Quote Questioner In Mistborn, silver doesn’t play a role. But then in Shadows for Silence, silver does play a role... Brandon Sanderson It does. I still wanted silver to be part of the Cosmere. Questioner But we’ll never see it in Scadrial? Brandon Sanderson It does not, as they understand currently, interact with Allomancy, with the three Metallurgic Arts. Silver does have a Cosmere role. Boskone 54 (Feb. 18, 2017) It appears to be all three Metallic Arts as they stand now, with the knowledge Scadrians have. 1
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