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In all of Brandon Sanderson's cosmere works there seams to be a set of characters that if are not immortal are close. In mistborn there are atium and gold compounders as well as Kandra. In Warbreaker it's the returned and highly heightened. And I'm pretty sure Enlantrians are effectively immortal. Are there any immortal characters (From Roashar) who are simmilirly long lived?

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In all of Brandon Sanderson's cosmere works there seams to be a set of characters that if are not immortal are close. In mistborn there are atium and gold compounders as well as Kandra. In Warbreaker it's the returned and highly heightened. And I'm pretty sure Enlantrians are effectively immortal. Are there any immortal characters (From Roashar) who are simmilirly long lived?

 

I would note that Galladon's father, an Elantrian, died of a heart attack.  (Well, he died because he was depressed and didn't go to get help when he noticed he was having a heart attack, but that's not what they put on the death warrant.)  I suspect that Elantrian's are probably the least immortal of the groups discussed.  In fact, most are probably mortal by the strict definition.

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I'd add that, while gold compounding can heal injuries and sickness, it does not prevent aging, so it doesn't really make someone effectively immortal.
 

Who was the interlude fellow with all the Tattoo's trying to discover if 'intoxication spren' actually existed?

 
That was Axies, an Aimian. As Moogle mentioned, they are one Rosharan group that it is possible is immortal.

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