Hoid the Former Drifter he/him Posted October 8, 2020 Posted October 8, 2020 They're aluminum, right?
Honorless he/him Posted October 8, 2020 Posted October 8, 2020 4 minutes ago, Hoid the Drifter said: They're aluminum, right? Here's what Brandon had to say on them: Quote Questioner You know the sparring guards, for the Shardblade training, the guards they put on the Shardblades. Are they made of aluminum? Brandon Sanderson So, they are not. Peter will not let me make them made out of aluminum. He's my continuity editor, he keeps me honest. I tried to get them to be aluminum, but there are reasons why they can't be. So we had to make them their own weird little thing, unfortunately. But you could make a sheath out of aluminum for a Shardblade that would work. He keeps me honest, so it's good, but I did try to fit them in that way. Oathbringer Edinburgh signing (Dec. 2, 2017) so currently, the answer is undecided, it might get addressed in future books
Hoid the Former Drifter he/him Posted October 8, 2020 Author Posted October 8, 2020 so, RAFO? Yes! I get a card!
EggArdent she/her Posted October 8, 2020 Posted October 8, 2020 I think its a fabrial? but like a soulcaster where they kind of just found them and dont know how they are made. Its also probably not aluminum, because of the quote above and aluminum is not native to Roshar.
+Bzhydack he/him Posted October 8, 2020 Posted October 8, 2020 They are not made from aluminum - simply because Aluminum isnt wide known among Roshar - even Taravangian in Oathbringer speaks about it as "SIlvery metal mention in legends". The arent Fabrial either, they dont have gemstones attached. They work simply via Friction (and maybe patterns on blade) - only cutting edge of Shardblade is capable of cutting everything, during mouvment. You can still attach something to the sides of Shardblade, making simply spacer between edge of blade and something else. As well as you can catch Shardblade via 'Last Clap". 1
RShara she/her Posted October 9, 2020 Posted October 9, 2020 11 hours ago, Bzhydack said: They are not made from aluminum - simply because Aluminum isnt wide known among Roshar - even Taravangian in Oathbringer speaks about it as "SIlvery metal mention in legends". The arent Fabrial either, they dont have gemstones attached. They work simply via Friction (and maybe patterns on blade) - only cutting edge of Shardblade is capable of cutting everything, during mouvment. You can still attach something to the sides of Shardblade, making simply spacer between edge of blade and something else. As well as you can catch Shardblade via 'Last Clap". That wouldn't explain how the guards adapt to the shape of each Blade, though. Quote Adolin carried two long, thin pieces of metal that somehow could meld to the front of Shardblades and make them less dangerous for use in sparring.
+Bzhydack he/him Posted October 9, 2020 Posted October 9, 2020 1 minute ago, RShara said: That wouldn't explain how the guards adapt to the shape of each Blade, though. Wasnt this property of Shardblade?
RShara she/her Posted October 9, 2020 Posted October 9, 2020 1 minute ago, Bzhydack said: Wasnt this property of Shardblade? Nope. The Shardblade doesn't change shape, the spar guards meld with it.
+Bzhydack he/him Posted October 9, 2020 Posted October 9, 2020 1 minute ago, RShara said: Nope. The Shardblade doesn't change shape, the spar guards meld with it. So I think this is lesser spren. Any other thing what changes shape is Shardplate. Aluminium is magicly inert, so it cant change shape magicly.
dannnex male Posted October 9, 2020 Posted October 9, 2020 (edited) 21 hours ago, Bzhydack said: simply because Aluminum isnt wide known among Roshar - even Taravangian in Oathbringer speaks about it as "SIlvery metal mention in legends". Can’t Aluminum be made through Soulcasting? I know that Shallan’s Necklace is made of Aluminum, and it’s treated as valuable, but definitely not priceless or ultra-rare. Edited October 9, 2020 by Danex
+Bzhydack he/him Posted October 9, 2020 Posted October 9, 2020 2 minutes ago, Danex said: Can’t Aluminum be made through Soulcasting? I know that Shallan’s necklace is made of Aluminum, and it’s treated as valuable, but definitely not priceless or ultra-rare. Yes, it can. But Aluminum property of being Shardblade-resistant wasnt widely known, at least among "normal" humans. I find it wierd that even Taravangian or Navani isnt even thinking about aluminum as shardblade-resistant while they obviously know about its anti-Investituree properties. Only answer I can find is that this is kept secret by artifabrians, but why, idk.
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