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Wyrn seeing into the future has also been RAFO'd. Either way, they are added!

I don't know about that former statement. I think Kelsier would only have a limited power over Preservation (hence being more of a Sliver). I don't know if Kelsier was consciously transferring it to her. Probably not, since the mists wanted to enter Vin, but that earring was preventing it from happening. Maybe the best way to think about it is that Kelsier was the steward of that power for a bit, until Vin was able to take it completely.

Awesome questions, Puck. I do know the answer to one of them. It was actually right after Preservation died. Kelsier took up Preservation's power for just a little bit, until Vin took it. So when Spook hear's one of Kelsier's voices near the end of his segment, that's because the real Kelsier actually talked to him. Shards have to have a mind attached to them, you see, and Kelsier took Preservation for a bit.

Right. I'm a moron. EDIT: This is, in fact, the most idiotic thing I have said all year. Go me.

2. Kelsier has siblings? I thought Mare was the Seeker. Mare is not Kelsier's sister.

No I didn't! As you can see, they are up on the list Yours didn't need any comments. I also tend to believe Endowment is a guy. But that doesn't mean we can't ask leading questions.

But it doesn't mean the quadrants are different.

I'm always in favor of making leading questions like that Right. They steal physical Allomantic powers, physical Feruchemical powers, and physical human attributes. There is one Allomantic stealing and one Feruchemical stealing metal per quadrant. This already seems to be the case with Temporal and Enhancement. Your four missing ones are actually distributed in different quadrants. For all you know, they are just additional human stealing ones that Brandon hadn't decided upon yet (nor did the characters know yet).

He obviously must not want to reveal it yet. Still, I'd be willing to put money that they correspond to the same quadrants as in the Table of Allomantic Metals.

I'd note that I won't be putting in questions that already have an answer (except for RAFO questions, which I will mark with RAFO). I'll answer any such questions the best I can. Basically, I want to minimize the fluff and get the very best questions we can possibly come up with. Yes, I am going to critique the questions. If, after I object, you still want a given question answered, I'll put it in the list. 1. I can still put this in the list, if you'd like, but maybe I can help illuminate you. I think of it that there are sixteen fragments of Adonalsium--the power of creation. So, I'm finding your question a little vague. Brandon could answer with "It's the power of creation, but a different fragment of it", since its obviously a different Shard responsible. Or he could be really clever and say "No, it's not the same power of creation", being coy and referring to the fact that different Shards have a different portion of that power of creation. 2. Where'd you get the idea that Endowment's Shardholder is a girl? Unless you have a rigorous objection to me rephrasing it to "Endowment's Shardholder" instead of "cognitive mind of Endowment" (which is redundant, really), I'd like to make that change. 3. Putting it in the list for now (with editing the name ClayShan-> ChayShan, which someone helpfully noted in a different topic), but this needs to be discussed in the Elantris magics thread. ChayShan doesn't fuel from the body, I think, because it draws upon an external source to boost his strength. This suggests to me that ChayShan is pretty different from Feruchemy. But that's something to discuss later. 4. Want me to edit your definition of Splinter to say "a large portion of a Shard"? Under your current definition, everyone on Scadrial is a Splinter, since they have bits of Preservation and Ruin inside. Size makes a difference. 6. RAFO'd. I'm making a Silly section of questions just for you, Will. Silus is right. Virtually every topic in this forum has spoilers to everything, so I'm not requiring anyone use them here. 1. Answered below. 3. You think they are structured differently? How do you figure? Every Hemalurgic property steals from its respective quadrants. You don't have aluminum stealing Allomantic abilities that are outside of the Enhancement quadrant. Physical metals steal physical properties. I think you're seeing something that doesn't exist... 4. This is always a good one to reiterate. Think of the age trick like this. Feruchemy stores your own power. Allomancy draws power from Preservation. Thus, burning your Feruchemical storage not only gives you the power you stored, but also extremely augmented, since Preservation's power is enhancing it. What about brass? Well, since Soothing is not a Feruchemical power, then that argument does not apply. I'd imagine the Lord Ruler is a brass savant, for one thing (it's pretty much a given, considering how long he burned it). Brandon also said in the annotations that the Lord Ruler used Hemalurgy to pull off his most astonishing tricks, so that could have something to do with it.

that I died (Well, I'm going to assume we are. This is Hoid's best story ever And now he died)

Though it was (Are we still deeply nested in Hoid's story?)

I have both preordered, because I like being a hermit that way.

Or I could call you Jess It's about time you arrived, haha.

EDIT: The staff have decided to lock this post. Please see here for more details: Original post: Click here to go to the Ultimate List Google Doc. If you have any question about Brandon's books that hasn't been resolved yet, post them, and I'll just keep aggregating them to this list. This is a resource to be used by people who will have an opportunity to ask questions of Brandon, so it has been decided that if a question has a considerable chance of being RAFO'd with no extra information gained, then we will not add it to this list. There's no point in wasting a question after all. If a staff member decides that your question shouldn't be added you are welcome to appeal the decision by telling us why you think Brandon will answer the question. Admins and/or staff have final calls though. Also any question you submit may be edited for clarity. If you are heading out to a signing this is a great resource for finding a good question about an area that you would like to know more about. If the question you wish to ask is not on this list then I'd appreciate if you checked the Interview Database to see if it has already been answered. A couple tips for checking are: Use keywords in your search, chances if someone has already asked the same question they won't have used the same exact words If Brandon has RAFO'd a question similar to the one you wish to ask, he'll probably do the same to yours After you do one search for some keywords, using "ctrl f" is a useful way to further narrow your search by finding other relevant words on the results page Remember if you do accidentally ask something someone else has its not the end of the world, we won't be mad. Just be sure not to ask Brandon to sign your book with a Cosmere clue. He has requested that we no longer do this and simply ask a specific question. If you ask a question and it has been answered I will post the answer and PM you you to let you know. Let's determine precisely what we know, and questions we must ask in the future!

I know I do need to post it But some of my questions are awfully outdated...

It was via email to me, but I haven't posted it. I got it before 17th Shard had launched. Besides, remember "three of sixteen rules, but now the Broken One reigns"? Yeah. Really crystal clear evidence of three Shards on Roshar.

What I'm saying is that if Sazed is changed, you can't say he is changed according to some fictional Shard like "Balance". Saying that is not accurate. A new Shard was not created when Sazed took two powers. That's primarily what I'm talking about. It's pedantic, but it's important we are clear on these things. As for Sazed changing... Answer is paraphrased and not a direct quote. It's kind of a cop-out answer, so we still don't know how Sazed will change. My point remains, however. We cannot say "Sazed changed from holding Balance." We can say "Sazed changed from a combination of Ruin and Preservation." The latter is accurate to our current knowledge. The former is inaccurate except in wild, unfounded speculation.

Good. Now change it back.

It seems pretty blatantly clear that there are three Shards on Roshar. In fact, Brandon told me so. That doesn't mean there couldn't be a Shard named Passion elsewhere, just not Roshar.

There is precisely zero evidence that holding two Shards changes the intent of those Shards. They are merely two powers, connected through Sazed's mind. Since the name of a Shard is the Shard's intent, you can't say Sazed holds "Balance" or anything else. That's silly. It's false, and makes no sense. It's obvious that magic is caused in accordance with a Shard's intent. Changing the Shard's name would inherently change the magics they form. Obviously, the magics are not inherently changed, this implies that hey, Sazed just holds two Shards. Don't even think about changing their intents. You will make me cry from the sheer madness of doing such a thing.

We figured it out. The problem was that Kerry had it set so she had to approve the comments manually. When you posted, it was red, signifying that she had to approve them.