Kelvin

Ah, but you're forgetting that Rayse had splintered his shard. The void spren are splinters of odium.

The worst would have to be half formed elantrians. Come on. Bride men don't have wounds that never heal. Bridge men know their suffering is temporary

Nicrosil stores investiture. So imagine this for a moment. A Nicrosil ferring/misting stores a bio-chromatic breath in his nicrosil mind. Then he burns it. Does he suddenly have enough breath to reach the tenth heightening? Can someone ask Brandon?

I'd be interested to know what he thought of Aona and Lwras

I'd be a Mistborn and fight crime. First, I'd soothe away aggression with my Tin burning to make sure no one sneaks up behind me. Then, if that didn't work, it's time for Steel, Iron and Pewter. I'd use my power to help people at every opportunity. I'd try to take on white collar crime as well with a little Soothing and Rioting. I would definitely be a Mistborn. Even if you had to restrict me to the basic 8 metals. (Steel, Iron, Tin, Pewter, Brass, Zinc, Bronze and Copper)

Can you touch seons. I was always under the impression that seons are solid.

Do we have any guesses as to what Adonalsium was?

I'm quite sure he will. Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 387973120 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 521308464 bytes) in Unknown on line 0

I don't think Adonalsium is Good. I think it was singing made by God. A representation of God's power

You know, I kind of liked the thought of a dragon-free Cosmere. It's just so unlike every other fantasy universe, I kind of liked it that way.

There's a dragon? I know the series is called Dragon Steel but a literal dragon? Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 387973120 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 424532272 bytes) in Unknown on line 0

I don't know, guys. I really think there's a good argument to be made for both sides. The fact that Rayse got Odium seems to imply that he chose the Shard that would suit him best. The fact that Ati got Ruin says the exact opposite. There are other possibilities. Perhaps not everyone got their shard at the exact same moment. Perhaps Ati didn't understand what he was getting into. I really don't think the Shards in general follow gender stereotypes. Preservation: both men and women act to preserve things. Honor: both men and women display honor..Devotion: both men and women can be devoted. The only two that have this particular problem are Cultivation - because it makes you think of gardening, which is viewed as a feminine activity - and Endowment because of the unfortunate innuendo it brings up. It's not bad that Cultivation is female. (Is Cultivation female? Do we know?) but it would be nice if Endowment were also female. Trust me, Brandon is much better with sensitivity to gender issues than certain other fantasy writers (who shall go unnamed.)

So, I'm just going to post the text of a quick conversation I just had with my friend Matoyak because, frankly, I have far more questions about the Cosmere than answers and I think THIS question is fascinating. Kelvin: Oh boy do I hope Endowment is female. Matoyak: Because of the name? Kelvin: And the jokes that go with it. And the whole gender stereotypes that I know Sanderson would never do on purpose. But I think Cultivation is female. (which is what you would expect) and all the other shards are gender neutral. Preservation, Devotion, Ruin, Dominion, Honor. Those could go to anybody. It would be nice if Endowment was female to make the point that which shard you got was random. (Unless maybe it wasn't and they CHOSE their shards. But if Ati was the nice guy Hoid seems to think he was, he would never choose Ruin). Matoyak: Unless he didn't want someone else to be turned by it. Kelvin: I have a feeling these people were just standing too close to Adonalsium when it shattered and they got hit with different shards Matoyak: Or they didn't understand what the shards would do to them. Or maybe Ati thought he was strong enough to handle it? Kelvin: Perhaps Ati got to pick last. Rayse would choose Odium if he could. It could be argued that Aona, Leras, Skai and Tanavast all chose shards that would suit their personalities. So, if Ati got what was left over...

My thinking is that since the Lord Ruler was screwing around with their genetics, he made them age at a rate to match the year, So, Vin being sixteen would have the body of a sixteen year old girl from Earth but had only lived what we would call 13 years. When Sazed put things right, he fixed the genetics as well.

Does atium allow allomancers to perceive the cognitive realm by showing them what other people intend to do.

Do you have to do something to start theorizing, or can you just have at it?

Just thought I'd introduce myself. My name is Rich. I'm Seeker on Theoryland (if anyone knows me from there). Brandon Sanderson is one of my favourite authors, and I love to talk about his work.