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I'll mention here again that in a 4-D system, the metals do meet the definition of catalyst. I would also like to point out this, in particular the first statement: catalyst history. Let us also remember that the Ars Arcanum, which is the only place metals are called catalysts, was written by an in-Cosmere character. This character might not truly know the definition of the word catalyst. As Moogle showed before, WoB is that the metals do return to the planet. I would think they would have to return to the site of mining. If the metals returned to the core of the planet, they are effectively lost to the population, and as a result there would be metal shortages at some point (probably by AoL time, if not then by Era 3 novels). If the metals return to the site of mining though, as ore, shortages would never occur unless a vast quantity of a metal is burned in a short period of time, causing a shortage during the time it takes for the metal to reform.

I understood that scene as they did understand him when he was loud enough, but he was mumbling that whole scene and the words he did say coherently made no sense to them. Plus he looked like a beggar, if I recall correctly, so they probably thought nothing of the raving madman, as he would seem to them.

I am glad someone other than me was thinking non-Mistborn, non-SA. Though I doubt it is Nightblood, because that would spoil absolutely nothing, unless he's changed his title to something else (The Last Awakener, Final Breath, etc.) We will always hope, Quiver.

That would be correct, though it had some Scavenge as well.

That is pretty much exactly what Dredge is, if I recall correctly, and it was the original Ravnica for Golgari. The RtR Golgari ability was Scavenge.

I concur. My Werewolf deck from Innistrad block has plenty of Fight in it. And Reach is older than that, If I am not mistaken.

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...what... ...the... ...heck... Wasn't this how it was before?

I would not say I'm confirmed correct. But, at least in my opinion, it seems more and more likely the more we learn about the Honorblades, such as them eating investiture like Nightblood does.

I agree with Kari, I would like to know where you're getting your info CHOUTAGOD. Of any of the orders, I would expect Bondsmiths to not have Squires. Moreover, I would expect Lightweavers to have them, because they are creative types, and creative types always have helpers (real world has agents). It would surprise me if Lightweavers have no Squires.

I have to agree with Moogle here Arthur Dent. I have a personal theory that Honorblades aren't related to Spren at all, but are rather unique and more like Nightblood - heavily invested swords. I would like to point this out: source Szeth may not have needed to wait ten seconds when summoning the blade. Moreover, the blade not disappearing could just be due to Szeth's perception of the blade. There is so much we don't know about the Honorblades, and I am of the opinion that it actually hurts our understanding of them to so blatantly assume they are similar to Shardblades. Perhaps they are, but perhaps they aren't. It wouldn't be the first time we're fed incorrect information because of how the POV character understands things incorrectly.

The reputation system is a means for members to show pleasure/displeasure towards other members. It's a bit of a broken system due to the fact that upvotes are dolled out often for no real reason other than "that made me laugh," but we treat downvotes as incredibly harsh, rude, and sometimes personal attacks against each other. Don't take your Reputation seriously, as it does not matter whatsoever. Often times others will upvote you simply to offset that fact that another member downvoted you. It's truly not a big deal what so ever. We have had some members leave the site because of the fact that some members downvote you for having an unpopular opinion. I find the system silly, personally. But it is what it is, and allows us to show appreciation to others who we feel do a good job.

I feel the same way you do, in regards that it annoyed me when I was retold the info in WoA, and then moreso when he did it again in HoA. I, like you from the sounds of it, read the trilogy back-to-back-to-back. This made his re-telling very tiring, as it felt like a waste of my time, and a waste of space in the book. Keep in mind, though, that the books were not originally released all at once. I know that the new teen releases of the books were all at once, and given you've read Rithmatist and Steelheart I have a feeling those are the versions you're reading. Re-telling information is a technique I've seen many authors use when years pass between releases. It may seem like a waste when reading them immediately after each other, but it allows the readers to not have to reread the previous books to remember the details. It is understandable on Sanderson's part, and your frustration is also understandable. As for Alloy of Law, you should definitley expect him to re-tell info, as it is a new trilogy quadology. Brandon does not expect you to have read the Era 1 trilogy already. Surprisingly though, it felt like he re-told the information less in Alloy of Law than it did in WoA/HoA. As for Stormlight Archive, the only repetition between WoK and WoR occured when characters who had never been exposed to the knowledge were being exposed to it for the first time. And honestly, given the sheer "size" of the series so far, I felt I needed the refresher, and it was only book 2! There is just so much to the world, you will never remember it all with one pass, so reminders are welcome. I guess what I'm trying to say is to not take it personally, Brandon isn't trying to insult you. He's merely doing it for a different portion of his audience (which is larger than your second post here suggests). One trick to avoid it is to do what many Bernard Cromwell readers do - skip those paragraphs. You miss nothing, and the pace of the book doesn't slow as a result.

HoA establishes that Elend's allomancy is more forceful, and a bit more brutish, while Vin's allomancy has much more finesse. His pushes and pulls are stronger, but then Elend by that time is relatively well built and not a skinny young woman. It is stated in book, as I recall, that though Elend has more power behind his allomancy, Vin is the stronger Mistborn and would beat him in a fight. I did not take this to mean Lerasium was the reason for Elend's brutish allomancy, because the magic system alone explains the difference due to Elend's size and build. Perhaps I have missed a WoB on the matter, though. Mistborn is my least liked books of Brandon's, so it wouldn't surprise me at all. First, I think InexorablePanda understood all this, but it was still a nice summary on the matter. I would like to point out that every individual, magic user or not, has a bit of investiture in them. The "spark of life," or the soul, is investiture. This is most obvious on Nalthis, but it is true on other planets, the people merely cannot separate part of their soul like Nalthians can. As a side note, I find it interesting how many threads have begun to raise questions about investiture ratios. There are quite a few threads running around the Cosmere Theories forum with discussions on these ratios if anyone is interested in reading more of 17th Shards' speculation on the matter.

Ah, my misunderstanding then. Apologies.

If you guys ever come to Detroit or Flint, MI, I'll give you an earful of pleasantries. Given no one really responded, I will go ahead and say no, given the content Brandon stated, the two scenarios are not all that different. I would argue though that the second scenario is probably more plausible for a Forgery, depending on the situation which caused Shai to give the Shardblade up.

When he awakened objects he specifically had the color drain from other objects that he was not wearing, such as the red scarf he kept hidden during the opening scene. I do believe his clothing was brown, though.

You have an interesting definition of "main character," my friend. Out of curiosity, do you believe Siri or Susebron to be the main character of their sections of Warbreaker? Of both Galladon and Demoux, I can understand someone arguing Demoux is not a main character, but I'm honestly surprised you do not consider Galladon to be one. If it weren't for Galladon, the Elantris story would have never even happened. Galladon played such a major role throughout the book, even if the POVs were Raoden, Sarene, and Hrathen.

I'm going to say no. With no line, no pulling can be done. Burning iron and staring at an object does not mean you are working the "muscle" to pull said object, it just means you are burning iron and happen to be staring. With soothers it is different, as they are "flexing" their soothing "muscle," and eventually enough "muscle" is being worked to provide a response, in the same fashion that one person pulling on a rope is not usually enough to move a car, but with enough people pulling, the car will eventually move. We do know, though, that with enough raw ability, eventually the blue line will appear and one could, in theory, pull. Is that not how Inquisitors see people? blue lines leading to the trace metals in a person's body?

Moreover, helping newcomers helps us better understand and remember Cosmere information, plus hopefully will aid you in positively contributing to our theories. It's really a win-win for everyone.

Tell that to Teddy Roosevelt. His speech that saved his life from a bullet might as well have been a book.

Praise is given where praise is deserved, as my make believe grandfather used to say. But in all seriousness, whether that was your plan or not, it is happening As for the catalyst discussion, I would argue that the term applies. The issue is with the size of your system. If your system is the allomancer, then the metal is consumed. If your system, however, is the planet Scadrial, the metal is not consumed, as the total amount of metal on Scadrial is constant at any given moment (not including space bound objects entering/leaving and those pesky worldhoppers). That does assume the metal returning to the planet is instantaneous (which it isn't). Then the issue becomes your system in 4-dimensions. Given infinite time, though, the metal on Scadrial is roughly constant, particularly if the only activity occuring within the system is an allomancer burning a metal. In such a case, the term catalyst applies.

Ah, okay. I've been trying to hunt a WoB and I'm not finding one. I also don't recall that being mentioned in the book, likely due to the characters not exactly having time for SCIENCE!!!

I believe that is not the case. Color drains to grey in all cases except where the Awakener has reached the Heightening that allows them to drain the color down to white. Lifeless, requiring but one Breath, are drained to grey. Vasher's straw man takes a multitude of Breath, yet the scarf still drains to grey. I have a feeling I've misunderstood you and you actually mean the amount of color drained as in Vasher only using the color from half the scarf on the straw man. In that case I do not know. I don't recall it ever being mentioned outside of the straw man instance. It has been a year since I read it though. I thought we had confirmation that, using steel for example, a stronger push required a stronger burn, which in turn burns more metal. Is that not the answer to the question? As for why Elend has stronger pushes than Vin, I thought it was due to Vin's finesse, not the lerasium bead. Perhaps I am mistaken?