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Have we actually confirmed that Seons are Splinters? For some reason I can't find the relevant quote, and that could throw a monkey wrench into this theory.

It's likely the transformation of garbage into food on Sel was done using Aon Shao - the Aon that means Transformation or Change. It seems similar to Soulcasting, I think, because it shares the same root - Transformation. However, Aon Shao can do some things that, as far as we've seen, aren't possible using Soulcasting. The disguises that Raoden and Galladon use are based on Aon Shao - though "there are so many things mixed in that the base Aon is almost irrelevant." (Elantris, Ch 49) If Soulcasting can make convincing disguises, I'd be surprised.

Is the rate at which Soulcasting happens fixed? ex: does it always take X seconds to Soulcast Y amount of material, regardless of both original form and Soulcasted form? I'm thinking if a natural Soulcaster (Jasnah, Shallan) can control the rate of transformation, it could end up being less likely to crack the gems because the Stormlight isn't draining as fast. Or more likely, if they try to Soulcast very quickly, like in combat or other stressful situations.

Would the Three Metallic Arts function the same way as we see them if Preservation and Ruin were Splintered? This is trying to dig at if the magics of Sel functioned the same way before Devotion (syn) and Dominion's Splintering at the hands of Odium.

For the base metals (tin, iron, gold, etc), they're pure. Most of the alloys we don't know, with two exceptions: pewter is 91% tin, 9% lead and bronze is 75% copper, 25% tin. Sources: The Final Empire, Ch. 6; A House of Ashes, Ch. 6

I keep thinking it's the 'Essential' metals, but that is clearly wrong. Makes sense, but still wrong.

When I saw hazekiller rounds while reading Alloy the first time, I thought "Oh, those could be really handy.... wait, this is Brandon. They'll fail miserably." And they did. Oh, they did.

Highlighted here, with all the ten-degree latitude marks circled.

That comment was made before Dominion was canonized. The post you're looking for is over here,

Raw pain is inflicted on anyone who goes above the thirty foot mark. This is to force them back into the fight - those running the show don't like it when people stall too much. Yes, it is inflicted if anyone is forced up to that height. All this does it make it a little harder to hold onto a Form.

All the caverns are fifty feet from the floor of the arena to the ceiling, but going higher than thirty results in penalties. The rings around the arenas, which I'm calling Observation Decks, are ten feet higher than the arena floor. Chasms are forty feet deep, but falling more than ten below the arena floor results in forfeiture, as does any burrowing below this distance.

The specifics here are important: he wouldn't run a bridge straight into enemy lines unarmored. "Never ask anyone to do what you wouldn't willing do yourself" is his line, and he wouldn't do something so obviously suicidal. That said, I think he would run bridges in full armor, and ask others to do the same.

Tank spins to face you as he slides towards the edge of the arena, his lightsaber fading away as a mace appears in his hand. He slams the mace into the ground, its spikes arresting his motion. Tank stands back up and lets go of the mace, the lightsaber once again appearing in his hand as he charges towards you at high speed. The mace fades away from the arena floor, leaving only a hole where its spikes were. Keep pours River a glass of a dark red wine and listens to your conversation for a bit before chiming in. “You two seem more alike than you make yourselves out to be. I mean, you’re both Spheremorphs, for one. There’s maybe two hundred of those in the entire world. It’s bound to create some sort of bond, yeah?” The two of you look at him curiously, and he turns to clean some of the glasses. “Just the thoughts of a Barkeep who’s been around longer than either of you. More to drink?” The owner approaches the pair of you, seeing you have found things to your liking. “Well, if you’ve found all you want, I’ll be happy to take your coin. If not, well, your loss. Probably of a toe.” He looks signifigantly at Ambro with his final words, then points towards the door. “Place is trapped, as is everywhere here. The benefactor doesn’t like thieves. What’s free is free, what isn’t, isn’t. Though, from what you’ve found, I may be able to part with the whole of it for… A silver fiver, perhaps. Could even toss in a few more of those belts for the same price.” He may have a bored look about him, but the owner seems to know the exact value of everything in his store.

Hemalurgy is a function of the interaction between Preservation and Ruin, just like Allomancy and Feruchemy. While Sazed may be able to change how Snapping works, I doubt he could alter something so fundamental as the interaction of Shards.

Points about fiberglass and polyester resin - it's not flammable (though it will melt at 400+F) after it has cured, you can make that stuff in basically any form you want, and it's freaky sturdy. I'm making a few things out of this stuff right now, actually.

What are the percentages on the other seven Allomantic alloys? From Final Empire: Are the pewter Steel Alphabet Medallions made of Allomancer's pewter?

But if we go with a modern-day setting (read: second trilogy), then high-density plastics like those in riot shields and police batons can make a team of hazekillers roughly equal to a mistborn. It's likely this is how the SWAT team will take down the mistborn serial killer.

Not necessarily, since strobe lights require both AC power and an electronic control. At the points that we've seen, everything with electricity is workable with only DC. I'll agree that it'll come along shortly, though, even if they don't have it now.

No word on if making the Lurcher move changes the math (it probably would), but here's what I was basing my statement on, bolded for emphasis. The bolded and italicized part i took to mean you couldn't hold an object above your center of mass, either. Correct me if I'm wrong.

I think it's notable here that we've determined that holding a stable orbit anywhere above a Lurcher's Center of Mass is untenable, assuming you want a horizontal plane of orbit. Now what if those of you that are closer to the physics of it played with 'skewed angle' planes of orbit? Ex: over the Lurcher's head, in front of him/her, under him/her, behind him/her, then back over the head again. Could a Pull-only shield of flying objects be viable? I think that's the burning question here.

You can make as many Forms as you want, so long as you stick to the five-Form rule: Up to five evolutions worth of Spheres. Ex: One Sphere that has evolved four times (Basic->1->2->3->4), or five Basic Spheres. What I'll try to do is look at the Forms you make and see where they fit in the magic system. If it seems like something should be an evolution of another Form, I'll let you know.

Of course it's possible! Put up an app and I'll review it, then once it's approved we'll try and work you into the narrative we have going. Once again, I'm sorry about the delays everybody. Finals week is coming up for me, and after that I'm free for a couple of weeks. We'll gain steam back soon.