Brightness Enna

I like searching the Coppermind ... That sounds like an advertisement. Sometimes, when I just need something short and strange, I visit gutenberg.org, a collection of etexts and things in the public domain. Search "astounding" into the search bar. There are a bunch of magazine things published in the 1930s filled with stories. The stories are mostly very science-fiction-y, like traveling to Venus where there are perfect people living in a perfect society to stamp out a giant breed of mosquito that are sucking people's blood. And it's all set in the mid 1900s. They're great, mostly clean, and very colorful. I like the one labeled "From the Ocean's Depths" here: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/29607/29607-h/29607-h.htmIt has a sequel somewhere else. It's strange, but what else from there isn't? Beware though - the vocabulary can get a little tough occasionally. Good luck with your quest. That's one of the worst things about reading Sanderson. You can't stop.

Yup - there's an "official" Knights Awkward thread started by Mistrunner. http://www.17thshard.com/forum/topic/29462-the-knights-awkward/?hl=%2Bknights+%2Bawkward It's pretty awesome, I think.

Thanks very much! I think I get it now, especially after researching a little bit more.

I've got a few questions about the Dor... 1: In what realm does the Dor work? I'm assuming it's investiture, but I keep getting confused. It kind of feels like a spiritual realm kind of thing, but... 2: What happens when you draw an Aon? The way I've got it in my head right now is that the Elantrian kind of rips a hole between the realms, letting the investiture come through and power it. 3: What happens after the Aon is... um, done (aaah, words)? There are some that stay for a while, like Ashe, which can provide light, but others that disappear straight after they're drawn, leaving only the effect. Does the "hole" seal up? Can it be sealed imperfectly? Or am I just thinking about this all wrong? And a little more randomly, 4: What effect would Aon Omi have on the Hoed, right after you can draw (ineffectual) Aons but the Elantrians are still "fallen"? (For reference... Omi on Coppermind) Thanks! These have been bothering me for a little while.

This might have already been said, but... Tap (or even better, compound) both steel and zinc and read. Awaken a clock in class to get out early. Tap chromium while juggling for the first time. Lightweave a copy of yourself taking notes while the real you has a nap or reads more books. Use perfect pitch to tell when a professional musician messes up. Tap connection to make little kids love you and always request you as a babysitter (so this is what happened with Vasher). Burn cadmium to pass the time away while you're babysitting. Awaken some clothing to make sure that the kids don't touch any knives. Forge a game console to be another one, like from a Nintendo to an XBox. Do the same with all the games. Use Aon Tia to get to the other side of the couch so you can reach the refrigerator.

I was actually thinking about this a little while ago, though it was in relation to the Coppermind. I would really like to access that information without internet! I know - I'm quite obsessed. Perhaps a more static site like this would be easier?

Don't take me too seriously, seeing as I don't have the book with me... But about tactics: I think that the situation that was presented came up a little too quickly for anybody to really react. There wouldn't have been any time for Elend to think too hard about the battle. In addition, I think he was bluffing a bit when he said that they were fighting for more time. I think that the main motivation he had was to burn as much atium as possible - unless my memory is faulty and he had no idea what the atium really meant. Then he was being a little foolhardy and reckless, spreading out his forces like that. Maybe he just wanted to kill some koloss? Charononus has got it right, I think, about the arrows - that arrows don't do much to koloss in the first place, plus I don't believe that the group had enough arrows and bows to stave off the koloss for any significant amount of time, despite there being a small amount of armed soldiers. Fatigue was probably a huge part, too. We suppose that they were fighting all night, right? The original number of atium mistings that they had in the first place was most likely small... what were those numbers again? A sixteenth of a sixteenth of an army of 10,000, even though Elend's was probably something different, is 39. It seems that atium might burn faster than we thought, or atium might give a slight stamina boost, allowing the soldiers to fight for longer, though definitely not as long as somebody burning pewter. Their front was huge, but as to the atium logistics, wouldn't the soldiers be able to feel when their supply got low? They could conserve the last thirty seconds to run back out of the way and get back to the fighting. But that does seem like a huge failing of an army of atium mistings. I don't remember where I was going with this. Maybe the next question or WoB to find should be about how big the Trust was and how much it had been filled, how large the atium spheres are, and exactly how fast atium burns. Then, perhaps, we could get more accurate numbers and something will surprise us all.

So we'll get Elantris 2 and Incredibles 2 the same year. Two originals released a while back, their sequels being released waaaayyyy too far in the future.

That is literally the coolest thing I've seen all week. Go you!

As much as I love Stormlight, Mistborn, and all the rest, Elantris is my favorite. Minority over here!

I am cringing. Though good connection.

I'll take some of that, then.

I know I'm in the minority here, but Elantris is my favorite. Sarene is one of my favorite characters, and if I were magically gifted a cosmere power due to my personality traits, it would be Aons. Thank you! I feel very assured by the label on that cookie.

That's not very original, is it? *sigh* Forgive me - it's late. I was introduced to Sanderson February 2015, and have read all of his books (except for Wheel of Time - I'm not sure I want to make that commitment quite yet) and most of his short stories. I love my friends. Technically, I became a member at the end of April, but have been ignoring it since then. I want to participate better now. That'll probably work. Maybe. Love you all and have a wonderful life.

I don't have a Facebook, but shared this page on Twitter. This is a worthy cause, I only wish I could help. (Maybe using my friend's account?)

How do we put pictures in? I found one on Google Images I want to use (yes, it's public domain), but I don't know how. I know there's a code, and you have to upload the picture somewhere else... How do I do that?