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We've seen that happen, actually. Stormlight Spoilers:

I know I'd prefer the topics to be merged, but whichever is less work for you.

This is probably supposed to be Penrod, who by this point in Hero of Ages was spiked. Kelsier didn't know him, and those visions became more metaphorical as they went on (I don't think the thing with the laughing and dancing in the ashes ever physically happened, for example).

Not to the degree you might be thinking - Allomancy is of Preservation, but there are powers associated with Allomancy that don't really scream "Preservation." Likewise, not all the Surges seem like something Honor would be OK with granting, but Surgebinding is of Honor. Where we can look for a Shard's intent, however, is in how the powers are obtained, and how they act once used. Surgebinding grants power through adherence to Oaths. Hemalurgy steals powers by ripping them off a victim's soul, leaving it broken. BioChroma is fueled by giving one's Breath to another. In this way, Odium's magic system would be obtained through actions in keeping with his Intent. I have some thoughts on that, but they can wait until another post. EDIT: Or this one, since there've been no replies since my post. OK then. Anyway, actions in keeping with hatred are inherently destructive, or borne out of a desire to do destruction to someone or some people. Therefore, whatever Odium's system happens to be, it will be actively harmful to the practitioner, and possibly very very good at harming others. This matches with the example we've seen of Voidbinding, with stormform actively suppressing the original mind. But let's go deeper. How does hatred arise in the first place? I would argue that it comes about from a warped sense of consequence and justice, as in "how dare you do such-and-such! You must pay for your insolence!" Therefore, Odium's system would involve a sort of equivalent exchange, where you give up a piece of yourself (cognitively, spiritually, physically, I couldn't begin to comment) for some effect, with the understanding that said effect would rebound upon you eventually, and probably with interest.

But can he run Minecraft?

That's the one. Your turn.

Take heart. We only learned everything there could possibly be to know about how one survives in the Cognitive Realm.

Sel's magical feature of note is just the "Dor", AonDor being one means of accessing it. Nalthis' flowers are the "Tears of Edgli." It's probably just like a filter, everything in the Physical Realm as seen from Scadrial's Cognitive Realm is either misty or glowing. When something's in the Cognitive Realm, like souls and bodies such as Drifter's, Nazh's, and Khriss', they're neither misty nor glowing. I don't believe there's anything significant, cosmerically, about Scadrian-mined and forged metal. Except of course for atium, lerasium, and harmonium, but that's beside the point.

In one sense, no, in that metal from any planet with the right chemical makeup would serve as the right key for any of the Metallic Arts. In another sense, though, they are, because Ruin and Preservation worked together to mold Scadrial to their liking, and left bits of themselves in everything. It's how Ruin was able to do his Orwellian edit thing. And of course the God metals are invested out the wazoo.

In many cases, I would actually agree with that dissertation. On many Shardworlds, with one or zero Invested Shards in residence, there's no reason to search for a focus because there's only one system. In that way, a focus becomes a study in drawing erroneous connections. However, on, say, Scadrial, there were two Shards, and 3 systems, and all of them used metal. On Roshar there were 2 Shards and an interloper, and we know of 3 systems (Surgebinding, Voidbinding, and Artifabrication) and all of them involve gemstones. So focus identification is a very situational tool, but hardly useless.

Elantris 2 and 3 would be my guess. Unless he throws us a curveball in Oathbringer.

Apologies, Weiry. Let me try again. Very little. The lethal variant is almost completely unknown, and the nonlethal variant is standard operating procedure for some Shards like Endowment.

Also, AonDor is region-locked. The Cognitive realm probably doesn't count as part of Sel for the purpose, let alone part of Arelon.

It probably recreates the memory Pensieve-style, or like the photo thing in Blade Runner. That seems like the logical endpoint.

My first thought in that regard were the skaa hovels of the Final Empire. Especially since the people inside said bunker-like buildings had a very similar life expectancy.

And a long one, too. With the intimate understanding of Cognitive physics we've received from this book, he should be exempt from Cosmere questions for at least 6 months.

We were speaking of before Devotion and Dominion were splintered. The aftermath of that event is fairly well established.

We have seen Nalthis' Cognitive Realm. Warbreaker spoilers:

He's an archivist, probably wants it for the 17th Shard files. Also of note: the map of New Seran at the beginning of the book is torn along the left side, as though it were half a map.

Secret History spoilers:

Nah, he hasn't nearly had enough time as Harmony for the Intents to really get to work. He's just overworked by the prospect of another Shard muscling in on his turf. Yes. Yes we do. Search for his name (Hoid) on the coppermind, he's been around. Practice.

Ah, Kelsier. I have missed you. That's basically my main reaction here. Also, I didn't think how much of a hassle it would be for him to take up Preservation's power. I assumed that if it was free-floating, the power would just snap on to anyone in the right place and time, like Shardplate.

I get the feeling that Khriss is your basic absent-minded professor/For Science! type. (Note her conduct during the party, where she usurps Wax's dance without warning, quizzes him relentlessly about the physics of being a Crasher, and then leaves abruptly while muttering about the next question she wants to tackle) I also get the feeling that Nazh has probably learned to forgive her for a lot of things. Also, who says she's his direct boss?

It doesn't create or destroy until it comes in contact with water, that is. Then it just can't help itself destroying things.

Dakhor uses human sacrifice for basically everything.