Cadmium

Its Ruin’s fault!

Eureka! Well of Ascension, Part one. Vin receives a package from a metallurgist with a sample of Duralumin. The note attached mentions that aluminum is hard to come by, but the writer managed to buy some aluminum flatware from a fleeing noble’s estate. There’s at least a tiny bit of confirmation that Gemmel’s fork could’ve been aluminum. Guess I know what I’ll be asking Brandon next time he stops through!

Dang text. You can’t trust anything not written in metal. I wasn’t upset with you, just disappointed with the lack of anything else being out there!

At the end of The Eleventh Metal, Gemmel finds a book of theories on an Eleventh Metal, throws it away, then digs through Shezler’s metallurgy equipment. So... I’ve searched the forums and WoB and reddit and no results for anyone ever asking, WHY? Why was this fork noteworthy to a cracked Mistborn? Was it just a fancy fork of an allomantic metal? Aluminum? Malatium? Or was it hemalurgically charged? Any theories?

I say that every time, but I think this was the first that I kept myself to 2 with a clarifying follow up. Curious how well my recollection will line up with the audio!

If you want, you could try watching the live-stream on MBtB’s FB Page.

My wife & I were sitting behind you (maybe a different guy) when you were chatting her up. We were kinda smirking to each other because we legit thought you were asking for their schedule trying to get her digits (or whatever the kids ask for these days)... She is… very attractive.

WoB confirm that the sheath is at least partially metal. My question last night confirms it was specifically prepared but was not Invested at the time of Nightblood’s initial Awakening & it wasn’t part of the original intent. I dont know if that implies Nightblood has been Awakened more than once or Invested more than once or if more than one intent has been placed upon it.

For those that may not have heard it, Brandon is in town until Tuesday. He’s doing stuff tomorrow with the LDS Church. Monday he’s recording an episode of Writing Excuses at NASA. Then flies out for a Tuesday tour stop? It was hard to hear what his sister was telling the guy asking, but then again that’s how eavesdropping goes!!

Words of Brandon: (paraphrased until transcriptions) Elantris says the Shaod often comes at night. Does it always come at night? No. Was Nightblood’s Sheath present at its Awakening and is it part of the Intent. No. I mean, it may have been there and prepared for its use, but it is not part of the first Awakening or the Intent. So at some point we may learn how it learned to stop with the sheath? I... The sheath is specially made and is special but it was not part of the Investiture, the Command, or the Intent. Good questions.

Whoa, Argent, hold it. Don't confuse have not with cannot. It's subtle shades like this that can make all the difference in the worlds.

Was joke. I keed.

At the Houston Signing, Brandon said he's in talks for a "side-sequel" series in an alternate Universe/timeline.