Treamayne

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That is not what I was saying (only you can verify if that is what you believe) - what I am saying is that "godmetals" appear to be based on the Vessel - not the Shard. Or, at least not just the Shard - It seems to be the Shard's power and Intent as filtered through the Vessel; hence Vessel-based naming Which implies that Raysium will no longer be the Godmetal of Odium, because Taravangium will replace it (who knows if they will be similar or not) and TOdium is not quite like ROdium was Wax could not do that with the electric current alone - it always failed. . . until he brought Trellium into the Equation It was not the Lerasium and Atium that cause the explosion, it was Trellium and Harmonium. Trace amounts of Lerasium and Atium were discovered in the residue left behind after the explosion. We have not seen it because it is in the Southern Continent, but it might not be as Violent because it would be in liquid state and Shardic Investiture only becomes metallic when manifesting as a Solid in the Physical Realm (Where most perpendicularities are "pooled" investiture piercing all three realms) Hope that helps

Do you have a reference for this, I cannot find it. All I can find is (RoW Ch 76): So, it is a Rhythm (like the Rhythm of Peace (used for telling time)) but not a Pure Tone. So, I beleive Harmony would have a Rhythm, but not a Pure Tone since it is still separated into the Pure Tones of Preservation and Ruin.

Lots of discussion in this thread and this thread. At the risk of sounding foolish, I'll quote my post from there: I'm not sure that is true (discussed here and here). Harmony holds two shards - but only outside observers sometimes consider Harmony to be a single Shard (WoB below), and we don't know if Harmony was a name Sazed gave to himself, or if the survivors of the Catacendre just started calling him that and he accepted the name: Sazed himself does continue to refer to them as separate. More importantly, he explicitly used the Intent when taking them up that they should be two separate powers, working together (HoA Ch 82): The thing to keep in mind is that Sazed never Combined his shards. He does not hold 1 shard with the intent of Harmony, he holds two separate shards Ruin and Preservation and is trying to do so Harmoniously. The other important note is that GodMetals are derived from teh Vessel, not the Shard. E. .g : ATIum not Ruinium LERASium not Preservatium TANAVASTium not Honorium So, Harmonium is named after the Vessel Harmony, not a "Shard" Harmony (and because both Brandon and Saze hated Sazedium): This is why it is unstable, because Sazed's balance is unstable and because he never (by subconcious Intent - ref above quote where he took up the shards) actually made one Shard out of two pieces. In theory, if he had instead thought "Oh, these belong together. Merged they become <new Shard name>" he might not be having the difficulties he is now, because he would be a Vessel to a Single (larger) Shard with a single Intent - rather than a Vessel to two Shards with opposing Intents that he tries to balance. I would guess there cannot be one "mist" until/unless the powers are properly combined - because the Mist is a manaifestation of the Shard, not the Vessel. We won;t know about Rhythm and Pure Tones until we get confirmation if those change when the Vessel changes. If they are based on the Shard, then it should still be Preservation's and Ruin's Pure Tones and Rhythms. If the Vessel can change a Shard's Tone and Rhythm, then I expect there would be a Harmony Tone and Rhythm.

We do not yet have confirmation of how Malatium is alloyed (see below), and the composition would matter. Also, consider that the expanded conciousness of Atium is a "required secondary power" to make use of the Atium - and we also see that Electrum, as used in HoA does not confer the same effect either. So, it may be as simple as: "Atium expands the mind because you are tracking dozens of Atium Shadows outside yourself - Electrum only tracks your own (barring conflict with other's use of Atium/Electrum, which renders both moot) and does not. Therefore, Malatium also does not when you are only seeing one or two Malatium Shadows at a time (as seen in TFE adn M:SH)" But, we do know that there is at least some Mental component, because all Allomantic metals have at least seem mental impact. We know Malatium is Atium + Gold, but what we do not have confirmation on is: Era 1 Atium (already Atium+Electrum) with added Gold - or - Era 1 Atium (already Atium+ Electrum) with the silver removed leaving only Gold in the alloy WoBs: As far as i can recall, the only time we see somebody witness two separate Malatium Shadows is with Vin in TFE, when she sees the Malatium Shadow for both Rashek and Kar (but does not yet understand the metal, and misinterprets what she sees in the Malatium Shadow). TFE Ch 36: So, she sees Rashek's Shadow next to him, then sees Kar's Shadow next to her (since he is holding her from behind).

I'm a big fan. Well, Silverlighters/Silverlitians/Silverlish all sounded wrong, so I figured if the big draw of Silverlight was the University, then the moniker would fit. . .

This is, as yet, unclear. The WoBs: can be thought to imply the possibility, especailly as they are compared to chasmfiends, which we know to have a Gemheart (Axehounds as well - See below) but since it is likely they are decended from Shin Horses (themselves descended from horses brough from Ashyn) it also seems unlikely. Afterall, herdazians and Horneaters are both half-breeds and neither race is known to have a gemheart adaptation. TLDR: There are hints that Ryshadium may have developed a gemheart; but there is not yet any confirmation for any "immigrant species" having developed a gemheart, including (potential) half-breeds like Rhyshadium (assuming parallels between their stone hooves and herdazian fingernails mean a similar "evolutionary" path).

Maybe? However, I can't see it having much information besides "We Don't Know". . . Yolenians - Created by Adonalsium (? - maybe) Scadrians - Created by Preservation and Ruin SoScads - Moved by Rashek (assuming the evolutionary changes don't make them a new species) Selish - Unknown if they Worldhopped or were created there Ashynites - Unknown if they Worldhopped or were created there Rosharans - Worldhopped from Ashyn, but unknown how they got to Ashyn Nalthians - Unknown if they Worldhopped or were created there Threnodites - Unknown if they Worldhopped or were created there Beaconites - Worldhopped from Threnody Komashians - Unknown if they Worldhopped or were created there Drominadians - Unknown if they Worldhopped or were created there Taldainians - Unknown if they Worldhopped or were created there Lumarians - Unknown if they Worldhopped or were created there Eggheads - Residents of Silverlight - Worldhoppers or descendants of Worldhoppers As far as nationalities and part-humans (Horneaters, etc.) - all of that is on the specific Shardworld's page (as applies).

When you see somebody wearing all grey and think "Uh, oh - Awakener, watch out. . . "

Please see this thread: Ookla was Peter's Forum Name for the Time Waster Guild (Archive Link) Forums, which were the predecessor to these forums. Example WoB: Hope that helps

I am unsure if you are asking about Person A using nightblood to kill a Nicrosil Ferring who is filling their storage, or a Nicrosil Ferring storing while weilding Nightblood to kill Person B. For the former, dead Ferring. It won't matter if they stored, tapped or did nothing; if they get hit, they will poof just like any target Nightblood strikes. If the latter, Nightblood will feed on any Kinetic investiture the wielder is accessing, including investiture being tapped from metalminds; and once that runs out, Nightblood will feed on the wielder themselves until the sword is dropped or the wielder is dead. WoBs: Hope that helps

We know that Scadrial had a thriving Worldhopper Trade going on (before Kelsier's antics), and we know Worldhoppers visited Scadrial prior to Alendi/Rashek. I think it's probable that Worldbringers had a significant enough knowledge of Realmatics to have known about the "metal glows" phenomenon - even if a given individual did not personally visit the Cognitive Realm themselves. I think it is likely that changing Scadrial's Feruchemists wasn't just about the interactions between Allomancy and Feruchemy, it also stifled what little Realmatic Theory was known and understood, and helped remove records of inventions like Gunpowder that TLR wanted surpressed. Guns themselves may have started as an import/knowledge share with other worlds pre-Rashek, as we not only see Khriss with a gun in M:SH (White Sand Spoilers):

Great, thank you. Now - standard Sanderson wordsmithing thought. . . Does he mean "Preservation" as in Leras or "Preservation" as in the power of the Shard of Preservation (which could have been weilded by somebody at the Well if there had been instances before Alendi/Rashek)? Of course, the correct answer is Yes. he meant it in any way that would confuse future understanding or allow misinterpretation. . .

I found this one that mentions previous ascensions: But I wonder if maybe it would be easier for you to find if you searched the Forum for the previous time you quoted that WoB?

Exactly. An Obligator might know the truth, but that is surprising to the general populace. We already know there is a disparity between what they study and what they tell the masses.

Maybe I am over thinking this (or under-thinking as the case may be) but it seems to me that Minisitry Doctrine is unlikely to be factual about the number of Kings to whom TLR granted Allomancy. If they "hid" metals to try a long-con on the populace that there were only 10 Allomantic Metals, it seems likely they would have pulled a 1984 and re-written history so that the number of elevated kings (and the number of Great Houses) matched - because, of course the religion of the Sliver of Infiinity would just happen to have the number TLR's "friends and supporters" match the number of kings match the number of metals . . . and those heretics over there claiming that 16 is a holy number are just incorrect lying liars that need to be extinguished.

As far as I can tell, this is the closest we come in WoB Form: True, but also note (M:SH P6-Epilogue): So, yes nobody before Alendi was mentioned in-text. However, we also know that Shard's "intelluctus" (to use a Dresden Files term) is much like it is in that series. . . you only "know" something if you think about knowing it (you need to internally ask the question; e. g. Sazed knew how Rashek used the power because in taking up the power he thought about what went wrong last time; but we never see Saze, Kell or Vin "think" about the period before Alendi or how many times the Well had filled). While it is in no way supported by Canon evidence, my personal belief is that the Well had to have filled, and been accessed, at least three times: Because the Shattering was a long time ago, and it's implied that Scadrial was created shortly after the Shattering The Well would have needed at least the first 1024 yr span to fill and trigger Alendi/Rashek's story But, the first filling of the Well would likely have happened without Ruin's corruption of the prophesy Which is how Ruin realized he needed to alter the prophesy to manipulate his own release Afterall, 1024 years before Rashek, Terris Religion would have only been one of many from one Culture and Nation amongst many Rashek's and Alendi's Story Vin's Story

I can agree with that - though my response that you quoted was not about Full Feruchemists - it was about "why feruchemy, an art that is balanced between Ruin and Preservation (you Ruin yourself to Preserve an attribute, afterall), wasn't "given/created" by Preservation alone." So, if Feruchemy is the natural pathway of investiture for a World created by Ruin and Preservation together, and that pathway is genetic (due to the same) then Ferrings would be the naturally occuring Manifestation of Investiture. My current theory (headcanon), pending more information, is that the Hero 1024 years before Alendi used the power of the Well to "upgrade" Terris from Ferrings to Full Feruchemists (which still has holes, even though we know Rashek made himself Mistborn that way does not mean another hero could have done the same with Feruchemy or to other people, but may have been possible by tweaking Teris sDNA rather than a direct Investing of power). The natural Terris insularity would reinforce that trait and prevent it from spreading across the northern continent. And we all know what happens next.

Technically speaking, the first Secret History was always a planned part of the Cosmere - but at the time of the first trilogy Brandon was unsure if he would be able to write that story. Ditto Secret History 2, there is planned content, he just does not know if/when he will be able to write the story. WoBs: Hope that helps

Please note that this post is two years old, which means it was theorized based on preview material - so the reference you add may just have been added in a later draft and was unavailable at the time this was written.

It is implied that Highspren (some/most/all?) consider themselves to be the Radiant and their Mortal to be a squire (which may explain how they withhold Division from Skybreakers until the Third Oath). That said, except for very few lines from Szeth's Spren (we still don't know their name), Aux is really the first bonded Highspren we have seen on-screen, so this could just be his specific point of view. With a distant third option based on the Adolin Reverse Bond theory: Either way, we don't really know how this is working or why. . . yet.

It is fine if you or they make that decision, just please make sure that you are warning them that Secret History has Spoilers for Bands of Mourning, so that they can make an informed decision.

Rather than move the Shardcast link, they appear to have added a hover delay so it does not trigger automatically.

As far as we know, the "Expanse" names are Rosharan terms for Cognitive Realms that border Roshar's Shadesmar. As such, there are likely only going to be terms for the ones already on the map until/unless we get the Silverlight terms (or unless Sanderson reveals that "Expanse" is the Silverlight term). That said, I think it's far more likely that Broken Sky refers to Ashyn and/or Braize (since being in the same system they by-nature have to be one of the border areas).

Wow, thank you. What a difference. No accidental menus displayed so far today. . . (don't jinx it)