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We know some of these questions might be answered if/when we get a M:SH2.

We know what the Moon Scepter does (if not how). WoB: Are you trying to reason-out how Aona and Skai were Splintered? Or just the timeline in relation to the creation of Elantris and the first Elantrians before the Arelenes emmigrated to what is now called Arelon?

Just for consideration - does your theory take into account that the planet is larger than Cosmer STandard and has (at least) three separate continents with three mutually near-exclusive Empires in residence? I'm not saying you are wrong or off-base, but it seems narrow to put the fate of a whole planet and two Shards on one city in one small country of such a large world when we don;t have enough information about the rest of the geography to rule out 95% of the planet and how they impact these events. Seems more likely that Odium used on Ashyn the tricks he developed elsewhere (possibly Sel) and drove multiple countries (aligned to Dominino) to war with other countries (aligned to Devotion) to get the shards to also conflist with each other over their preferred worshippers. I don't discount Elantris' involvement, but I doubt the entire aspect was all this one location and people. Just grist for the discussion mill. . .

Based upon El's description and the various Fused common traits, we have two stand-out possibilities: Magnified Ones - El's most identifying natural feature is his horns (which could be grown by a Magnified One) Devastating Ones - We have no description here (and all other descriptions have at least one feature that does not match known traits of El). The third obvious possibility is that he was stripped of his Brand when he was stripped of his title and rhythms and will therefore not be one of the nine brands anyway.

They did - that's why I said "two parts" and this one is still a problem - only the magical compulsion to invert their attribute was lifted. We'll have to wait a bit to see how that plays out. Absolutely agree. Much about that scene was confusing (to me). My only question right now is "was it deliberately confusing (Sanderson hiding clues) or accidentally confusing?" but I decided to back up and reread Oathbringer and RoW before taking a second pass at WaT (for foreshadowing and details) - Maybe some foreshadowing will make that scene more clear on the second pass?

Welcome to the Shard. Your Intro post does not state what you have or have not read (whichever list is shorter), so please let us know that list so we can avoid spoilers, as necessary. Also, please consider checking out the Sharder FAQ for some useful forum info. We have no indications that Harmonium (which didn't exist, and was not thought possible when Scadrial was created) would have anything to do with Feruchemy's origins (and you would likely have to be an Allomancer to burn it anyway). What we do know is (WoB - Stormlight reference Spoilers): So, a Manifestation of Investiture (MoI) is not created by a Shard; rather it arises naturally based on Realmatic Principals and how the Shard(s)' Intent interacts with the Planet and the People. Though a Shard can directly influence it (SA Spoilers). It is likely (not confirmed) that Scadrial's Metallic Arts are based on Metal because of the way that Ruin and Preservation created the planet, infusing their essence into everything - and because Investiture in a Solid Matter form is inherently metallic this influenced everything on Scadrial (including MoIs). So, Feruchemy likely arose naturally based on how Scadrial was created by both Preservation and Ruin (because Feruchemy is both Preservation and Ruin, which is why it is end-neutral). What we do not know is how that became condensed into the Terris Bloodlines, though it is implied that Preservation interferred there when he passed on the first Legends of the Hero of Ages (and began his Thanatos Gambit to prevent Ruin from destroying the planet). Hope that helps.

At the risk of sounding haughty, since we have more than one thread on this topic, I'll quote what I said there, with Links and WoBs: It's theorized that this is what is happening between Adolin and Maya. It is unlikely that it would make Maya Radiant (or accessing Surges, at least) but it does seem to be a form of nahel Bond very similar to what you describe. Explained in more detail here. WoB: Hope that Helps

There was an explanation (or, at least part of one) - WaT Ch 140 : The heralds' madness had two components: The weight of their years of living (this trauma remains) The "darkness" that Ishar was pushing on them causing them to exhibit the opposite of their Intent (the Herald of Beauty destroying art, the Herald of Wisdom selling her services (Dova/Battar), etc. ) This is the part that was cured when Kaladin used the Fifth Oath to push the corruption out of Ishar (and therefore out of the Heralds he was Infecting throuch Connection) Hope that helps

The boring version: as much as Brandon says lashing isn't flying, he treats it like flying an aircraft whenever they have extended flights. For example, Kaladin should never black out from G-forces while turning but would black out after about 10 seconds with a double lashing at terminal velocity. He has also acknowledged that, sometimes, he factor's reader expectations against realistic portrayal (most readers would not have the physics background to realize the issue and expect that sharp turns cause physiological effects). WoB: Hope that helps

Copy all. I avoid ASoIaF as well (and will continue to do so until the series finishes). Hunger Games I would call Dystopian SF (SciFan or Soft Sci Fi) and if you have seen the movies, then you have the better version anyway (books are not bad, but they are First person which severly limits the worldbuilding and context), but people have equated it because of the themes of trauma (all kinds). DCC is a SciFan LitRPG and a very weird blend of Dystopian, Parody Humour, and adult themes and references (various fetishes, violence, forced betrayals, etc.) As far as SA second arc is concerned, I expect it will have similar dystopian elements to Mistborn Era 1, but is unlikely to focus on the negative emotions charactistic of "darker" fantasy.

I have read/seen none of those, so explanation by example didn't work for me (which is why I asked for clarification). However, based on that, I also posted the info from Wikipedia: So, of the five examples they list - which is closest to your perceived standard? With another possible clarification requested:

But he did not apply a GrimDark label to the Night Brigade - he merely said it will "probably be the closest you'll see from me." Also, you still have not answered the question at the top. you would have to say what you consider to be the standard definition of Grimdark to be. You mention nonstandard definition, as if there is a standard definition. So, What definition do you take as being "Standard" GrimDark?

He does, a bit. OB Ch 114: Hope that helps

Because those Heralds voluntarily returned, rather than being killed and forcibly returned.

Barring further data, my personal headcanon is that Shashara (and Vasher) was aware of the properites of Aluminum (Ralkalest) and had already prepared the sheath. Then, during the Awakening, part of the Command visualization was the aluminum sheath acting as an on/off switch. So, the sheath was not Awakened (it couldn't be since it is aluminum and would resist Breath), but it's function, as part of the Whole, was part of the Visualization (and therefore part of Nightblood's Identity).

We have this answer - Warbreaker Annotation to Ch 58: Correction. He does not create bloodlust when Drawn - we see Vasher and Szeth both wield him without the bloodlust. The Bloodlust happens during the bonding process, when the scabbard is loosened so that he can more strongly Riot his surroundings allowing his Command to enforce the bond. Note that the Guards in the Prologue, the Thugs in the alley and the soldiers at the GodKing's palace never actually draw the Sword - all of the attacks and death are with the sheath still on - just not locked. Warbreaker Prologue: Warbreaker Annotations to Ch 35: I theorize on Nightblood's Bond (and the other similar bonds that should be based on the same Realmatic principals) in this Q&A thread. Quoted summary reposted here: We have at least part of this answer as well. Warbreaker Annotations to Ch 41: So, the sheath was definitely part of his Identity from early on (before Warbreaker at least) - even if it was not part of the Awakeneing itself.

This is what happened. The amount of E1Atium he had, burned all-at-once with Duralumin created an effect very similar to Pure Atium. We don't have a definitive answer (because Kelsier also did not know - he found the Malatium in the short story Eleventh Metal), but Fan Theory believes Malatium is E1Atium with the Silver content removed (making the resultant alloy only Atium + Gold). That was Peter's answer. Brandon has neither confirmed nor denied. (but since Peter is now Brandon's Continuity editor - it's a safe bet) Understood - though as that one WoB points out, the "retcon" is far older than most realize. If you read the annotations, you realize that Brandon asctually wrote the first draft of all three books at the same time. Then he went back to edit TFE for publishing. It was at this point that he realized (the Sign of Sixteen and Preservations changes were already part of the story) that all allomancers should have been able to burn Atium. So it was before WoA had even finished edits. However, there was no way to have it be in-story, because there's nothing about the situation that applies to the story or protagonists directly for them to discover/learn this information. Even at the end of Era 2, Marsh may not realize what what he is using to extend his life isn't actually pure atium. WoB It's entirely possible that Era 3 will "discover" this (especially with two people from Era 1 still hanging around). Hope that helps

I'm slightly confused. Are you discussing the "Watchers on the Rim" Philosophy (mentioned by Kaladin and in the Starfalls vision in WoK)? - Please note, if you are referencing any spoiler information, then this is the wrong forum to discuss that. That said, it depends on your moral base. Those that ascribe to the idea that not killing an innocent in that situation would also argue that you are not killing ten people - the moral failing of their deaths is on the person/entity that does kill them. For example - If I'm in public and somebody tells me to kill one person at that location or he will kill everybody at that location - then, my refusal to kill an innocent does not mean I am to blame for what the criminal does to everybody else. They are to blame, they are killing people, not me. Dean Koontz had an interesting book with this kind of moral dilemma as the primary plot device. Velocity. It opens in chapter 1 with: Of course he considers it a prank, and only later learns the teacher was killed. The Psychological thriller progresses with more moral dilemmas and the protagonist struggles with this feeling - that they are to blame for the actions of this killer. It is only moral to account for your own actions, not the actions of other people that they try to pin on you through false moral dilemmas. That reduces your question to "Is it moral to kill this innocent?" The answer is generally no. All of that said, this is the kind of thing that causes a lot of trauma for military and first responders - no amount of philosophical theory can prepare you for the raw emotion and trauma of this kind of event.

Tangentially, yes. To keep the Sign of Sixteen, Preservation had to remove Cadmium and Bendalloy (temporal metals) to add E1Atium and Malatium (since they work in pairs) to that when the Mists evoked percentages in 16s, people would know "this is important." Unfortunately, because TLR ofuscated the number and use of metals, the protagonists had no idea that 16 was an indication of Allomantic Mistings for each Metal. Though, we do know how pure atium works - Elend's Duralumin + Atium did the same thing - giving him a Spiritual Realm vision allowing access to Fortune. (Much like Kelsier in M:SH P3 Ch 3 - except because Atium expands the mind as well, Elend was better able to understand what he saw) It's also listed on the Allomancy Poster (bottom-right)

Or BioChromatic Breath - that's how Zahel and Azure manipulated Connection to speak like locals (and their "Returned" natures allowed them to look the part too). Edit: For that matter, we saw in the very first interlude that Blunt, Grump, and Thinker all managed it. So I would guess that Feruchemy is one of the least likely ways to accomplish this. (only Thinker/Demoux was Scarian - and he's a Seer)

Your Intro Post doesn't mention what books you have or have not read, so I will spoil this, even though I beleive you have read Mistborn Era 1, based on the Felt discussion in the other thread. Hope that helps

Nor does Axindweth, when speaking Listener tongue in RoW (ch 52): As for Worldhoppers and Agelessness, we have this WoB:

Well, he was not a Misting before the Catacendre. However F-Duralumin is hardly the only way to manipulate Connection. There is a WoB that implies he has some way to do so, but if that is an H-Bendalloy spike for F-Duralumin, or some other method of manipulating Connection - we have no data. WoB: Note: He's also never mentioned as having accented Alethi - but we also do not know how long he has been on Roshar.

Rioting? Did you possibly mean A-Cadmium so he could pulse away some of those years?

Correct - deduction (in that the Catacendre was approximately 340 years before WoK, and Felt was already with Dalinar before the Shattered Plains because he led Dalinar to the Nightwatcher). The one WoB does mention he spent time in various Comere societies (but is not now part of 17th Shard - as of the WoB's timing). If he spent time at Silverlight, I would guess that city experiences time dilation of some kind since there is a perpendicularity nearby. We know Demoux is also around somehere and he is Seventeenth Shard (as is his wife). It might change how many of those 300+ years he actually lived.