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Yes. Breaths are Kinetic during an Awakening, and are definitly Keyed to the Awakener the whole time (unless you are using the command to give them away, in which case part of the Kinetic action is the Breath re-keys to the recipient). However, I think the larger barrier is that it is unlikely that Nicrosil Stores Spiritweb acces to Manifestations of Investiture. I say this because, if that was a default use for Nicrosil (no matter how popular that fan-theory is), then why would SoScads need an Excisor to get the power into the medallion?

@alder24 gave a great synopsis. I would just like to note that the Shattered Plains and Frostlands are repeatedly referenced as being "hills" and implied to be a not insignificant higher altitude than Alethkar. Altitude will already have an effect on climate, but in a low gravity, high oxygen environment I would expect temperature to be more greatly affected by elevation. Real life example - Albuquerque NM, considered by most to be in a "desert" area of the US gets snow in the winter and is classified (the other wiki): Also, please consider that on a planet without axial tilt and no true seasons - what is "cold" can be very subjective. 60 degrees to somebody at the Tropic of Cancer (or the Tropic of Capricorn 23 deg latitude N/S) is very different than 60 degrees to somebody from 30 or 40 degrees latitiude (much less Arctic/Antarctic circles at 66 degrees latitude). So, for example, despite all of the "Frostlands is cold" comments in Words fo Radiance - Shallan, without boots, did not suffer frostbite (but was shown needing to heal cuts on her feet). It's entirely possible that a 10 degree dip in temperature is enough for Rosharans (Alethi?) to call it a "winter season." When you are used to a year-long constant temperature, any variation is going to be more noticible.

I don't think the point is to update ranks. From the OP: I thought the point was to brainstorm possibilities so that if and when the admins/mods are ready to update the ranks, they will have a resource already compiled to draw from and ideas to consider. Such as: Doug needs to be 0 Combining close duplicates like Prelan/High Prelan or Noble/Noble-blooded to make space for new ranks 1618 needs to be a Virtuosity reference (1.618 - Golden Ratio) etc. I don't think we even need to put them in order (though maybe suggesting low-mid-high) - just have a list of Ranks and ideas.

That is definitely the point WoB (RoW Spoilers): So, Shallan's "truths" are confusing even for Dragonsteel Staff and are not yet meant to make sense for us. . . There are lots of theories on what may be a new Truth, a reconstructed Truth, or just a lower-case truth that has an effect because of her regression, but is not a progression of Oath Truths. Hope that helps

Maybe edit the title to mention Minor Spoilers - all published works? I think it's important to start with what we have: Then we break that up by Shardworld to verify what is covered, what is not (and what may be "condensed"[1]). Example "adds" are bulletted at the end of each section: Cosmere: Roshar: Scadrial: Sel: Nalthis: Yolen: Threnody: Hope that helps. Lots more ideas (including the books not derived from this list) but I don't want to spam them all out. [1] - For example, Noble-Blooded and Noble are a bit redundant, when just "Noble" could reference Scadrial, Nalthis, Sel and Lumar. . . If anything, things like this could be by category (emotion spren, radiant spren, greater spren) similar to obligator/prelan/high prelan. . .

Tense, like voice, should serve the story. Most 2d person is better in present tense for the immediacy. I think Hunger Games used present tense for the same reason - Ms. Collins wanted the First Person Present to make the horror feel more immidiate and personal to the reader. I think third person generally plays better with past tense, but some instances would probably have been better served in present tense (more 3PL than 3PO) - and I am not averse to having passages in present tense in a primarily past tense work. I think any work relying on multiple flashbacks (or the dreaded mini-flash - see below) would usually be better served with present tense narration and using past-tense for the flashbacks. But really - they are all tools, and selecting the correct tool for the story is the biggest concern. Shoe-horning a voice or tense due to preference or "because that's the current standard" will usually have a net negative effect overall. </soabbox>

Giving the Heisman to 2nd person stories . . . Anyway, I did not answer due to the lack of options. I think the choice of First/Third person really depends on the story. Examples: Hunger Games could have probably benefitted from a Third Person Limited (as shown by teh detail added to the Movies that really helps flesh out the world building) - However - Dresden Files done in any other voice would be a catastrophe, a great example of a story that needs the first person perspective to work correctly So, my answer is that it depends on the what the story needs, and I enjoy all three (First, Third Omniscient, Third Limited) for different reasons when they correctly mesh with the story and characters.

I think this has less to do with the quantity of Investiture, and more with it's location. Short answer - your examples are investiture in the Physical Realm (or Cognitive pulled through to the Physical) rather than being primarily Invested in the Spiritweb. More detail - I don't know if you have yet finished the book, so I will spoiler this (multiple spoilers - Yumi, Elantris, M:SH, and SA): At least that is our current understanding. Hope that helps.

The only answer so far is RAFO: We will, hopefully, get this answered in SA5.

Definitely an old WoB - and Brandon does not say Speed Bubbles are gravitational Time Dilation, he said he treated it similarly (but had not yet solved the RedShift/BlueShift problem at the time of the WoB). Slightly updated WoB: Note he specifically says it is not using Mass as a cause or contributing factor in the Dilation. More specifically, he has since indicated that because Cosmere Physcis has the third tine (not just matter and energy, but Matter, Energy and Investiture) that the boundry of a Speed Bubble is converting energy to/from investiture (in the Spiritual Realm) to compensate for Red and Blue Shift. So, excess energy as an object passes is converted to Investiture and moves to the Spiritial Realm and when additional energy is required it pulls investiture from the Spiritual Realm, converting it to energy as it enters the physical realm. It's the same type of Required Secondary Power as what allows an Atium Burner to understand the extra information gained from Shadows, or a Skimmer to survive their own compressed tapped weight. WoBs:

Hemalurgy requires Blood (it's right there in the name), and flowing blood at that: That's not to say there are not other ways to create a Hemalurgic charge - but "spiking" a "metalmind" is probably not possible. . .

So, in responding to This Thread I reminded myself that a Godmetal may/will change when a vessel changes, which made me think: Would the properties of Preservation's Metal have changed if Kelsier had crafted physical Kelsium (or Vin made Vinium) during their brief times as vessel? How?

I doubt there would be any differences between Harmonium and Discordium (it's possible of course, but unlikely I think). WoB: So if: Harmonium = Sazedium and Discordium = Sazedium Then Harmonium = Discordium If "Discordium" becomes a thing, it will simply be a new name for the same godmetal (EttMetal) to better reflect it's current true nature - not a change to the metal itself (until and unless the vessel changes or some other massive Realmatic shift, such as truly combining Preservation and Ruin into a single Shard with a Single intent - rather than two opposed intents "working together" as Sazed formed when taking up the Shards). HoA Ch 82:

Welcome Crawler! Welcome to the Dungeon.

For convienience's sake, on the forums I prefer E1Atium (Era 1 Atium - when clarity is needed). In World, I don't think they yet know there is a difference (please see WoB posted by @alder24).

I would check out the Gallery (link in the main menu - top of page), or ask in the Creator's Corner where people share fan art. Hope that helps

Welcome to the Shard. I see you have made an Intro post, you may want to consider mentioning there which books you have (or have not) read (whichever list is shorter). If you do not know how to edit the first post, please see the Sharder FAQ. In order to avoid possible spoilers for Oathbringer and RoW, I'll note that the reason why "seasons" seems to be used in a manner that does not makes sense is because they are using it wrong - for the same reason you see them using "chicken" for every bird, or "wine" for every version of alcohol. WoB and slight spoilers: Hope that helps

Sending to top - lots of new Sharders who may have recommendations too (or want some)

Here are some known WoBs on the subject, if that helps: Hope that helps

Very good essay. Some notes (rather than a bunch of quotes and responses): Kwaan was, initially, considered the Announcer, rather than one of the Heros of Ages Not that that obviates your points, just a distinction that the announcer's role had separate defining traits than the HoA - such as Kwaan effectively "announcing" Rashek's Hero Journey by his letter warning Rashek to not allow Alendi to be fooled into freeing the Well) Another possibility of the neuter pronoun - Leras foresaw the possibility of many Heroes of Ages; some male, some female - each contributing a piece of the whole. Neuter Pronoun includes both possibilities. Sazed was considered King of Terris (well, the refugees living near the Pits) - but he refused to take the role (See below - HoA Ch 17, 22)

Perfume Spritzers were around for centuries before the modern technique called "Aerosol" was invented. In fact, aerosolization is just a basic physics principle: For example, heavy stormwinds can aerosolize tree sap from micro-wounds in the bark, so the next morning you find your car covered in a fine spray of sap droplets (at least it happens often here in the pine barrens-NC) From the Other Wiki: For example - a simple perfume spritzer from pre-20th century "aerosols": I always imagined she used something like that, a small bottle with a squeeze bulb to "spray" the laquer onto the drawings. Hope that helps

Additional Waypen WoBs.

This Q&A thread discusses bonds as well, and I posit an Emotion based bond here. Copied over from that thread (Spoilers: Mistborn, Yumi, SA, White Sand, Tress, Warbreaker):

Note that the SoScads use the term Ett Metal, and most of these names are "in universe" terms; so it is possible for Harmonium to come to be known as Discordium even if none of it's properties change at all (though likely still Ett Metal in the South)

Your question was partially answered Earlier in this thread (see the WoB), but we do not know if a Tone would be the mechanism to do so. While Stormlight has Honor's Tone, Allomancy shows each metal with a separate tone and rhythm, with the Well's Rhythm being the Rhythm of Preservation. WoBs: Hope that helps