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  1. Kingsdaughter613
    Yes, I do. Does Lashon HaKodesh (not Ivrit, the language it came from) count? If not, does Aramaic (which I don’t understand well, but can understand certain portions.) TPBM knows Holocaust Survivors.
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    The problem is that I don’t see that working for Kelsier. If his plan still works despite a sacrifice he’s chosen (and note that he would NOT agree with Taravangian, so...) he wouldn’t care who he’s compared to. Shards, he deliberately SET UP those comparisons. He wanted the North confused as to his identity for reasons we still don’t know. He doesn’t care and that comparison would be meaningless to him, especially coming from people he doesn’t care about. If it’s true, but he still protected Scadrial, than he’ll OWN that comparison. He may not like it, but he’ll take it. He may even see it as vindication - TLR would have protected Scadrial for another 1000 years, after all, and Kelsier knows that. Only Kelsier’s own personal failures will cause him to change. He needs something that will hurt him personally. Something he hasn’t chosen. He needs to remember he’s fallible. That he can lose. And that some victories aren’t worth the cost. And that’s going to take more than a simple comparison. I do think there will be a mirroring. We’re being set up for it: SWAT team (government force) versus a Mistborn Assassin. We’re going to do Era 3 on the other side, at least for book one. And, thematically, Kelsier fits as the ultimate ‘villain’ of that book (or the next one) because of it. But it isn’t going to end the same way or go to the same places. And Kelsier tends to need something big to force him to reassess.
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    “Which is why Brandon’s demanding creative control; he’s the only one who gets to mess with us!”
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    You mean like the members of this 17th Shard on opposing sides of the “Is Kelsier a hero or villain” debate?
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    Except that he isn’t doing the same things as Rashek at all. They’re different people and they work very differently. What Kelsier needs to realize is that he can’t continue operating like it’s still the Final Empire. He needs to change. He’s not going to recognize that he’s like Rashek, because he’s not. Rashek would never do the things Kelsier does and Kelsier is incapable of doing the things Rashek did. Mostly because Kelsier would find it too boring and Rashek wouldn’t care enough to do them. Kelsier is uniquely himself. He’s not about to compare himself to others. What he needs is to be humbled. He needs to realize he messed up badly. That’s the way he changes. The thing that changed him most in Era 1 was almost getting Vin killed. He needs that again. He needs to be forced to his knees, forced to realize that he failed - and that he is responsible for that failure. He needs to realize that all his plans, all his machinations - they weren’t worth the cost. And then, because he’s Kelsier, he’ll get up and do his best to do better. Because deep in his tattered soul Kelsier wants to be the one thing he’s always known he isn’t - a good man. No, I don’t see him being the villain either. But I do see him seemingly playing the role as part of a plot, having the plot fail - or even succeed! - in the worst way possible, and then going through a redemption arc to become a better person and set things right.
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    “Please,” Kelsier laughed. “You’re just jealous because David and Leigh left a will saying they wanted no adaptations ever.”
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    Kelsier chuckled. “Supposedly I’m getting a movie... eventually. Brandon’s been trying anyway. Got to give him credit for that. If we keep hitting the N.Y. Times bestseller it might actually happen. ”Provided his universe gets over that pandemic plot twist, anyway. Their author really needs some new content; it got old after the first episode.”
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    Or understands more about the Cosmere and has faith in Kelsier as a person instead of a deity whom he is happy to call a friend. And is unaware that Kelsier is using him to spy on the 17th Shard.
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    Eryn nodded. “Will be at inn if still want hire us. If think of more, tell me.” She turned to Zola, offering a hand. “Can leave now.“
  10. Kingsdaughter613
    Ruin (The Devil) Scadrial has no Devil, but Ruin fulfills a similar role in their theology and lore. This card’s name is quite old, but the image of Ati is something only seen post-Catascande. This card represents the Shadow Self and Attachments.
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    Well, Shallan has already declared war - albeit unintentionally - on most of Scadrial. Because you can’t declare war on a king/god without declaring war on his subjects/believers. Pretty sure Kell would forgive her to team up against a greater threat. ... I cannot speak for her survival once said greater threat is taken care of.
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    The Guardian: The Guardian (The Chariot) represents willpower and determination when in the upright. In the reverse it represents self-discipline and opposition. According to some this card once held a Hazekiller or a soldier of the Final Empire, but this is unclear. The Kandra TenSoon began adorning the card while still pretending to be OreSeur. Lady Vin was often seen accompanied by a dog and many homemade Skaa decks began featuring it. The tradition continued post-Catascande, with some alterations. In the lower right corner of the card are a pair of Feruchemical symbols: Iron and Copper. These represent the two sets of Blessings carried by TenSoon: Presence (copper) and Potency (iron). The Blessings fit the meaning of this card very well. It is suspected that the card design was influenced by The Lord Mistborn, whose studies of Hemalurgy would have given him access to information regarding Kandra Blessings. The remaining two symbols are both of Lerasium. The upper right is for Feruchemical Lerasium and the lower left is from an ancient variant of the Steel Alphabet. These indicate the origin of the Kandra. The Guardian is typically depicted running. It is a matter of interpretation whether this is his run to warn Vin or his return to the Homeland. Some claim that the former is true on the reverse and that latter on the upright.
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    I was thinking more that the gem cracks, allowing the Spren to escape. And it’s the force of the subsequent escape that shatters the gem, but the two events are so close to one another that they appear to be the same one.
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    Of course those did have Spren in them, so maybe the Spren bursting out caused the gems to shatter?
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    Maybe when Rosharans say shattered they mean ‘badly cracked’?
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    Aw! Thanks! I hope so! TPBM prefers the Cosmere books to Brandon’s other works.
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    He could probably just buy Breath though. I think he wants Scadrial to be the Cosmere’s Portugal by keeping a monopoly on the Investiture trade. It’s a good way for a rising planet to become important. He may also be concerned because Scadrial ALSO has free floating Investiture - Mist. If Stormlight becomes transferable people will focus on Roshar’s free floating power, not Scadrial’s. @mathiau Reread my post. I specifically noted “when not contracted out.” Specifically: GBs hire Tyn. Tyn hires third party. Third party hires unknown fourth party who attacks the ship. Probably. It gets a bit vague because Tyn thinks the people who attacked the ship are the ones hired by her third party friends overseas (as she didn’t go herself), but she can’t be certain. Not that it matters. It wasn’t an assassination committed directly by a GB. Kabsal spent months working with on a slow poisoning plot that would have only hurt Jasnah. (Except that Jasnah soulcast the antidote.) Iyatil used blowdarts against Amaram in a careful, targeted attack. Mraize (probably) killed Gerrah in the midst of an attack. No other casualties and no witnesses (except an Aviar Lift decided to chase). They’re assassins. The attack on the carriage doesn’t fit that. It’s too noisy, if that makes sense. It just... feels too contrived, the timing is too close, and it doesn’t fit their usual MO. Something about it just feels off.
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    It’s possible the gems are just badly flawed. Cutting a perfect gem is HARD. I have a pair of earrings with four perfectly cut diamonds in each. The diamonds are tiny. There are very few people who can cut a perfect gem, especially today. Today my earrings (which belonged to my Mom first) would have diamond chips, not cut diamonds because cutting diamonds that tiny is actually very hard. Diamond chips are, well, chips. They aren’t great quality but they look pretty. If I’m recalling correctly, Szeth was throwing spheres, which only contain chips. Chips would crack fairly easily I’d think. Larger gems usually have flaws. The larger the gem, the more flaws it has. (Usually) Most ‘perfect’ gemstones have had the flaws lasered out, which actually diminishes the gem’s value (for those who know, anyway). My diamond ring has two flaws, though most people won’t see them. (I know to look, and I can still only find one.) A badly flawed gem can crack pretty easily. And a crack is all that’s needed for Stormlight to go free. If you know what you’re doing you could crack a lot of gems. Hitting a diamond full on with a hammer probably won’t break it. Diamonds are brittle, but they don’t smash easily. Smashing just diffuses the force. Go at it at an angle with a nail and a hammer where the flaws are. It should crack. (Though why you’d want to crack a diamond...)
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    Eryn laughed delightedly. “We go soon, Zola. He answer question, then we go to inn. Get food and beds.”
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    Eryn nodded thoughtfully. “Still want hire us?”
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    Eryn smiled. “Good!” She quickly removes the last spike, storing it with the other three. She waited for the wound to heal, then snatched her bracelet back. ”Better now. Answer questions. Who Meens. How he know to do this? WHY he do this?”
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    Because the Bond functions on all three realms. I don’t know that the Bond would be damaged, just that I don’t think they could use their powers if too far away. And multiple lightyears is pretty far!
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    The issue is physical realm distance, not cognitive. Bondsmith and Spren can’t both be in the physical realm lightyears apart. We know that trying to summon a Shardblade from another planet will take a very long time, so the Physical Realm distance is important.
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    Thanks! Great job to you too! Kelsier sits down smugly next to Breeze, cheerfully pouring himself a glass of wine. “Told you,” he says pleasantly, sipping at the beverage. “And I’ll win the next one too.”
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