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This is completely accurate! And kudos for recognizing Kell’s name as French; I didn’t realize it was until Brandon mentioned it. Linguistics in the Central and Western dominances are French-like. And yes, I headcannon Kell with a French accent too. Except on Scadrial, where I imagine that they’re speaking French.
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Kelsier may be young, but he has an entire planet at his disposal. And this is a man with an intense drive, who will do whatever it takes to get what he wants. If he can’t do it himself, he’ll find someone to do it for him. Because that’s just who he is.
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Oh, God! My gas bill! WTWTTSWY when you are called for a 740 exam?
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Oh, hey. I’m home. That was a seriously weird trip. WTWTTSW you realize you’re in a mental institution after having a psychotic break due to the trauma of committing justifiable homicide?
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How much time do I have to become a Cognitive Shadow...? WTWTTSWY realize that the Horneater Perpendicularity is nowhere near?
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“You realize you just killed a bunch of innocent people because I made a bad joke right?” WTWTTSW Kaladin is now holding the spear to his own throat?
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Can I take you to Scadrial? There’s a guy there I want you to meet. WTWTTSWY barge in on the Ghostbloods with a depressed Windrunner in tow demanding to speak to their boss?
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Stereotypes are rarely accurate. Like robbing a train on horses - which was a big tip off to the fact that those bandits weren’t what they seemed either. Bandits are far more likely to steal the wagon, honestly. I just don’t see the GBs being that foolish. And it isn’t like there was anything so valuable they couldn’t have taken it. So now I’m thinking that maybe there was some other reason to burn the wagon? If it was to get Shallan’s attention, why not wait until she came back to try and kill her? Because that’s the best reason I can think of for burning it - to lure Shallan. The burning just doesn’t make sense to me. -
If the GBs were going to fake a robbery they’d steal the valuables. Bandits often don’t burn things; they just leave bodies. And the fact that we need so many reasons to explain why they would have burnt the wagon kind of proves my point - it doesn’t fit. Or, at least, it doesn’t fit them. Fire is a terrible coverup btw. It just draws attention. You don’t use fire to cover things up. You burn things for one of three reasons: Anger To draw attention to the burned object Profit Three obviously doesn’t apply and one doesn’t make sense here if the GBs did it. That leaves two, which leaves us with two options: They wanted attention drawn to the wagon/crime specifically or They wanted to draw attention away from something/someone else If they didn’t do it option one reopens.
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Why would bandits burn a wagon? Smoke draws attention. Bandits are far more likely to just leave bodies. And it still doesn’t explain why the would be assassin didn’t wait - and never tried again. I’m not saying they didn’t do it; I just think the situation is very contrived and something about it just feels off to me. Especially considering who we’re dealing with. Or it just that I’ve been watching L&O and you KNOW it would never be that straightforward there.
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Kelsier followed the twins into the musty old shop, a small bell ringing as he did so. The shop was full of boxes, and the items within shone brightly in his steel sight. There was no one visible about. Frowning, Kelsier tapped his hearing tinmind. He was rewarded with the sound of soft, shuffling steps. Pleased, he let his senses return to normal. As an afterthought, he began storing his steelsight. It wouldn’t be much use here and the shop shone too brightly with it. An old man quietly stepped up to the counter.
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They could have killed him during the Everstorm. Or at any point in the six? Seven? years between. I think it’s interesting that they waited until now. What would be the point of such a warning? The book doesn’t give any indications that they would ‘warn’ her. Mraize hints that other GBs may try to kill Shallan, but no one ever mentions a warning. The GBs don't warn; they kill you if they don’t like you. And, honestly, that whole situation feels very contrived to me. Fire also tends to indicate anger, lack of control. The GBs we’ve seen were very cold killers. The ‘warning’ works just as well without burning the carriage. That’s the part I don’t think fits. We actually know four Ghostbloods, but okay. No, Kell wasn’t always subtle. But he was a lot more so than the book makes obvious - he spends months assassinating nobles with no one the wiser. He was unsubtle when it had a purpose - and even then made sure the crime wouldn’t be pinned on him unless he wanted it to be. Radiant’s statement doesn’t make sense. Shallan made the decision that she wasn’t going to kill Ialai, so why does Radiant feel she needed to? Why assume Shallan is going to change her mind? The only reason I can think of is because Radiant thought Mraize would reveal the Truth Shallan was hiding, which makes the kill personal. She acted at the GBs orders, but she did so for herself, not them. They definitely could trace Gerrah - Lift would tell them. And Shallan never even considers trying to get justice for her driver so we don’t know whether or not it could have been tracked. I’m not saying they didn’t commit the crimes, but I am saying that there’s ample reason for suspicion. There’s too much about the GBs that doesn’t add up - including Mraize forgetting he told Shallan about Thaidakar, which is really weird. But it’s the repeated false accusations of Thaidakar that I think are important. Because there’s no reason to do that so often - unless they’re not false, or there’s something else going on. Brandon’s written a procedural at this point; he knows how murder mysteries work. And you don’t keep accusing someone of murders without a reason.
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The Threnodite chain.
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Mistborn Tarot (Critique and Discuss)
Kingsdaughter613 replied to Kingsdaughter613's topic in Sanderson Fan Works
I can’t sell them, unfortunately. I’m pretty sure that would be illegal. I can still print them as decks to give away though! I’ve still got dozens of cards to complete first, however. The Lord Ruler was on the card back when Tarot was just a game. The Lady is associated with feminity in a way Vin isn’t, and Vin isn’t viewed as a noble woman. The association between TLR and the Lady are not the same as the Emperor and Empress cards of our world. Just like Justice and Death aren’t particularly connected in our world, but the Scadrian versions of those cards are. Ruin is on the Devil card. Scadrial doesn’t really have our concept of the devil, but Ruin is probably closest. The Tower is the Catascande. The card images were chosen for the meanings of the cards, as opposed to similarity to our cards. The meanings interested me more than the specific images. It’s more “what would a Scadrian associate with this concept” than “what in their world matches the card image most closely,” if that makes sense. -
This is a book, not the real world. If an author wanted he could show the crime committed. And if he’s not doing that - or repeatedly having a character falsely accused - there’s usually a reason. The reason I don’t think the carriage driver was their MO is because the wagon was burnt and it’s too easily traced back to them. They’re careful killers, run by someone who does kill carefully and knows how to ensure things don’t return to him. At the very least, if they really wanted to kill Shallan, they’d have waited until she returned. They’re subtle, and burning a wagon isn’t. What Mraize believes doesn’t really matter. It’s what we know - and we know Radiant was never a GB. (Unless she actually is, but I doubt that’s going to be the twist with her.) Gerrah’s death does fit how I’d expect their kills to go. Quietly. If it wasn’t for an unforeseen circumstance, no one would have been able to trace things back to Mraize. The bigger question is why wait so long.
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Kelsier smiled. “Let’s go then Which way to the wand shop?”
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Mistborn Tarot (Critique and Discuss)
Kingsdaughter613 replied to Kingsdaughter613's topic in Sanderson Fan Works
Thank you! Tarot has a fascinating history. When I originally began designing the deck I thought it would develop around Wax and Wayne’s time. I’ve since decided it makes more sense for the game to have developed much earlier. The divinatory element happened much later, probably around a century or two before the FE fell. Probably my favorite card as far as meanings go is The Sovereign as The Magician. Both the interpretation and the history work with the character - an old name for the Magician was the trickster, aka. The Conman! Could I put anyone but Kelsier on it? -
“Not yet, no,” Kelsier admitted. “What should we start with?”
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Eryn laughed. “Soother and rioter control spiked ones. Meens spike this one to control. Need you to BREAK control. Set this one free. Learn about Meens.”
