Kingsdaughter613

RoboChrist Did Kelsier really hear Preservation's voice telling him to Survive when he was in the pits of Hathsin? Or was it Ruin pretending to be Preservation? If it was Preservation, does that mean Kelsier died in the pits? Or were there special circumstances that allowed Kelsier to hear Preservation's voice without dying? Brandon Sanderson Special things often happen in the cosmere when someone is very close to death, or undergoing intense pain (either physical or emotional.) Barriers between the realms weaken. This indicates, at least to me, that that event occurred when Kelsier Snapped. It was a specific moment, not a general thing. Brandon Sanderson The Venture-atium connection is something I wish I could have foreshadowed a little bit better. However, without Elend being a viewpoint until this chapter (the reasons for which I'll explain in a bit) there really wasn't much I could do to connect Venture and the Pits. By the way, the "something a few years ago" that Elend mentions happening to disturb the atium production was Kelsier, the Survivor of Hathsin, Snapping and coming to an awakening of his powers–then bursting out of his hut and slaughtering every soldier or nobleman within ten miles of the Pits. Kelsier snapped in his tent AFTER Mare was killed, not during the actual incident.

Vin

Jordis

Until Secret History, yes… “Do better, Kelsier, Preservation commanded, his voice fading. If the end comes, get them below ground. It might help. And remember . . . remember what I told you, so long ago. . . . Do what I cannot, Kelsier. . . . SURVIVE. The word vibrated through him, and Kelsier gasped. He knew that feeling, remembered that exact command. He’d heard that voice in the Pits. Waking him, driving him forward.” This event occurred at the moment Kelsier snapped. Considering Kell had just spent 16 months in the Pits without snapping when being exposed to great stress is normally enough, and had not had an easy life before, and was raised a Noble so endured a beating to manifest his power, and his snapping didn’t happen immediately after Mare died (it happened after Kelsier was back in his tent), and Kelsier somehow knew he’d Snapped when normally people aren’t immediately aware… Well, let’s just say Kell’s snapping was weird before and this event makes it even more suspect.

You forgot to add clue 5.

So all our guesses are wrong, I take it?

Daora, for a given meaning of ‘created’.

Elend

Kelsier

Nope! Yup! The final clue was going to be: All of the above are a surprise to those who think they know this character.

No to both. 1: This character likes adventure 2: This character keeps a good head in a crisis. 3: This character is in love.

Nope! 1: This character likes adventure 2: This character keeps a good head in a crisis.

Nope!

This character likes adventure.

Navani or Raboniel?

Vivenna?

Dalinar

Elend?

I’ve always thought F Chromium will act like Mat’s ‘luck’.

The last is no surprise, given it’s the Cosmere version of NYC. Right down to the Empire State and the Chrysler Building.

Kelsier is implied to have been Snapped directly by Preservation, so his natural Allomantic potential was probably lower. Either way, we can’t use him to figure out anything in this regard. My personal theory is that Rashek had gotten so used to tapping Zinc that he basically couldn’t think once Vin removed his metalminds.

I’d like to note for the record that Adam misread my question. My actual question made it clear that Nalatium was a name I’d come up with.

Kelsier

Fine by me!

Warbreaker?