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I think it's safe to assume that the 5 visions of Vo were from his viewing of the future when Endowment was giving him the choice to Return, so those are certainly linked to the Shard. I think everything else (the clothes, the color stuff, etc.) was either from interpretation of those visions, or a reaction to fear of Awakening (which is why they don't like color).

Good point. Let's just call those numbers speculation.

According to Wikipedia, Bendalloy (the article is actually Wood's Metal) is, rounding the percentages, 50% bismuth, 27% lead, 13% tin, and 10% cadmium. Also according to Wikipedia, Nicrosil is, again rounding percentages, 15% chromium, 2% silicon, and 83% nickel. What I'm not sure about is that all of the other alloys are more than 50% the base metal they're paired up with. These two aren't. Maybe Brandon has different percentages and just picked names that are close to the metal he created. Another thing, all of the others are only two metals. These are three or four. Still wondering about steel and brass. UPDATE: I did some more research and it seems that the highest carbon content steel can have is 2%. Anything higher becomes classified as cast iron. And since Brandon tends to use whole number percentages, and the lowest one we've seen so far is 4%, it makes sense that Allomantic steel would be 98% iron, 2% carbon. (We do have proof, in the beginning of WoA, that Allomantic steel is made up of iron and carbon.)

Can I play Spook? PS- I can do his accent well enough, I think.

If you want signings, attend BYU. He teaches there. That's what I'm going to do.

I was recommended to Mistborn and Wheel of Time by a friend's dad, but I forgot that he talked about WoT, so I went home and looked up Mistborn on Wikipedia (yeah, yeah, I'm a cheater). I read the description of the series and got hooked by the fascinating magic system (I collect magic systems). So I went and bought the first one online. I loved it, and so did my sister and mom. This Christmas I got the next two Mistborn and Wheel of Time, so I finished Mistborn in the next two days. Now I'm stuck behind my slowpoke of a sister in WoT. I plan to get Elantris and Alloy of Law at the next chance I get. Edit: I forgot, I also read Warbreaker online before I got the other 2 Mistborn.

I see. Another question– where do those awards come from?

It says in the annotations that he based the slang off of the way somebody in one of his forums spoke– I believe he describes it as poetic in an unintelligible way.

This idea has been churning around my brain since I found out that the shard in Warbreaker is Endowment. The theory: The Idrian god Austre is really the shard Endowment, under a different name. The Idrian religion has, however, overestimated Endowment's role in the universe by turning him/her into The Creator, like the way Scradrial religions have done with Ruin and Preservation. The proof: Warbreaker p. 155 "Austre was the true God of men, the one who sent the Returned." Given that we know or assume Endowment to be the being that causes Returned to exist, this sound plausible. p. 307 “I know,” she said. “It must seem silly to you. But, well, we know he’s there. When I see something beautiful in nature—when I look at the mountains, with their wildflowers growing in patterns that are somehow more right than a man could have planted—I know. Beauty is real. That’s what reminds me of Austre. Plus, we’ve got the Returned—including the First Returned, Vo. He had the Five Visions before he died, and they must have come from somewhere.” This is a little weak, but it does link the Returned to Austre. p. 284 "Austre gave all men talents." Change the wording here with one synonym, and it says, "Austre endowed all men with talents" p. 307 “[Austre]’s not a person,” Siri said. “He’s more of a force. You know, the thing that watches over all people, who punishes those who don’t do what is right and who blesses those who are worthy.” This coincides with the fact that shards and their holders don't reside in the physical realm. p. 567 The void had taken [Lightsong], but something had sent him back. He’d Returned. Because he’d seen war and destruction. … He remembered the other side. And he remembered a voice, calm and comforting, offering him an opportunity. To Return. This sounds just like the stuff being talked about in this discussion, about who can Return. p. 462 "Even your religion teaches about Commands—it says that Austre is the one who Commands the Returned to come back.” This is a direct link between the Idrian teachings about Austre and the magic system stemming from Endowment. I'm pretty sure that is enough to call the theory true. What do the rest of you think? Edited to decrease cockiness.

I'm fairly sure that Austre is Endowment (Check out my theory here). Siri does say that Austre is the one that chooses who Returns, and Lightsong remembers a voice offering him the choice to Return. Brandon said somewhere (correct me if I'm wrong) that Returned's deific Breaths have something major to do with Endowment. So, by correlation, Austre, the Iridescent Tones, and Endowment become different names for the same thing. And Lightsong remembers having seen/heard that being. Does that even make sense? Edited for clarity and to add the link

I was told about both Mistborn and Wheel of Time at the same time by the same person, but I got ahold of Mistborn first. I love them both, though.

It would be like the scenes where Vin is stuck without metals, only long-term.

...so what's with the cats everywhere?

What if you gave them the WoT series itself? Their world would probably self-destruct.

I was told about these and Mistborn by my friend's friend's DAD. I bought and read Mistborn, got hooked, and asked for Wheel of Time for Christmas. I'm partway through the first right now.

Thanks.

Thanks!

That's also where Atium and Lerasium came from.

Marsh burns bronze, which is a pushing metal because it is an alloy. The elemental metals are all the pulling ones.

I don't actually burn iron. I'm a coinshot. I just picked that name because I have grey eyes like Marsh.

We do have a name for Skai's shard- Dominion. There's a Brandon quote out there, I can't find it.

Where do you get one of those shirts? I am new to Branden's works...

It could happen in one of the new Mistborn series... but Hemallurgy is all but unknown after the end of HofA.