supersteve524

I will admit that I didn't record the questions and answers, but I typed it up immediately after my book was signed. There might be some small changes in word choice, but I'm about 99% sure these are the words he used. He also said that First of the Sun is weird in that the apparent magic user (the person) is different from the vessel of the investiture (the Aviar). I think what he's saying but not Saying is that you might need different metals to take different powers, just like in any other magic system. You would still need several spikes, if only because they each have a different bind point.

Just asked this at his signing: Q:If I wanted to hemalurgically acquire a power from First of the Sun, which metal would the spike need to be? A:This is going to be pretty complicated, but several metals would work. Q:Would it involve connection between the person being spiked and the bird? A:Well it would be even harder than on Roshar, where you need to somehow spike the spren and also the Radiant. You would need to spike the bird and steal the power, but also spike the person and steal connection.