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3 minutes ago, Invocation said:

Still could be equated to Might. It requires strength to hold onto your own territory.

 

Honestly, everything would be solved if Sazed could just pick up another Shard. Autonomy would free him up nicely. 

You're probably right, and that would be awesome to see. The question is, what repercussions would that have on the rest of the Cosmere?

2 minutes ago, RShara said:

Here's a great place to start, though he hasn't be able to update it recently

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JJtJhHwpKdow01n2-bsT3scVvqJd6lZh4uvpNwcslv8/edit#gid=0

This is a fabulous document, though it leaves some holes to be filled in by yourself. You simply have to know Hoid well enough to know which dates correspond with him.

On 10/17/2018 at 9:16 PM, RShara said:

One very common misvisualization is that the Alethi are Caucasian, when they are actually very dark skinned, with epicanthic folds, and are closest to a Arabic/Asian/Indian mix. I personally have a hard time visualizing people, so I pay really close attention to descriptions

I would also say a common misvisualization is that the Herdazians are Caucasian. From the description in the books, they would look like Latinos, but in the audiobooks, Lopen is read with an Australian accent. I can't argue with that, because Brandon loves how the books are read. Personally, though, when I read the books, I always imagine Herdazians with a Mexican accent like Luis from Ant-man.

1 minute ago, Steel Inqusitive said:

Here's a WoB on the subject:

The question leaves a bit of wiggle room, but I do believe that the shards were identical in power at first.

Some shards got WAY "weaker" (since they are all infinite they don't actually get weaker.... They just have less power at that moment) seeing as some of them went and made a planet... While others that kept their power away from accidental investing have more power at their disposal.

Perfect answer. Thank you.

1 minute ago, Invocation said:

Harmony has issues doing anything because of the opposite Shardic Intents he is stuck between, though. In his own words, it feels like he's being pulled between massive gravitational forces, each equally powerful. So by raw power, he is stronger, but because he has trouble finding the gray area, he's neutered in what he can do. If he became Discord, he might ironically be more powerful, because then he could choose at random to Preserve or Ruin, but at least he'd be able to make use of the obscene amount of power he has.

I suppose that depends on what you classify as powerful. It says in The Hero of Ages "If they [Ruin and Preservation] fought, they destroyed. If they were used together, they created." It seems you consider the destructive power greater, but I personally would consider the creative power greater. Sazed also realizes that the Shards belong together and he can make them touch without destroying each other. Finally, we know that Preservation and Ruin fought all the time. What did they achieve? Not much. Discord would be a constant representation of that battle that had happened between Preservation and Ruin, therefore meaning nothing would get done at all.

When it was revealed in Bands of Mourning that Kelsier had somehow been resurrected. I didn't read Mistborn: Secret History until after I had read the Bands of Mourning, so I didn't understand what had happened.

Recently, having stated that Harmony is probably more powerful than any other Shard, it got me wondering. At the shattering of Adonalsium, did all the different Shards receive the same amount of power? Since shattering of Shards is possible, I wonder if that means they were weakened from Investing too heavily, or if they were simply weaker from the beginning. ... Thoughts?

Perhaps if we look at certain timelines of different books together, we could understand. What I mean is that it might help to understand what Hoid was doing right before and after he took the Lerasium. Is there a Hoid timeline somewhere? If there isn't, I think it would be immensely useful for many theories if there was one.

14 hours ago, Invocation said:

Might could very feasibly be Dominion. yes? Harmony could be interpreted as an analogue to a supremely weak God, as he is stuck between the essentially opposite Ruin and Preservation.

I doubt Harmony would be considered a weak Shard, as he holds two powers that together can do more than they could when separate. Because he holds two opposite Shards, it is feasible to believe that he is actually more powerful than most other Shards. Perhaps if Harmony became Discord, you might have an argument there, but since that doesn't seem likely to happen...

Yes, after reading the Dark Talent, I would definitely say Alcatraz is a terrible person. However, that might change after the next book...

The Horneaters' language and culture are very much reminiscent of Polynesians'. I believe Rock would fit more into the Samoan/Tongan type than Hawaiian. Brandon does need to study their languages a bit more though, as he puts apostrophes/'okinas in seemingly random places. But that's just my opinion, it could be more related to Hawaiian, but his accent is certainly Polynesian. It's definitely not New Zealand though...