Invocation

Yeah, Sanderson is good at wrapping all that stuff in and then pulling the ol' switcharoo and making it actually about another character you didn't see coming.

Theoretically, the addition of another Shard could warp Harmony's Intent in such a way that the opposing forces (brought on by the raw dichotomy of Ruin vs Preservation) aren't a thing anymore and could focus themselves into one goal, allowing Sazed to access all of the power of the three Shards. Now, the issue is what Shard would work for that, even theoretically, even disregarding the issues with getting another Shard into the mix: Cultivation might work, since he could choose to Preserve, Ruin, or Cultivate certain things at different times, but Preservation's influence would be weak, since Cultivation is more like what Ruin could be about. Odium wouldn't work so well, because he'd just be really angry but unable to do anything about it and might slide into being Discord as a way of pettily taking his anger out that the people of Scadrial dare mess with his ideal area and not live up to his goals for them. Honor would likely just lock him in place in different ways. Endowment would let him gift people with chunks of Investiture at will, but that's efficient enough on Scadrial as is. Autonomy might work, if it wasn't for the fact that Autonomy is one of the ones that the Vessel's perception of the Intent warps the intent on its own, so it could just lead to Sazed withdrawing entirely. Dominion and Devotion both have issues with Sazed doing good things (blind loyalty isn't necessarily good, but neither is a multi-Shard conquering the Cosmere). I feel like I'm missing a Shard. Basically, there is no outright good combination. The solution is probably to let Harmony find his balance, either by holding the Shards long enough that it's no longer Ruin and Preservation at all, just Harmony (if that's even possible on any sort of timescale, I don't know how perception affects something like that) or for Sazed to find someway to strike a balance/find a sweet spot in the gravitational pulls that allows him to function.

You thinking Renarin will get Death By Personalitied?

Y'know, that's fair enough.

Renarin is the important brother (in Brandon's own words, there was a WOB about it that I read a while ago, see quote-spoiler) when compared to Adolin, to the point where he fleshed Renarin out a lot before doing much with Adolin, so if he dies, it'll be some really noble, self-sacrificing death. quote-spoiler (length): But also there's this: Do you worry that assuring us that a character will likely survive the first arc of the series removes some of the tension in their scenes? (While you've discussed the idea that a main character can have a book about them while they are dead when Dalinar was expected to be central to book 5, this seems different) Brandon Sanderson I have said many times before that Renarin and Lift are main characters for the next five, but--as you point out--I've also said that I have no problem having a main character who is actually dead, and their story told through flashbacks and the stories of the other characters. Renarin is not safe, but you will see a lot more from him in the future, even if he does die. To say more would be to give too many spoilers about the nature of the back five books. source

Do they have boats that could make the journey? Wasn't there a thing about them only just now developing steam-powered ocean boats because they thought they were alone in one of the broadsheet excerpts?

That's raw gold.

I don't know whether this is the best possible outcome or the worst.

How would he have gotten to Southern Scadrial? Isn't it across a sea, or is my Scadrian geography wrong (entirely possible)?

What are the odds that Hoid is involved with the Set figuring out unkeyed metalminds in some way? He has some unkeyed minds (among other things, see WOB), and where on Scadrial could he possibly get them unless he's buying off of the Set. Could be why he said that he owned the building that the whole revolt speech was happening in during Bands of Mourning. I mean maybe he just waited the whole time, nudging people/maybe even Hemalurgically altering them to make them his own little factories for unkeyed minds, but that seems a little out there, even for Hoid.

Like Calderis said, Allomancy as pure Preservation (more or less) doesn't have the connection to other Investitures. Maybe if you took a bead of Lerasium (or equivalent) and alloyed it with the Blade/Plate's metal and then had a Mistborn burn it it might work, but we don't full on know that's what would happen with Lerasium and something else until it happens on-screen (or we get a firm WOB).

Fan Works generally ends up being writing and stuff like that. Nice job on the drawing, too! Loving how detailed everything is!

Oh no... imagine the accents Wayne would leech and the raw force of pranks happening.

A good portion of people on this forum don't like Shallan very much, so you won't find much of that here.

Y'know, that's fair.

Which cosmere books series main cast would like to make puns the most?

He was in Venom, too.

Was Shallan a special case due to the reneged bond that could still be repaired with the way her Lightweaving and Soulcasting manifested before she entered into a full bond again?

Honestly, I know this is a casting topic and all, but the ideal thing would be an animated series. Chadwick Boseman as Taln would be cool in a live-action scenario, though.

Give them to a library, sell them to a used bookstore or thrift shop, but don't just trash them. That's a waste.

That is a very good point, it might be. Seems like the kind of thing the guy with stuff from every Shardworld would do.

Honestly, me too.

For just The Final Empire, Ham for sure, because lovable philosopher that also happens to punch stuff really hard is a really fun combination to read about.

What's the environment the fight takes place in?

I forgot that was Cage, honestly. That would be amazing.