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Yeah, I'm pretty sure it was a Windrunner word. They weren't concerned with naming conventions across the Radiants, apparently, or greater Surgebinding. As far as they're concerned, they personally have three distinct powers. They've chosen to call the entire powerset Lashings. One is Basic, one is Full, and one is Reverse. The mechanics of how their powers work from a physics standpoint, or how they stack up against the abilities of the Orders to either side, weren't considerations to the Windrunners.

Unless your teacher is an Inquisitor, brass allomancy isn't mind control... exactly which emotion would you Soothe so that the teacher would never think to himself in your absence that it's weird he keeps telling you you don't need to do any homework?

What Zephryl said. What this "helps" is when someone is dazed or tired; when they have difficulty focusing their thoughts. The shock of pain gives them the ability to focus. Someone affected by a duralumin-Soothing isn't dazed, and they aren't unfocused. They simply feel a horrible and total emptiness. At the actual moment it doesn't even feel bad, because you aren't feeling anything. The simple addition of sensory input wouldn't affect this at all; when Vin flares Tin, she doesn't suddenly get angrier, or happier, or sadder. It's a solution to a problem other than duralumin-Soothing.

Hrm. What exactly are you asking, here? Are you asking about, could "healing" protect you from the moment of the Soothing itself, or from the psychological trauma of having experienced that moment, like how Straff was a little unhinged afterwards? I find the second to be more fascinating. I'm gonna say no. We know cosmere healing heals physical wounds, we know it heals spiritual wounds. Something like a trauma disorder would prolly be a cognitive wound. The problem there is, we know healing doesn't heal things that you think are a part of you. The insidiousness of mental disorders is, in part, that they convince your brain they belong, like a cuckoo bird. Beyond which, Miles seems to have a few things which might be considered conditions, and healing hasn't made him any more lucid of a person, so it seems psychological trauma is beyond healing's ability to, well, heal. As for the first, I wouldn't expect so. It's not really a wound, in any real sense of the word. The case could be made that if you draw out enough health quickly enough, you might simply become so Invested as to fight off the Soothing but I feel like that would take ungodly amounts, since we know Scadrial is a relatively low-Investiture world (or, as I prefer to call it, more bang for your buck). No damage is being done to you. Your emotions are simply less than they might be, admittedly by an extreme amount. It's possible, but it seems outside of gold's purview. If it could protect you from extremes of emotions, wouldn't Miles not have shot Peterus out of what he admits in the privacy of his own mind was momentary blinding rage? I absolutely see no case for tin affecting anything. Tin is expressly the physical senses. It can affect how well you feel a wool coat, but it cannot affect how much you feel "sad". That's simply apples and oranges. If this trick were used on Spook, he'd be getting the exact same input from his heightened senses, and it would have no affect on the fact that for a moment he simply doesn't care about anything.

The surges as we see them aren't matched up at random, they're matched in a specific pattern and they complete the pattern. Also, they are modeled after ten Heralds.

Well. If Ash and Taln are who we think they are, then we're absolutely going to get two Main POV Characters "who have died".

Also, the body does not mysteriously disappear. Amaram's men take it and examine it; that's how they can report to him that he was likely from Jah Keved. He's dead for way too long for the Regrowth fabrial to have brought him back. If Szeth was dead longer than seconds, it wasn't longer than minutes.

My friend asked this at a signing once, but was told to RAFO.

While this is true of current Vorinism, way way back when it was founded visions were not, apparently, forbidden (though Tanavast himself calls future-sight forbidden, so I that's a big sticking point). First: This is actually a brilliant connection. Don't know that I believe it yet, but well caught! 1. This quote fascinates me. Note, however, that it says "those involved". It's long been a question of mine, who besides Talaxin and Shashara were involved in NIghtblood's creation? Presumably, there was a sword first, which was Awakened. Who forged the sword? One of those two? Did they have attendents? Lab assistants? Patrons? Other Gods? Was someone from Roshar there subtly manipulating them into making something for him, like this? (Okay this just spawned a new crazy theory I'm gonna kick around a bit... what if it was Nin? What if he needed a Shardblade, hopped to Nalthis, and manipulated things to get Nightblood? Only really thinking this because he ends up with the sword. Just something that came to me, not positive if it will bear scrutiny or if I even believe it myself.) 2. This... is an excellent point. Though really just with the baldness. They aren't a group of scholars, and they collectively serve a common good. Remember that the ownership aspect of ardents is comparatively new. We've really just got bald, allows you to break gender roles, and you apparently must be one to marry one. I wonder if an ardent could marry an Austre monk... 3. Meh, I feel like this is explained by Mr. Sanderson's explanation that "perfect color recognition" is like perfect pitch for your eyes. There's the perfect shade of red (like a perfect middle C) and then every exact amount more blue, yellow, white or black (which is odd that it's not CMYK since it's pigments but I guess you're testing the quality of the light, so they're just wrong in-universe when they talk about it being the pillar, not the light coming off the pillar... I'm not really sure here) is a "step" away from true. But good question about cymatics; I wonder what someone with perfect pitch would think of the notes that produce the patterns? However, wouldn't the same vibration within stone produce a different note than the same vibration within sand? Let alone the metal of the disk itself? On the subject of cymatics and tie-ins, the Well of Ascension was in a chamber with clearly natural pillars of stalactites and stalagmites in impossibly symmetrical shapes. Cymatics?

Really? He gathers the stories of waifs and urchins. How is that not "remembering those who have been forgotten"? Also, what is a "Truthwatcher" and how do they act? Best we've got is when Renarin says that he sees. In what manner do you think he habitually has been shown to act that strikes you as the guiding principle of Truthwatchers?

While that's possible, there is a comment that people do occasionally see Wyndle, specifically references leaves and such. So apparently more people than simply Lift see him that way.

Eh. I'm not as certain as you are that we understand everything about how the bond between Herald and Honorblade works. Warbreaker. Is it possible Taln is no longer Bound to his Blade? Sure. But I'm not ready to claim to know so much about Heralds and Honorblades to say that it must be the case.

Well, it's widely assumed. Ym clearly had access to the Progression Surge, and his spren looked/acted nothing like Wyndle. Either two different types of Spren can make someone an Edgedancer, or Ym was a Truthwatcher.

From Miles's point of view, he sees the boxes from Ladrian Manor had been brought to the hideout specifically on Suit's order; I suppose it's possible that a kandra somehow gave that order, or took over a Vanisher and pretended to have gotten the order, or snuck it and added it. My "Edwarn is spiked" theory is, of course, entirely speculation. That said, given we know from the book that Edwarn expressly had boxes brought to the hideout from Ladrian Manor, I'm not certain I at all agree that it's more likely a kandra did it, instead. Especially since one of the reasons given is, "to frame Wax." What better way to frame him than with his own weapons? For that matter, why bother with a Kandra? He has the power to move planets in their orbits. Surely if he wanted, he could simply teleport the box where he needs it. It's possible they're trying to breed a Mistborn, or a Feruchemistborn. This possibility has been raised in other threads. While it's totally apropos to mention it as a viable alternative to the theory under discussion, there are other threads to talk about it in, and I would like to politely request that any further points on that theory be brought up where it would be more appropriate. Suffice to say it is accepted that it's an entirely viable alternate theory which might well invalidate much of this line of reasoning. You also bring up an excellent point; Suit could have been metalborn, even twinborn. With just two spikes, he could be a double compounder. As for Harmony's influence... saying "unable" is, I think, a harsh assumption. The conflicting Intents of Preservation and Ruin don't specifically tell him, I don't think, "don't ever do anything;" if nothing else, we know he was helping Wax, so clearly he does SOMETHING. And even at that, there's a WoB that some Shards, which have held their Intents for millenia, are still holding off the compulsion; I hardly think after a mere 300 years Sazed will be utterly enthralled. I do think you're right, that he'd keep any and all influence to a minimum. However, if someone is wondering what to do with some boxes, and Harmony can think of a place to put the boxes that might help stop some bad guys, I think it might be within him to subtly lead the man to a certain conclusion. If Edwarn had thought about it and realized the Vanisher's hideout was an awful place, I doubt Sazed would have stormed in and forcibly changed his mind.

Hrm. The citations are all circular; they just cycle around in the Coppermind. Do we have an external source?

Well, my first thought as soon as I noticed that line (this time around) was our talk about why they might want women of allomantic power... One suggestion has been that they want children with metallic traits, which could be hemalurgically stolen and granted to the members of the Set. This theory only works if the Set does already know for sure how to perform at least some hemalurgy. If so, maybe he has given himself some power. As for which power he might have... I expect for someone like Edwarn, he'd prefer one of the mental powers. Allomantic Zinc or Brass could help him in his dealings. Now I want to go over every time Miles interacts with him and look for clues; is Miles acting Soothed? Feruchemical Copper could be helpful, though Suit's use of a notebook suggests imperfect memory (unless it's a cover?). Hrm. Allomantic bronze. That could possibly solve another question I've had... although, not really. I've been wondering why on Scadrial the Set would bother learning Marasi's true heritage. If they knew she was an allomancer, it might perk their interest. Yet... when would they possibly have noticed her use of her power? It's not something she uses very often, or something that can be terribly subtle. If she's at a boring opera she can hardly skip past the third, fourth, and fifth acts without taking a dozen people in the seats all around with her. And there's not a ton of point in practicing in private. "Steris, I'll be practicing my allomancy in the garden. I'll be a few hours." Okay, Marasi, see you in five minutes." So maybe that's not the answer. Still. It could help find hidden allomantic women, or even just random metalborn on the street to kidnap and spike (in my fanfiction set in the future where hemalurgy becomes a big deal, Seekers are a HUGE deal for both sides). Allomantic pewter? Miles makes note that Mr. Suit walks steadily despite his age, with no cane. Edwarn has already gotten this far on his native wit and charm; rather than get an ability that will increase this only marginally, he chose one to shore up a weakness; his physicality. Plus, he's a man easily dismissed in a fight. Wouldn't Wax be surprised if he ever does shoot his uncle, turns his back... and discovers his uncle can now shrug off a bullet wound? Pewter feruchemy would be obvious... Tin has its uses, either Art. Feruchemical gold? As for how much Preservation can influence him... recall that even Zane, who had a spike for years and was also crazy, was under marginal Ruinous control. He almost killed Vin, which we know is directly against what Ruin wanted at the time (though admittedly, Ruin at the time was mostly bound). I expect given how Harmony tries to leave people to their own devices, he might be able to spy on them via Preservation's mind-reading, but he'd leave the actual influencing to a minimum. That's just one man's opinion, though. I really don't have much factual to back that up. About to leave the office and head home but I might post more thoughts later. Anyone else?

What sort of gravity does Pluto have? I suppose it is far too small to have .7G...

Ruin's influence/control comes from cracks in your spiritweb... presuambly, simply stabbing someone with Invested metal is a largely physical wound. In fact, the Flaw is unique, in that simple cracks like allomantic Snapping or various things from other worlds do not allow for mental domination, but hemalurgy does. I think it's probable that one must actually be a hemalurgic host to be influenced; what amounts to simple proximity is likely insufficient.

Tekiel. What's up with that? We know they're a powerful House. We know that, dispersion aside, some Houses are still allomantically powerful, and Tekiel at least 300 years ago was powerful enough allomantically to produce Vin. Moreover, metalborn as a whole are more common now. Tekiel is sparing no expense in keeping the Breaknaught safe. So... where are the allomancers? When the group of Tekiel guards charged the Phantom Railcar, why were they all muggles? A Coinshot could have leapt over the rotary gun's line of fire and shots guns or just coins at the operators. A pewterarm could have taken a few blows and kept going. A bloodmaker could've gotten up, a steelrunner could have circled in a huge arc (or just gotten there before they started firing). There weren't any metalborn guards when Wax snuck onto the Breaknaught, either. Seriously. A family as big as Tekiel, with as great a propensity for metallic traits, you'd expect them to have their own metalborn, and you'd absolutely expect them to be able (and willing) to hire a metallic mercenary unit. Why didn't they?

Yeah, I've always gotten the impression (and I could swear it was confirmed in-text) that metalminds can be tiny and hold impressive amounts. We know a stud earring is enough to hold at least a portion of an allomantic bronze charge. We know the barest pinch of steel dust can burn for twenty minutes or more. I believe feruchemical storage is similar. I think bracelets are used more because too-small a piece of metal is difficult to wear, less than "it takes a full bracelet to hold this charge." Wax's metalminds hold years of weight. The limiting factor tends to be more, exactly how much time can you spend storing how much of the attribute, rather than trying to find a large-enough "battery". Anyone know if this is something someone actually mentions in the book?

You believe he's not still Bound to his Honorblade?

I once speculated that bind-points could be used for different traits depending on the metal used, but I feel like someone was able to debunk that... I can no longer remember how... Marsh (controlled by Ruin) comments once that there are two or three hundred bind points on the human body. Not sure how many of them can be on the ear and still leave room for them around the rest of the body.

Obviously we're arguing semantics here. Whenever a question like this is asked of Brandon, he always answers, "Well it depends on what you mean by ___..." so WoB seems to be, people can define words as they wish. In short, there's no "this is the official answer". That said, I suspect most people on the Shard would agree, you burn atium, you burn lerasium, you burn normal metals. That said, there is a distinction between burning tin and burning lerasium or atium, so there's nothing wrong with Yata using "burn" to mean one, and "metabolize" to mean the other.

I suspect that Lord Edwarn Ladrian is a Hemalurgist. Wax finds his trunk with his mistcloak and Sterrions in the Vanisher hideout, and Harmony says, "You're welcome," implying he had a had in having them brought here. Miles comments at one point that "Mr. Suit" whom we know is Edwarn ordered the trunks, and some other things, stolen from Ladrian mansion. Ostensibly, to use to kill or possibly frame Wax. Obviously, with both Powers working together rather than opposing each other, Harmony could have brought this about any number of ways. Still. I wonder if Edwarn is already a hemalurgist, and if Harmony thereby subtly influenced him in order to bring the Sterrions where he knew Wax would need them?

I actually thought "metabolizing" was what we call it when aluminum makes all your metals go away without burning them... I'm pretty sure there's a WoB calling lerasium a metal anyone can burn, so I believe you do burn lerasium.