Innovation

Isn’t all solid Investiture in a metallic form?

I love talking about Fabrials! Metal type could be important to Fabrials. After all, they do have metal frames. It seems that the metals are used to control and regulate the Fabrials.

Chromium. Draining Investiture would be a very useful ability.

The Fused and the Unmade are permeated with Odium’s essence. He grants them reincarnation and powers.

I am currently undecided on the nature of Trell, and this theory makes sense. However, I suppose an Avatar could take some of Odium’s Investiture, but it seems that the holder of a Shard or a some of a Shard’s power have their Intent changed. That seems to me like possibly changing or losing their autonomy over their Intent.

If I recall correctly, did he not ask Spook to look into the Inquisitor’s spikes? Using two of those on a Mistwraith would be ethical.

Yes, but a more powerful binding. As in, no Fused coming to Roshar, no Odium manifesting himself. Maybe I should be more specific; binding Odium and his servants to Braize. It is unlikely this will happen, but I think it could be possible.

Maybe not directly against Odium, but against his troops. And what if the Dawnshards are used to destroy Braize? What would that do to Odium? In addition, there is a Dawnshard that is said to “Bind all creatures.” This could be used to permanently trap Odium on Braize.

That could have been a Radiant, or multiple, using a large amount of Stormlight. I agree with the theory though. Alternatively, they could be something like the Honorblades, just much, much stronger.

Exactly my thought. Perhaps the Threnodites will figure out how to harness Shades? Perhaps they were messing around with Shade tech and somehow caused the Evil?

If you could make the pipe in the shape of an Aon, then you could safely have the Dor flow through it. Alternatively, since Investiture is resisted by other Investitiure, you could just have a metal pipe.

I thought they were piping Investiture from Sel somehow. They could be transforming other Investiture into usable Investiture. Perhaps Stormlight or metals?

I suppose Ettmetal could be used as a Feruchemic also weapon, but then it is quite similar to Medallions. If this was a thing, I think the Southern Scadrians would have discovered it by now. From a reader perspective, I doubt that Brandon would add another way to get around the genetic limits of the Metallic Arts. I believe this bonding is limited to objects. I am curious as to what the bond looks like in the Cognitive Realm.

Yeah...intent is key. Vin couldn't burn brass until Kelsier told her how to, while she could burn zinc because she thought of it as “luck.” I assume it is similar in Feruchemy.

Correct. However, perception is key. Most of the f-Cognitive and a-Mental metals don’t seem to fit very well with other objects, and I suppose a computers nutrition could be considered as energy level.

I agree that a transportation barrier exists, but how is it accomplished? Could the barrier be a Fabrial of some kind? Or is the Sibling somehow interfering with it?

So, I was thinking about the Feruchemical Cognitive and Hybrid metals in conjunction with Ettmetal. I came to the realization that while many wouldn’t work on the Cube of Ettmetal, attaching the Cube to a computer could have effects. Here is the list I came up with: Zinc: mental speed could become processing speed. Copper: extra memory on a computer or other device Bronze: Allowing the computer to be on for longer would be my guess. Brass: Storing this could cool down the computer. Heating could make a hotplate or something similar. Cadmium: Assuming the “breath” it stores is oxygen, this could be used not for a computer, but for providing oxygen in low oxygen environments. Bendalloy: Energy. A much more likely possibly than Bronze storing energy. Gold: Heals based on cognitive viewpoint of others. Electrum: Determination could be used for an AI, since standard computers probably can’t be determined. Atium: Attaching this to something alive (assuming this is possible) could make it younger/older. Quickly aging food comes to mind as well as making food less rotten. A non-living object could possibly function better if it Taps Youth. The Mental and Temporal Allomantic effects: Zinc&Brass: Area Soothing/Rioting respectively. Copper: hides Allomantic pulses. Bronze: Does the Cube emit pulses/vibrations when it detects Allomancy? If so, you could rig a machine to it that picks up the smaller, and most specific, vibrations, and then have it emit reading onto a computer or other device. Cadmium&Bendalloy: Slowes down and Speeds up time respectively. Gold&Electrum: in conjunction with an AI, this could have some weird ramifications. Atium&Malatium: I know these don’t fit in this category, but I decided to add them. If you make a computer designed to react to the atrium shadows it sees, you could have a powerful weapon. Malatium would be less useful.

F-Copper to steal memories. Of course, this is assuming Ettmetal can bond with humans.

Perhaps Intent is involved. Using the car as a car would tap engine strength, but if you (somehow) use it as a crane it taps lift strength.

I don’t want to put down “cognitive idea” as my answer to everything involving Ettmetal, but perhaps it is again what people view it as. If it is a car with f-Pewter, perhaps then it is engine strength, as people view it as a car. If it is a crane, perhaps it is lift strength, as people view it as a crane. And this isn’t even getting into the cognitive/temporal stuff...

You could add A-chromium for a Leecher sword, or maybe a Nicroburst sword to fight Coinshots , Lurchers, or Tineyes. A Shardblade on Scadrial would be one dangerous toy Another gadget would be to wrap the Primer Cube in Aluminum on all sides but one. Since it Pushes out on all directions, but the Aluminum blocks it. With this, you could have a Steelpush gun. I am curious as to how f-Pewter works. Does it increase engine strength? Durability? Lift/carry strength? Durability seems the most likely to me.

This theory could explain how something like Feruchemical gold would work on the object. It would be similar to other Cosmere methods of healing, only working if the person thinks of the injury to be not part of their Identity. F-gold Ettmetal would, instead, heal based on what other people think of the object to be. This would tie in to how the cognitive aspects of objects perceive themselves as what others perceive themselves to be.

I would say Ryan is a Willshaper. Willspahers are all about exploration and freedom. Rysn loves to travel, fitting in with exploration. As for freedom, Rysn finds the safehand a “silly tradition.” Freedom to wear whatever you want is a Willshaper attribute, as well as freeing those who are captive. Rysn herself is somewhat captive in the Thaylen Gemstone Reserve. https://wob.coppermind.net/events/424-the-ten-orders-of-knights-radiant/#e13779

An alternative avenue of attack would be to use the Surge of Transportation to transport them all there, assuming that Transportation works as a kind of “teleport” ability as well as the Surge’s Realmatic Transition. You could have a few Transportation Fused transport them in all over the tower, seizing key locations. Use Skybreakers to unlock the Oathgates, and you have an army in the middle of Urithiru.

Warning: spoilers for BoM. So, how does Ettmetal/Harmonium work? I was thinking on this, and I remembered how the Primer Cube somehow stored an entire ship’s weight. The entire ship, not just the Cube of Ettmetal. This got me thinking: what if Ettmetal bonds with the object it is attached to? As in, if someone with the proper Intent “attaches” Ettmetal to an object, and the Ettmetal bonds to it’s cognitive self. As long as the Ettmetal is touching the object (perhaps it needs to be pierced?), the Ettmetal’s effects also effect the object’s. Once the Ettmetal is no longer physically touching the object, the bond breaks. This would explain how the primer cube effects the entire ship instead of itself. Consider that Allomantic Primer cubes probably need to be switched often, as they burn themselves away. “Refueling” Ettmetal devices would be considerably faster if you don’t have to think about the new Cube as part of the ship. This “quick refuel” would make Ettmetal devices much more efficient, thereby making Allomantic Primer Cubes a more viable option, and not just a waste of a valuable material. Intent would likely be required, similar to how Hemalurgy can only be done by a person who knows and means to preform Hemalurgy. It could be likely that you would need to use a special technique to bond the Ettmetal, or it could be as simple as touching it to the object. I have no evidence or WoBs for this theory. This is pure speculation. What do you all think?