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The change/transform command comes from dawnshard. The rest are speculation based on themes that the shards seem to fit

Right, I'm not saying that Odium himself is righteous but within the context of Adonalsium, the concepts that odium encompasses would be.

I've got an order I like so far but am having trouble with the 4th and endowment The Command of Ideal Honor, Odium (as righteous anger as said in one of the letters), Ambition, wisdom/prudence (existence implied in WoB) The Command of Transformation Ruin, Preservation (as in knowing when to not transform), cultivation The Command of Will Dominion, Devotion, Autonomy The Command of Creation???? Endowment

For geographers: The Grand Indian ocean For Nolan fans: The Grand inception For star wars fans: The Grand. in city, I am

Yes, intent and perception definitely matter. If you view the objects as a whole thing, it will lash all of them. When Szeth lashes a person to the ceiling in the prologue their clothes are lashed as well. He specifically notes that the clothes start to droop and then the person falls. If you fill a barrel with chickens you could lash them all as long as you intend to lash a single "barrel full of chickens". If you intend to lash a "barrel that happens to have a bunch of singular chickens in it" then it would only lash the barrel, though likely with the same effect.

About a month each. I listen on my commute which is normally about 2-2 1/2 hours a day so 4-5 weeks of driving. Ends up being fewer if I have a side job in the summer or if I listen while cooking or something like that.

Well if you like argent's old theory, he is making sure that he gets quite a lot of worship, if you know what I mean.

You bring up another interesting point, would the Heralds believe that Honor is God? Disillusionment with religion seems to be becoming a trope in Brandon's work with characters like Lightsong and Hrathen (a bit, not fully). It could be Hoid and Frost but that is only guess because it's the only character we know who was alive then and isn't a shard. Regardless of who it is, the metaphor is still a good one

Is this about the Heralds? Two men stand and contemplate the end of an era These could be jezrien and Kelek discussing the end of the Oathpact and the fate of Taln. They talk through the different methods of torture that he would have to endure and question if he can handle the burden they've placed on him. Perhaps Taln has always been the type of person to find the best part of a situation in order to stay strong. The final part, the days where the pain is less is his beauty is their final excuse that allows them to leave their blades behind. Obviously this can't be literal but it is an interesting metaphor.

This is a potential explanation for two metals but it doesn't hold up for other metals. Where would you store copper clouds for example? Additionally we see steel sight being treated as a sense but it seems more to be visual a representation of potential investiture. The sense being used is sight to see, with the exception of Inquisitors and I'm not sure we would ever get a satisfactory explanation for how they work. The Lord Ruler doesn't need reverse compounding. For one he was stronger than a Lerasium Mistborn, for two he likely has duralumin, for three he could compound nicrosil if he had access to it, for four he could have been a savant in every available metal at that point after being alive for 1000 years.

I think we will start to see modern problems solved with/exacerbated by Allomancy and Feruchemy. Healthcare could be an interesting one, the rich could hire gold compounders to create medallions for them so they never get sick while the poor struggle with affording to go to the doctor. On the other hand you could have high speed rail and air travel with the flying machine technology from BoM

That's fair. Like I said I don't know that we will ever see it in the books but it's been on my mind, if only because I would want iron Allomancy and iron compounding does not seem particularly useful

You would not store an individual push, rather the force of that push to be directed at the time of your choosing. The benefit is in the ability to tap feruchemical stores at exponential rates and in not needing to waste metal by burning excess away at the end of the night. Unless Brandon shows up in this thread I doubt we will find out. I appreciate the difference in opinion though, it helps to refine the thoughts.

Exactly, without the need to have any currently injested iron. You could then tap a little for small objects or to move only a little or as much as you want for TLR strength pulling.

As long we're going headcanon, I'm going with the "Hessina is Kharbranthian" theory with Lirin volunteering as tribute, I mean, champion. This makes Odium have to break either his agreement with Dalinar or his agreement with Mr. T (depending on your interpretation).

I think your phrase is better. It would store the Pullforce, if you will, to be directed at a later time.

I've been recently listening to shardcast again (not having a commute really made listening to anything difficult) and it reminded me about a discussion of reverse compounding. The eventual conclusion of most of the cast was that reverse compounding doesn't really matter because nicrosil Feruchemy would be more effective at amplifying allomantic power(I believe this was within the context of discussing TLR and his powers). While this is a reasonable conclusion for a fullborn, it is not a useful conclusion for your "average" twinborn. I intend to develop a concept of the method through which a twinborn compounder could benefit from abilities where the feruchemical power is not necessarily a useful attribute. Known Methods of improving Allomancy Duralumin. This is useful for mistborn but not for anyone else (assuming natural/healthy attainment of abilities only) Nicrosil Feruchemy Nicrosil stores the ability to burn or store in specific metals. Storing your ability when not in use and tapping it later would allow you to burn your metal as if you were a stronger Allomancer. If TLR was aware of this it could have been a contributor to his overwhelming power. Other possible methods may include technology that affects Connection to Preservations investiture. The Ire attempts to use an unknown technology to claim the shard after the death of Leras. It is possible that technology could develop that would mimic the effects of Lerasium. Normal compounding Normal compounding works by fueling feruchemical power with Allomantic investiture. Burning a metalmind causes it to act like a new allomantic metal which releases a greater amount of feruchemical power that can then be stored. Compounding solves the two primary issues with Feruchemy the personal cost and the storage rate. The personal cost is the generally negative effect of storing an attribute, for example being weak while storing strength or tired while storing wakefulness. Since the storing primarily happens from the results of compounding there is little personal cost. The storage rate is a problem by itself and also partially a cause of the personal cost. The rate of storage approaches the limit of 100% of the attribute for most attributes where compounding is particularly useful. If you store 100% of your health then you would die. If you store 100% speed you can't move and would likely require some messing with thermodynamics. Compounding solves these issues by providing an external source of investiture which is limited only by the availability of the metal in question. Issues in Allomancy Rate of power Other than flaring and duralumin, metal is burned at a consistent rate for a consistent amount of power per individual. For a misting, only flaring is available. Availability of metal Metal can be expensive and can't be reused or saved for much more than a day once swallowed. Rationing metal can be a serious problem for an Allomancer who is trapped without reserves or resources Proposal I propose that if compounding provides an allomantic source for feruchemical abilities, reverse compounding would provide a feruchemical source for allomantic power. A twinborn would burn a metal, iron for example, but instead of pulling on metal, would store the pulls in an ironmind to be used at a later time. Benefits to the compounder Rate of power Feruchemical attributes can be tapped at whatever rate the user intends. This could be used to exceed the typical output of allomantic pushes or pulls. Availability of metal By storing the output of an ability inside a metalmind, the Allomancer is able to freely consume their metal knowing that if it is not used it will not be wasted. This results in less reliance on vials which can be pushed away by enemy Allomancers. (Side note, era 3, 30oz insulated aluminum tumblers for renewing metal reserves, can't wait). Possible arguments against this proposal Nicrosil Feruchemy From what I understand, nicrosil stores the ability to push (please correct me if this is wrong) whereas reverse compounding would store the actual pushes. Nicrosil is also not useful for the majority of twinborn without further expansion of medallion technology. Why would Brandon do this? To provide opportunities for greater power to those with less useful feruchemical abilities. Additionally balance/harmony is a major theme of mistborn, to have the power flow in only one direction seems counter to that theme in my opinion. This could create narrative problems/running out of metal or stores becomes unlikely/contrived/cliche Yes. I trust that Brandon could come up with an elegant solution to these issues but I do not expect to necessarily see this in action. I believe it exists but not that we are likely to see it on the page. Yeah well, you're stupid! Totally agree with you. Thanks for coming to me Ted talk

Thanks! Right now it's either the spren or Ham. There was a discussion on shardcast a while back that got me thinking. As far as I understand nicrosil stores the ability to burn where as, what I propose, stores the actual effect of burning. Storing pushes vs ability to push. I'll post sometime this week once I get my thoughts organized

Iron. Not to fly or do acrobatics but for those times when you make yourself a snack and sit down but you left your phone on the counter or the remote is just out of reach

They apparently just don't work on mobile. I'll have to check the desktop version later

Basically the idea that an allomantic power could be treated as a storable attribute in a similar way to a feruchemical power being treated as an allomantic metal for normal compounding. Also I'm not seeing the signatures. How do I do that on mobile?

Not really a magic system so much as the implications of twinborn. I've been ruminating on how reverse compounding might work and would love it if someone could point me to relevant threads. I've read reckoners, rithmatist, and skyward (not starsight yet). I also enjoyed lightbringer. I haven't had much time to read since the pandemic made my commute drop from 750 miles a week to about 50 feet a week

At the rate this plague is going I might just retire early

My calling is education though I will not say what subject as it is not particularly masculine. Hoid would approve, however.

That is a very personal question and I will not allow you to speculate on such an uncouth manner