Argent

I think we have something about him exploring the Southern Scadrial.

Not directly, but it's so heavily implied I don't see a reason to entertain any other explanation.

It's... The connection is not an obvious one. It's really more of an interesting something to think about than a blatant hint about his visions. Trust me, it only raises more questions while not even answering one.

Can't say He asked me not to publish them online.

Give us the green light when you are done, let's get a few people to go over the questionable bits, and wrap this sucker up.

From the Chicago signing:

I just want to drop by and confirm that Vin+Human is confirmed. That's it.

You know, I am not sure what it actually means. It could be that it is the act that turns you into a "magic user" - Shaod, Snapping, Nahel Bond, Returning. The problem with that is that Forgery doesn't really have a moment like this, as far as I know - you just need to be able to create your stamps well enough. ChayShan also potentially doesn't have Initiation in this sense. On the other hand, it being tied to family descent on Scadrial implies that Initiation is (probably) about... eligibility to become a "magic user", not the act of becoming one. In this scenario, the bit about a "Shard's Decision" on Nalthis could mean that Endowment Decided to give everyone the chance to Awaken instead of Deciding who gets to Return. The best rationalization I've been able to come up with is that Initiation is, in fact, the act of gaining control over a certain type of Investiture. Elantrians transformed by the Shaod, Dakhor monks finalizing their skeletal transformations, Hemalurgists getting spiked, Surgebinders (and Listeners?) binding with a spren, Nalthians Returning. Normal Awakeners probably don't need to be Initiated, and neither do Feruchemists. But the elephant in the room is, of course, Allomancy. I think I can accept the "tied to family descent" line as a literal truth - yes, a Scadrian's Snapping threshold depends on their family, how strong the Allomantic blood is in their line, so strictly speaking, the two are tied. But somebody should ask during the UK tour. It would be nice to have a clear definition.

Huh, I listened to some of my questions, and I - amazingly - don't entirely hate my voice there. Which is a big change from 7 months ago. Are we feeling like we are done with the transcript, so we can post it here and let people search for things? Does this look like a confirmation that we'll get a Radiant worldhopper to anyone else?

The 10th anniversary edition of Elantris includes a proper Ars Arcanum, and it tells us of a new Cosmere term, much like Investiture is a Cosmere term. It is Initiation. The Ars Arcanum's writer says the following about it: That's it, just your regular PSA in case you don't have the new edition but want to use proper and fancy words.

We've verified at least twice that Harmony couldn't find her because he doesn't know what her spikes are made of.

I don't think this is true. Sazed, in the first moments of taking up the Shards, was serving both them - he was saving the world (an act of Preservation) by changing it (an act of Ruin). He pointed out that the Shards would bring only destruction if left alone, but by channeling their power, by applying will to it, they could create.

Yeah, I was wondering about that several months back, but Brandon said he wasn't going to talk about Hoid in Fadrex, so I let it go. Figured we'd find out some day.

I believe Hoid was with the Terris refugees, helping them get out of Terris and in what used to be the Pits of Hathsin. His main purpose in the book, however, was to find the Well (I think that's why he found himself in Terris, he was looking for it). He got to it before Vin and Elend did, and managed to snatch the last (?) bead of solid lerasium there.

Close enough. Maybe.

God Beyond, he is touring for Bands of Mourning too? And he'll probably want to do one for Calamity as well. This man is not going to see his family for more than a few days for the next 6 months...

Yeah, I was wondering about that at one point, it should've been EE-LAYN-triss, but now it sounds super weird, so I am glad it's staying the old way.

Sazed had to work for it:

Unless he is not. Nahel bond. But the name of the Trell's original worshippers was Nelazan, so I think it's too much of a stretch to try to relate them, or Trell with Treledees, or Nalt with Nalthis.

We are hoping Oathbringer will be out by Christmas, but it's not a promise. Also, there is Alcatraz.

Hard to tell. I don't even think you can create an alloy of lerasium and atium - both metals are the solid physical forms of Investitures from Shards whose powers destroy each other on touch. I suspect you'll get nothing at best, and a boom at worst. As to how you would alloy God Metals, I'd wager that there is a difference between molten beads lerasium and the Well, for example. So melting a bunch of atium is not the same thing as getting your hands on his Shardpool. It's an interesting thing to clarify at a signing though.

I do not believe he was talking about the Aimians in the little monologue he was giving... Dalinar?

/u/Ecuadorable over at /r/Stormlight_Archive asked Brandon for a clue about Rysn or Axies, and got the following: We already knew about the two races, but I don't think I've seen the bit about them being unrelated to each other. Wasing the going of making with upvotes of now.

It was not in the reading, actually, I just checked with Brandon after.

I strongly doubt you got a different reading. If yours included young Dalinar (17, I think?), a battle, and an archer, then we have the same one.