Sarcasmfiend

I pondered the same thing. The following wob cleared it up for me a little (I think), tho it’s still a bit vague in my mind. https://wob.coppermind.net/events/508/#e16106 In short: Hemalurgy is a law of the cosmere… it’s something that can be done in theory anywhere, just like light weaving etc. I wouldn’t get hung up on Brandon’s wording about ruin not caring - I think he may have said that more in reference to not needing ruins approval or direct involvement in order to carry it out. The way I see it, “the connection” to Ruin, is Ruins intent rather than the shard itself. So a Rosharan, for example, could have ruins intent without needing to know the shard and thus be able to carry out hemalurgy given the right intent (want to bring destruction), method (correct metal placed in right spot etc), and subject. I think it would help if we had another example of a cosmere fundamental law that originated with a particular shards intent, that can then be carried out elsewhere. My brain hurts too much to think of anything. Anyone? another useful wob that backs it up: https://wob.coppermind.net/events/96/#e3214