Just wanted to offer a slight correction to this. Brandon said specifically that Vin's mother was not spiked by Ruin, as she 'was crazy enough on her own'
INTERVIEW: Oct, 2008
Hero of Ages Q&A - TWG (Verbatim) DARXBANE (16 OCTOBER 2008)Did Vin's mother actually have a spike, or was she so crazy that one wasn't necessary for Ruin to influence her? BRANDON SANDERSON (17 OCTOBER 2008)She was crazy enough on her own.