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Yeah I agree Harmony wouldn't stand a chance against Retribution. It does seem we're headed in this direction though and I think Sazed can beat Retribution, just not as Harmony. We know Harmony is heading down the path to becoming Discord. The Terris prophecies also tell us "his name shall be Discord, yet they shall love him for it". To me this implies Harmony is going to transform into Discord yet Scadrial will love him for it as it gives him the power he needs to fight and defend them against Retribution

Hey welcome to the Shard! What's your favorite Cosmere magic systems?

We know with the timeline that Mistborn Era 2 comes directly after WaT. After being so terrified of Retribution that she ejected herself from Roshar I don't think Cultivation would place herself in the middle of a war between Harmony and Autonomy. There's also the fact that we don't see her in Era 2 or get any hints from Sazed that she showed up there during Era 2. So while it is possible (she could just not have arrived yet or is hiding from him while Autonomy clouds his vision) I personally don't find it very likely

Ooohhh that's a tough one. TV I'd say The Bishop from Castlevania Novel would definitely be The Waterfords from The Handmaid's Tale Movie I'm punting Greema Worm tongue in LOTR (Arguably?) Theater I'm punting Eurylochus from Epic The Musical Investiture uses like magic systems? If so then Allomancy and Hemalurgy

Ooooooohhhh lol Nooo I just killed an innocent chicken for nothing

Percy Jackson Radiant Orders Percy is THE definition of a Wind runner I don't think further elaboration is needed Jason Grace I could see either being a Windrunner or a Skybreaker (I'm leaning more Skybreaker) Piper McLain I'm going with Lightweaver since her whole arc is working through her own personal lies and struggles Annabeth Chase is easily an Elsecaller, scholar through and through Nico DiAngelo feels like a Dustbringer to me Leo Valdez is an Edgedancer, he's the mechanic and emotional core of the group Hazel Levesque gives me Willshaper vibes Frank Zhang is a Stoneward,he's often in a leadership role and dependable for his friends and the people he commands

I don't have an issue with it. Singers are just as developed as humans and we know there have been cross species relationships in the past, that's how we have Herdazians and the Horneaters. It's not like dating a sentient ape it's more like a human dating a Twi'lek

I do! It's actually non-fiction, The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green

Allomancy feels like one of the most graceful and versatile of the magic systems, plus the Mistborn trilogy was the first series from Brandon that I read so I'm biased. I'm not as big on Feruchemy but I am a fan of Hemalurgy, especially to create new creatures I think that's really cool. Basically, Allomancy 10/10, Feruchemy 7/10, and Hemalurgy 9/10

It was really his very first scene. There's the idea of "save the cat," where your character's first scene is indicative of the type of person they are. For Kelsier in his very first appearance, he smiles in the face of these horrible oppressors, makes jokes to give hope to the beaten down people as well as feeding them, and rescues a young girl from being assaulted. As soon as I finished the prologue, I knew I was gonna be a Kelsier fan. It's also his capacity to bring out the best in people like Vin and his whole crew, as well as the fact that he keeps loving even after being so badly hurt. I totally agree with what you were saying too, I like him even better in Era 2. He's less than a man in a world of gods that could kill you with the wave of their hand; he's totally outclassed in every way, but he still dedicates his afterlife to protecting his people and doing anything he can to ensure they're safe.

From past WOBs it seems like Autonomy and Rayse were allied at least loosely although it’s unclear if that still holds with Taravangian and Retribution. From what’s going on it seems like Autonomy just saw an opportunity and took it with everyone else distracted. My theory is in the grand scheme of things, Rayse and Bavadin both wanted to be the sole power in the Cosmere and were allied in order to combat the other Shards with both planning to betray each other once they were close enough to their goal. With Rayse dead and Odium combined we don’t know what either are planning in regard to one another anymore

Facts man Wayne is THE highlight of Era 2. Are you mostly a Mistborn guy?

Thanks! If I had to choose I'm going with Spook. He felt like the 'winner' of Mistborn Era 1 and with minimum trauma (relatively speaking anyways). Plus he also gets Kelsier as a friend and research partner. I saw you're a fellow Hamilton fan too! What are your top 3 songs?

Thank you! My favorite combination is definitely gold and bendalloy (I'm basic, I'm a Wayne fan) Found it now thank you! I'm going for the ration bars first. I'm holding off on eating my only other living company until the absolute last minute when I have no other choice.

Hey! I’m not really sure how to reply to someone on here but if I had to choose it’s between Cryptics and ashpren. I prefer Cryptics personality wise but I really love the aesthetic the ashpren have with the disintegration and regeneration of their forms.

Hi everyone! Excited to join the fandom! I discovered Sanderson in 2023 and since then I’ve read and reread almost all canon Cosmere works with the exception of Elantris (reading right now). I’m also a member of the Order of the Lightweavers Favorite Cosmere things: Book: The Final Empire Series: Mistborn Era Character: Kelsier Magic System: Allomancy Shard: Devotion Planet: Sel Thank you all for having me and I’m looking forward to my time here! Ask me stuff too (if you want)

WARNING: Minor spoilers for Wind and Truth We know Adonalsium was able to act due to the existence of worlds and races that predate the Shattering (such as Yolen, Hoid's home world). Thanks to new information in Wind and Truth we also learn that Adonalsium fought back against the 17, although at the end he gave up in order to prevent the destruction a clash of godly powers would cause, allowing himself to die. This means Adonalsium was both sentient and at least in some capacity a "good" God. As far as Intent goes, the reason the Shards struggle to act is because they're incomplete. Adonalsium, was the whole and had multiple aspects and emotions (odium, ruin, honor, devotion, etc). Odium alone only knows how to hate. Ruin only knows to destroy. Honor alone only knows how to make and keep oaths without any nuance or gray areas. When you have something like Adonalsium, you have a whole capable of nuance; everything eventually needs to come to an end (Ruin), but there's more than wanton destruction and things also need to be grown and nurtured(Cultivation). Some things such as evil or injustice should be hated (Odium) but it needs to come from a place of love (Devotion) to truly care about the people who suffer. Essentially, Adonalsium is nuance, something the Shards lack as they're isolated and stunted parts of a whole. Rather than being unable to take any action, Adonalsium and the combined shards should be able to function normally with nuance and recognition that the world is not black and white.