The Shadow

Yeah, I got that too.

I edited it. I may have gotten the spelling wrong.

I found this out from the signing today in Seattle. Not the most mind-blowing question to ask, I realize, but for what it's worth, here it is.

I'm afraid I can't help much with the citation. I read while I was lurking on the forums and thought it was WoB. I'm not sure I could even tell you what thread it was in. Sorry I can't be of more help. You're probably right. Or, if it could be done, it would require so much trial and error (and poisoned allomancers) that it would be an exercise in futility. You're right that it would be tricky, if not outright impossible, to make higher metals with soul forging. Lesser metals can be done. We know that gold can be turned into lead with (relative) ease. But what would be the point. That's good point about the seal. I hadn't thought of that.

I'm sorry if this has been answered before, but I didn't see it in the forums or on Theoryland, so I'm going to go ahead. I recently read that a metal associated with allomantic properties has those properties no matter where they're from. For example, a Mistborn would be able to use tin from Sel or Roshar or Earth just as easily as they could use tin from Scadrial. This got me thinking. There are a number of synthetic elements on Earth, elements that can only be created in a lab. Now, all of them are very unstable and only last for about a year at best, but it can be done. So here's my question: If someone on Scadrial could figure out a way of making metals and could make them stable long term, would those metals still have their allomantic properties. Could they even make new metals? I suppose to first step would be to try out soul forging, but that wouldn't work for making things like Atium, unless of course Atium turns out to be some ridiculously common element by a different name, but that doesn't seem likely.

Thanks, Ookla! If it is, I'm afraid it's unintentional.

Sorry, I've run out of clever greetings not on the first page. As I said, I'm currently in Michigan. I've been a fan of Sanderson since I picked up The Final Empire on a whim. I absorbed that series in about a week. I've read everything Cosmere related now, as well as Alcatraz.