Timewaster's Guide Archive

It doesn't have to be a conventional metal, it could be that this metal has a very high boiling point, and that could be why it's not so hot.  I'm not sure if I agree with this theory, but since all the magic systems we know of so far seem to be based on metal, and Vin says she burned the mist like metal, it was just a hypothesis.  I just reread the part in WoA, and yes, it does say for sure that the Kandra and Koloss were created by the lord ruler, sorry about that.  Anyway, if we do go with this metal mist hypothesis, then could we assume it's an alloy tothe metal in the lake near the original position of the well of ascension or the metal elend ate (which could be the same metal).  I'm not sure I even believe the mist theory it's just a hypothesis.  It might make sense though.  One metal gives a person allomancy, the other strengthens it, they would be the same pair.  I know most of the pairings do opposite things, but some of them do the similiar.  For example: duralumin and aluminum both take metals away, they jsut do it in different ways, so they're not really exact opposites.  Anyway, remember, all of this is purely theoreticalm I actually think the mists are probably water vapour of some supernatural nature like the characters in the book believe, but this is just something that came to mind.

Also, from what we've seen, all Hemalurgists are also Allomancers, or have the abilities of one, and Allomancy didn't come until after.  I assume that hemalurgy emerged around the same time as well.  I'm sure the piercings have some significance, and it might have something to do with hemalurgy, but I don't think it is in the sense we know it as.

Just because Alendi had piercings, doesn't make them Hemalurgic, I just thought it was interesting that they both had piercings, Alendi proclaiming him as the hero, Vin's mother proclaimed her a Queen.  Remember, the legends were of Terris Origin, and the Terris people are known to wear Jewelery.  While we can assume about Vin's earing because of the sacrifice, we do not know the manner in which Alendi recieved his piercing.  They could be Hemalurgic however.  Somehow, I think that Vin and Alendi's aren't the same as the inquisitors or Zane, perhaps a different form of Hemalurgy?  After all, they cannot hear Ruin's voice, and wouldn't they be the people Ruin wants to influence most of all?  Again, I'm not saying I disagree, I just think that there are other possibilities.

I think a Lurchers greatest talent would be thievery.  He only ha to walk into a room, and he knows where everything metal is, and can instantly pull it towards him, without actually rummaging around for things.  They can also pull safes out of walls, like kelier did, bracing themselve sby pulling on other things.  True they don't have pewter to help them carry anything, but still, I think Lurchers would make excellent thieves.

Being just an atium misting might also not be of much use.  What good is it seeing the future, if there's no way for you to stop the pewter powerd thug coming after you?  You'd be able to dodge certainly, but you woudn't be able to do anything to hurt them really, unless you were an extremely skilled fighter.  And once they corner you or your atium burns out, your toast.

I prefer the classic, "(insert name here) gave me wood!" or yelling "THE W NUMBER,"  whenver a number is rolled that gives you wood and wheat.

First of all, I think that's a pretty good idea, but it would need to be a really competent lurcher, and I think they might have to move around too much for this move to be effective defensively, however if they used multiple coins...  I also thought it would be cool to for a lurcher to kind of "swing" from buildings using iron pulling, like spiderman, without as much give.  Oh, and just for continuity's sake, it's iron pulling and steel pushing, I think you got them backwards in your post.

It has been stated several times that the mists repsond to allomancy and hemalurgy, so perhaps this "Mist Magic" for lack of a better terms, is some advanced form of allomancy, or hemalurgy, or something completely different that only Preservation and Ruin have learned how to use.  With allomancer, both the good and bad sides use allomancy, why can't both spirits use the same sort of magic.  The mists could just be the medium, just as metals are the medium for allomancy.