I agree 100% SarahG.
Of course you do. You nominated me for HoA.
1) Is it possible that kandra gain memories when digesting the brain of their corpse? They say that they observe very well but is that the whole story?
My guess is no. Or at least, they do not gain access to ALL the memories of the victim. For one thing, the victim is already dead, so presumably the memories die with the brain. For another thing, there are a few mistakes that TenSoon makes that could possibly have clued Vin in - for example, he "forgets" that he already warned her that replicating the wolfhound would take a long time because of the hair placement.
2) When they consume the corpse, do they start from the head down, feet up? Do they put themselves on one leg at a time
My guess (based on the new TenSoon chapter) is that they could choose to digest and replicate the body in any order they wished. I wonder if we'll get to see any more detailed scenes of kandra taking form. I bet we will, since TenSoon is a viewpoint character.
3) How did OreSuer make Kelsier's skin transparent? If they use the flesh as the material, how do they alter it's attributes to make it transparent? I can understand cutting holes in it etc. to allow storing something inside their body, but altering its makeup? Is it possible that it is some form of Hemalurgy? That they burn the flesh in their flesh pouch much like an Allomancer with metal? Do Inquisitors happen to eat flesh to live longer, become much stronger etc?
Great questions there. I'm thinking that since kandra are able to create their own flesh, after the patterns of the bodies they've eaten, they would come to have an excellent knowledge of biology and how it works. This would enable them to tweak those workings to a far greater extent than humans can do.
As for Inquisitors, the idea that they're cannibals is terrifying, especially now that I know they have that etching of me in their bathroom. I don't want to be stalked by cannibals. If I had to choose, I'd rather my flesh be lusted after sexually than gastrically.
That brings up a good point, though: maybe this is the reason people in the Mistborn world tend to wear a lot of clothes - to discourage the Inquisitors from being tempted to eat them.