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Brandon Sanderson / Re: The Countdown
« on: September 25, 2008, 06:45:38 AM »
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Brandon Sanderson / Re: The Countdown
« on: September 23, 2008, 04:49:21 PM »
So TLR could have started to fix things, realize he didn't have enough time with the power to finish, so he kind of stopped everything until the well filled up again, so he could finish, anchoring the freeze in time to himself, since he should still be around by then.
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Brandon Sanderson / Re: The Countdown
« on: September 22, 2008, 05:59:27 PM »
Sauron's Ring, it never belonged to Saruman. 
Anyway, I think it just enhances what you already are. Knowing you can only use the power for a very short period of time, you would know that you can't do everything, and even that you don't know everything. You could make mistakes, or do things that would save countless people while killing countless others. You could start to put things in motion that would save the world, but not have enough time with the power to finish it.
What if that's what happened?
Anyway, I think it just enhances what you already are. Knowing you can only use the power for a very short period of time, you would know that you can't do everything, and even that you don't know everything. You could make mistakes, or do things that would save countless people while killing countless others. You could start to put things in motion that would save the world, but not have enough time with the power to finish it.
What if that's what happened?
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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Kwaan and the Inquistors
« on: September 21, 2008, 06:04:37 AM »
I believe it's mentioned that Inquisitors have shorter life spans... Just a note. Of thought.
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Brandon Sanderson / Re: The Comprehensive Kandra Thread
« on: September 21, 2008, 05:59:56 AM »
It's fun to note that section of the book points out that Ten Soon was the family Kandra. Not just Zane's. Ten Soon knew Elend before all his time with Vin, even if only superfluously.
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Brandon Sanderson / Re: The Countdown
« on: September 21, 2008, 05:52:31 AM »
Malatium could come from the kandra, since that's the only source for legends I can think of besides Sazed, or some random etching. Maybe that's what the Kandra do with all the atium; the alloy is more useful to them than the pure metal.
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Brandon Sanderson / Re: The Countdown
« on: September 20, 2008, 07:22:35 PM »
So what would be the drawback of Pewter? Near as we've seen, the only drawback is crashing for a few days after working too hard. Would the stretching mean you could go longer without sleep, and be stronger and all that?
OR, would the stretching mean being stronger, more balanced, blah blah, but the drawback is you need to rest more often, like an inquisitor? Or could that be what happens when you break?
OR, would the stretching mean being stronger, more balanced, blah blah, but the drawback is you need to rest more often, like an inquisitor? Or could that be what happens when you break?
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Brandon Sanderson / Re: The Comprehensive Kandra Thread
« on: September 20, 2008, 07:18:43 PM »
So they do need to consume something to achieve different stages of development? Interesting.
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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Kwaan and the Inquistors
« on: September 20, 2008, 07:16:04 PM »
If TLR could control the Inquisitors like Ruin, then Marsh wouldn't have even been able to try to kill him, or rebel at all.
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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Kwaan and the Inquistors
« on: September 20, 2008, 06:17:49 PM »Also, the etching was in the ancient Terris language. Very, very few people could even read it, and Sazed was one of them.So it's very likely that the current Inqs couldn't even read it, but the original ones could. Maybe...
Who were the original Inquisitors? If allomancy was given to the people who helped him, who would he make to effectively police these "friends?"
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Brandon Sanderson / Re: The Comprehensive Kandra Thread
« on: September 20, 2008, 06:14:40 PM »
Maybe the Kandra consume it to gain blessings, like the Blessing of Presence.
Maybe it's used to gain intellect; sharpen the mind; to raise a Mistwraith to a Kandra.
Maybe they knew it was what was most valuable to humans, and therefore made themselves as expensive as possible.
Maybe it's used to gain intellect; sharpen the mind; to raise a Mistwraith to a Kandra.
Maybe they knew it was what was most valuable to humans, and therefore made themselves as expensive as possible.
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Brandon Sanderson / Re: The Countdown
« on: September 20, 2008, 06:11:17 PM »
So what I'm wondering is if there's gonna be breaking, and not just stretching. Specifically with Vin and her constant Pewter dragging.
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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Kwaan and the Inquistors
« on: September 20, 2008, 08:21:02 AM »
Besides, I think having the steel etching in the back of the steel canticle is basically as good as having it in a vault. Probably better. It'd be suicide to try and sneak in there; the only reason Marsh and Sazed got in was because it was deserted.
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Brandon Sanderson / Re: The Countdown
« on: September 20, 2008, 08:13:44 AM »
How about allomantic stretching and breaking? Kelsier mentions in the first book that using allomancy too much does things to the body. Stretches it, and can even cause it to eventually break. And there are multiple times when people worry about either Vin or Spook using pewter and tin (respectively) too much.
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Kwaan and the Inquistors
« on: September 19, 2008, 06:43:54 PM »
I think the ministry canticle was built around that steel etching because it contained the truth. And if you control the truth, you'll want to keep it locked away. But it's still important to know the truth, even if you're the one misleading everyone else. Know the rules so you can break them. That kind of thing.
That's my take on it.
That's my take on it.