Timewaster's Guide Archive

its easy to get confused with the Metal Chart, because its not a Pure Chart, its been Changed many times.  First, you have the Natural 16 Metals, which are then changed by Ruin and Preservation by replacing two of the Metals with Atium and Larasium.  After the Rise of The Lord Ruler, he suppreses public knowledge of the chart, and the Noble families, start keeping secrets from each other, resulting in the Devolution of the chart to 10 metals, 8 Basic Metals, and 2 Time Metals.   As the books progress, new Metals are rediscovered by Vin, and through experimentation(mostly on Herself), new Alloys, which brings the chart up to 15 at the end of the Final book. (note: 8 basic, gold + alloy, atium + alloy, aluminum + alloy, larasium)  At the End of the Book, Sazed withdraws the two God Metals + alloys, and restores the two Natural Metals, + alloys.

A quick rundown of the metals remain the same. Iron, Tin, Zinc, Copper, Aluminum, and Gold.  and their Alloys, Steel, Pewter, Brass, Bronze, Duralumin, and Electrum.  Atium is not a Natural Metal, or a Natural part of the Chart, it was Stapled onto it (by Preservation) as a way to weaken Ruin.  It, and its Alloy Replaced one of the time metals on the Chart.  Larasium is also Not a Natural Metal, and it Replaces one of the Enhancement metals.

Once Sazed gathered all the Ruin/Preservation powers to himself, he stopped the Release of Atium/Larasium into the world, and restored the Original Two Metals, Chromium, and Cadmium to their spots.  With their alloys, this brings the chart back up to 16 Natural Metals.  If in a later book Brandon returns, their will remain the possibility of Sazed Releasing the two God Metals back.  but we don't know if he will, or will do something different and cool.

this is a bit of rambling explanation.

one thing struck me, her Dad's a Soulcaster right? a hidden one in that no one else knew about it, and they find that Bracelet thingy on his body.   But it doesn't work, so my main question is, Why???

First Idea:  Its outta Juice.  if the Bracelet thingy runs off of Stormlight, perhaps its been drained, and the Kids don't Know you have to recharge it?

Second idea: Its "soul-bound" to a specific user.  not sure if i like this idea, but it has merits, that Soulcasters are Born, not Made, and perhaps, Shallen could be one?

Third Idea: Its got a Passcode.  press up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A.

thoughts? idea's? llama's? 

Hello!

My name is John H.  I live in California, am 31years old and am a Large Fan of Brandon Sandersons Books.

main hobbies include Magic: the Gathering, City of Heroes/Villains On-line, and various RPGs, such as Exalted, (Aeon)Trinity, Macross.  Most of which i bought for the creative Magic, and Settings, and anything Cool that Catches my Eye.   I also have the habit of Capitalising random words.

I live in a small town, without a Local Comic/Bookstor, so most of my Reading and Knowledge about most topics comes from, Wikipeida, TvTropes, and Youtube.  If my sense of Humor is warped, you know who to Blame!  ... and knowing is half the Battle, GI Joe! *hums theme song*

yeah...  I also love 80's Era Cartoons, Transformers, GIJoe, Mask, Visionaries, Gargoyles, you name it, i might have seen an episode, and liked it.