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Questioner

Does the Iriali religion relate to the Shattering?

Brandon Sanderson

I'm going to RAFO that.

Questioner

How old was Kaladin when Syl found him originally?

Brandon Sanderson

That's a RAFO.

Questioner

What is the purpose of the gigantic four armed spren that looks at the origin of the Surgestorms?

Brandon Sanderson

Good question, haha, RAFO.

Questioner

So, in Secret History, Fuzz mentions a weapon that he buried? Is that the atium, or is that something else?

Brandon Sanderson

*hums* Go ahead Joel. *Joel holds up RAFO sign*

Oversleep

So if you spiked a Soulbearer...

Brandon Sanderson

A what?

Oversleep

The nicrosil Ferring.

Brandon Sanderson

Okay.

Oversleep

And he stored the ability he got from the spike what happens to the charge in it.

Brandon Sanderson

In the spike if he stores the ability?

Oversleep

Yeah, in the spike.

Brandon Sanderson

RAFO.

FirstSelector

Is Ati Ruin's original Shardholder?

Brandon Sanderson

Ohh, good question. I will go ahead and RAFO that.

FirstSelector

I have a big theory that someday we are gonna see something more about him.

Brandon Sanderson

You will see something more about him for sure! Because Dragonsteel includes-- But that's not what you meant, and I know what you meant.

Lerasium Mistborn

Dalinar had two non-Stormfather visions. First at the end of Words of Radiance, and second with Nohadon in Oathbringer. I'm curious if these two are related or they come from different sources?

Brandon Sanderson

So, by even answering that, this is one of those questions I tend to RAFO because by answering it I'm implying that your postulations are correct, which I am not even willing to do. It's more of a RAFO in that... let's just say I'm not even willing to confirm the postulations.

Questioner

At the end of Sixth of the Dusk, were those Mistborn space-opera-people that showed up at the end?

Brandon Sanderson

Not gonna say. [...] A lot of people have theorized that, but I have remained closed-lipped.

Questioner (paraphrased)

A while back someone asked if Hoid's sword is Nightblood, you said that was interesting. Is it similarly Invested?

Brandon Sanderson (paraphrased)

I'm going to RAFO that. It is a very interesting question.

Darkness (paraphrased)

How close is Elithan to Adonalsium's actually name? Does Adonalsium have a proper name? It seems more like a title…

Brandon Sanderson (paraphrased)

Um… Yeeah… RAFO.

Nathan Cutler

What can you tell us about the Terriswoman Worldhopper that we don't already know?

Brandon Sanderson

Nothing!

Questioner

*inaudible* <spren of Adolin> *inaudible*

Brandon Sanderson

Dead for a spren is kind of weird.

Questioner

So they can wake up?

Brandon Sanderson

RAFO card.

CompetitiveCell

Would Moash have the potential to become a Dustbringer?

Brandon Sanderson

That's a RAFO, I'm afraid.

Darkness (paraphrased)

Ok. Is Kaladin going to meet up with Jost again?

Brandon Sanderson (paraphrased)

RAFO.

Questioner

Are we gonna see Hoid on any other planet with his new little friend?

Brandon Sanderson

Oh that's a RAFO.

Questioner

Is there a specific mineral deposit around the Purelake? Is there a sacred enclave?

Brandon Sanderson

RAFO.

FeatherWriter

Is Glys a normal Truthwatcher spren?

Brandon Sanderson

You'd have to read the book, it's a RAFO.

mail-mi

Can you tell me which Hemalurgic spike transfers temporal Allomancy?

Brandon Sanderson

No, I cannot. Well, I could, but I'm not going to.

Brainless

How did Spook die?

Brandon Sanderson

That's a RAFO. There's your card.

Paladin Brewer

Can Lift touch a Voidspren? And what would happen?

Brandon Sanderson

RAFO.

Pagerunner

In-universe, where did the Sleepless originate? Presumably not on Yolen?

Brandon Sanderson

RAFO, I'm afraid.

NewbSombrero

What does the Cognitive Realm of Sel look like?

Brandon Sanderson

RAFO!

Argent

Do Surgebinders have gemhearts like greatshells do?

Brandon Sanderson

 RAFO.

Stormlightning

Do larkins have a regular digestive system?

Brandon Sanderson

I'll RAFO that.

Govir

During a reread of The Way of Kings, I noticed Kaladin mentions a light eyes by the name of Katarotam. Will we ever find out more about this light eyes? (For some context, Katarotam is listed along side Roshone and Amaram as a light eyes that Kaladin believes to be corrupt).

Brandon Sanderson

RAFO. (This is possible, but not likely, in a Kaladin flashback.)

Questioner

i have an 'all the shards' question. Is how they obtain the Shards the first time affect what kind of magic their investiture effects?

Brandon Sanderson

That's a RAFO.

Questioner

Can Hoid be killed by Nightblood?

Brandon Sanderson

RAFO.

Questioner

What happened with Abraham’s court martial?

Brandon Sanderson

So that is backstory that is a RAFO.  Why Abraham was there is not something he necessarily likes to talk about, not that he’s shy, but at the same time it’s not something he easily talks about.  And so I will not talk about it, I will let him, someday perhaps, talk about it.

Stormlightning

You told someone that Nan Balat likes to hurt things. Like, a supernatural tendency to hurt things.

Brandon Sanderson

It's more along the lines of, "He has suffered some...enhancement of a psychological issue through supernatural effects."

Stormlightning

It's not an Unmade thing?

Brandon Sanderson

RAFO! Good question! That's basically a confirmation, isn't it? *teasing laugh*

Questioner

Did Adonalsium have more than one Vessel?

Brandon Sanderson

RAFO. 

Preservation1

Did Shallan manifest her Shardplate in the final battle of Book Three?

Brandon Sanderson

RAFO. Shallan has to be big RAFO. You'll understand why when you read this book [Rhythm of War]. Shallan is an untrustworthy narrator.

Questioner

How many Allomantic metals are there? Does each god have their own set of sixteen and does harmony have his own set of sixteen?

Brandon Sanderson

That is a big ol' RAFO.

Megan Thee Cosmere

Now that the rest of the yoki-hijo have passed on, will there be a new yoki-hijo born? Specifically, will we see an individual with higher than Elantrian levels of Investiture and Colin Firth levels of historical drama talent?

Brandon Sanderson

RAFO.

Paleo

So we know that aluminum resists Investiture or blocks Investiture in some cases. Does it act like radiation protection like lead or something that actually gets deteriorated while it's resisting something or is it like, does it just interfere?

Brandon Sanderson

RAFO, good question.

Rainier

Who had custody of Nightblood before Nale?

Brandon Sanderson

Read and Find Out.

Questioner

You mention Adonalsium as a being, and that they were split. Where one supposedly supreme being exists, are there others?

Brandon Sanderson

That's a RAFO.

Snipexe

Could a Twinborn with Feruchemical zinc and Allomantic atium beat an atium Misting in a fight because of the enhanced mental capacity?

Brandon Sanderson

RAFO.

Questioner

Do Knights Radiants live longer than regular people?

Brandon Sanderson

You'll have to read and find out.

Kingsdaughter613

Is the hion a spirit?

Brandon Sanderson

RAFO.

Argent (Part 1/Part 2)

Been discussing something Mistborn - can we have Wayne's and Marasi's time compression/stretch factors?

i.e. What would 60 seconds of "real time" turn into for either one of them?

Peter Ahlstrom

We'll have to RAFO that.

Erik02847

I’m on my 3rd or fourth reread of the Stormlight Archive this year, and I noticed the runaway comment that certain animals are farmed in order to produce meat via using their gemhearts for Soulcasting. We know as of Oathbringer that Soulcaster’s have a tendency to become what they Soulcast when they become savants. This lead me to question, how does that work for meat Soulcasters? Do they just become more meaty than a regular human? If so what does that even look like? Just some random questions that I haven’t seen discussed anywhere else.

Brandon Sanderson

RAFO for now, more for the fact that I'm low on time. But I'll talk about this some day.

Questioner

So, what is the actual Firefight, Megan’s opposite, what’s their weakness?

Brandon Sanderson

I’m not going to tell you. That’s a RAFO.

Argent

Are there any other end-negative magic systems out there other than Hemalurgy?

Brandon Sanderson

Yes.

Argent

Have we seen either the system or the world one of them is in?

Brandon Sanderson

Uhhhh RAFO.

Argent

RAFO? As in literal RAFO?

Brandon Sanderson

Literal RAFO.

FrodoFighter

Kaladin sending out his armor to save other people, is that something all Radiants can do or is that a Windrunner thing only?

Brandon Sanderson

I will RAFO that. Let's just say it's going to depend on a variety of things. Definitely other Windrunners can do it.

Hanna

Do Zahel and Hoid know each other?

Brandon Sanderson

They've met.

Otherwise, RAFO.

Questioner

Dalinar walks away with a gemstone. Was Yelig-nar taken as well?

Brandon Sanderson

RAFO. I will get to Yelig-nar.

Questioner

I did have a question about Doomslug and M-Bot, where they came from?

Brandon Sanderson

Those are questions that will be answered, I promise.

Questioner

Are they connected?

Brandon Sanderson

That's what we call a RAFO, Read And Find Out. You will find out; I'm not gonna tell you know. You'll find out some of those answers in the next book.

the.fulgid

Wit states, "Some men as they age, grow wiser. I am not one of those, for wisdom and I have always been at cross-purpose, and I have yet to learn the tongue in which she speaks." Is Hoid referring to wisdom as a concept?

Brandon Sanderson

*Sly smile* RAFO.

TheMadLiteralist

Deep lore question: Why is the storm that goes backwards called the Everstorm and not the Reversestorm?

Brandon Sanderson

Heh heh heh. That is actually a RAFO, which stands for Read And Find Out. I can explain the terminology a lot better after upcoming books are out.

Anushia Kandasivam

Okay, cool, so you just have to wait.

Brandon Sanderson

You do have to wait on that one.

Tacticus Prime

Also, what is going on in this chart? Is it all RAFO, or can you hint at anything?

https://www.brandonsanderson.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/twok_endsheet-rear-2-webres.jpg

Brandon Sanderson

That's...I'm sorry, that's a RAFO. But thank you for reading! Answers are coming.