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Questioner
If you were a Leecher, could you destroy a Shardblade?
Brandon Sanderson
I'm going to RAFO that for now, let's just say that it would be incredibly difficult if it were possible, and I'm not going to even say if it is. But that kind of power...
Questioner
Let's just say they were burning duralumin as well.
Brandon Sanderson
Let's just say that the Investiture in a Shardblade is much greater than your average Allomancer, but... This type of thing is not unheard of in the Cosmere. The larkin, the Leechers, and Nightblood all have a similar sort of thing going on. Destroying a Shardblade would be really hard. And Investiture resists other forms of Investiture, so.
Podman36
How effective would a Leecher be at draining Breath?
Brandon Sanderson
They could be fairly effective.
Questioner
How significant would the difference be between Breath and Stormlight?
Brandon Sanderson
That, I'll RAFO for now, because we're actually getting the actual numbers. We have certain people working on a project for that.
Podman36
If [Leeching] would work with Breath, would it work with Lifeless? Could you Leech a Lifeless?
Brandon Sanderson
This is theoretically possible.
Questioner
What would happen if a Leecher touched Nightblood?
Brandon Sanderson
*nervous laughter* If a Leecher touched Nightblood the Leecher would be dead. That would not end well.
Questioner
For the Leecher.
Brandon Sanderson
For the Leecher.
Questioner
Can Leechers leech on other types of Investiture across the cosmere? And how do people power their powers on worlds?
Brandon Sanderson
So, Scadrians can use metal from other worlds. The metal is considered a facilitator, a key for reaching the Spiritual Realm, and distance doesn't matter for the Spiritual Realm. All of the Allomantic powers, Leechers in particular, they do have an influence with the other magic systems. Even as simple as a Shardblade would be very difficult, near impossible to push or pull, because of the level of Investiture it has. Copperclouds have some interesting ramifications, as well as Seekers have interesting ramifications, and Leechers would work on other magic systems as well. It is a little tricky how it interfaces sometimes, but it'll generally do what you're expecting it to do.
Questioner
(paraphrased)
If a Leecher was holding a Shardbearer and burning [chromium], would the Shardbearer be able to summon their Blade?
Brandon Sanderson
(paraphrased)
No.
Kaymyth
I asked the question about chromium vs a Compounder with both Invested and un-Invested metals in both their stomach and piercings.
Brandon Sanderson
What it boils down to is this:
1) Yes, the piercings will get burned off.
2) The non-Invested metals go before the Invested ones. He said that because Invested metals are harder to affect, it takes a little extra time and effort to get them to burn off. So a Leecher trying to clean out a Compounder would have to get a good grip and hang on for a few seconds.
3) Chromium burns about as quickly as duralumin, so if you're trying to burn off a lot of metals, it is possible to run out of chromium before your target is clean. This would probably only be an issue when dealing with larger pieces (like jewelry) rather than your standard metal-flakes-in-the-stomach deal.
Questioner
Nicrosil and chromium, do those have any interaction with people using Feruchemy, or other Investiture in general? Leechers or Nicrobursts.
Brandon Sanderson
Could you use those on Feruchemists? You should be able to, yes.
Questioner
Would that only work while they're tapping it?
Brandon Sanderson
If it's active Investiture, probably yes. You'd probably need it to be kinetic Investiture in order for them to do anything about it.
Podman36
Do you know off the top of your head what the rate of decay is from a Leecher's touch?
Brandon Sanderson
No, not off the top of my head, I'm sorry.
Brandon Sanderson
I'm gonna have a Leecher character eventually, so I don't want to dig into it now, because I want to show it in the books.
Questioner
Could a Leecher take away stores in a metalmind?
Brandon Sanderson
You’ll have to find out. That’s a RAFO.
Orang3dragon612
If two Leecher's burned their metal while touching each other, would they both burn out super fast, not at all, or would the powers cancel each other out, meaning the [chromium] burnt at the normal rate.
Brandon Sanderson
Burn out super fast.
Questioner
If a Leecher who also could burn duralumin touched a normal person and then burned both metals at the same time, how bad is that gonna be for you?
Brandon Sanderson
Let me ask you this. What do you think's gonna happen?
Questioner
There is a very short-term, like, "where is my soul" effect? It may or may not be permanent?
Brandon Sanderson
I'm gonna RAFO this one for now, because I'm planning to do some of this in the future. But I'll RAFO it for now. I think you're theorizing in the right direction. Duralumin lets some weird things happen, as you will see in the books.
