Brandon Sanderson
The first wind is in the Mountains of Mist; I've always assumed this was a nod to Tolkien's Misty Mountains.
Brandon Sanderson
Look in The Way of Kings on the full map of Roshar for something similar.
mistlepro
regarding “bumps” in TWoK, did the events referred to in the Part 2 bumps already occur in your other novels?
Brandon Sanderson
So far, the books have been chronological. Alloy of Law is a little out of order, happening before KINGS.
mistlepro
Ati is very obviously (atium) Ruin, Aona and Sel clearly refer to Elantris though I don’t know who/what Skai is (Wyrn?)
Brandon Sanderson
There is a group mentioned at the end of Elantris which has something to do with Skai.
spencerpanger
Does Frost make any incognito appearences in any other books other than Dragonsteel? If so Book/chapter?
Brandon Sanderson
He does not appear on screen in any published books, though he is referenced. He has a non-Interference policy.
spencerpanger
Is this reference you are referring to in TWoK in form of a letter or does it show up elsewhere?
Brandon Sanderson
RAFO. :)
RyanL1986
Do you have any plans to do cross over stories? I would love to see Stormlight v Mistborn fight
Brandon Sanderson
The Cosmere cycle is 32-36 books total. There might be something like that in there.
KevinPavon
Other than Hoid?
Brandon Sanderson
It has been discovered that Way of Kings has several characters from other worlds in it. One has a Dula accent.
mistlepro
my question was Aona/Skai Shards shattering the event we saw the aftermath of in Elantris? Or a further final apocalypse?
Brandon Sanderson
The events in Elantris happened many years before The Way of Kings. That’s all I’ve said for now.
mistlepro
But I thought the monks of Dakhor and the ChayShin(?) were all AonDor related? The energy familiars are related to Skai?
Brandon Sanderson
What the Dakhor did accessed the Dor, but it was not AonDor—they weren’t using Aons, but different symbols.
talonnolan
How do the Shin get Stomlight, if the storms are broken up by the mountains before reaching Shinovar?
Brandon Sanderson
An excellent question that you should be asking. (So…RAFO.) Note that they don’t use it as extensively as outlanders do.
Also note that though the storms aren’t as strong there, they do still reach Shin lands, to an extent.
velinion
Noticing similaritys between Fabrials/Radiants and Lenses/Smedrys… comments?
Brandon Sanderson
Well, being a Smedry is hereditary while being a Radiant is not. Lenses can only be used by Occulators, Fabrials by anyone.
So, there are bound to be similarities, but I see them as being very different.
feelieking
If Vivenna travelled to Scadrial, could she awaken stuff there? Could Vin burn allomantic metals on Nalthis?
Brandon Sanderson
RAFO, I’m afraid. Note that at least one of the magics—AonDor—is directly influenced by location.
atheistcanuck
Can you paralyze somebody’s individual fingers with a Shardblade, I mean theoretically, they’re a bit big to actually do it
Brandon Sanderson
Yes.
fbstj
is Sazed important? >.< as in is he (Sazed) as important as, say, Hoid?
Brandon Sanderson
Sazed is both more important and less important than Hoid. It depends on who you talk to and which story you’re in.
CoffeeHolick
Did you intentionally make Kredik Shaw resemble hemalurgic spikes coming from Luthadel?
Brandon Sanderson
Yes, I did. The modern symbols of the metals (Spikes piercing skin) are also done intentionally.
atheistcanuck
whatever happened to the flute that Wit/Hoid gave Kaladin, why do I think it’s going to be insanely important in book 2?
Brandon Sanderson
Kaladin still has it
BigIllyStyle
Why is Sazed “unfortunately” the hero of ages? Why by depressed about it? He became a god and gets to see Vin etc.
Brandon Sanderson
He did not want the responsibility, and so he regards it that way.
CameronAndersen
Do allomantic pushes and pulls apply forces only to an allomancer’s center of gravity?
Brandon Sanderson
Yes, they do.
feelieking
Is Roshar *broken* in some way? Shards, storms, Spren—everything there seems very fragmented.
Brandon Sanderson
Roshar is broken in some way. You are on to something there.
keithpishnery
was reading the Liar sample chapters again today. Really want this book to come out… any idea when/if it will show up?
Brandon Sanderson
It’s a long way off. I’m displeased with some of the aspects of it mid-to-late in the book.
Chaos
So Aona is a synonym for love, hmm? Is Charity the correct Shard name?
Brandon Sanderson
Not quite. I’m trying to remember what the guesses were for the other Shard on Sel. I may have dismissed them too quickly.
Chaos
How about Mercy for Aona, then? The guesses for Skai’s Shard include Devotion, Obedience, and Order
Brandon Sanderson
Okay, I was right, then. Ha There’s something very ironic in all of this.
atheistcanuck
The Almighty’s original name was Tanavast, yes/no?
Brandon Sanderson
Yes and no. The concept of the “Almighty” in Roshar has a lot of meanings, many of them wrong.
atheistcanuck
But the person who held the Shard Honor was originally named Tanavast?
Brandon Sanderson
Yes. You wiggled it out of me. That was the name of the original holder of the Shard Honor.
AshleySMoser
i messaged earlier regarding #alloyoflaw appendix narrator, unaware of today’s torchat. maybe you can respond in the chat?
Brandon Sanderson
I haven’t been telling people the name of the appendix author. It is either Hoid or one of the 17th sharders. #torchat
CorbyCampbell
your side characters often have physical infirmities. Can you explain why?
Brandon Sanderson
I feel that often, fiction tends to gloss over or ignore people like Clubs. So I find myself sticking them in.
ShimmerGeek
Will some of the loose ends in The Alloy of Law be tied up?
Brandon Sanderson
All of them will, but some are foreshadowing for the second main-line Mistborn trilogy.
ericpeters
You mentioned friday night in Seattle Allomacy has “FTL” built into it, any more hints you can share on how that would work
Brandon Sanderson
It involves where the lost energy from thermodynamic issues goes in certain Allomantic interactions
ericpeters
What exactly is a dueling cane anyhow?
Brandon Sanderson
Some are flexible, like sparring swords, and are used for duels where blood is not needed.
Others are basically a big length of wood for hitting people, like a tonfa without the grip.
ericpeters
Do canes have a hilt like a sparring sword then? I always picture something like pic being used
Brandon Sanderson
Many have a hilt. However for most, there is no crossguard or the like.
And most don’t taper like that one. They are often of a uniform diameter all the way down. #torchat
Chaos
Is Endowment's holder female?
Brandon Sanderson
RAFO. :)
blan_Ryan7
loved Way of kings, can you say where shard blades go when not summoned or is it a Rafo
Brandon Sanderson
It is RAFO, but one that will be answered for sure.
Shadowsofink
Complex “magic” system in Mistborn, & the complex one in Elantris, what base ideas do you build from for this?
Brandon Sanderson
For Mistborn, Alchemy and biological metabolism. For Elantris, Chinese linguistics and geometry mixed.
gandy93
Will we ever meet Elend and Vin again?
Brandon Sanderson
Elend and Vin have had their stories told.
Fyodor32768
In Alloy of Law, are people still Snapping?
Brandon Sanderson
Sazed chose to alter the way Snapping works. It bothered him. It does happen, but differently.
HolkorS
Do Shardblades go to the Spiritual Realm when they haven’t been summoned?
Brandon Sanderson
The answer is in future books.
CorbyCampbell
‘IronEyes’ at the end of AoL is actually Marsh? It could be any kandra could it not?
Brandon Sanderson
It could be a kandra, but I will tell you specifically that this time it is not. It is him.
vetemix
How do you reason using such specific historic terms as “Messiah” & “utilitaristic” in Mistborn world?
Brandon Sanderson
What you are talking about is sometimes called the “translation question” in regards to fantasy novels.
The book—and the dialogue—weren’t in English & had to be translated. The translation uses similar English words to the originals.
So when the book uses a word like those, the translator from the original Mistborn language feels it is the closest approximation.
Brandon Sanderson
The short is this: A fan asked if there were any holidays in the Mistborn world. I jokingly said Koloss Head-Munching Day. Fans ran with it.
eKalb
is Koloss Head-Munching Day when people munch on Koloss heads, or Koloss munch on people’s heads? Just want it to be clear.
Brandon Sanderson
It’s the day the koloss celebrate by having a nice head to eat.
dink477
[question about the TinEye search engine]
Peter Ahlstrom
We have actually asked the TinEye people before. There's no relation. They started before Mistborn came out.
Michael, Mad Hatter
[Mythwalker] is however a good title.
Peter Ahlstrom
Yeah, it is. He almost used it as a series title for Warbreaker, but to me it seems silly to have a series title for 2 books.
Christopher Skinner
I learned today that "Elend" in German means "Misery" - a spurious connection to the books, of course, but interesting!
Peter Ahlstrom
Coincidence. They actually changed his name to Elant in the German version because of that.
Brandon was trying to make up German-sounding names for Elend and Straff, and they both ended up being actual words.