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Interview #1174: Dark Talent release party, Entry #9

Djarskublar

So I could be wrong, but a Hemalurgic spike, when you use it and become a savant it does damage to your Spiritweb, right?

Brandon Sanderson

Yes Hemalurgy always hurts you. (I think he was saying that the Hemalurgy itself hurts you more than being a savant, but I’m not sure how to interpret this)

Djarskublar

So say you go to Roshar and you give somebody a Hemalurgic spike for some Allomantic power, don’t care what, and you use it to become a savant. Does that qualify them as ‘broken’ enough to become a Radiant? As long as they are also following the Ideals to attract a spren.

Brandon Sanderson

So becoming a Radiant is a spectrum of terminologies. It… probably, but you would have to find a Radiant who would, or a spren who would be willing to touch that, okay? It’s going to drive them back.

Djarskublar

So would it also affect your probability of becoming an Elantrian?

Brandon Sanderson

Yeah it would affect your ability to become anything else, yes.

Djarskublar

Okay, so would it be a positive effect, negative effect…? Because I was like, it gives you cracks in your Spiritweb.

Brandon Sanderson

It does give you cracks in your Spiritweb.

Djarskublar

So it’s easier for Investiture to get in. Does it make it easier for other Investitures to get in?

Brandon Sanderson

It would make it… yes. It’s going to drive spren away. So what it’s really going to make easier for, there, is spren and Investiture that doesn’t care.

Djarskublar

Okay, so Investiture doesn’t care but spren do.

Brandon Sanderson

Investiture might care depending on if it’s part of a Shard– if it has intent and things like this.

Djarskublar

So it might let Stormlight in easier than a Breath, type thing.

Brandon Sanderson

I’m saying it might let Odium in easier than Syl. Because Syl would care, and Odium would not care.

Djarskublar

Okay cool.

Brandon Sanderson

Alright, so it could be a really bad thing, is what I’m trying to say to you.

Djarskublar

Yeah that’s cool. I just want to know more about gold too. Gold Allomancy too. Because Miles was doing some funky stuff.

Brandon Sanderson

Miles was doing some funky stuff.

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