I have some more in-depth questions that might be RAFO’d. For fans who want to know what I’m talking about, go here. Here they are:
Who is Hoid in Well of Ascension ? We (TWG) have found some candidates:
Wolfhound merchant
Terris person that Elend meets after Vin went back to Luthadel
Teur or old Jed (the two Skaa in the first Sazed chapter)
Crazy cannibal Skaa (I doubt it though)
We already know it isn’t the man who discovered duralumin, or the Skaa leader outside the dress shop, or the old Skaa who waits with the Holy First Witness when the Koloss attack.
I think those were all of the characters that we found as candidates.
People are really close to this one, and I noticed that later in this thread, you or someone else mentioned the footprints in the deleted scene.
Hoid’s appearance in Mistborn: Well of Ascension is a little unlike the others. When the scene at the Well was moved in revision, one of Hoid’s major influences on the book had to go (for various reasons). Left in the book is only one little hint, really. A character notices something odd about someone, but doesn’t dwell on it. You can probably find the line if you look very closely.
Let me say this. Hoid got wrapped up in things he didn’t expect to be involved in, and they dominated much of his time during the events of Mistborn: Well of Ascension . He spent most of the book in a different place from most of the viewpoint characters. He’s only near them for a very short time, and he’s deeply in disguise. I couldn’t include his name, as he’d never have used the name “Hoid” for himself there, because it wouldn’t have been right for the disguise. He’d have used another pseudonym. (He didn’t, by the way, mention one.)
I’ve probably said too much already. Now, perhaps what people should asking me is this: “What has Hoid been up to in all of these books?” Or, maybe they shouldn’t ask me, as I wouldn’t be likely to answer. (There are clues in the novels, however.) No, he’s not just hanging out. Yes, I know what he’s been doing. Will I write his scenes some day? Maybe. We’ll see. There may be short stories posted on my website.
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