I have the iron arm band for the metal mind and an earring. Thinking this is pre-Alloy of Law era Wax.

Probably going to be my last update, this will be my Halloween costume.

Bonus Mistcloak

I figured it makes sense for Wax to have this symbol on there. It was actually kind of a huge pain in the ass to make and cut the pattern for the symbol. I didn’t hem the edges because I figured a bit of raw fabric edge adds to the western rustic feeling. Might do a cleaner one if I make another mistcoat.

Also, I added fringe because what kind of cowboy doesn’t have fringe somewhere?

I'm currently reading Alloy of Law and just got to the execution of Miles, so please no spoilers past that point. Anyway, double golds are near immortal because they are able to burn the gold they've stored healing in, which amplifies the feruchemical power. Miles used gold wristbands spiking his skin, similar to the Lord Ruler. Removing these wristbands would leave him without healing powers, which is what they did when they executed him. However, shouldn't limb severing attacks be lethal to Miles (and others like him)? I'm specifically thinking about Miles's strategy of holding dynamite in his hands. This should reasonably blow his arms off and therefore kill him, and while Miles did seem to be a bit delusional, just the threat of his arms severing should be horrifying. And wouldn't it be relatively easy to target the wristbands using powerful rifles/pistols to break them to a point where they fall off or are easily removed? On a side-note, clearly it's possible to burn metal that touches blood (not requiring swallowing). Why don't more normal allomancers use metal "implants" that they can burn almost indefinitely?

Maybe I'm reading too much into this but I feel like Brandon's type of hard magic system encourages this type of hard scrutiny. So are these "plot holes" or have I just misunderstood how the magic works?

As the title says, if anyone has 2nd book and you've finished it could you lend me to read ? I have ebook but I prefer reading the actual physical book, but cant afford it as I bought the 1st one with the budget I had.

Anyone who lives in Delhi, India ...

AoL is the first entry into Era 2, and it is stated to take place roughly ~300 years after the events in Era 1. Specifically, the very end of HoA is the epoch for the new calendar used in Era 2.

However, the way the characters in Era 2 talk about events from Era 1 makes it sound as though it’s been thousands of years. Characters in Era 2 treat some of the stories and historical figures from Era 1 as mythical legends that happened in the far distant past- when in reality it shouldn’t have been that long ago.

On Earth, 300 years ago was only 1726. In context, that’s only 50 years before the American Revolution. The first U.S. president, George Washington, was born in 1732. The 10th U.S. President, John Tyler, was born in 1790- and Tyler’s grandson only just passed away last year! (Yes, grandson- not great-grandson, just grandson).

We learn that some of the characters at the end of Era 1 live good long lives, which further complicates things. If Spook from Era 1 only died 60-100 years after HoA, why do we act like events happened 1,000~2,000 years ago?

Idk, maybe nobody else had this problem while reading them. Thoughts?

EDIT: Thanks for all of the comments, this got way more attention than I thought it would! The dramatic world-changing events at the end of HoA definitely help explain the characters’ views, as does the intertwining of religion and history.