Salz and Pepper

teenage british nerd, possibly queer, probably neurodivergent // my toxic trait is forcefully recommending cosmere // c <3

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Thought I should make a pinned post to introduce myself!

The name I use online is Sandy, and I use he/they pronouns :)

My profile picture is part of a set of PNGtuber assets I commissioned from Vampysm, do check out their instagram profile :)

I am a massive Cosmere fan!

I play a LOT of Blood on the Clocktower, it's a great social deduction game by the Pandemonium Institute, would highly recommend either playing it or watching videos of it, No Rolls Barred has some great stuff

I'm currently writing a fanfic called "paper for skin, ink for blood" which is set on an OC planet in the Cosmere called Ankharum! It was briefly settled on by Virtuosity at some point post-Shattering, and the Shard's presence thoroughly Invested a geothermal spring in one of Ankharum's biggest cities, giving its waters certain... effects. My profile picture is the protagonist, an OC called Callam!

I'm <18 so my blog will be strictly SFW, please keep NSFW content away from here 🙏

Some of my favourite pieces of media (other than Sanderson) are SpiderVerse, Project Hail Mary, and JJBA!

Cosmere books I've read, in the order I read them: <updated 29th June>

Mistborn Era 1

Way of Kings

Warbreaker

Words of Radiance

Elantris

Edgedancer

Oathbringer

Dawnshard

Rhythm of War

Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell

The Eleventh Metal

Mistborn: Secret History

Alloy of Law

Wind and Truth

Allomancer Jak

[salz-and-pepper]

i finished Shadows of Self a couple days ago, and i'm right at the start of Bands of Mourning!

Lessie being a kandra all along was a great twist - i still wonder what it was Harmony tried to force her to do that made her remove her spike?

SOONIE PUPS ARE HILARIOUS. LIKE WDYM YOU TOOK ONE OF THE ORIGINATORS AND MADE HIM INTO A MARKETABLE PLUSHIE. justice for my boy TenSoon, he deserves better than this.

bro the line where Wax goes, "I'm not Harmony's sword. I'm his gun." was just perfect for the moment

and i very much cried at the end, when Wax is sat there in shock, Steris puts her hand on top of his, and then he leans on her shoulder and starts crying. I love how their dynamic has developed since the start of Alloy of Law, and Bands of Mourning is gonna be great!

ALSO Marasi, MeLaan and Wayne are all such great characters... we got Marasi investigating the corruption of the governor; MeLaan scaring people by talking all high and mighty, and Wayne doing as Wayne does.

finally - trellium spike??? hello???

[salz-and-pepper]

allow me to paint you a picture

you're at a family gathering, the first big reunion you're old enough for people to actually treat you like a sentient being and you start actually getting to know all of the sides of your relatives' personalities, not just the kid-friendly ones

then you glance over to the corner of the room and you see a guy

you think he's your uncle but you're not really sure. you don't know is name, and as you ask around, everyone just refers to him as "THAT one" or "oh, HIM." you don't think anyone actually knows his name, but somehow he's managed to piss them all off.

you've seen him around a few times before - he always seems to show up to important events, like weddings, baby showers, family funerals, and the occasional seasonal party - but he's often in the background so you've never thought to go speak to him.

you sidle over to him and drop a little "hey...?"

as he looks up, you notice his eyes are kinda unfocused.

you also notice his hair (which you thought was black) has a dye which is running slightly, and it's actually... white? he doesn't look THAT old...?

you spy the drink in his hand and take it away to try and goad him into a conversation. he makes eye contact again, and you see such a... depth in his eyes. as if he's seen things wilder and more heartbreaking and funnier and crazier than you could EVER imagine.

he mumbles something along the lines of "a letter... how could i have expected anything else from that storming woman..."

you ask him about it, and he tells you off for prying. his business is his business.

you begin to turn around and he calls you back by name. you never introduced yourself.

he gives you a wink, and drops a nugget of metal into your hand, telling you to... eat it??? huh???

he says his work is done, and you manage to ask his name and what that nugget of metal was.

he says you can call him Ceph, and that the metal is all that's left of an old friend of his... some guy called Leras?

he then turns around and walks out the door, and he almost gets shorter as he does. you hear a slight humming coming from his shirt as he leaves the room, and he chuckles and mumbles something back to it.

those names he gave sounded very weird, and you manage to force the metal down. you go back to his spot and see a slip of paper:

Iron filings are pretty tasty by the way. See you around, do stop by Scadrial sometime and say hi to your old 'uncle'! - Hoid

who the fuck is Hoid, what the fuck is a Scadrial and why is he invading the function

[lem-likes-cosmere]

someone PLEASE make a full fanfiction of this

[salz-and-pepper]

MAYBE I SHOULD

[lem-likes-cosmere]

YOU SHOULD!!

[a-field-of-thistles]

Do ittt!!!!

[salz-and-pepper]

i may have started plotting... POV character has a name!

[a-field-of-thistles]

Yessssss

I just witnessed a character's birth and they're Assigned Mistborn At Reuinion

[salz-and-pepper]

HOLY TITLE

i will be stealing that

thank you very much random internet person

[salz-and-pepper]

allow me to paint you a picture

you're at a family gathering, the first big reunion you're old enough for people to actually treat you like a sentient being and you start actually getting to know all of the sides of your relatives' personalities, not just the kid-friendly ones

then you glance over to the corner of the room and you see a guy

you think he's your uncle but you're not really sure. you don't know is name, and as you ask around, everyone just refers to him as "THAT one" or "oh, HIM." you don't think anyone actually knows his name, but somehow he's managed to piss them all off.

you've seen him around a few times before - he always seems to show up to important events, like weddings, baby showers, family funerals, and the occasional seasonal party - but he's often in the background so you've never thought to go speak to him.

you sidle over to him and drop a little "hey...?"

as he looks up, you notice his eyes are kinda unfocused.

you also notice his hair (which you thought was black) has a dye which is running slightly, and it's actually... white? he doesn't look THAT old...?

you spy the drink in his hand and take it away to try and goad him into a conversation. he makes eye contact again, and you see such a... depth in his eyes. as if he's seen things wilder and more heartbreaking and funnier and crazier than you could EVER imagine.

he mumbles something along the lines of "a letter... how could i have expected anything else from that storming woman..."

you ask him about it, and he tells you off for prying. his business is his business.

you begin to turn around and he calls you back by name. you never introduced yourself.

he gives you a wink, and drops a nugget of metal into your hand, telling you to... eat it??? huh???

he says his work is done, and you manage to ask his name and what that nugget of metal was.

he says you can call him Ceph, and that the metal is all that's left of an old friend of his... some guy called Leras?

he then turns around and walks out the door, and he almost gets shorter as he does. you hear a slight humming coming from his shirt as he leaves the room, and he chuckles and mumbles something back to it.

those names he gave sounded very weird, and you manage to force the metal down. you go back to his spot and see a slip of paper:

Iron filings are pretty tasty by the way. See you around, do stop by Scadrial sometime and say hi to your old 'uncle'! - Hoid

who the fuck is Hoid, what the fuck is a Scadrial and why is he invading the function

[lem-likes-cosmere]

someone PLEASE make a full fanfiction of this

[salz-and-pepper]

MAYBE I SHOULD

[lem-likes-cosmere]

YOU SHOULD!!

[a-field-of-thistles]

Do ittt!!!!

[salz-and-pepper]

i may have started plotting... POV character has a name!

[briarnest]

kelsier my love

[lamaery]

Therapy

Hoid knocks heavily on the forth wall by again and again demonstrating the validity of storytelling as a therapeutic method. These books accompanied me through some rough times.

[salz-and-pepper]

The Girl Who (Looked/Stood) Up

I loved this scene in Oathbringer SO MUCH

Wit my boy 🥹

[salz-and-pepper]

"whimsy is dead, but i'll see what i can do"

- hoid, probably

[salz-and-pepper]

allow me to paint you a picture

you're at a family gathering, the first big reunion you're old enough for people to actually treat you like a sentient being and you start actually getting to know all of the sides of your relatives' personalities, not just the kid-friendly ones

then you glance over to the corner of the room and you see a guy

you think he's your uncle but you're not really sure. you don't know is name, and as you ask around, everyone just refers to him as "THAT one" or "oh, HIM." you don't think anyone actually knows his name, but somehow he's managed to piss them all off.

you've seen him around a few times before - he always seems to show up to important events, like weddings, baby showers, family funerals, and the occasional seasonal party - but he's often in the background so you've never thought to go speak to him.

you sidle over to him and drop a little "hey...?"

as he looks up, you notice his eyes are kinda unfocused.

you also notice his hair (which you thought was black) has a dye which is running slightly, and it's actually... white? he doesn't look THAT old...?

you spy the drink in his hand and take it away to try and goad him into a conversation. he makes eye contact again, and you see such a... depth in his eyes. as if he's seen things wilder and more heartbreaking and funnier and crazier than you could EVER imagine.

he mumbles something along the lines of "a letter... how could i have expected anything else from that storming woman..."

you ask him about it, and he tells you off for prying. his business is his business.

you begin to turn around and he calls you back by name. you never introduced yourself.

he gives you a wink, and drops a nugget of metal into your hand, telling you to... eat it??? huh???

he says his work is done, and you manage to ask his name and what that nugget of metal was.

he says you can call him Ceph, and that the metal is all that's left of an old friend of his... some guy called Leras?

he then turns around and walks out the door, and he almost gets shorter as he does. you hear a slight humming coming from his shirt as he leaves the room, and he chuckles and mumbles something back to it.

those names he gave sounded very weird, and you manage to force the metal down. you go back to his spot and see a slip of paper:

Iron filings are pretty tasty by the way. See you around, do stop by Scadrial sometime and say hi to your old 'uncle'! - Hoid

who the fuck is Hoid, what the fuck is a Scadrial and why is he invading the function

[lem-likes-cosmere]

someone PLEASE make a full fanfiction of this

[salz-and-pepper]

MAYBE I SHOULD

[salz-and-pepper]

allow me to paint you a picture

you're at a family gathering, the first big reunion you're old enough for people to actually treat you like a sentient being and you start actually getting to know all of the sides of your relatives' personalities, not just the kid-friendly ones

then you glance over to the corner of the room and you see a guy

you think he's your uncle but you're not really sure. you don't know is name, and as you ask around, everyone just refers to him as "THAT one" or "oh, HIM." you don't think anyone actually knows his name, but somehow he's managed to piss them all off.

you've seen him around a few times before - he always seems to show up to important events, like weddings, baby showers, family funerals, and the occasional seasonal party - but he's often in the background so you've never thought to go speak to him.

you sidle over to him and drop a little "hey...?"

as he looks up, you notice his eyes are kinda unfocused.

you also notice his hair (which you thought was black) has a dye which is running slightly, and it's actually... white? he doesn't look THAT old...?

you spy the drink in his hand and take it away to try and goad him into a conversation. he makes eye contact again, and you see such a... depth in his eyes. as if he's seen things wilder and more heartbreaking and funnier and crazier than you could EVER imagine.

he mumbles something along the lines of "a letter... how could i have expected anything else from that storming woman..."

you ask him about it, and he tells you off for prying. his business is his business.

you begin to turn around and he calls you back by name. you never introduced yourself.

he gives you a wink, and drops a nugget of metal into your hand, telling you to... eat it??? huh???

he says his work is done, and you manage to ask his name and what that nugget of metal was.

he says you can call him Ceph, and that the metal is all that's left of an old friend of his... some guy called Leras?

he then turns around and walks out the door, and he almost gets shorter as he does. you hear a slight humming coming from his shirt as he leaves the room, and he chuckles and mumbles something back to it.

those names he gave sounded very weird, and you manage to force the metal down. you go back to his spot and see a slip of paper:

Iron filings are pretty tasty by the way. See you around, do stop by Scadrial sometime and say hi to your old 'uncle'! - Hoid

who the fuck is Hoid, what the fuck is a Scadrial and why is he invading the function

[ace-stormblessed]

Cosmere/Stormlight Asks!

Send me a number and get to know me better!!

1. When did you start the cosmere?

2. Why did you start the cosmere?

3. How much of the cosmere have you read?

4. Who is your favorite cosmere character and why?

5. Do you own any cosmere fan merch?

6. What order of knights radiant are you?

7. What’s your favorite cosmere theory?

8. Have you ever met Branderson?

9. What other fantasy books do you like?

10. Do you ship anyone in the cosmere?

11. Does anyone you know read cosmere?

12. Who are some of your favorite cosmere accounts?

13. What’s your favorite cosmere scene and why?

14. What’s your favorite planet in the cosmere?

15. I am a stick?

16. Which is your favorite stormlight so far?

17. Mistborn era 1 or 2?

18. Have you read the entire cosmere?

19. If you were to meet Hoid, how would it go?

20. Do you have a cosmere playlist?

21. Which songs remind you of certain cosmere characters?

22. Have you ever drawn/written cosmere fan content?

23. Have you ever cosplayed a cosmere character?

24. Why do you love the cosmere?

25. If stormlight were to be a movie, what would be your ideal casting/directing style?

26. Are you a Mistborn or a misting, and if misting, what type?

27. What do you want from the next stormlight book?

(Feel free to add more :D)

[salz-and-pepper]

HIT ME

[breadraccoon]

Do you ever think the One is like “Yeah, could have gone without that experience”

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Days Twelve, Thirteen and Fourteen of reading Wind and Truth - the final stretch!

Managed to bring WaT on the camping trip, and got it finished on the car ride home!

I strongly enjoyed reading it, not entirely sure where I'd rank it out of all of Stormlight but it was great seeing all of the different plot threads come to fruition :)

Time to go through them all indiviually:

The Knights of Wind and Truth, Szeth-son-Neturo and Kaladin Stormblessed, and the Cleansing of Shinovar: THE OATHPACT IS REFORGED!!! KALADIN IS A HERALD NOW!!! NIGHTBLOOD HAS MORE CONTROL OVER ITSELF!!! Szeth is missing an arm though which is VERY rough, but the parallel between Szeth (the best swordsman in Shinovar) losing an arm and Adolin (the best swordsman in Alethkar) losing a leg is pretty funny. I also am so happy that The Recreance Part II: Electric Boogaloo was limited to only a few Radiants, the detail that Szeth hits the Fifth Ideal and rejects his spren & that Syl and Kaladin are together as part of the Oathpact are great. Finally, both Szeth skipping an ideal and the Fifth Ideal of the Windrunners were just CINEMA.

The Bridger of Minds and the Son of Thorns, Rlain and Renarin, and the release of Ba-Ado-Mishram: They successfully proved to everyone, not least Mishram herself, that humans and singers can coexist and even have a relationship with one another. Rlain and Renarin both came into themselves so much over the course of their journey through the Spiritual Realm, and I'm so psyched to see what happens in Arc 2.

The Bondsmiths, Navani and Dalinar, and Honor's power: Dalinar is dead, and Navani is in a coma. I don't feel too disappointed though, I think both of their stories were pretty resolved, Dalinar ascending to Honor and then forcing Taravangian to Ascend to Retribution was an incredible move. I am not yet sure when Navani will wake up from the coma, probably sometime in Book 6, but I think it'll be cool nonetheless.

The Unoathed and the defense of Azimir: THE UNOATHED!!! DEADEYES ARE HEALING!!! MAYA IS AS COOL AS EVER!!! Thirty-something sets of Plate and Blades will be amazing, and the fight between Adolin and the Monarch guy was very enjoyable, with Adolin commanding the Plate to him... Also Yanagawn is great as always, love that guy, and I love how his origin became actually crucial to the plot! AND NOTUM, MY BOI NOTUM, MANIFESTING IN A SET OF PLATE LIKE THE GOAT HE IS.

The Windrunners and the defense of Narak: Sigzil renouncing his oaths was both heartbreaking and incredibly courageous. Moash is a dick as always (will be interesting to see when & where Vyre crops up in Arc 2). I'm also looking forward to reading the Sunlit Man to see what Sig and 12124 get up to, probably gonna read it after I finish MBE2.

Venli and the Listeners: AUTONOMOUS LISTENER SOCIETY!!! EL GAVE APPROVAL!!! YAYYY!!!! ALSO CHASMFIENDS GO BRRRRR, and I love how Venli is redeeming herself. The line about atonement before redemption hit me pretty hard, it's just such a deep line.

Shallan and the Ghostbloods: Kinda poetic how Mraize is killed by Anti-Stormlight, also Brandon cannot keep edging us by referring to Thaidakar so vaguely, just tell us outright who he is already... Shallan is the most pregnant pregnant to ever pregnant, and she should do pretty well in Shadesmar before she can get back.

Jasnah, Fen and Thaylenah: Taravangian completely cooked Jasnah, and I feel so much sympathy for how Jasnah feels - the line about there being no-one there to hold her when she needed it most just goes to show how incredibly raw her emotions are. Thinking about Fen, she made the best decision in the situation she was in - to stay as part of the coalition would be incredibly foolish. It's just such a shame that it was the only way there was a good outcome for her people.

The Champion of Odium, Gavinor, and the Ascension of Taravangian to Retribution: Gavgot done so dirty by Taravangian. Spending 2 decades breaking him and turning him against his great-uncle, before tossing him aside at the earliest opportunity, goes to show how much of a villain Tara is. I also spoiled myself on the fact that Gav becomes his champion, but the way it happened STILL blew me away... Finally, the fuck you mean Kharbranth's people are all still alive. Taravangian. He blathers on about the greater good but the amount of hubris and selfishness he displays is OFF THE CHARTS. I hope all of the Shards absolutely slime him out.

I think that's all the main arcs and my thoughts on them?

The time bubble is a GENIUS way to allow other series to progress before Stormlight rejoins the wider cosmere, without breaking the continuity. Massive kudos to Brandon.

Also Hoid my boy, off to go try speak to more Shards. AND he is getting a job in the Ladrian house, perfectly setting up his entry into Mistborn Era 2.

I hope you enjoyed following along as I read Wind and Truth! Next up, I'm planning to finish off Mistborn Era 2 (I've only read Alloy of Law so far), then move on to Sunlit Man to tie up what's been happening on Roshar, then I'll finish off Arcanum Unbounded, and then read Tress and Yumi and Emberdark to get fully caught up!

Going forward with this blog, expect some reblogs of random cosmere posts, and little summary posts as & when I either finish a book, or there's a big reveal that I just HAVE to share my thoughts on.

Thanks for all the support everyone, and see you around!

Life before death, Strength before weakness, Journey before destination.

~~~ Day Eleven Tag List: @burrbeast, @cosmereplay, @mysticotta, @lrkshyejdyeuehsh

If anyone wants to talk to me in more detail about Wind and Truth, or anything else to be honest, feel free to either DM me here on Tumblr, or add me on discord - my username is s42ndy, and I'm relatively active in the Cosmere Chat server :)

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Me with Jasnah Kholin:

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I finished Wind and Truth on the camping trip yesterday, planning to write a MAMMOTH post of days 12, 13 and 14 once I wake up tomorrow :)

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Day Eleven of reading Wind and Truth!

I AM ACROSS THE 1000 PAGE MARK NOW! 1028 and counting, ~72%... This book is great.

Whistle-stop tour of the last 80-odd pages:

Taravangian revealed himself to Jasnah!

The listeners have found a perpendicularity of some sort - could it be the prison of an Unmade?

Elid is alive?? or isn't??? I have no clue

Gav watched vision Dalinar fight vision Elokhar with no context.

El has resurfaced in the plot... found Venli and Leshwi's little group

Szeth might be becoming a Herald? Maybe? Also "wind and Truth" mentioned!!!

HOLY SHIT SHALLAN'S MOTHER IS A HERALD AND SHE WASN'T GOING TO KILL CHILD SHALLAN AND SHE RETURNED AND WAS AT SHALLAN'S WEDDING AND SHE MIGHT BE THE REASON FOR THE DESOLATION

Adolin is slowly but surely adapting to the loss of his leg! And is learning lessons about the system in Azir

Update on the trip: it might not be going ahead, but if it does I WILL bring WaT with me, and will either do daily posts (as usual) or just one big post when I get home, so keep your eyes peeled!

Thanks for following along so far, the end is in sight... (a mere 400 pages to go!)

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Yesterday's post

Tag list: @burrbeast @cosmereplay @mysticotta @lrkshyejdyeuehsh

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Days Nine & Ten of reading Wind and Truth...

I didn't have a chance to read much these last 2 days - exams sure are annoying. Managed to get through 86 pages over the 2 days (VERY below average lmao, hoping to make up for it tonight). I am now on page 957, 67% of the way through the entire book (just over 2/3 done!), just into chapter 89 (Day Eight territory now...)

MORE VISIONS! THE MAIN WINDRUNNER WAS ROMANTICALLY INVOLVED WITH ONE OF THE SINGERS!! Ba-Ado-Mishram wanted peace... and was imprisoned by the Bondsmith. Makes a LOT of sense why she seems to hold such a strong grudge against humans. And now Dalinar is properly confronting his younger self.

The battle for Azimir still rages... the thunderclast did a lot of damage (rest in... many pieces, Neziham). The dome was broken. The fortifications were failing. AND THEN ASH AND TALN! Also Adolin is an amputee now. Definitely is gonna take him some time to get used to, but if anyone can bounce back, it's him.

Szeth's flashbacks are close to a climax - I'm really interested to see who (or what?) is behind the Voice he heard before he became Truthless. I have suspicions it could be one of the Unmade... that would explain why Shinovar currently is corrupted (the Unmade thag was previouslt resident has now returned).

Rlainarin. Need I say more? Shallan watching them whilst jumping up and down and squealing was such a funny moment, I'm so annoyed it got cut off though.

There is a glimmer of hope for Nale now... Kaladin's therapy could work, if Nale isn't so stubborn. Like Kaladin picked up on, his madness seems to have manifested in the form of "I do not believe in my own capacity to make decisions, so I will follow the law to the letter so that I do not have to decide what is right and wrong". ALSO 12124 WANTS HELP! A highspren showing humility was NOT on my bingo card for WaT lol

Lift and Zahel has so much potential. This is gonna be a funny combo - Zahel with the off-world cursing and wisdom beyond most people on Roshar, and Lift begrudgingly beginning to acknowledge that she is growing up and maturing... ALSO LIFT BESTED A FULL FERUCHEMIST??? HELLO???

That's it for days nine & ten! Tomorrow is my last 2 exams, but then I'm going on a camping trip & expedition for a couple of days, so after tomorrow I will probably pause my read of Wind and Truth til I get back, unless I have room for it in my rucksack (which is unlikely).

I hope you've been enjoying my read-along :)

See y'all tomorrow!

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Yesterday's post

Tag list: @burrbeast @cosmereplay @mysticotta @lrkshyejdyeuehsh (comment if you want added!)

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WaT read day 9 post is gonna be written tomorrow because I have 2 exams and I need sleep 😭

Sorry folks 😭

(page 935 btw, post-Day Seven Interludes)