I do this list every Christmas (previous: 2023, 2024). I use a randomizer to choose characters and adhere to it faithfully--except to remove characters who appeared in previous years and to avoid any repeats within a single list. So let's see what presents Cosmere characters would choose were they assigned to give a gift to a random other character!
1. Evi gives Veil...socks
Evi: I wasn't 100% sure what to give my son's wife's alter..
Evi: But then I thought--homemade gifts are always appreciated!
Evi: So I made you socks!
Evi: They're Kholin blue, since you're family.
Evi: And they're nice and warm, since I hear you spend a lot of time out and about during the night.
Evi: D-Do you like them?
Veil: [trying not to cry] T-They're all right...
2. Veil gives Zellion...a flask
Zellion: ...
Veil: I hear you're always running.
Veil: With a flask, you'll always know that a hit of the good stuff is but a turn of the cap away.
Zellion: [unscrewing the flask, sniffing]
Zellion: Is this Horneater White?!
Veil: You're welcome.
3. Zellion gives Lightsong...a leaf
Zellion: Look, I know it's not much, but I can't exactly stop at a Target, you know?
Zellion: I saw that leaf as I was fleeing for my life, the Night Brigade right on my heels.
Zellion: So there you go. Leaf.
Lightsong: Quite a pleasing red, really.
Zellion: ...Am I secretly good at everything?
4. Lightsong gives Dusk...a silk pillowcase
Dusk: ...
Dusk: But why
Lightsong: Well, you sleep outside a lot, right?
Lightsong: At least with this super soft & silky pillowcase, you'll feel a modicum of comfort!
Dusk: ...I guess I could use it to line one of my birds' nests?
Lightsong: ...
Lightsong: Or you could do that, I guess.
5. Dusk gives Dilaf...a bottle of cologne
Dusk: I sought guidance from Vatthi.
Dusk: She said that when buying a gift for a man about whom you knew nothing, you should go with whiskey, cologne, or a necktie.
Dusk: Neckties would get you killed on Patji.
Dusk: So would inebriation.
Dusk: So for that matter would smelling weird.
Dusk: ...But there is a small chance it might confuse predators and give you a chance to survive for seconds longer.
Dusk: In conclusion, don't visit.
Dilaf: What part of this interaction makes you think I'd WANT to?!
6. Dilaf gives Tindwyl...a lecture
Dilaf [30 minutes later]: AND that is why the only TRUE gift that any MORTAL should expect is SWEARING YOUR FEALTY to SHU-DERETH.
Tindwyl: [taking notes] Charisma is highly effective on crowds, but its effect is dampened in a one-on-one interaction. I would give you a C-.
Dilaf: YOU CAN'T GRADE A CHRISTMAS GIFT
Tindwyl: I think you'll find that I can.
7. Tindwyl gives Starling...Tress of the Emerald Sea
Tindwyl: It is a biography of a captain whom you might find inspirational.
Star: [staring at the book]
Star: I can't help feel like we're breaking some sort of fundamental rule of the universe here.
8. Starling gives Ranette...a bench
Starling: I like to solve people's problems!
Ranette: Pretty sure I don't have any problems.
Starling: Other than grief, right?
Ranette: ...
Starling: S-So anyway, I got a dedicatory park bench put up in your name in honor of your deceased friend!
Ranette: ...This is Secret Santa. Wasn't that a bit...expensive?
Starling: Well, you know... Some stereotypes about dragons are true!
9. Ranette gives Moash...a gun
Ranette: Don't know you.
Ranette: But I think a gun is always a good gift.
Moash: [eyes shining] So...I can kill people from pretty far away with this, right?
Ranette: No red flags.
10. Moash gives Jasnah...lead-fueled death (attempted)
Moash: IT'S BETTER TO GIVE THAN TO RECEIVE, BITCH
Jasnah: [easily deflecting bullets using her spren armor]
Jasnah: Who gave Moash a gun?
11. Jasnah gives Iyatil...her phone number
Iyatil: Uh...
Jasnah: Give that to Thaidakar. Tell him we need to talk.
Iyatil: ...Why am I both relieved and disappointed?
Iyatil: Wait, in what world is this a present??
Jasnah: I can't say I respect you.
12. Iyatil gives Evi...a vial of poison
Iyatil: I take all missions seriously.
Iyatil: I have been following you around for weeks.
Evi: You...have?
Iyatil: And naturally, I got you this vial of poison. Tasteless. Odorless. Very discrete. Much loved by wives who wish to be widows, if you get my drift.
Evi: ...
Evi: I don't want to kill my husband, though.
Iyatil: You DON'T??
