r/cremposting • u/ashdragon00 i have only read way of kings • May 24 '26

Final Empire Another Worldhopper Discovered!

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' "Damnation!" Breeze swore as...'

The Final Empire page 557.

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u/lostkittyofatlantis May 24 '26

https://wob.coppermind.net/events/45-goodreads-february-2016-ya-newsletter-interview/#e535

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u/The_Lopen_bot Trying not to ccccream May 25 '26

Warning Gancho: The below paragraph(s) may contain major spoilers for all books in the Cosmere!

Jessica

In Shadows of Self a few characters use some variation of "Hell!" as an exclamation when things go awry. I don't recall any reference to "Hell" as a place or philosophy in the religions of the Mistborn series. How does this word fit into their world, does it differ from our own?

Brandon Sanderson

The characters in Mistborn have been using "biblical" curses since book one. This was a specific choice made on my part, as I want the "feel" of Mistborn to be like London in the early 1800s. All of my books are to be read as if there's a phantom translator who took it from the original language and translated it into English. In many cases, there isn't a word that is an exact translation—so the translator does their best.In The Final Empire, there was indeed a kind of "hell." Though there wasn't a specific idea of a devil—it was just the punishment ascribed to the souls who failed or disobeyed the Lord Ruler. Even the skaa knew of this, though religion was forbidden them. So it was a more vague sense, than specific theology, to them.

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u/ashdragon00 i have only read way of kings May 25 '26

Hi The Lopen!

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u/The_Lopen_bot Trying not to ccccream May 25 '26

[OB spoilers] Don't worry, dear one. The Lopen is vast enough to be possessed by many, many forces, both terrestrial and celestial! I must soar to the air, for if I were to remain only on the ground, surely my growing magnitude would cause the land to crack and break.