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Scadrial As The Cosmere's Development Hub
- Scadrial is the most developed Cosmere setting and a good portal for new readers via Mistborn. The world shows Brandon Sanderson's evolving approach to magic systems across eras.
Metal-Soul Link Explains The Metallic Arts
- Scadrial's metallic arts exist because metal and souls appear identically in the Cognitive Realm there. That unique connection lets Investiture channel through metals as Allomancy, Feruchemy, and Hemalurgy.
Threefold Moral Framing Of The Metals
- The three metallic arts map to positive, neutral, and negative aspects of Investiture: Allomancy (end-positive), Feruchemy (neutral), Hemalurgy (end-negative). This framing explains their typical effects and costs.