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- [[User:Ebmid2|Ebmid2]] ([[User talk:Ebmid2|talk]]) 00:56, 29 December 2020 (UTC)
:On issue 1, one problem I think you're running into here is that, even before the Lord Ruler's death, not all Inquisitors had the same number of spikes (see [[wob:8848]]; [[wob:10123]] and [[wob:8037]] also imply this). I wouldn't be surprised if there were some inconsistencies in the spike metals either, but I think the [[:File:Hemalurgy table.jpg|Hemalurgy table]] should be the canonical version of what metals steal what powers and any errors were probably fixed in the leatherbound editions of the Era 1 books. Per [[wob:5971]], the entry for atium on the metals quick reference chart in ''The Hero of Ages'' is a deliberate, in-world error. I think the [[:File:Feruchemical table.jpg|Feruchemical table]] and Hemalurgy table make clear that, while Brandon did consider there to be two physical quadrants in Feruchemy at one point, that is no longer canonical.
:On issue 2, Inquisitors had Allomantic pewter before the Lord Ruler's death, which I think would be enough to give them supernatural speed. Since [[wob:10123]] says they occasionally had trouble finding enough Keepers for Feruchemical gold spikes, I doubt any Inquisitors had Feruchemical steel at this time. Vin says the Inquisitor at Vetitan moved too fast for even duralumin-enhanced Allomantic pewter and per the Hemalurgy table, the pewter spike through his heart would grant a physical Feruchemical power, so I'm pretty sure that new spike was in fact granting Feruchemical steel, allowing that Inquisitor to move even faster than Inquisitors previously had (possibly by Compounding).
:On issue 3, I think this also probably falls under "the number of spikes in each Inquisitor was not always the same."
:On issue 4, yeah, I'd agree that the spike in the shoulders is the one Marsh describes as sealing the other spikes together.
:As far as this Coppermind article goes, the fact that not all Inquisitors had the same number of spikes is already noted at [[Steel Inquisitor#Powers]]. For the metal types used for Inquisitor spikes, the Hemalurgy table and leatherbounds should take precedence over earlier editions of the books; if there's a disagreement between the leatherbounds or between the leatherbounds and the table, I think we'd just try to note that disagreement.
:--[[User:Stargazer|Stargazer]] ([[User talk:Stargazer|talk]]) 02:04, 29 December 2020 (UTC)
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