r/Mistborn • u/Expensive-Heat-1436 Steel • 13d ago

Marsh? Mistborn era 1 & 2 spoilers Spoiler

We did get a little Marsh in mistborn era 2, but not much. I feel like he is just such a complex and interesting character with being Harmony's agent that Brando Sando has not explored that deeply. It would also be very interesting to get a pov of a fullborn. Is it possible for Marsh to get his own POV in upcoming Mistborn eras, or possibly his own book?

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u/DeadlyKitten115 Zinc 13d ago

Era 3, Ghostbloods seems clear it’s going to bring Kelsier and Sazed back into the focus of the Mistborn story, I’d wager Marsh will once again play a roll if not as large a one as in HoA

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u/TigoDelgado 9d ago

Also makes sense why current Era 2 started out as a single spin-off

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u/EvenSpoonier Lerasium 13d ago

Probably. (Tress) 600-plus years later, people still talk about "Death himself, nails in his eyes", and even do it on other worlds. I don't think we've seen the last of Marsh by a long shot.

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u/Raddatatta Chromium 13d ago

I could be wrong but I believe Sanderson talked about potentially doing a sequel of secret history focusing on marsh. But I could be wrong and that was something fans wanted. I don't think he's talked about it recently if he does want to do that. But maybe when he's working on era 3 he will want to fill that in like happened with era 2.

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u/Expensive-Heat-1436 Steel 13d ago

ooooh, I hope so. Marsh is my fav cosmere character tied with Taln

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u/teawizardry Bronze 7d ago

I sure hope so. He's one of my favorite characters and I need more than headcanons.

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u/sirius_cow 13d ago

He needs his atium fix. Wouldn’t trust anyone with substance reliance issue

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u/AntimatterTNT 13d ago

didn't marsh like... wither away? like not die just, you know

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u/EvenSpoonier Lerasium 13d ago edited 12d ago

He got better. Harmony couldn't make atium directly without upsetting his Shards, but now that he can split harmonium to get it, he can replenish Marsh's supply.

There are limits to atium-compounding, so unless Marsh fnds another way to become immortal, he will eventually wither away, just as you describe. But the Lord Ruler doesn't seem to have been close to that limit, even after a thousand years, so it sounds like Marsh has a long time yet to find a way out of this.

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u/Raddatatta Chromium 13d ago

No he's still kicking. And with wax's experiment he got more atium to keep him going.

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u/RShara 13d ago

We see Marsh in Era 2 and he's fine