Kalkis
| Kalkis | |
|---|---|
| Relacionado con | El Lord Legislador |
| Era | Scadrial clásico |
| Mundo de origen | Scadrial |
| Universo de origen | Cosmere |
Los kalkis[fn 1] son supuestos seres metálicos creados por el Lord Legislador en Scadrial.[1]
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Se cree que los kalkis fueron creados en algún momento durante el Imperio Final. Aparentemente se mantuvieron ocultos hasta la era del post-Catacendro, cuando fueron descubiertos por un noble scadriano llamado Stefan Savage. Este se refirió a ellos como "misteriosos artefactos de la antigüedad" y afirmó conocer la localización de una de sus tribus.[1] Su existencia no ha sido confirmada.
Historia
Mapa de Stefan Salvaje
Salvaje encargó un gran mapa tapizado de Nueva Seran en el 336 PC.[2] Añadió un bolsillo secreto al mapa y adjuntó una carta a su hija Nicelle con instrucciones sobre cómo encontrar a los kalkis, pero se desconoce cómo o dónde los encontró él. Stefan murió en circunstancias desconocidas y dejó el mapa en herencia a Nicelle.[1]
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El funesto funicular
“Mi queridísima Nicelle,
En esta misiva habré de desvelarte, por fin, el secreto de los misteriosos artefactos de la antigüedad...”—Carta de Stefan Salvaje a Nicelle[1]
Tras la muerte de Stefan, Nicelle
After Stefan's death, Nicelle (also known as Nicki Savage) seemed to be aware that her father had hidden instructions in the map and set out on a "quest" to continue his research. In 342 PC, she was in New Seran and got into an altercation with Nazh, who wanted the map for cartographic purposes. Nazh appeared to be ignorant of the hidden pocket, referring to it as "just a stupid map". The map was torn into two pieces during the scuffle, which took place on a gondola; Nazh absconded with the larger portion of the map (and later annotated it for Khriss),[2] but Nicelle retained the piece with the hidden pocket. After briefly encountering a man matching Hoid's description, she went home and read her father's letter.[1]
Veracidad
Although kalkis are not mentioned by anyone who lived during Classical Scadrial, that does not preclude their existence; the planet has large, diverse landmasses and a relatively small population.[3] Entire societies lived with no contact for well over a thousand years,[4] so it is feasible that a small tribe of beings could stay hidden for even longer.
Nicelle's depiction of the incident with Nazh appeared as part of a serialized broadsheet story in the embellished style of Allomancer Jak, making it difficult to separate fact from fiction;[5] kalkis are otherwise unknown, and may be apocryphal. However, a gondola was in fact damaged in New Seran[1] and Nazh had a ripped portion of Stefan's map,[2] implying that parts of Nicelle's story were accurate.
Curiosidades
- Nicelle's story was written by Isaac Stewart, and could be continued in a future novella.[6]
Notas
- Notas al pie
- ↑ No está claro si el singular sería "kalki".
- Referencias
- ↑ a b c d e f Periódico "El Nuevo Ascendiente"
- ↑ a b c Mapa de New Seran
- ↑ /r/books AMA 2015
— Arcanum - 2015-06-08# - ↑ /r/fantasy AMA 2013
— Arcanum - 2013-04-16# - ↑ Shire Post Mint Mistborn Coin AMA
— Arcanum - 2017-10-26# - ↑ Tor.com interview with Isaac Stewart
— Arcanum - 2020-05-07#
