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+ | After [[Harmony]]'s [[Final Ascension|Ascension]], however, the koloss were transformed into a tribal race that could breed, which lived in the [[Roughs]].{{qa ref|1097|8|Koloss reproduce naturally|date=6 December 2014}} As a true breeding race, Koloss raise koloss-blooded children. Those who chose can turn into full koloss at the age of twelve in a coming-of-age ritual where they choose to accept the requisite spikes or not. Those who do not accept the spikes leave, and live outside the tribe. Additionally, outsiders can choose to become koloss through this ritual.{{ref|name=WoRbeaverton}} |
The changes in the Koloss and their breeding subsequently allowed some koloss-blooded to become allomancers.{{book ref|aol|6}} How this is achieved is unknown, but Koloss with the powers of allomancy appear to be known in the [[Roughs]] enough to be recognised. {{book ref|aol|11}} |
The changes in the Koloss and their breeding subsequently allowed some koloss-blooded to become allomancers.{{book ref|aol|6}} How this is achieved is unknown, but Koloss with the powers of allomancy appear to be known in the [[Roughs]] enough to be recognised. {{book ref|aol|11}} |
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| + | Since the Koloss are no longer required to fight for anybody, they are able to live longer lives. This allows for the development of Koloss ancients, who have little to no skin at all. They are enormous, have no noses or lips, and their eyes appear to bulge. They survive only by wrapping themselves in leather to keep in their blood. While their intelligence is still at the level of the average Koloss, they are looked after by the tribe and given respect similar to that of a tribal elder {{book ref|eltania}}. |
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== Notable Koloss == |
== Notable Koloss == |
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Revisión del 05:11 18 jul 2017
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 por Ben McSweeney
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| Magic | Hemalurgy |
| World | Scadrial |
| Featured In | Mistborn (series) |
The koloss are a bestial race of creatures on Scadrial, created by the Lord Ruler through the use of Hemalurgy.[1][2] During the time of the Lord Ruler, koloss serve as a powerful, fiercely loyal army to him, thanks in no small part to the fact that they can be controlled through the use of Allomancy by any powerful Mistborn or group of brass mistings. [3][4][5].
Appearance
The koloss are physically very large and very powerful. A full sized koloss could grow to be as tall as twelve feet. A young koloss has as much skin as it would come to have in its later life. Because of this, the younger a koloss is, the fatter they appear, due to having too much baggy skin covering themselves. The skin itself doesn't hold terribly firmly to the koloss' body.[6] As the koloss grow taller, their skin tears and fits tightly to them. A koloss ancient will have little to no skin at all, being covered instead in leather wrappings.[7]. When a koloss reaches about twelve feet, their hearts can no longer sustain their bodies, and they die shortly thereafter.
Creation and reproduction
Similar to Steel Inquisitors, the creation of a koloss is very brutal. To create a koloss, four humans are stabbed with individual iron spikes through their heart, and these spikes are then placed strategically on to a fifth person.
The addition of four spikes containing the strength and a portion of the spiritweb of four other people causes them to grow in physical strength far beyond human limits as well as making it possible for them to continue growing in size until they can no longer physically support their own bodies and their hearts give out. The four spikes also have the effect of reducing their intelligence to almost that of a basic animal. These spikes can be reused, however they are subject to Hemalurgic decay, meaning that the power in the spikes diminishes with each re-use, which allows for more of the koloss' humanity to remain.[8]
The spiking, however, only affects them in the Physical Realm. When they appear in the Cognitive Realm after death, they look exactly like the humans they were before being spiked.
When a koloss dies, other koloss in the vicinity attempt to collect and reuse the spikes from the dead one. This results in the koloss being able to reproduce in a manner of speaking, provided that they have someone to receive the spikes. The koloss are periodically supplied with fresh spikes and skaa captives to produce more koloss, but after the death of the Lord Ruler, they learned how to reproduce on their own; by harvesting the spikes from their dead brethren and re-using them.[9]
Because of this, after the Lord Ruler's control over the koloss ends, many of the koloss attack nearby human inhabitants in an attempt to make more Koloss. When Vin visits a Koloss camp, they request for her to give them more Koloss. She does not know how, but they expect a human to be able to provide them with more Koloss, since that is what they have experienced in the past.
In the post-Catacendre era, Koloss became a self reproducing species. When two koloss reproduce, the child is born koloss-blooded. This means that they are physically strong, with a mottled granite-like complexion.[10] A semi-offensive term for them is "kig".[11] Furthermore they continue to grow taller throughout their lives. They heal quickly, and are often less intelligent than average. They become a full koloss once they accept the spikes.[12] Wax estimates Tarson to be young purely by his short but stocky frame.[13]
Powers
The only real powers in a koloss' arsenal are superhuman strength, and increased size. However, this comes at a price. Koloss in the Final Empire are nowhere near as intelligent as they were as humans. However, they still retain the faint ability to reason, and the ability to communicate, and the re-use of spikes from dead koloss to create more resulted in koloss that retained more of their former humanity.[9]
Allomancers who are transformed into koloss will retain their Allomantic abilities, though they may not necessarily retain the knowledge to use those abilities.[14]
Culture
Because of their diminished intelligence, the Final Empire-era koloss live in barbaric tribes. Usually, social standing is determined by age, because as the koloss ages, they get larger and more powerful.
Koloss are said to have two emotional states: boredom and rage. Because of this, their day to day lives are filled with milling about and fighting. When there is nothing else to fight near them, the koloss turn to in-fighting. Their blades are distributed as a means of population control, as well as weaponry. If a koloss doesn't have a sword, they will have to kill another koloss and take theirs. If there is an extra, they can make a human into a koloss.
Most of the killing within a tribe is done solely on a whim, usually to get something the other koloss owns, or because some random glance or act has enraged one of the koloss.[6]
After the Ascension
After Harmony's Ascension, however, the koloss were transformed into a tribal race that could breed, which lived in the Roughs.[15] As a true breeding race, Koloss raise koloss-blooded children. Those who chose can turn into full koloss at the age of twelve in a coming-of-age ritual where they choose to accept the requisite spikes or not. Those who do not accept the spikes leave, and live outside the tribe. Additionally, outsiders can choose to become koloss through this ritual.[12]
The changes in the Koloss and their breeding subsequently allowed some koloss-blooded to become allomancers.[16] How this is achieved is unknown, but Koloss with the powers of allomancy appear to be known in the Roughs enough to be recognised. [17]
Since the Koloss are no longer required to fight for anybody, they are able to live longer lives. This allows for the development of Koloss ancients, who have little to no skin at all. They are enormous, have no noses or lips, and their eyes appear to bulge. They survive only by wrapping themselves in leather to keep in their blood. While their intelligence is still at the level of the average Koloss, they are looked after by the tribe and given respect similar to that of a tribal elder [7].
Notable Koloss
See Also
Notes
- ↑ El Héroe de las Eras capítulo 37#
- ↑ El Héroe de las Eras capítulo 40#
- ↑ El Pozo de la Ascensión (libro) capítulo 54#
- ↑ El Héroe de las Eras capítulo 3#
- ↑ El Héroe de las Eras capítulo 21 Epígrafe#
- ↑ a b El Pozo de la Ascensión (libro) capítulo 19#
- ↑ a b Alomante Jak y los Pozos de Eltania#
- ↑ El Héroe de las Eras capítulo 40 Epígrafe#
- ↑ a b El Héroe de las Eras capítulo 42 Epígrafe#
- ↑ Aleación de ley capítulo 5#
- ↑ Brazales de Duelo (libro)#
- ↑ a b This reference is missing a transcription.
Beaverton, OR signing - spoiler-free segment
— Kogiopsis tumblr - 2014-03-07# - ↑ Aleación de ley capítulo 19#
- ↑ An Allomancer turned into a koloss would keep their powers because, as you'll recall, an Allomancer turned in to an Inquisitor retains their powers.
— Theoryland - 15 October 2010# - ↑ Koloss reproduce naturally
— Theoryland - 6 December 2014# - ↑ Aleación de ley capítulo 6#
- ↑ Aleación de ley capítulo 11#