[Theory] about Amaranta

[Weaver of Lies he/him]

Has anyone ever wondered if Amaranta’s potions were invested? I have little evidence, but she is said to be unparalleled in skill and it could make  sense. Please tell me what you think.

Edited June 24, 2023 by Lightweaver2

[Underwater_Worldhopper he/him]

On Sel, there is some evidence that the potions Hrathen uses to turn himself and Sarene into Reod Elantrian-look-alikes were Invested, and that's theorized to be the Hrovell Inveted Art, so if you really want to stretch it, you could say that Amaranta might have been a Selish Worldhopper who figured out a way to get her hands on Unkeyed Dor or something.

But most likely she was just a really skilled herbalist.

Edited June 24, 2023 by Underwater_Worldhopper

[Treamayne]

10 hours ago, Lightweaver2 said:

Has anyone ever wondered if Amaranta’s potions were invested? I have little evidence, but she is said to be unparalleled in skill and it could make  sense. Please tell me what you think.

She's an herbalist, and probably just a typical one, as the "genius" comment comes from Straff before he learns that she just addicted him to <implied Poppy - or Scadrial's version> so he thinks she's a "genius" because he feels better every time she makes a "potion" for him. Since we see her trying to cling to her "concubine" status, it's unlikely she's a worldhopper.

3 hours ago, Underwater_Worldhopper said:

On Sel, there is some evidence that the potions Hrathen uses to turn himself and Sarene into Reod Elantrian-look-alikes were Invested, and that's theorized to be the Svordish Hrovell Invested Art, so if you really want to stretch it, you could say that Amaranta might have been a Selish Worldhopper who figured out a way to get her hands on Unkeyed Dor or something.

But most likely she was just a really skilled herbalist.

Forton was from Hrovell, not Svorden (which is the location of the university where Lukel met his wife)

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WoB:

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Francis Ocoma

In Elantris, are Forton's "potions" magical, or is he using natural substances?

Brandon Sanderson

They are invested. (Magical.)

Elantris Ch 18:

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Hrathen smiled. Forton was an unparalleled genius, which was why Hrathen suffered his eccentricities. The man not only kept a seon, but was a devout follower of the Mysteries—a degenerate form of the Jesker religion common in rural areas. Though Hrovell was officially a Derethi nation, most of it was a primitive, sparsely populated countryside which was difficult to supervise. Many of the peasants attended their Derethi services with devotion, then took part in their midnight Mystery ceremonies with equal devotion.

 

 

Edited June 24, 2023 by Treamayne
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[Underwater_Worldhopper he/him]

 

42 minutes ago, Treamayne said:

Forton was from Hrovell, not Svorden (which is the location of the university where Lukel met his wife)

Good catch!