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Words of Brandon | Los Ire

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Overview

This video is a “Words of Brandon” compilation (Brandon Sanderson Q&A answers) focused on the Ire / Aimi / “Airi” organization (“Los Ire”). It gathers hints about their timeline, locations, abilities, members, and even the meaning behind their name.

The host frames the material as non-book “World of Brandon” lore—often treated like canon, but not fully canon until it appears in a novel.

Main Plot / Key Themes

The host organizes the recap into:

  1. History / timeline of the organization
  2. Knowledge & capabilities (what they can do, and their limits)
  3. Members / who they are (not everyone is the same)
  4. A final fact about their name and what it implies

Highlights & Notable Reveals

Age of the Airi (“very old, very ancient”)

In a 2016 Q&A, Brandon strongly suggests the Airi are extremely ancient—so old that the wording functions like a subtle “yes.”

They already left Selo

Brandon confirms the Airi had already departed Selo by the time the relevant story-era questions are looking at.

Fortress on Scadrial is still a thing (and secret)

Around 2019, Brandon says the fortress shown in Secret History still exists, and that only six people know about it. He also mentions Airi outposts on other planets, though none are as elaborate as the Scadrial one.

Location relative to the Cognitive Realm

A separate detail places the described setting at the edge of the Cognitive Realm, near the “darkness between planets.” The host later maps this to Verdant/Void-related darkness in terms of later cosmology.

Abilities: The Orb of Connection & Purified Gold

The Orb of Connection (and how answers evolved)

The biggest discussed feat involves the Orb of Connection, connected to preserving something from Secret History. The video tracks how Brandon’s answers changed over time:

  • 2016: Brandon says it’s something entirely new, with a hint described as “flat lighting.”
  • 2023 (Lost Metal era): Brandon confirms the orb contains purified gold.

This updates a prior speculation from the host: the Airi do have access to purified gold, raising the question of why they didn’t use it more. The host suggests possibilities like lack of enough supply at the time or a choice not to “waste” it (with more potentially coming in future sequels).

Limits / Consequences of Their Plans

A major “not omnipotent” reveal: Brandon says the Airi weren’t fully prepared for the consequences if they had succeeded in obtaining the power tied to making ruin possible (a conservation-related “shard” concept). The implication is that Escadrial’s fate would have gone differently.

Characters: The Airi Aren’t a Monolithic Group

Not all Airi members share the same age

Brandon clarifies that not every Airi member is the same age:

  • Some are older—before the fall-era framing used for what appears in the The Emperor’s Soul-adjacent discussion (as the host ties it to the Antris fall timeframe).

Rin, the lighthouse keeper

Brandon confirms Rin is the same Lanthrian who survived a prior event (a fall into a well). Another Q&A emphasizes that while the Airi as a group have shared interests, Rin was there for his own separate reason, not fully tied to their general objective—highlighting internal agendas.

Jokes / Tone Moments

The host occasionally jokes about the structure of lore explanations, including moments where answers can feel like “a raft” (as in, less clarity than expected). He also treats Brandon’s “very ancient” phrasing as likely coded confirmation. Overall humor stays light, with the focus remaining on lore detective work.

Final Fun Fact: The Meaning of Their Name

The video closes with the emblem/name meaning:

  • The symbol shown in Secret History is confirmed to represent the Airi.
  • The name ties to “Aon” = time/age, reinforcing the theme that they’re conceptually—and perhaps literally—linked to time and oldness.

Personalities Mentioned

  • The host / “globetrotter” (narrator of the video)
  • Brandon Sanderson
  • Iñico Polanco (“silver-light scholar”)
  • Maestro Cantamundo Sol
  • Isaac Tor (named in relation to the symbol confirmation)

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