Allomancer Jak is the self-proclaimed greatest adventurer in the Elendel Basin, and he wants you to know it. Presented as a serialised collection of letters to his adoring readers - with exasperated footnotes from his long-suffering Terris steward Handerwym correcting his exaggerations at every turn - this tale follows Jak's expedition into the wilds in search of the legendary Survivor's Treasure. Captured by a koloss tribe after killing their champion in what he assures you was a perfectly fair duel, Jak finds himself dragged to a hidden holy site: an enormous natural pool surrounded by ancient stonework. There he discovers that his travelling companion Elizandra Dramali has been concealing her koloss-blooded heritage, and that the tribe intends to make Jak one of their own by driving metal spikes through his body. With his Allomancy restored through an unlikely kiss, Jak dives to the bottom of the pool to retrieve a treasure that can only be "raised by life itself" - and what he finds changes the fortunes of both the tribe and himself. A comedic short story set on Scadrial during the Wax and Wayne era of the Cosmere. Equal parts pulp adventure serial and affectionate parody, best enjoyed with close attention to Handerwym's footnotes, which tell a rather different story than Jak's.
