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'''Feruchemy''' is one of the three prime manifestations of [[Investiture]] on [[Scadrial]]. The natives of that world consider it one of the three [[Metallic Arts]].
A '''Feruchemist''' can use metals to store particular attributes in metal, somewhat like a battery. The larger the piece of metal is (and the closer it is to Allomantic purity), the more of that particular attribute can be stored. A Feruchemist can draw upon their metals in increased, compounded qualities, but the faster they do this, the lesser returns they receive. Only the Feruchemist who stored those attributes can draw upon them later, however.
Like Mistborn and Mistings, there are Feruchemists that can utilize one or all of the metals. The former are known as '''"Ferrings"'''.{{17s ref|topic|712|Q&A with Peter Orullian|date=8/20/11}} Ferrings are a result of the genes for Feruchemy mixing with those for Allomancy following the [[Final Ascension]].{{qa ref|632|1
A metalmind which contains a Feruchemical storage will retain those stores when it is melted down, though the power will only be lost if the metalmind is alloyed with another metal. If a metalmind is split into multiple pieces, the stored Investiture splits along with it.{{17s ref|post|58507|text=Yes, only by mixing it with other metals would the power be completely lost.|date=23 May, 2013}}
====[[Iron]]====
Iron stores physical weight. Iron is used to store physical mass, or more accurately, density. This is accomplished by changing the Feruchemist's mass, not by changing the effect of gravity on the Feruchemist.{{qa ref|689|3
An iron [[Ferring]] is known as a '''Skimmer'''.
===Hybrid===
Note that the Table of Feruchemical Metals, an in-world document, lists this quadrant as "Hybrid," but it is stated that, essentially, there are two Physical quadrants.{{qa ref|689|26
====[[Cadmium]]====
== Notes ==
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{{qa ref|632|1| Were Ferrings always part of the system and we just didn't meet them in Mistborn?|date=Nov 11th, 2011}}
{{qa ref|689|3|text=Does iron store mass or weight?|date=17 March 2012}}
{{qa ref|689|26|Are the usual quadrants (Physical, Mental, Temporal, Enhancement) preserved in Feruchemy and Hemalurgy?|date=Nov 8th, 2011}}
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