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== History ==
Feruchemy came into existence contemporaneously with the other Metallic Arts, [[Allomancy]] and [[Hemalurgy]], as a result of the interactions between the planet [[Scadrial]] and its [[Shard]]s, [[Preservation]] and [[Ruin]].{{wob ref|5269}} Unlike Allomancy and Hemalurgy, which are each closely attuned with one of the Shards, Feruchemy is equally attuned to both and represents the balance between them. Feruchemy was also the only art in widespread use prior to the [[Ascension of the Lord Ruler]].{{epigraph ref|mb3|34}} The ability to use Feruchemy emerged among the [[Terris]] people, but, due to their insular nature and reluctance to interbreed, never spread to the general population of [[Classical Scadrial]].{{wob ref|5514}} Although Ferrings (Feruchemists who could only use the ability associated with a single metal) did exist during this time, they were extremely rare.{{wob ref|5514}} During this time, there was a holy order of Feruchemist scholars, known as the [[Worldbringers]], who served as teachers and bearers of knowledge throughout the world.{{book ref|mb2|30}} Not every Feruchemist was a member
During the Ascension of the Lord Ruler, all living Feruchemists—with the notable exception of [[Kwaan]]—were transformed into [[mistwraith]]s by the Feruchemist [[Rashek]].{{epigraph ref|mb3|68}}{{wob ref|5764}} Rashek transformed himself into a Mistborn and claimed himself to be the [[Hero of Ages]]. He declared himself a god and launched a campaign to consolidate the world under his control. However, during his ascension, Rashek overlooked the recessive Feruchemical genes hidden in the Terris people, which can still allow new Feruchemists to be born. Therefore, Rashek instituted policies to heavily restrict the Terris people, which eventually grew into a breeding program designed to exterminate all genetic traces of Feruchemy. He did this specifically because he feared the prospect of the genes for Feruchemy intermixing with those of Allomancy and potentially creating a rival of comparable power to himself.{{book ref|mb1|epilogue}} Despite this, the Terris resistance worked tirelessly to thwart the efforts of Rashek in a variety of ways, primarily by tricking the breeders into including people with hidden Feruchemical talents, in order to ensure their continuation in the population. They also founded the [[Keeper]]s, an order of Feruchemists dedicated to finding and securing knowledge from before the Lord Ruler's rise to power.{{book ref|mb1|22}}{{book ref|mb2|30}}
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