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|spouse=[[Waxillium Ladrian]] |
|spouse=[[Waxillium Ladrian]] |
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|born=Third Generation |
|born=Third Generation |
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|aliases=Bleeder, [[Lessie]], [[Replar Innate]] |
|aliases=Bleeder, [[Lessie]], [[Replar Innate]] |
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|abilities={{tag+|Hemalurgist}} |
|abilities={{tag+|Hemalurgist}} |
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|died= |
|died={{date|341|FA}}{{book ref|mb5|26}} |
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|species=kandra |
|species=kandra |
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|world=Scadrial |
|world=Scadrial |
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|universe=[[Cosmere]] |
|universe=[[Cosmere]] |
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|books=[[Mistborn Era 2]] |
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'''Paalm''' was a female [[kandra]] of the Third Generation. She was an agent of Harmony sent to protect [[Waxillium Ladrian]] in the [[Roughs]], under the guise of a human woman, '''Lessie'''.{{book ref|mb5|26}} |
'''Paalm''' was a female [[kandra]] of the Third Generation. She was an agent of Harmony sent to protect [[Waxillium Ladrian]] in the [[Roughs]], under the guise of a human woman, '''Lessie'''.{{book ref|mb5|26}} |
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Sometime after Lessie's supposed death, she chose to remove one of her [[Hemalurgy|Hemalurgic spikes]]. She used only a single spike at a time to avoid being under [[Harmony]]'s influence.{{book ref|mb5|7}} She used spikes of |
Sometime after Lessie's supposed death, she chose to remove one of her [[Hemalurgy|Hemalurgic spikes]]. She used only a single spike at a time to avoid being under [[Harmony]]'s influence.{{book ref|mb5|7}} She used spikes of a metal unknown even to Harmony to grant herself [[Allomantic]] and [[Feruchemical]] powers.{{book ref|mb5|epilogue}} During that time she went by the alias '''Bleeder'''.{{book ref|mb5|7}} She colluded with the [[Set]] to execute a plot to free [[Elendel]] from Harmony's influence. |
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She ultimately committed suicide to avoid being taken control of by Harmony after she was shot by Wax with a second Hemalurgic spike.{{book ref|mb5|26}} |
She ultimately committed suicide to avoid being taken control of by Harmony after she was shot by Wax with a second Hemalurgic spike.{{book ref|mb5|26}} |
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== Appearance and Personality == |
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⚫ | As a Kandra of the Third Generation, Paalm excels at creating bodies. Her considerable expertise |
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== History == |
== History == |
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=== The Final Empire === |
=== The Final Empire === |
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Paalm served the [[Lord Ruler]] directly. She was specifically reserved for his missions. She stopped rebellions and toppled kingdoms in his service, and became intimately familiar with the workings of Hemalurgy. She was utterly loyal to the Lord Ruler until the [[Final Ascension]], when she switched her loyalties to Harmony, to the point of fanaticism.{{book ref|mb5|13}} |
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=== Lessie === |
=== Lessie === |
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At Harmony's direction, Paalm took the form of a human woman named Lessie to seek out and protect Wax in the [[Roughs]].{{book ref|mb5|26}} As Lessie, Paalm swore by the [[God Beyond]], showing that she has rudimentary knowledge of him.{{book ref|mb5|prologue}} |
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While grooming [[Wax]] to become his sword, Harmony decided that he required a bodyguard. Paalm showed herself to be enthusiastic for the role and Harmony agreed to send her, thinking that the pair would help each other greatly out in the [[Roughs]].{{book ref|sos|26}} |
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Wax first encountered Lessie at The Weeping Bull, where she was disguised as a dancer. During their second encounter, he remarked that she was very uncoordinated and wore a pink garter. Wax formally met her while hunting [[Granite Joe]]. She claimed to be hunting him as well but was actually in Granite Joe's employ. As Paalm was working to protect Wax at Harmony's behest, Lessie seemingly had a change of heart when Wax told her that he still thought her legs were pretty, and Lessie shot Granite Joe in the neck with her crossbow, killing him.{{book ref|mb5|prologue}} |
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After this time, Lessie became a law-woman alongside Wax. During their time together, the two became romantically involved and were eventually married. |
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When the time approached for Wax to move back to [[Elendel]] Paalm resisted the move deciding that Wax was too happy in the Roughs to move, even with the idea that she could acommpany him to Elendel.{{book ref|sos|25}}{{wob ref|2697}} While hunting [[Bloody Tan]] in his lair in the town of [[Feltrel]], 'Lessie' and Wax split up. At some point, she was taken hostage. Wax attempted to shoot Bloody Tan, who was using 'Lessie' as a human shield, but he pulled her into the path of Wax's bullet, making her take the shot to the head and seemingly killing her.{{book ref|mb4|prologue}} As part of Harmony's plan, Wax moved back to Elendel, and Paalm's time as Lessie was over. Some time afterward, she went on a murderous rampage and broke free of Harmony's influence, disobeying her contract with him.{{book ref|mb5|26}}{{book ref|mb5|7}}{{book ref|mb5|13}} |
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While hunting [[Bloody Tan]] in his lair in the town of [[Feltrel]], Lessie and Wax split up. At some point, she is taken hostage. Wax attempted to shoot Bloody Tan who is using Lessie as a human shield, but he pulled Lessie into the path of Wax's bullet, making her take the shot to the head, seemingly killing her.{{book ref|mb4|prologue}} |
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As part of Harmony's plan, Wax moved back to [[Elendel]], and Paalm's time as Lessie was over. Some time afterward, she went on a murderous rampage and broke free of Harmony's influence, disobeying her contract with him.{{book ref|mb5|26}}{{book ref|mb5|7}}{{book ref|mb5|13}} |
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=== Bleeder === |
=== Bleeder === |
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[[File:The Lawman and the Kandra by Ingvild Schage.jpg|thumb|right|x250px|<center><small>by {{a|Ingvild Schage}}</small></center>''The Lawman and the Kandra'']] |
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|She doesn't just kill. She Ruins. |
|She doesn't just kill. She Ruins. |
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|TenSoon talking to Wax about Paalm |
|TenSoon talking to Wax about Paalm |
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⚫ | Using her newly acquired power, Bleeder disrupted [[Winsting Innate's auction]] for his Senate vote, firing several shots at the guests to get them to begin attacking one another. She then entered Winsting's saferoom ahead of him; murdering him inside and cutting out his tongue in a symbolic gesture, removing Harmony's voice. As she left, she killed his bodyguards outside the saferoom.{{book ref|mb5|prologue}}{{book ref|mb5|6}}{{book ref|mb5|4}}{{book ref|mb5|5}}{{book ref|mb5|23}} |
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⚫ | Paalm took the name Bleeder and set about a plan to free the people of Elendel from Harmony's influence. |
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⚫ | Bleeder killed and impersonated Governor [[Replar Innate]] to rile up the people of Elendel. She impersonated a man named [[Johnst]] who blew up a dam, causing food shortages and economic instability. She impersonated [[Larskpur]] and killed [[Father Bin]] inside a church with spikes in his eyes -- another symbolic gesture, removing Harmony's eyes{{book ref|mb5|23}} -- to turn the [[Church of the Survivor|Survivorists]] against [[the Path]]ians. When the people grew aggressive, she exposed the Kandra who attempted to calm the violence and pushed harder for violent rebellion against Innate. Exposing the Kandra was symbolic for deafening Harmony, as they were his ears. |
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⚫ | As Wax confronted her, she attempted to flee by use of a spike granting herself Allomantic steel. Wax gives chase, stopping her at the [[Eastbridge]]. In that confrontation, Bleeder attempted to convince him that she was Lessie, finally succeeding when he shot her with his Pathian earring, reforged as a bullet. Before Harmony could fully take control of her, she committed suicide.{{book ref|mb5|23}}{{book ref|mb5|24}}{{book ref|mb5|25}} After death, she asked Harmony to look after Wax.{{book ref|mb6|28}} |
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Wax later gave her spikes to the kandra.{{book ref|mb7|15}} |
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⚫ | As a Kandra of the Third Generation, Paalm excels at creating bodies. Her considerable expertise came from her history of service to the Lord Ruler, time spent crushing entire kingdoms and rebellions for him. She also learned a great deal about Hemalurgy, learning how to grant herself Allomantic and Feruchemical abilities with spikes of an unknown metal. She was proficient with her stolen abilities but seemed to prefer to employ Feruchemical [[steel]]. She knew how to create at least one new kind of Hemalurgic construct using only a single spike in their creation. She was able to hide herself from Harmony's sight by spiking herself with a [[Trellium|material]] that was not of Harmony, but of Trell.{{book ref|mb5|7}}{{book ref|mb5|13}}{{wob ref|7773}}{{book ref|mb5|21}}{{book ref|mb5|epilogue}} |
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== Trivia == |
== Trivia == |
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