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Ruin is the embodiment of entropy and decay; it seeks change, so that all may age and pass.{{wob ref|4130}} It is not inherently evil, as without change there can be no life, but its destructive actions are often contrary to life existing peacefully.{{wob ref|10203}}{{wob ref|7950}} This approach to Ruin as simply inevitable decay is largely due to [[Ati]]'s original kind nature, as he deliberately channeled Ruin towards a more peacable
It is the polar opposite of [[Preservation]] -- a relation most other Shards don't have.{{wob ref|5518}} Since the [[Final Ascension]], Preservation has tempered Ruin's intent, which also makes it difficult for anyone holding [[Harmony]] to take action.{{book ref|mb5|7}}
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Ruin fuels [[Hemalurgy]]
People who are pierced by Hemalurgic spikes can hear Ruin's voice in their head.
=== Feruchemy ===
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[[Feruchemy]] is a [[Metallic Arts|Metallic Art]] created by both Ruin and [[Preservation]]. Unlike
Which attribute can be stored depends on the metal used. A person can be born a Feruchemist, allowing them to use all powers, or a Ferring, letting them use only one metal. The base sixteen metals are divided into four categories: physical, which store
=== Mists ===
Ruin's power can sometimes manifest in a gaseous form as black mist, though it's unclear whether it has any magical effect. Its appearance does, however, signal Ruin's presence, and is how much of Ruin's power appears in the [[Cognitive Realm]].{{book ref|mb3|82}} This mist is present at the Well of Ascension upon Vin's discovery of the well, and a similar manifestation appears after [[Ati]]'s death before [[Sazed]] takes up both shards.{{epigraph ref|mb3|14}}{{book ref|mb3|82}} After the Final Ascension, black mists are sent forth by Harmony alongside Preservation's white mists.{{book ref|mb6|11}}
=== Atium ===
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In solid form, Ruin's power appears as the metal [[atium]], named after the original
Atium burns incredibly quickly; even a relatively large bead lasts for only about two minutes.{{book ref|mb2|40}} Prior to the [[Final Ascension]], the metal could only be found in the [[Pits of Hathsin]], which surrounded Ruin's [[perpendicularity]]; a lake with black sheen, originally high in the mountains, near the [[Well of Ascension]], though it was moved underground by [[Rashek]] during his reshaping of the planet.{{book ref|mb1|33}}{{wob ref|5786}}{{wob ref|5525}} Production there ceased when [[Kelsier]] destroyed the crystals that
=== Direct intervention ===
Despite its destructive intent, Ruin is capable of, together with Preservation, vast acts of creations; among others, [[Ati]]'s partially responsible for creating the planet [[Scadrial]], and has worked together with [[Leras]] to fill it with living, thinking creatures.{{book ref|mb3|57}}{{au ref|Scadrial}} This grants him additional abilities
== History ==
=== The Deal and Betrayal ===
The [[Shard]] of Ruin was created on the planet [[Yolen]] at the [[Shattering]] of [[Adonalsium]], along with fifteen others, and taken up by [[Ati]].{{msh ref|3|2}} He, along with [[Preservation]]'s Vessel [[Leras]], departed the planet, and eventually wound up in an empty star system.{{au ref|Scadrial}} Originally, the two Shards were balanced there -- though
Eventually,
However, Preservation broke the terms of the
{{image|The Well of Ascension by Eleonor Piteira.jpg|side=left|width=250px|[[Vin]] sinking into the [[Well of Ascension]], freeing Ruin}}
==== Alendi ====
Ruin's prison, the [[Well of Ascension]], had a fatal flaw: every thousand and twenty four years, the [[perpendicularity]] would fill, requiring someone to take up the power. Were that person then to release it, Ruin's prison would vanish, letting him out; only by using the
Despite being
==== Kelsier and Vin ====
Undeterred, Ruin began working on another
For the second, Ruin picked a perfect pawn: another skaa Mistborn, a baby girl named [[Vin]] with an insane mother
Eventually, the Well filled again, and Vin entered its chamber. [[Kelsier]], now a [[Cognitive Shadow]] and up to speed on Ruin's plan thanks to [[Leras]]
=== Destruction upon Scadrial ===
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Once free, Ruin immediately set out on his plan to destroy [[Scadrial]]; however, his power locked in [[atium]] still diminished him enough to equal him with Preservation, and so
Prompted by [[Ati]]'s inherent need to gloat, Ruin began appearing to both [[Vin]] and [[Kelsier]] to boast about his achievements; it was those meetings that allowed the two to realize that Ruin was a person, and not merely a force.{{book ref|mb3|57}}{{msh ref|4|4}} However, Ruin was also manipulating people to sow further chaos -- he took control of the [[Steel Inquisitor]]s and the [[koloss]] to create more of both.{{book ref|mb3|prologue}} He also
{{image|Harmony by Elisgardor.jpg|side=left|width=300px|[[Sazed]] ascending to [[Harmony]]}}
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Seeking to fight Ruin, Kelsier, now the temporary vessel of [[Preservation]], sought a way to pass
After her Ascension, Vin clashed with Ruin a few times, though she was never able to overpower him, as at the time, the two Shards were far too balanced.{{book ref|mb3|80}} The tipping point, however, came during the [[Battle of Hathsin]]. There, Ruin,
This end of Ruin was Preservation's plan all along. Leras had held Preservation for so long that he was bound by its intent, and could not kill or destroy anything, not even Ruin.{{msh
However, the planet was still dying, and thus Preservation's plan reached its conlcusion. [[Sazed]], present at the battle though not directly participating, saw the two powers and took up both of them, mixing them together into [[Harmony]]
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== Influence ==
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Ruin's influence is omnipresent on [[Scadrial]]; he was one of the planet's creators, and all things and
Unsurprisingly, Ruin features in a number of Scadrian religions. The cult of the [[Lord Ruler]] feared the [[Deepness]], an ancient enemy that Rashek defeated at the Well -- though that was a misinterpretation of [[Preservation]]'s snapping [[mist]]s.{{epigraph ref|mb3|81}} The religion of [[Trelagism]], from Scadrial's [[Classical Scadrial|Classical]] period, spoke of two gods, Trell and Nalt, who were
Ruin's influence extends, however slightly, to other [[cosmere]] worlds. [[Hemalurgy]] has been used on other planets, albeit subtly.{{wob ref|2749}} Additionally, [[Nightblood]] contains Ruin's [[Investiture]].{{wob ref|10902}} How it got involved in the sword's creation is unclear, though it's likely due to the [[Command]] that made it being about destruction.
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