Difference between revisions of "Metallic Arts"

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|related= Allomancy, Feruchemy, Hemalurgy

|world= Scadrial

|universe=[[Cosmere]]

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The Metallic Arts can be analyzed in terms of the Scadrian [[Shard]]s, [[Ruin]] and [[Preservation]]. Allomancy is of Preservation and is End-Positive. Instead of Allomancy drawing power from the user, metal acts as a catalyst, and draws power from Preservation itself. [[Hemalurgy]] is of Ruin, and is End-Negative. By taking abilities from one person and giving them to another, in reduced amounts, power is actually lost. Finally, [[Feruchemy]] is the power of balance, and is both of Ruin and Preservation. It is End-Neutral, as there is neither a gain or loss in energy, simply storing the power for later use.

 

All people on Scadrial have seeds of the Metallic Arts within them. However, for most of the history of Scadrial, only Feruchemy was known, and that had always been isolated to the [[Terris]] people. Allomancy existed but was very uncommon. It only came about through a mechanism constructed by Preservation, which [[Snap|Snapped]] people who had Allomantic power too deep-seated to come out naturally. Hemalurgy was even more rare, as it required extensive knowledge not easily obtained.

 

Later, after the [[Final Ascension]] by [[Harmony]], Mistborn became unheard of as Allomancy's power continued to degrade. The Terris people also interbred with the survivors of the [[Final Empire]], which combined with the slaughter of all living Feruchemists at the time left Feruchemy also diluted, and so Ferrings began to appear.

 

== Metals and their abilities ==

{{/row|Cadmium | Slows Down Time | Stores Breath | Steals Temporal Allomancy}}

{{/row|Bendalloy | Speeds Up Time | Stores Energy | Steals Spiritual Feruchemy}}

{{/row|Electrum | Reveals Your Own Future | Stores Determination | Steals Enhancement Allomancy}}

{{/row|Chromium | Wipes Allomantic Reserves of Target | Stores Fortune | Might steal destiny}}

 

=== The God Metals ===

 

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{{/row|Lerasium |a={{ref|group=fn|text=Lerasium may also have another allomantic property which is currently unknown}}|Causes the burner to become a Mistborn/Increases allomantic power| Unknown | Steals all abilities}}

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! width=30% | [[Hemalurgy|Hemalurgic ability]]

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After contact with the [[Southern Scadrian]]s, a new metal is revealed. Called "[[Ettmetal]]" in their native tongue, the Southern Peoples use it to power their technology. Harmonium burns "with a pure whiteness"{{book ref|mb6|22}} when used in Southern Scadrian machinery, and explodes when it is exposed to water (similar to the [[Wikipedia: Alkali metal|alkali metals]]) making it dangerous if not impossible to ingest for allomantic purposes. Unlike alkali metal reactions, this reaction does not yield a "Harmonium oxide," but it will yield "something else relevant to the [[cosmere]]." Harmonium's atomic structure is that of a single element, rather than a compound or alloy.{{wob ref|1663}}

 

 

 

== Notes ==

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{{Mistborn|metals}}

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