Difference between revisions of "Words of Founding"

New revisions of HoA mention two pairs of undiscovered metals, not two
(New revisions of HoA mention two pairs of undiscovered metals, not two)
The Words of Founding are thought of as holy doctrine by [[Pathian]]s. Even followers of other religions such as [[Trellism]] hold the Words in high regard.{{book ref|mb4|11}} Some religious sects also consider writings by other [[Originators]] as holy canon alongside the Words of Founding, although the [[Docksithium]] is almost universally ignored.{{book ref|mb5|19}}
 
The Words of Founding are divided into volumes, at least eighty in total{{book ref|mb5|20}} and possibly far more.{{book ref|mb5|19}} Because of their length, abridged versions of the Words of Founding are common.{{book ref|mb6|20}} They contain a massive amount of information covering everything from religion to city planning documents for [[Elendel]].{{book ref|mb4|1}}{{book ref|mb4|10}} They contain information that would be otherwise unknown to humans, including an extremely detailed chart of [[Feruchemical]] powers{{book ref|mb6|3}} and writings about [[kandra]]{{book ref|mb5|12}} and [[Kelsier]]'s brief stint as Preservation's vesselVessel.{{book ref|mb5|14}} They also contain hints about electricity{{book ref|mb4|3}} and powered flight,{{book ref|mb4|15}} as well as the existence of twofour new metals.{{book ref|mb3|Epilogue}} Notably, they do not discuss [[Hemalurgy]] with the same level of detail as the other [[Metallic Arts]].{{book ref|mb5|25}} [[Spook]] saw this as a mistake and wrote a book that included more information about Hemalurgy; Harmony did not agree with his actions but could not forbid him from writing the book.{{book ref|mb5|6}}
 
===Known Volumes===
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