Difference between revisions of "Allomancy"

After the [[Final Empire]], AllomancyTerris and nobles began mixingto withinterbreed, [[Feruchemy]].so Peopleit whobecame hadpossible for their descendants to have one Allomantic ability and one [[Feruchemy|Feruchemical]] ability. People with such powers were called '''[[Twinborn]]'''. Like Mistings, Twinborn were each given a name depending on their specific combination of abilities.

A special type of Twinborn is a '''[[Compounding|Compounder]]''' -- a Twinborn who has the same metal for both their Allomantic and Feruchemical abilities. A Compounder can Allomantically burn their Feruchemically charged metalmind, and in the process the Compounder gainsgaining a massive burst of the stored Feruchemical attribute. Compounders were considered immensely powerful. Though the term "Compounding" appeared in Scadrian lexicon after the Final Empire, perhaps the most famous Compounder was the [[Lord Ruler]] himself -- Compounding was one reason he was so strong.