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Metal is not the source of Allomancy's power.{{annotation ref|mb3|chapter=38}} Rather, metal is what is called a [[focus]]--a necessary component to a manifestation of [[Investiture]] (magic system), but not the source of the power itself. When an Allomancer burns a metal, that metal's specific molecular structure acts as a conduit to Preservation, and then the Allomancer is granted an ability corresponding to the metal, hence the metal "focuses" Preservation's power to the user. Each metal is the only way a mortal can access Preservation and the power of creation's power.{{wob ref|6072}} Afterwards, the metal is vaporized.{{wob ref|10097}} This is only true for the base sixteen Allomantic metals. The god metals (lerasium, atium, their alloys and other shard's metal) are actually Investiture condensed into a solid form. Burning atium draws power from Ruin, not Preservation.{{epigraph ref|mb3|78}}
It may be quite unclear that Allomancy is of Preservation. After all, Pushing and Pulling on metals isn't an effect that "preserves," so to speak. However, it is important to know that the saying "Allomancy is of Preservation" has a very specific meaning: the ''power'' that an Allomancer accesses is of Preservation, but the actual ''effect'' of the power is unrelated to Preservation.{{wob ref|4032}} The fundamental difference between Allomancy and Feruchemy is that Allomancy draws power from an ''external'' source (Preservation), while Feruchemy
Allomancy--as well as Feruchemy--has the property that abilities are inherent to the user, and are hardcoded into their Spiritweb.{{book ref|mb4|part=ars}} While other Investitures can take years of practice{{disputed}},
Allomancy was not created by Preservation. None of the Metallic Arts were "created" by Preservation and Ruin. Rather, these powers are the natural result of the interactions between Preservation, Ruin, and Scadrial itself.{{wob ref|5269}}
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