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Atium is notable as it is the condensed power of the [[Shard]] [[Ruin]]. As a result, an Allomancer burning atium does not draw on [[Preservation]]'s power; instead, the [[Investiture]] of the metal provides the power.{{wob ref|8028}} It was sequestered away at the Pits of Hathsin by [[Preservation]] when the latter gave up his mind to trap Ruin.
Presumably, the name "atium" is inherited from [[Ati]], the name of the original holder of the Shard Ruin, just as the name "[[lerasium]]" is inherited from [[Leras]], the original holder of the Shard Preservation. Atium cannot be combined with lerasium to make [[harmonium]], nor can harmonium be broken down into atium and lerasium.
== Allomantic Use ==
An atium [[Misting]] is known as a '''Seer'''. Burning atium allows the user to see a few seconds into the future, by producing atium shadows of everything in sight. These shadows perform future actions. Burning atium expands the user's mind to be able to accept and process all of the information, even allowing the Allomancer to dodge incoming attacks from behind
Atium shadows, while hard to beat, are not impossible. The most common way to fight effectively against a Seer is by using another atium Allomancer, as when two Allomancers burn atium at the same time, the shadows they see will split into a multitude of possibilities, as a positive feedback loop is created by each person trying to predict a future the other has just changed. This effect will also occur when fighting against a electrum Allomancer, due to the nature of that metal's ability. It would also be possible to best a Seer by Compounding steel. While a steel Compounder would not be able to move faster than an atium Allomancer, they could potentially move faster than the Seer is able to process the information they are gaining through their abilities.{{wob ref|244}}
Burning [[duralumin]] with atium will allow Allomancers to see farther into the fugture, by allowing them to peer into the [[Spiritual Realm]].{{book ref|mb3|81}}{{msh ref|6|9}}{{wob ref|3610}} Aluminum objects do not generate atium shadows.{{wob ref|6870}}▼
▲Burning [[duralumin]] with atium will allow Allomancers to see farther into the
=== Savantism ===
An Allomantic atium savant can sense
== Feruchemical Use ==
During the time of the [[Final Empire]], atium could only be mined at the [[Pits of Hathsin]], run by the nobles of [[House Venture]]. Several days before the fall of the Final Empire, because of [[Kelsier]]'s second visit to the Pits, the atium mine is destroyed.
After the [[Catacendre]], it is possible that atium still grows somewhere, but nothing is known about it.{{cite}}
==Trivia==
*Atium was modeled after platinum, and would be considered a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platinum_group platinum group] metal.{{wob ref|10577}}
== Notes ==
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