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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; to regain the power contained in the atium, Ruin would have needed to manifest in some way.{{wob ref|14839}}
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 [[ettmetal]], nor can ettmetal be broken down into atium and lerasium. While it would not be possible to get atium and lerasium from ettmetal through distillation or other mundane methods, it
== Allomantic Use ==
=== Atium Mining ===
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.
=== Post-Catacendre ===
[[Waxillium_Ladrian|Wax]] was later able to split [[ettmetal]] using [[trellium]] to create more atium.{{book ref|mb7|71}}
== Trivia ==
* Atium was modeled after platinum, and would be considered a [[wikipedia:platinum group|platinum group]] metal.{{wob ref|10577}}
* Brandon has stated that, since writing ''Mistborn'' Era 1, he has wished he made atium usable by all Allomancers as it "feels off" that a God Metal is only usable by Mistborn (and Seers). If a ''Mistborn'' film is ever made, he would likely want to make this change in the movie.{{wob ref|13821}} On other occasions, he has also indicated interest in some day exploring why atium is limited in this way{{wob ref|416}}{{wob ref|6322}}{{wob ref|13225}} and that the atium present in Era 1 is an atium-electrum alloy.{{wob ref|15299}} This is perhaps supported by the fact that
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