Difference between revisions of "Copper"

Copperclouds arecan ablealso block other uses of Investiture. On Scadrial, this is most commonly seen in its ability to protect the user from emotional Allomancy.;{{book ref|mb1|14}} Protectingprotecting others in the cloud's boundaries from emotional Allomancy is very difficult but not impossible.{{wob ref|6884}} Copperclouds can also block other methods of detecting Investiture, such as an [[Awakener]]'s [[Heightening|lifesense]] or a [[voidspren#secretspren|secretspren's]] ability to sense the use of Investiture.{{wob ref|6817}}{{wob andref|8897}} Additionally, a coppercloud can interfere with more passive uses of Investiture; for example, it can prevent a [[singer]] from attuning a Rhythm and affects how spren act.{{wob ref|1600}} Copperclouds affect how [[spren]] act.{{wob ref|12639}}

A copper [[Ferring]] is known as an '''Archivist'''. Copper is used to store memories.{{book ref|mb4|part=ars}} This ability forms the core of the [[Keeper]]s, a group of Terrismen dedicated to preserving knowledge. Since the memories in a coppermind do not degrade with time (although they are vulnerable to [[Ruin]]'s manipulation while being transferred),{{wob ref|9695}}), it is perfect for the collection of enormous quantities of facts. For this reason, Feruchemists were much more likely to be scholars than warriors. When an Archivist stores a memory in a coppermind, it immediately disappears from their memory. Memories stored in a coppermind are filed individually and are not seen as one whole memory to the Archivist.{{wob ref|13242}} The best users of copperminds would create indexes to find memories much faster. Finally, the longer a memory sits outside of a coppermind, the more it degrades, though this is due to the brain's own imperfections, not any quirk of the magic.{{book ref|mb2|15}}{{wob ref|1699}} Keepers undergo extensive training in memory retention to make the most of this ability.{{wob ref|7794}} Copperminds can not store muscle memory.{{wob ref|11670}}