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|allomancy=Hide [[Investiture]] signals, block emotional Allomancy
'''Copper''' is the internal mental pulling metal. An Allomancer burning copper is able to hide Allomanctic pulses emanating from those around him, and is immune to emotional Allomancy. Feruchemists can use copper to store memories, and when used as a Hemalurgic spike, copper steals mental fortitude.▼
|type-a=Internal, Pulling, Mental
|misting=Coppercloud or Smoker
|feruchemy=Store memories
|type-f=Cognitive
|ferring=Archivist
|hemalurgy=Steal mental fortitude, memory, or intelligence
|type-h=Mental
}}
▲'''Copper''' is the internal mental pulling metal. An Allomancer burning copper is able to hide
== Allomantic Use ==
A copper [[Misting]] is known as a '''Coppercloud''' or '''Smoker'''.
Copperclouds can also 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}} protecting others in the cloud's boundaries is very difficult but not impossible.{{wob ref|6884}} Copperclouds 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 ref|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}}{{wob ref|12639}}
== Feruchemical Use ==
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
▲A copper [[Ferring]] is known as an '''Archivist'''. Copper is used to store memories.{{book ref|mb4|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), 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 a Feruchemist stores a memory in a metalmind, it immediately disappears from his memory. 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.{{book ref|mb2|15}} Keepers undergo extensive training in memory retention to make the most of this ability. {{annotation ref|mb3|chapter=49}}
=== Compounding ===
{{theory}}
Copper is unique among Feruchemical metals in that the individual bits of Feruchemical charge (the memories) are distinct from one another, as opposed to a metal like [[steel]] in which no bit of stored speed is discernible from another. Thus the possible effect of compounding copper is unclear. [[Rashek]] was said to have had a flawless memory,{{book ref|mb1|6}} possibly the effect of copper compounding, though this ability could have just been propaganda or a non-magical talent like that of his uncle [[Kwaan]].{{epigraph ref|mb2|42}}
== Hemalurgic Use ==
When used as a Hemalurgic spike, copper steals
=== Kandra Blessing ===
The [[kandra]] can use a pair of these spikes as a [[Blessing]] and call them the '''Blessing of Presence'''.{{book ref|mb3|2}} Like all kandra Blessings, the Blessing gives the [[mistwraith]]s sentience, with the added benefit of mental stability. The Blessing of Presence helps a kandra resist Ruin's influence.{{wob ref|5597}}
== Notes ==
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