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There are also several minor characters who receive viewpoints; [[Szeth]], [[Adolin Kholin]], [[Wit]], and [[Navani Kholin]] in the main text, and several others in the Interludes.
====Kaladin====
'''[[Hemalurgy]]''' is the third of the three [[Metallic Arts]] on [[Scadrial]]. At the times of the books, it is the least known Metallic Art. [[File:Koloss.jpg|210px|thumb|right|A koloss, one of the three types of Hemalurgic constructs]]
'''Kaladin''' is the focus character of the novel.
At the beginning of his story, he is a squadleader in [[Amaram]]'s army.
===Lore & Background===
His storyline then cuts to his time as a slave.
Hemalurgy is the most mysterious of the Metallic Arts, creating some of the most exotic things in the [[Final Empire]]. At its core, it involves stealing powers from one person and giving it to another. In order to do this, a metal spike must be stabbed through one person's body and then placed in the second's. The placement of the spike determines what power charges the spike. As such Hemalurgy is the most complex of the Metallic Arts, and the [[Steel Ministry]] has experimented for centuries with little success at finding new places to stab Hemalurgic spikes and new spots to lay them in the target. Typically, the correct placement of a spike is a vital organ, so the person who had their power stolen from invariably dies.
As a slave in [[Sadeas]]'s army, he is placed in Bridge Four, and made to run headlong into enemy fire with the rest of his bridgecrew to give the army a way to cross the chasms.
After a period of despair, Kaladin works to improve the life of his bridgecrew... '''([[The Way of Kings|see more!]])'''
After the spike pierces through the initial person and is Hemalurgically charged, the '''Law of Hemalurgic Decay''' states that the spike loses some of its potency. The longer a spike is outside a body, the weaker it becomes. Thus, when the Steel Ministry creates an Inquisitor, the spikes are outside of a person for as little as possible.
===Hemalurgic Constructs===
*[[Steel Inquisitors]] are created from nine to eleven spikes, which are charged with various Allomantic or Feruchemical powers.
'''([[Hemalurgy|more...]])'''
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