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=== The Ascension of Harmony ===
{{image|Harmony by Kelley Harris.jpg|[[Sazed]] as [[Harmony]]|side=left|width=200px}}
Early in the history of [[Scadrial]], [[Preservation]]'s Vessel, [[Leras]], sacrificed most of his consciousness to imprison [[Ruin]]'s mind in the [[Well of Ascension]], preventing him from destroying the planet.{{epigraph ref|mb3|55}}{{epigraph ref|mb3|60}} In the process, Preservation also stole a piece of Ruin's power and crafted the [[Pits of Hathsin]] to hide it;{{epigraph ref|mb3|78}} the concentration of Investiture there formed a perpendicularity, which came to support an extensive system of interplanetary trade until [[Kelsier]] shattered all of the [[atium]] geodes in the
After the death of the [[Lord Ruler]], Ruin was successfully able to manipulate [[Vin]] into taking up the Well's power and then releasing it, which allowed him to be free.{{msh ref|2|3}} Once free, Ruin was unable to immediately Splinter Preservation, but brought his power to bear against what remained of Leras, slowly killing the Vessel.{{msh ref|3|2}} The [[Ire]], aware of Leras's impending death, sought to use [[Ire's orb|a device]] to [[Connection|Connect]] one of their members Preservation and Ascend.{{msh ref|5|2}} The device, however, was stolen by Kelsier, who used it after Leras finally died, taking up the portion of Preservation's power that Leras had still been holding and preventing Ruin from Splintering Preservation.{{msh ref|6|4}}
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