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→The Ascension of Harmony: I still feel it is important to talk about the creation of the Ghostbloods following the catacendre, given their role across several planets in major Shard-related events such as the invasion of Scadrial by Autonomy, and their role in the True Desolation. Also added the massive interplanetary mercantile service through Hathsin, and how Kelsier collapsed it.
(→The Ascension of Harmony: I still feel it is important to talk about the creation of the Ghostbloods following the catacendre, given their role across several planets in major Shard-related events such as the invasion of Scadrial by Autonomy, and their role in the True Desolation. Also added the massive interplanetary mercantile service through Hathsin, and how Kelsier collapsed it.) |
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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}}
After the death of the [[Lord Ruler]], however, 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}}
Kelsier continued to hold that power until Vin, Leras's chosen successor,{{epigraph ref|mb3|epilogue}} had her link to Ruin—a [[Hemalurgy|Hemalurgicly]] charged [[Vin's earring|earring]]—removed, whereupon she began absorbing the [[mist]]s and Kelsier released the portion of Preservation's power he held, allowing Vin to Ascend and became the Vessel of [[Preservation]].{{msh ref|6|7}}{{book ref|mb3|73}} During the [[Battle of Hathsin]], Vin then sacrificed herself in order to kill Ruin's Vessel, [[Ati]].{{msh ref|6|8}}{{book ref|mb3|81}}
Leras, when he held Preservation's power, had foreseen all this and planned for both Ruin and Preservation to be left without a Vessel so that [[Sazed]] could take up both Shards and their intents could moderate each other.{{book ref|mb3|82}} As a result of one person holding both Shards, Ruin and Preservation's power began to intermingle, and Sazed became known as [[Harmony]].{{wob ref|4115}} It is considered a single Shard, much like a king of two countries is still just one king.{{wob ref|6486}} This consolidation of two Shards with one Vessel caused some of the other Shards—notably Odium and [[Autonomy]]—to feel threatened or even scared and to begin making plans for dealing with Harmony.{{book ref|mb7|20}}{{wob ref|1025}}{{wob ref|7319}}
Some point after the Catecendre, Kelsier formed the Ghostbloods, which would come to be a major interplanetary power across the cosmere.
=== Splintering of Honor and the True Desolation ===
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