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Following the death of the Lord Ruler and the [[Collapse]] of the [[Final Empire]], the [[Synod]], leaders of the Keepers and ''de facto'' ruling council of Terris, emerged from secrecy and the Keepers were dispatched across the Empire to teach the people about the knowledge they had preserved.{{book ref|mb2|7}} Unfortunately, this "victory" was relatively short-lived; about a year later, the [[Steel Inquisitor]]s, under the influence of Ruin, attacked and slaughtered the Synod and all but [[Sazed|one of the Keepers]], creating [[Hemalurgic]] spikes from them in the process to increase their own powers.{{book ref|mb2|56}}
After the [[Catacendre]], the surviving Terris began to interbreed with the general population. The genes for Feruchemy began to break apart, as a result of mixing with those for Allomancy. Whereas before people had either the ability to use all of the Feruchemical abilities or none of them, Ferrings, who could use only one (analogously to [[Misting]]s), began to appear.{{wob ref|4696|''Alloy of Law'' Seattle signing|date=2011-11-11}} Conversely, Feruchemists with all of the
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