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'''Iron''' is the External Physical Pulling Metal. An Allomancer burning iron can Pull bits of metal toward their "center of gravityself,"{{wob ref|13373}} and can also use iron to sense the presence of metal nearby. Ironpulling is not dependent on magnetic forces or Allomantic power--most metals (with the exception of [[aluminum]] and some of its alloys) can be Pulled. Feruchemists can use iron to store physical weight, and when used as a Hemalurgic spike, iron steals physical strength.

An iron [[Misting]] is known as a '''Lurcher'''. Ironpulling is the art of burning iron to pull metals toward (in a straight line) the user's "center of gravity.self,"{{wob ref|13373}}{{book ref|mb4|part=ars}} which is likely tied to the Allomancer's [[Cognitive Realm|Cognitive]] and [[Spiritual Realm|Spiritual]] aspects. There are two general rules for ironpulling, which also apply to steelpushing, its paired opposite. The first rule is that the strength of your pull is roughly proportional to your physical mass. This means that larger Allomancers can generally ironpull and steelpush more powerfully than a smaller counterpart. While proportional, the force exerted by an ironpull is much greater than the Lurcher's weight, allowing them to pull themselves through the air by pulling on a piece of metal that weighs more than they do (or is anchored to something that does).{{book ref|mb1|7}} The second rule is that metal that is at least partially inside a person's body cannot be affected by iron. Both of these rules can be overcome by a sufficiently strong Lurcher, however.