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|titles=[[Preservation]]
|aliases=Mist Spirit, Fuzz, Terr,{{book ref|mb3|75}} Frue{{book ref|mb6|22}}
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|died={{date|1025|fe}}
|groups={{tag|Kelsier's crew}}{{msh ref|3|1}}
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|first appeared=[[The Well of Ascension]]
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'''Leras''' is the first [[Vessel]] of the [[Shard]] [[Preservation]], originally from [[Yolen]]. Along with [[Ati]], the Vessel of [[Ruin]], he created [[Scadrial]], although he later betrayed Ati and imprisoned him in the [[Well of Ascension]], at the cost of his own life. He is nicknamed '''Fuzz''' by [[Kelsier]].{{msh ref|1|1}}
== Appearance and Personality==
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=== Appearance ===
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Leras is a short man with black hair and a prominent nose.{{epigraph ref|mb3|56}} In [[Cognitive Realm]], he appears wearing a thin wool coat that reaches almost to his feet, as well as a laced tunic with a conical skirt at the bottom, tied by a belt holding a [[Leras' knife|knife]] with a handle of bone.{{msh ref|1|1}} As his final death approaches, his form begins to unravel, and parts of him begin to fall apart into mist. At a certain point, half of his face is missing, replaced by fading white smoke, with holes in other parts of his body and clothing. This does not impact his ability to speak or perceive his environment.{{msh ref|2|1}}
When appearing in the physical realm, Leras takes the form of the [[mist]] spirit; a silhouette outlined in [[Scadrial]]'s omnipresent mists. Though roughly humanoid, he is difficult to distinguish from the fog, at least until he starts moving. He cannot speak in this form, but he can move around and point, as well as interact with objects in a limited capacity.{{book ref|mb3|55}}▼
▲When appearing in the physical realm, Leras takes the form of the [[mist]] spirit; a silhouette outlined in Scadrial's omnipresent mists. Though roughly humanoid, he is difficult to distinguish from the fog, at least until he starts moving. He cannot speak in this form, but he can move around and point, as well as interact with objects in a limited capacity.{{book ref|mb3|55}}
=== Personality ===
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|The hearts of men are NOT YOUR TOYS.
As he is dying, Leras is often unfocused and has difficulties thinking and remembering, or even participating in an ongoing conversation. His abilities in this regard increase somewhat when he starts regularly interacting with [[Kelsier]], and by his death, he is able to communicate coherently, though it's uncertain if his memories ever fully returned to him before his passing.{{msh ref|6|4}}
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▲{{image|Preservation.jpg|side=right|width=150px|As [[Preservation]]}}
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|Yes, there was a plan. I . . . remember I had a plan. When I was smarter . . .
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Leras is a Vessel of a [[Shard]]; as such, he is unaging, nigh-omniscient within his sphere of influence, and lacking a form in the [[Physical Realm]] -- his actual body is stored somewhere else, and reappears on [[Scadrial]] upon his death.{{book ref|mb3|82}} He is, however, dead, and has been for centuries, if not millennia; as such, he is slowly unraveling. He lacks significant fragments of his memories, has trouble focusing, and only remains lucid for short periods of time.{{msh ref|1|1}} He has trouble keeping a humanoid appearance even in the [[Cognitive Realm]], and parts of him can only appear as tendrils of mist.{{msh ref|1|2}} He's also technically a [[Cognitive Shadow]]; a fading imprint of mind and memory on the power of [[Preservation]].{{wob ref|6891}}{{msh ref|3|2}}▼
▲Leras is a [[Vessel]] of a [[Shard]]; as such, he is unaging, nigh-omniscient within his sphere of influence, and lacking a distinct form in the [[Physical Realm]] -- his
As the Vessel of Preservation, Leras has some of the best futuresight in the [[cosmere]]. He is able to accurately predict events for thousands of years in the future, even with interference from [[Ruin]]. This allows him to make long-term, large-scale plans and trust them to work out properly, even if he himself forgets what the plan was in the first place.{{book ref|mb3|81}}{{msh ref|1|2}}▼
▲As the Vessel of Preservation, Leras
The form he takes in the Cognitive Realm carries on it a [[Leras' knife|knife with bone handle]].{{msh ref|1|1}} He refers to it as his old friend, and his first instinct when threatened is to reach for it, suggesting he was once at least moderately capable with it; however, in the present times he finds actually harming someone else almost impossible.{{msh ref|1|2}}{{msh ref|2|3}}▼
▲The form he takes in the Cognitive Realm carries on it a [[Leras' knife|knife with bone handle]].{{msh ref|1|1}} He refers to it as his old friend, and his first instinct when threatened is to reach for it, suggesting he was once at least moderately capable with it
== History ==
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Like all original [[Vessel]]s, Leras is a native of [[Yolen]].{{wob ref|7939}} He participated in the [[Shattering of Adonalsium]], and took up one of the [[Shard]]s, [[Preservation]], before departing Yolen along with [[Ati]], the Vessel of [[Ruin]].{{msh ref|3|2}}
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== Relationships ==
=== Ati ===
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Though Leras and [[Ati]] knew each other before the [[Shattering]], having killed [[Adonalsium]] together, it's unknown what the relationship between them was. Leras seems to know him well, enough so to recognize what parts of [[Ruin]]'s behavior stem from Ati's own personality, and seems to mourn his change in an understated way.{{msh ref|3|1}} As the
=== Kelsier ===
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|You're not only the first to punch me, you’re also the first to try to recruit me. You are a distinctively strange man.
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Leras and [[Kelsier]] meet when the latter dies, though Leras himself has been following Kelsier's actions for some time. He dislikes him, and initially wants to push him onward to the [[Beyond]], but Kelsier is able to trick him into explaining how to become a [[Cognitive Shadow]]. Kelsier nicknames him '''Fuzz''', due to his fuzzy, half-unraveled appearance, and attempts to recruit him to his schemes, which Leras eventually agrees to go along with, mostly out of curiosity.{{msh ref|1|1}} He is briefly furious when he realizes that Kelsier's actions led to [[Lord Ruler]]'s death, and often ribs Kelsier over his unwillingness to move on to the Beyond and the way his actions played into Ruin's hand.{{msh ref|1|2}}
As the Well of Ascension fills up, the two eventually do begin to cooperate, with Leras telling Kelsier more and Kelsier being more willing to listen to and respect Leras' divinity.{{msh ref|2|3}} Though still angry about Kelsier and his veneration as "the Survivor", Leras eventually trusts Kelsier enough to point him towards the [[Ire]].{{msh ref|3|1}}{{msh ref|3|3}} As Leras continues to unravel, Kelsier tries to keep up his spirits.{{msh ref|6|2}} At the moment of his death, the two are cordial, with Kelsier comforting Leras and Leras giving Kelsier tacit blessing to use his power and imploring him to keep on surviving.{{msh ref|6|4}}
=== Hoid ===
Leras seems to remember [[Hoid]] fondly.{{msh ref|2|1}}
=== Senna ===
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Leras is familiar with an unknown person or being named [[Senna]]. It's unclear who or what they were; however, Leras invokes them during his breakdown when seeing Ruin destroy [[Scadrial]] around him, suggesting it was someone highly important to him.{{msh ref|3|1}}
== Trivia ==
* Leras will be one of the major characters in
* He is familiar with [[Vax]], and would recognize the name of the planet if he was still around when [[Ati]] mentioned it.{{wob ref|12779}}
== Notes ==
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