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{{icon|Lerasium|m|150px|thumb|right|The Allomantic symbol for lerasium}}
'''Lerasium''' is one of the two god metals. A normal person burning lerasium becomes a [[Allomancy#Mistborn|Mistborn]]. A Misting or Mistborn burning lerasium drastically increases their powers.
Lerasium is notable as it is the condensed power of the [[Shard]] [[Preservation]]. The only known source were beads found at the Well of Ascension. Presumably, the name "lerasium" is inherited from [[Leras]], the name of the original holder of the Shard Preservation, just as the name "[[atium]]" is inherited from [[Ati]], the original holder of the Shard [[Ruin]].
== Allomantic Use ==
For normal people, burning lerasium forges a permanent connection between them and Preservation, turning them into a very powerful Mistborn by rewriting their [[Spiritweb|spiritual DNA]].{{qa ref|692|24|text=Think of lerasium as a metal anyone can burn.|date=Oct 15th, 2010}} For people who are already Mistborn, the same effect increases their power.{{qa ref|1109|13|text=Yes, Vin would be stronger. It is additive, not just an overwrite.|date=Jan 6th, 2015}} However, turning people into Mistborn is only a side effect of burning lerasium; if someone who knew how to use it correctly were to burn it, it would have a different, as of yet, unknown effect.{{annotation ref|mb3|chapter=38}} Someone knowledgeable enough could use the rewrite of their spiritual DNA to achieve a different result than becoming a Mistborn.{{qa ref|1011|16|text=It can do some interesting things, and can overwrite your Spiritual DNA in different ways if you do it right.|date=Mar 16th, 2012}} Burning [[duralumin]] in conjunction with lerasium does not have any effect on the strength of the Mistborn created.{{reddit ref|books|2ytg2h|ctpntsb|text= On the Coppermind there is this idea that if a natural Mistborn burned Duralumin and then Lerasium it would empower them to godly levels. Would this actually happen or would another effect happen.|date= Aug 3rd, 2015}}
Alloys of lerasium have the side effect of turning those who burn them into [[Misting]]s of the metal lerasium is alloyed with.{{file ref|metal_wheel.jpg|text=The Allomantic table of metals (sans text)}} The primary effects of lerasium alloys are also unknown.
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