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'''Lerasium''' is a god metal. A normal person burning lerasium becomes a [[Allomancy|Mistborn]]. A Misting or Mistborn burning lerasium drastically increases their powers. [[Feruchemist]]s can use lerasium to store an unknown quality, and when used as a [[Hemalurgic]] spike, lerasium steals all abilities.
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
== Allomantic Use ==
For normal people, burning lerasium forges a permanent [[Connection]] between them and Preservation, turning them into very powerful Mistborn by rewriting their [[Spiritweb|spiritual DNA]].{{wob ref|10116}} For people who are already Mistborn, the same effect increases their power.{{wob ref|1304}} 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.{{wob ref|5499}}{{wob ref|11939}} Burning [[duralumin]] in conjunction with lerasium does not have any effect on the strength of the Mistborn created.{{wob ref|3618}}
Alloys of lerasium have the side effect of turning those who burn them into [[Misting]]s of the
=== Savantism ===
== History ==
Lerasium was created by Leras.{{wob ref|6046}} Rashek collected the beads,{{wob ref|140}} after taking the power of Preservation at the [[Well of Ascension]], and used them to entice foreign kings to become his ally.{{wob ref|8001}} He left two beads near the Well, for reasons unknown.
However, neither of these beads were used prior to the fall of the Final Empire
== Trivia ==
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