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== Allomantic savant ==
An Allomancer who has flared their metal for a long time can become a savant. With most metals, the effects are quite small. [[Bronze#Allomantic Use|Seeker]]s, for example, often become savants without being aware of it, granting them a boost to the range of their abilities. However, some metals warp the body of savants much more. [[Tin]] savants experience such magnification of their senses that they can become incapacitated by bright light or loud sounds. [[Pewter]] [[Misting]]s often die before becoming savants{{epigraph ref|mb3|16}}, as they feel neither pain nor exhaustion to any great extent and therefore may ignore wounds that later prove fatal. Pewter savants heal quickly, though not as fast as someone tapping health from a goldmind.{{book ref|mb4|17}}
[[Spook]] is the most obvious example of a savant in the Mistborn trilogy. He flares his tin for so long that his body literally cannot survive without the tin. Any light becomes too bright for him, and he takes to wearing a blindfold at all times. This does not hamper him, however, because his other senses have become so sensitive that he can feel and hear well enough to make up for the lack of vision.
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