Allomantic Vials

Item from Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson

Small glass vials containing metal flake shavings suspended in alcohol. Allomancers drink these to replenish their internal metal reserves, each vial containing specific metal combinations for different abilities.

Also known as: metal vials, vials

What They Know

• Metal flakes suspended in an alcohol base for easy ingestion
• Allomancers must ingest metals to fuel their powers
• Different vials contain different metal combinations for different abilities
• Too much unburned metal in the body causes metal poisoning
• Reaching for a vial mid-combat is a moment of vulnerability
• Mistborn carry multiple vial types; Mistings carry only their specific metal

Connections

• used_by — vin
• used_by — kelsier

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