Atium

Item from Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson

Ruin's god metal, condensed from his power into crystalline beads. When burned Allomantically, grants the ability to see a few seconds into the future. The most valuable substance in the Final Empire.

What They Know

• Ruin's god metal — his body condensed into physical form
• Grants future-sight when burned, showing ghostly predictive images of others' movements
• Only found in geodes at the Pits of Hathsin
• Only another atium-burner can counter atium-enhanced combat prediction
• The Lord Ruler used atium scarcity as an economic control mechanism
• Elend's army burned the entire secret atium reserve to deny Ruin his power

Connections

• body_of — ruin
• mined_at — pits_of_hathsin
• hoarded_by — lord_ruler

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