Editing Gold

{{metal
|allomancy=Show burner's past or alternate self
|type-a=Internal, Pulling, Temporal
|misting=Augur
|feruchemy=Store health
|type-f=Hybrid
|ferring=Bloodmaker
|hemalurgy=Steal Hybrid Feruchemical powers
|type-h=Temporal
}}
'''Gold''' is the internal temporal pulling metal. An [[Allomancer]] burning gold is able to see who they could have been in the past, had they made different choices. [[Feruchemist]]s can use gold to store health. When used as a [[Hemalurgic]] spike, gold steals Hybrid Feruchemical powers.

The paired alloy of gold used in the Metallic Arts is [[electrum]].

== Allomantic Use ==
A gold [[Misting]] is known as a '''Augur'''. An Augur burning gold is able to see a hallucination of who the user could have been, known as a "gold shadow."{{book ref|mb4|part=ars}} While active, an Augur can see through both pairs of eyes and think both sets of thoughts.{{book ref|mb4|15}} Due to the emotional stress associated with seeing one's alternate past, gold is not a very useful metal. Furthermore, touching the gold shadow while burning gold causes unpleasant side effects.{{book ref|mb1|37}} Each time an Augur burns gold, they see a different image, as it changes depending on their current situation.{{wob ref|9996}} A gold shadow will also change if a person is stamped with an [[Essence Mark]].{{wob ref|2559}}

== Feruchemical Use ==
A gold [[Ferring]] is known as a '''Bloodmaker'''. Gold is used to store health. A goldmind can be tapped to both heal at an accelerated rate or to heal from wounds that would normally be fatal.{{book ref|mb4|part=ars}} It is hard to fill a goldmind, due to the fact that it requires the Bloodmaker to spend time sickly and weak. Gold does not heal diseases as efficiently as it heals wounds.{{book ref|mb5|5}}

Gold healing works by aligning an individual's Physical aspect to their ideal self as recorded in their Spiritual aspect. This does not prevent them from aging or certain genetic diseases as those are considered part of the ideal.{{wob ref|3885}}

[[Aluminum]] in a wound will make it impossible for the Bloodmaker to heal the injury around the metal for as long as it remains in the body.{{wob ref|6365|}}

Gold healing would interact with organ transplants in an interesting way. This can be either beneficial or detrimental depending on the circumstances.{{wob ref|11887}} Bloodmakers' bones are particularly interesting due to the time they spend weak and sick, which creates distinctive oddities in the joints and bones.{{book ref|mb6|4}}

Damage to the soul, such as that caused by Hemalurgy, can be healed by Bloodmakers, though it would take a lot of health, i.e. compounding, to regain the stolen ability.{{wob ref|983}}{{wob ref|14304}} A Bloodmaker would also be able to heal a wound from a [[Shardblade]],{{wob ref|8737}} or being withered by a [[shade]].{{wob ref|6374}}

=== Compounding ===
A gold [[Compounding|Compounder]] would be able to use gold to have a nearly infinite supply of health. When Compounding, a Bloodmaker can heal very rapidly, and can survive flaying, decapitations, and point-blank explosions.{{book ref|aol|11}}{{book ref|aol|epilogue}} The recovery from injuries and wounds is almost instantaneous.{{book ref|mb4|13}}

If a gold Compounder draws health constantly, this can have several impacts. The Compounder would be immune to most sicknesses and would not experience sore muscles, headaches, or feelings of tiredness.{{book ref|mb4|15}} Even when there is nothing for the gold to heal, the Compounder can still feel a faint sense of extra energy from the health they are drawing. By drawing even more additional health, they can eliminate the need to breathe, as they are constantly healing the damage done to their cells from hypoxia.{{book ref|mb4|17}} Despite this, a gold Compounder cannot stop their heartbeat{{book ref|mb4|17}} or reverse the process of aging.{{book ref|mb4|11}} Constantly healing from wounds can also leave the Compounder invulnerable to pain.{{book ref|mb4|13}}

=== Savantism ===
If someone were to Compound gold enough to become a Feruchemical [[savant]] with the metal, they would be able to survive even longer than a normal Compounder of the metal.{{wob ref|13393}}

== Hemalurgic Use ==
When used as a Hemalurgic spike, gold steals Hybrid Feruchemical powers ([[cadmium]], [[bendalloy]], gold, and [[electrum]]).{{file ref| Hemalurgy table.jpg | Hemalurgy Table}}

== History ==
During the [[Final Empire]], gold was classified as a higher metal along with atium. The majority of the [[Noble|nobility]] did not know that gold Mistings existed and believed gold was only accessible to [[Allomancy|Mistborn]], due to gold's high value and the Lord Ruler's intentional misinformation that high metals do not have Mistings. After the [[Catacendre]], it was realized that the "high metal" classification was wrong, and gold is actually a temporal metal. Gold mistings, or Augurs, had also come to be known by people.

== Notes ==
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