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'''Compounding''' is a technique for using [[Allomancy]] to enhance [[Feruchemy]]. A person capable of Compounding is referred to as a '''Compounder'''.
The [[Lord Ruler]] used this ability extensively, as he was both [[Allomancy|Mistborn]] and a full [[Feruchemist]], so he could Compound in every metal. He would age briefly to store youth in [[atium]] and then burn it to effectively live forever.{{book ref|mb1|epilogue}} He used gold Compounding to heal very rapidly, leading to rumors that he survived flaying and decapitation. [[Miles Dagouter]] also used gold Compounding to heal himself incredibly fast with an effectively limitless supply of health--hence his nickname, Miles Hundredlives.{{book ref|mb4|11}} [[Marsh]] is able to Compound atium due to abilities granted by his [[Hemalurgic]] spikes. Using the bag of atium taken from [[KanPaar]], Marsh has remained alive by performing the same age trick as the Lord Ruler.{{wob ref|5264}}
During the [[Final Empire]], [[Steel Inquisitor]]s did not Compound, though it was sometimes possible for them to figure it out.{{wob ref|5484}}{{wob ref|850}} Compounding is one potential reason the Lord Ruler persecuted Feruchemists so extensively--he did not want Feruchemists to mix with Allomancers and create more Compounders.{{book ref|mb1|epilogue}} Compounding is inaccessible to any Hemalurgist made after Preservation and Ruin merged.{{book ref|mb7|part=ars}}
== Limitations and Dangers==
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While the exponential use of Compounding is immensely powerful, it isn't without limitation. In some cases, the need to withdraw Feruchemical attributes may outpace even the ability to produce them using Compounding. For example, a gold Compounder with limited reserves may in some cases be unable to Compound health at the rate in which he needs to withdraw it. Likewise, the Lord Ruler could not have used Compounding to become immortal, because the rate at which one must withdraw youth increases with age. At some point his need to withdraw youth would outpace his ability to store and Compound it. Compounding Brass too vigorously could also result in overheating, leading to heatstroke and other heat related maladies, including death.{{wob ref|5025}}
To perform Compounding, the metalminds themselves must be burned. Thus a person can only Compound so long as a supply of metal is accessible for the purpose of producing more metalminds. These metalminds also must be small enough to swallow or insert into the body, such that they can be Allomantically burned.
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