Harmony

Harmony
by Kelley Harris
Vessel	Sazed
Constituents	Ruin and Preservation
Slivers	None
Splinters	None
Status	Whole
Magics	Allomancy, Feruchemy, Hemalurgy
Residence	Scadrial
Universe	Cosmere

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“I am, unfortunately, the Hero of Ages. ”

—The first line of Sazed's note

Harmony is the name taken by Sazed after the Final Ascension and his acquisition of the Shards Ruin and Preservation as he felt it fit the Shard. With the opposing forces of Preservation and Ruin both invested within him, balance and Harmony is achieved. Three hundred years post-Catacendre the name is in widespread use by the inhabitants of the Elendel Basin and the surrounding Roughs.

Intent

“The point is Harmony, creating a way for as many as possible to make their own choices. ”

—Harmony's stated interest

What this means in terms of exact intent is unknown, but as Harmony holds both Ruin and Preservation, his intent is certainly a blending of the intents of both. At one point he seems to indicate that his natural inclination as a former human being towards Preservation is somehow separate from his need as Harmony to balance the two forces. If Sazed had been unable to balance the two powers, the Shard's name would be different. In his response to one of Hoid's letters he states that the Shards he holds are in such conflict that even simple actions are difficult. It is possible for the Shard's intent to change from Harmony to Discord. Odium is scared of Harmony, as he represents the possibility that two Shards can merge and, by being in harmony, become more powerful.

Although Harmony allows free will, he is not beyond causing or allowing interference, as evident from having Ironeyes act as his agent, and communicating to Waxillium through an earring. He also controls the kandra, which act as his agents.

Associated magic

by Kyle Pearson

Harmony holds both the shards Preservation and Ruin, and they have become intermingled. If Sazed were to die, the shard left behind would be Harmony, not Ruin and Preservation separately. It would require effort to split them back up again.

Metallic Arts

For more information, see Metallic Arts.

The Metallic Arts of Ruin and Preservation are still associated with their Shards, and thus with Harmony. No new magic systems are known to have come from Harmony.

Ettmetal

For more information, see Ettmetal.

Ettmetal is the God Metal associated with Harmony. Due to the merging of Ruin and Preservation's intents into Harmony, ettmetal's Spiritual aspect is in opposition with itself, leading to effects on the metal's Physical aspect, which makes it extremely reactive. It reacts violently with water, similar to alkali metals. Alloying atium and lerasium will not give harmonium.

Mists

For more information, see Mist.

The mist of Scadrial is the gaseous form of Harmony's Investiture. After Sazed picked up both Shards, becoming Harmony, more than one type of mist began appearing, and the mists no longer obscured the land every night. There are now two types of mists: a darker mist representing Ruin and a lighter mist representing Preservation. Where there are mists, Harmony can more directly influence things. The mists sent forth by Harmony are capable of powering both Allomancy and Feruchemy, and they no longer pull away from Hemalurgy.

Direct intervention

Being both of the Shards that directly created Scadrial, Harmony can rearrange continents, recreate extinct forms of life, and even move the planet within the solar system, permanently changing its orbit. Additionally, Preservation is Invested in every Scadrian, and can alter the way their bodies function. Harmony can also read and alter any text not written in metal.

Harmony has the ability to speak to, and read the thoughts of any person with a Hemalurgic spike. He gains the ability to hear from Preservation and the ability to speak from Ruin, mentioning that he found it interesting that while separate one could only hear and the other only speak. It can manifest a body in Scadrial's Cognitive Realm, which Sazed use to speak with the recently-deceased before they pass on through to the Beyond.

History

For the history of Harmony's original Vessel prior to his Ascension, see Sazed#History.

For the history of Preservation prior to its merging with Ruin, see Preservation#History.

For the history of Ruin prior to its merging with Preservation, see Ruin#History.

Catacendre

“By the forgotten Gods! ”

—Sazed's reaction upon realizing the Terris prophecies referred to him

After taking up the powers of both Ruin and Preservation at Final Ascension, Sazed proceeded to repair the damage wrought upon Scadrial by Ruin, and the clumsy efforts of Vin and Rashek to repair the world. He accomplished this by using the information stored in his copperminds, which contained references to what Classical Scadrial was like. Unhindered by another Shard opposing his every action and limiting what he could do, he was able to restore Scadrial to the planet that existed prior to Rashek's ascension. Using the power of the Shards, he was also able to change the Koloss into a true breeding race.

After his Ascension, Sazed began working to understand the nature of the cosmere, though there are forces working to limit his knowledge.

Letters to Hoid

At some point after Sazed's Ascension, Harmony received a letter from Hoid asking for help dealing with Odium. He wrote a response, in which he expressed surprise at some of the information Hoid shared and explained that the conflicting nature of Ruin and Preservation made it hard to act. He also expressed a reluctance to help Hoid as they had never met and Hoid had hid himself before while visiting Scadrial, but agreed to consider the matter further if Hoid visited him openly.

Some time later, Harmony wrote another letter to Hoid, detailing his attempts to contact other Shards and sharing his concerns about both the damage Odium had already done and about other Shards he could not sense potentially encroaching on Scadrial. In response to these threats, he wrote that he was hoping to find a person to act as his "sword," someone who could act on his behalf when the conflicting nature of Ruin and Preservation make it near-impossible for him to act directly, and asked Hoid to do his best to maintain Odium's prison until other Shards could be convinced to act and a plan could be made.

by Connor Chamberlain

Speaking to Wax and showing him Trell's red mist

Arrival of Trell

Harmony is indirectly using Waxillium Ladrian by way of his earring as a pawn, doing his work in the Physical Realm. He assigned the kandra Paalm to play the human Lessie and protect Wax during his time as a lawman in the Roughs. Paalm eventually removed one of her Spikes to avoid Harmony's control. She took the alias of Bleeder and attempted to overthrow Harmony's control of mankind. She was stopped by Wax who fired a Hemalurgic bullet into her skull, allowing Harmony to regain control of her. Wax learned of Harmony's manipulation and felt used.

Later on, the kandra VenDell and MeLaan implied that Harmony was getting distracted and were worried that something bad was happening on Scadrial. Sazed confirmed this to Wax during their conversation after his temporary death, showing him a red glow around the planet from some unknown hostile force. Wax confronted Harmony about his interference and lack of assistance. Harmony explained that he could not always intervene because mankind would only ask for more help and always be dissatisfied. He gave Wax the option of moving on to the Beyond or going back, and Wax chose to go back.

Notes

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