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(→After the Catacendre: I think we can just say it is long after the confrontation between Harmony and Trell, due to the fact that we know Tress takes place long after TLM, due to tech levels and the fact that the Kandra were 100% not released before it. Thus it isn't just likely, it is certain.) |
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|world=Scadrial
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|books=[[Mistborn (series)|Mistborn
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The '''kandra''' are a species on [[Scadrial]] first created by the [[Rashek|Lord Ruler]] during [[Ascension of the Lord Ruler|his Ascension]]. They have the ability to reshape their bodies and most are well-practiced at imitation, making them extremely sought-after as spies.
There are four different blessings available to make a kandra. All grant mistwraiths sentience and convert them into kandra, but they also have additional benefits.{{epigraph ref|mb3|38}} The blessing comes from the effect that the Hemalurgic spike steals.{{wob ref|11744}}
: A pair of [[tin]] spikes that grant a kandra increased senses, similar to Allomantically burning tin.{{epigraph ref|mb3|38}}{{file ref|Hemalurgy table.jpg|Hemalurgy Table}}{{wob ref|11744}}
: A pair of [[iron]] spikes that give a kandra more strength, like that of an Allomancer burning [[pewter]].{{epigraph ref|mb3|38}}{{file ref|Hemalurgy table.jpg|Hemalurgy Table}}{{wob ref|11744}} It is not exactly the same effect, however; it does not grant the limitless energy received from burning pewter.
: A pair of [[copper]] spikes that grant increased mental capability.{{epigraph ref|mb3|38}}{{file ref|Hemalurgy table.jpg|Hemalurgy Table}}{{wob ref|11744}} This capability includes the ability to focus despite physical discomfort or distraction, exceptionally sharp memory, resistance to madness, and the inability to lapse into unconsciousness due to shock.{{book ref|mb3|2}}{{book ref|mb3|24}} This Blessing also counters at least some of the mental weakness that is caused by Hemalurgy; kandra with this Blessing are much less vulnerable to being controlled by Ruin than others.{{wob ref|5597}}
: A pair of [[zinc]] spikes that endows its receiver with emotional fortitude, rendering them much more resistant to control by emotional Allomancy.{{epigraph ref|mb3|38}}{{file ref|Hemalurgy table.jpg|Hemalurgy Table}}{{wob ref|11744}} This Blessing was rarely used.{{wob ref|7712}}
A kandra can survive with only one spike, but
There are more possible Blessings than the four already known.{{wob ref|1116}} Allomancy can be granted to kandra via Hemalurgy, as shown when [[Bleeder]] uses the Allomantic abilities of a [[Coinshot]], but, in-universe, only Harmony (and probably Bleeder) knows the process for doing so.{{wob ref|1231}} It is also known that kandra can gain Allomancy by burning [[Lerasium]].{{wob ref|987}} Despite the fact that kandra are Invested, they are still able to worldhop.{{wob ref|9504}}
{{image|House War - Kandra by Miranda Meeks.png|side=left|width=300px}}
Since the Catacendre, some kandra have traveled to other worlds,{{wob ref|5990}}{{wob ref|6438}} likely to gather information for Harmony, though most have remained on Scadrial.{{wob ref|4339}} One female kandra
After Ruin nearly takes control over the kandra, the surviving kandra discover a way to end their own lives at will to spare themselves should the situation require it.{{book ref|mb5|19}} Many of the Second Generation end their own lives using this method.{{book ref|mb5|20}} By {{date|342|PC}}, the kandra also know of a way to uncover members of their own kind in disguise, using a special substance injected into the body that causes a kandra to "droop" briefly enough to disable it temporarily. Unfortunately, the injection is fatal to humans.{{book ref|mb5|13}}
Although the [[Kandra Homeland]] has long been abandoned and revered as a holy place, kandra still get together, albeit under a human guise and in human society.{{book ref|mb5|20}}
== Culture ==
* [[VenDell]]
* [[ReLuur]]
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== Trivia ==
* The Blessing of Stability is rarely used because Brandon added it late in the development of ''[[The Hero of Ages]]'', after realizing that the structure of the powers of metals in [[Hemalurgy]] required a second mental Blessing.{{wob ref|7712}}
* At least one unidentified kandra is a [[worldhopper]], and has made an appearance in [[Oathbringer]].{{wob ref|9504
== Notes ==
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