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== History ==
=== The Final Empire ===
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=== Lessie ===
While grooming [[Wax]] to become his sword Harmony decided that he required a bodyguard. Paalm showed herself to be enthusiastic for the role and Harmony agreed to send her, thinking that the pair would help each other greatly out in the [[Roughs]].{{book ref|sos|26}}
At Harmony's direction, Paalm took the form of a human woman named Lessie to seek out and protect Wax in the [[Roughs]].{{book ref|mb5|26}} As Lessie, Paalm swore by the [[God Beyond]], showing that she has rudimentary knowledge of him.{{book ref|mb5|prologue}}
Wax first encountered Paalm, disguised as 'Lessie' at The Weeping Bull, where she was disguised as a dancer. During their second encounter, he remarked that she was very uncoordinated and wore a pink garter. Wax formally met her during their second encounter while hunting [[Granite Joe]]. She claimed to be hunting him as well but was actually in Granite Joe's employ. As Paalm was working to protect Wax at Harmony's behest, Lessie seemingly had a change of heart when Wax told her that he still thought her legs were pretty, and Lessieshe shot Granite Joe in the neck with her crossbow, killing him.{{book ref|mb5|prologue}} After this time, Lessie became a law-woman alongside Wax and Wayne. Originally the role was meant to have no romantic nature to it but Paalm suggested to add that element to their relationship with Harmony agreeing.{{book ref|sos|26}} The two eventually married.
When the time approached for Wax to move back to [[Elendel]] Paalm resisted the move deciding that Wax was too happy in the Roughs to move.{{book ref|sos|25}} While hunting [[Bloody Tan]] in his lair in the town of [[Feltrel]], 'Lessie ' and Wax split up. At some point, she was taken hostage. Wax attempted to shoot Bloody Tan, who was using 'Lessie ' as a human shield, but he pulled Lessieher into the path of Wax's bullet, making her take the shot to the head and seemingly killing her.{{book ref|mb4|prologue }} As part of Harmony's plan, Wax moved back to Elendel, and Paalm's time as Lessie was over. Some time afterward, she went on a murderous rampage and broke free of Harmony's influence, disobeying her contract with him.{{book ref|mb5|26}}{{book ref|mb5|7}}{{book ref|mb5|13}} ▼
After this time, Lessie became a law-woman alongside Wax. During their time together, the two became romantically involved and were eventually married.
▲While hunting [[Bloody Tan]] in his lair in the town of [[Feltrel]], Lessie and Wax split up. At some point, she was taken hostage. Wax attempted to shoot Bloody Tan, who was using Lessie as a human shield, but he pulled Lessie into the path of Wax's bullet, making her take the shot to the head and seemingly killing her.{{book ref|mb4|prologue}}
As part of Harmony's plan, Wax moved back to [[Elendel]], and Paalm's time as Lessie was over. Some time afterward, she went on a murderous rampage and broke free of Harmony's influence, disobeying her contract with him.{{book ref|mb5|26}}{{book ref|mb5|7}}{{book ref|mb5|13}}
=== Bleeder ===
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Paalm took the name Bleeder and set about a plan to free the people of Elendel from Harmony's influence. At some point, she allied with the Set to achieve her goals.{{book ref|sos|17}} She killed [[Idashwy]] with a spike to steal her Feruchemical power.{{book ref|mb5|6}}{{book ref|mb5|11}}{{book ref|mb5|17}} and killed Governor [[Replar Innate]] and then impersonated them.{{book ref|sos|22}} As well as this she impersonated a man named [[Johnst]] who blew up a dam, causing food shortages and economic instability.{{book ref|sos|14}}
Using her newly acquired power and appearance, Bleeder disrupted [[Winsting Innate's auction]] for his Senate vote, firing several shots at the guests to get them to begin attacking one another. She then entered Winsting's saferoom ahead of him; murdering him inside and cutting out his tongue in a symbolic gesture, removing Harmony's voice. As she left, she killed his bodyguards outside the saferoom.{{book ref|mb5|prologue}}{{book ref|mb5|6}}{{book ref|mb5|4}}{{book ref|mb5|5}}{{book ref|mb5|23}}
Bleeder killed and impersonated Governor [[Replar Innate]] to rile upAround the peoplesame oftime Elendel. She impersonated a man named [[Johnst]] who blew up a dam, causing food shortages and economic instability. Sheshe impersonated [[Larskpur]] and killed [[Father Bin]] inside a church with spikes in his eyes -- another symbolic gesture, removing Harmony's eyes{{book ref|mb5|23}} -- to turn the [[Church of the Survivor|Survivorists]] against [[the Path]]ians. When the people grew aggressive, she exposed the Kandra who attempted to calm the violence and pushed harder for violent rebellion against Innate. Exposing the Kandra was symbolic for deafening Harmony, as they were his ears.{{book ref|sos|20}}
When Wax confronted her, she attempted to flee by use of a spike granting herself Allomantic steel. Wax gave chase, stopping her at the [[Eastbridge]]. In that confrontation, Bleeder attempted to convince him that she was Lessie, finally succeeding when he shot her with his Pathian earring, reforged as a bullet. Before Harmony could fully take control of her, she committed suicide.{{book ref|mb5|23}}{{book ref|mb5|24}}{{book ref|mb5|25}} After death, she asked Harmony to look after Wax.{{book ref|mb6|28}}
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