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'''Sazed''' is a [[Terris]]man steward from [[Scadrial]] {{nosnippet|and the current Vessel of the [[Shard]] [[Harmony]]|}}.{{book ref|mb1|8}} He is part of [[Kelsier's crew]]
== Appearance and Personality ==
As Harmony, his personality was warped by the powers that he took up. Though he ultimately remained a calm and kindly individual, who deeply cares about the good of mankind.{{book ref|mb4|3}}{{epigraph ref|sa3|53}} He is very formal to those that he has not met, and often apologizes for his formality.{{epigraph ref|sa4|20}}
He does not enjoy being worshipped, and encourages his followers to not worship him, for he considers doing good in the world as worship enough.{{book ref|mb4|3}} Even as Harmony, he continues to hold his omnist worldview, that all faiths as holding a grain of truth, and encourages his followers to study the religions recorded in the [[Words of Founding]] to learn from their moral codes.{{book ref|mb4|3}} This, alongside his humility, likely plays a role in his acceptance of people following religions other than his own.{{cite}}
He holds to the belief that humanity should discover new technologies and advancements by their own power, arguing that they are subtle consequences to helping them along too much. Alongside this, he believes that humanity should find their own path through the cosmere.{{book ref|mb7|epilogue|4}} He also believes that if he intervenes too much, mankind could become overly reliant upon him, he trusts mankind to be able to solve their problems on their own, as he believes in humanity.{{book ref|mb6|28}} Furthermore, he believes that people shouldn't have their lives controlled or moved by others, and interprets his Intent as creating a way for as many people as possible to make their own choices.{{book ref|mb4|18}}{{book ref|mb7|epilogue|7}} This is all a part of his belief in free will and self-actualization, both on an individual and societal level.
He finds great discomfort in his inability to take action due to his nature as Harmony.{{cite}} He considers himself to be one with Ruin and Preservation, as they make him up, and thus he finds it difficult to separate his mind from the power he holds.{{epigraph ref|sa4|35}}{{epigraph ref|sa4|36}} He also considers the choice to not take up a Shard to be a wise one.{{epigraph ref|sa4|38}} He considers himself to be new to the role of a Shard, despite his centuries holding on to it.{{epigraph ref|sa4|20}}▼
He sees even human flaws as strengths, and encourages his followers to find strength in all of their flaws.{{book ref|mb4|3}}
Despite his ability to manifest however he wishes, he still manifests as a Terrisman in Terris garb, displaying a lingering connection to his old body.{{book ref|mb6|28}}
He believes in an afterlife in the [[Beyond]]. Though professes a lack of objective knowledge on whether or not an afterlife truly exists, he also openly admits that he is not truly omniscient. As such does not attempt to put up pretenses of omniscience or omnipotence, admitting to his limitations.{{book ref|mb6|28}}{{book ref|mb7|74}} He even admits his own naïveté.{{epigraph ref|sa3|54}} As a man open to sharing his limitations, he is even willing to admit his growing difficulty in taking action.{{epigraph ref|sa3|55}} Much like other aspects of his personality, this can be seen rooted in his humility.
▲He finds great discomfort in his inability to take action due to his nature as Harmony.{{cite}} He considers himself to be one with Ruin and Preservation, as they make him up, and thus he finds it difficult to separate his mind from the power he holds.{{epigraph ref|sa4|35}}{{epigraph ref|sa4|36}} He also considers the choice to not take up a Shard to be a wise one.{{epigraph ref|sa4|38}} He considers himself to be new to the role of a Shard, despite his centuries holding on to it.{{epigraph ref|sa3|54}}{{epigraph ref|sa4|20}}
===== Manipulations =====
Due to his inability to more directly act and effect the world, he is willing to manipulate people in order to groom them for the good of Scadrial. However, he does not take pleasure in it, he feels sorrow for their pain and what he made them do, but he does not feel sorrow for making them do what he felt had to be done.{{book ref|mb6|28}} He does this despite fundamentally believing in human freedom, this contradiction has been observed to cause him internal conflict and guilt.{{book ref|mb4|18}}{{book ref|mb7|19}}{{book ref|mb7|epilogue|7}}
For example, he manipulated Wax into his Sword, so that he could fight for the good of Scadrial, by sending the kandra [[Paalm]] in order to effectively groom him into said Sword.{{book ref|mb5|26}} He made Wax commit many painful actions in the furtherance of his plans for the future of Scadrial. He respected Wax's hatred of him, and even when put in peril by the encroaching threat of [[Trell]], he continued to try and stop it through other methods. This was until he began to feel that Wax was his last choice, in which he came begging.{{book ref|mb7|19}} In the end, he informed Wax that nobody controls his life, and that he is deeply sorry for making him believe otherwise.{{book ref|mb7|epilogue|7}}
== Attributes and Abilities ==
=== Wax ===
{{quote
|I’ve heard distressing things, Waxillium Ladrian, that you’ve been worrying about. I would like to promise you something. With all the essence and axi of my being, I declare this.<br>No one else moves you.<br>Your life is yours.<br>And you have my deepest apologies that I had a hand in teaching you otherwise.
|Harmony to Wax{{book ref|mb7|epilogue|7}}
}}
He has a fragile relationship with Wax, with Wax being a former worshipper of him,{{book ref|mb4|3}} that came to despise him and renounce his faith, and lose respect for Harmony, due to Harmony's own actions and manipulations. He also came to hate Harmony for his inaction, and the suffering his inaction has brought about on Scadrial.{{book ref|mb6|4}}{{book ref|mb6|28}} Even after his hatred for him waned, his desire to have nothing to do with him grew stronger.{{book ref|mb7|19}}
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