First Contract

The First Contract stands as a pivotal covenant in the Mistborn cosmology, representing the ancient pact forged by Preservation to bind Ruin and safeguard the world from destruction. Though its full significance emerges subtly across the series, it embodies the fundamental tension between Preservation's protective intent and Ruin's entropic drive. In the concluding volume, its invocation proves instrumental in resolving the cosmic struggle, highlighting the evolution from a mere conceptual restraint to a decisive mechanism for planetary salvation.