Aluminum
itemLightweight silvery-white metal ingestible by Allomancers. When burned, uniquely depletes all other internal metal reserves simultaneously. Rare material associated with Steel Inquisitors.
In the Mistborn series, aluminum emerges in 'The Well of Ascension' as a rare, ingestible metal with a unique Allomantic property: burning it depletes all other metals in an Allomancer's stomach, rendering them temporarily powerless and serving as a critical counter to mistborn abilities. Prized by the Steel Inquisitors for its tactical supremacy, aluminum underscores the era's metal scarcity and strategic hoarding. Though its role is confined to this second book amid the escalating siege of Luthadel, it foreshadows the broader Cosmere implications of rare metals in later eras, evolving from a mere Inquisitor tool to a symbol of Allomantic vulnerability.
Evolution
The Well of Ascension
Lightweight silvery-white metal ingestible by Allomancers. When burned, uniquely depletes all other internal metal reserves simultaneously. Rare material associated with Steel Inquisitors.
Book Appearances
The Well of Ascension
First appears Ch 61