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There has been speculation that Harmony purposefully made ettmetal so reactive so that it could not be easily used in the traditional manner by practitioners of the metallic arts. That really shouldn't stop a creative and determined person, so I have be trying to think of ways that a allomancer could burn Ettmetal. I think that I have a way. First it would have to be a mistborn. We don't know if there are ettmetal mistings, and if there are, they would not have the ability to pull off the following procedure. Second, I started from the thought of introducing the ettmetal into the body surrounded by another metal. The allomancer would burn through the protective shell first, and then start to burn the ettmetal when it became available. This might be all that it is necessary to burn ettmetal. However, given that it is so reactive, the allomancer may not be able to burn it fast enough, or may not have fast enough reflexes to start it burning when it becomes available, so i've added several more steps. Third, make the surrounding metal thinner specifically in a small area. This will expose the ettmetal, but reduce the area that might chemically react with the body. Fourth, flare pewter. The will provide the health and physical resilience to resist the damage done by the reacting ettmetal. Fifth, burn duraluminium. This will greatly enhance the protective effect of pewter, but also burn through the ettmetal faster. Hopefully burning through it faster than it reacts with the body. So to restate the procedure, the mistborn would (1) Swallow ettmetal that has been enclosed in a protective coating of another allomatic metal. (2) Start flaring pewter. (3) Start burning the protective shell. (4) Start burning duraluminium. (5) Burn the ettmetal reserve as soon as it appears. Thoughts?