Paalm's spikes

[Oversleep]

Since she used many spikes, what happened to them? Those she used to grant herself Steelrunning and Allomantic steel and those she used to create chimaeras?

Also, since she changed her spikes, it seems she knew that coating them in blood stops Hemalurgic decay. That's interesting, as Inquisitors didn't know this.

Edit: because they wouldn't be so concerned about it to tie the donor directly on the recipient, as we see in the HoA. Driving spike through somebody would surely cover it in blood, so no need to be concerned with Hemalurgic decay. It would be much easier to do these two actions separately, as lining two people precise enough that the spike hammered through specific point in one would come out and enter the other one in another specific point is kinda hard. Very hard, actually. Much easier to first spike the donor, then position the spike freely to drive it into recipient.

Another thing is that it's quite a lot of trellium (or bavadinum, probably). Or did she only had one trellium spike in herself and a-Steel and f-Steel spikes were made from base metals? (you're right, Argent) Chimaeras were created with trellium spikes, IIRC.

Edited February 16, 2016 by Oversleep

[baby he/him]

well, secret history spoilers follow

 

Inquisitors did know that putting spikes in blood would stop hemalurgic decay, as we see the spikes of the inquisitor that Kelsier killed being suspended in blood.

Edited February 15, 2016 by Onceler

[Argent he/him]

You'll find out what happened to the spikes in The Bands of Mourning.

 

Regarding the number and type of spikes Bleeder had, she only had one (trellium) spike in her at any given time. Another one, regardless of the source metal, would've put her back under Harmony's control.