| Paalm | |
|---|---|
| Capacidades | Kandra |
| Apodos | Bleeder, Lessie, Governor Innate |
| Mundo natal | Scadrial |
“They dress in painted sequins. They drink wine. They laugh, and smile, and play, and dance, and eat, and quietly kill. All part of Harmony’s plan. All actors on a stage. That’s what you are too, Waxillium Ladrian. It’s what all men are.”
—Paalm speaking in Wax's head.[1]
Paalm is a female kandra of the Third Generation. She chooses to go by Bleeder.[2] She was an agent of Harmony sent to protect Waxillium Ladrian in the Roughs, under the guise of a human woman, Lessie.[3]
She uses only a single spike at a time to avoid being under Harmony's influence.[2] She uses spikes of a metal unknown even to Harmony to grant herself Allomantic and Feruchemical powers.[4]
She commits suicide to avoid being taken control of by Harmony.[3]
History
The Final Empire
Paalm served the Lord Ruler directly. She was specifically reserved for his missions. She stopped rebellions and toppled kingdoms in his service, and became intimately familiar with the workings of Hemalurgy. She was utterly loyal to the Lord Ruler until the Final Ascension, when she switched her loyalties to Harmony, to the point of fanaticism.[5]
Lessie
At Harmony's direction, Paalm took the form of a human woman named Lessie in order to seek out and protect Wax in the Roughs.[3]
Wax first encountered Lessie at The Weeping Bull, where she was disguised as dancer. He remarks later during their second encounter that she was very uncoordinated and wore a pink garter. Wax formally met her while hunting Granite Joe. She claimed to be hunting him as well but was actually in Granite Joe's employ. As Paalm was actually working to protect Wax at Harmony's behest, Lessie seemingly had a change of heart when Wax told her that he still thought her legs were pretty, and Lessie shot Granite Joe in the neck with her crossbow.[6]
After this time, Lessie became a law-woman alongside Wax. During their time together, the two became romantically involved.
While hunting Bloody Tan in his lair in the town of Feltrel, Lessie and Wax split up. At some point she is taken hostage. Wax attempts to shoot Bloody Tan who is using Lessie as a human shield but he pulls Lessie into the the path of Wax's bullet, making her take the shot to the head, seemingly killing her.[7]
As part of Harmony's plan, Wax moved back to Elendel, and Paalm's time as Lessie was over. Some time afterwards, she went on a murderous rampage and broke free of Harmony's influence, disobeying her contract with him.[2][5][3]
Abilities
As a kandra of the Third Generation, Paalm excels at creating bodies. Her considerable expertise comes from her history of service to the Lord Ruler, time spent crushing entire kingdoms and rebellions for him. She has also learned a great deal about Hemalurgy, learning how to grant herself Allomantic and Feruchemical abilities with spikes of an unknown metal. She is proficient with her stolen abilities, but seems to prefer to employ Feruchemical steel. She has the knowledge to create at least one new kind of Hemalurgic construct using only a single spike in their creation.[5][8]