Investiture
On this planet, the type of power used is called the metallic arts. We'll just talk about one of them here: Allomancy. Certain individuals have the ability to ingest metals, and by doing so would gain investiture. Some would gain the ability to push or pull on metals, others could influence emotions, and still others could gain immense amounts of strength. At the beginning of the Mistborn series there are 10 known allomantic metals, each of which giving a certain power to those who have the ability to ingest them.