[33] As a result, he has both regular vision and the steelsight that Inquisitors used, allowing him to see via both normal light and trace metals. Sixteen months later, when Kelsier was unable to get his weekly atium geode, Mare gave Kelsier hers, claiming that she had found two that week. Mistborn Wiki is a FANDOM Books Community. Their relationship was the sort to where Gavilar was quick to believe that he was the one who ordered his murder. Despite what he has told the Ghostbloods, Kelsier does not have a real avatar. He also searched far and wide for possible ways to defeat the Lord Ruler, and managed to find an ingot of the fabled Eleventh Metal (he claimed he had found it in the west, which is considered to be a lie. Prior to one of the executions, Kelsier attacks the carriages transporting the victims and frees them, killing a Steel Inquisitor in the process. He connects us to his characters. The Lord Ruler served as the target of Kel's final escapade, a superb thief and natural leader. Kelsier later said that "he had more Money than he could Spend" however, after a failed attempt at stealing from the Lord Ruler in his secret room inside Kredik Shaw, he was sent to the atium mines in the Pits of Hathsin. [29] Had his life gone differently, he could have been an outright evil person and, outside the context of the Final Empire, would likely be a villain. [33] As a Cognitive Shadow tied to Scadrial, it is difficult for him to travel to other planets via Shadesmar. Foopers. After his apprentice Vin kills the Lord Ruler, OreSeur lays Kelsier's bones to rest. Even if he had said something rude, its a theory. They also have the technology to create powerful grenades and bombs, as well as medallions which grant various powers. He just didnt really understand the point you were trying to get to with your theory, so he asked. The Lord Ruler has been vanquished. The vision, seen from Kelsier's point of view, showed that his spiked right eye viewed the world through Allomantic lines, similar to Steel Inquisitors, while his left eye saw things normally.[34]. Immediately after his death, Kelsier arrived in the Cognitive Realm. Here they are. I had a similar reaction to theend of Lev Grossmans The Magicians. After Marsh was seemingly killed by Inquisitors, Kelsier traveled to the Pits of Hathsin, and in his anger, destroyed all the atium-producing crystals there, forever halting the production of atium. Kelsier: The famed Survivor of Hathsin, a half-skaa mistborn who led a revolution against the Lord Ruler. Proceed with caution.). Breeze would recruit men for the rebellion, Ham would train them in the Arguois caverns, Dockson would direct the operation's finances, Clubs would hide the group's Allomancy with copperclouds, OreSeur in the role of Lord Renoux would buy the necessary equipment, Marsh would infiltrate the Steel Ministry posing as an obligator, Kelsier would use his Mistborn power to make attacks on the nobility to create tension between the houses, and Vin would gather information in the noble court posing as Renoux's niece Valette. Solid in the metal you fed to Elend. [75] Kelsier is one of the titular characters of the first Mistborn novel, leading a crew of ruffians and thieves on a mission to assassinate The Lord Ruler, and end his tyranny over the lands of Scadrial. Edwarn Ladrian (aka Mister Suit): Waxs uncle, and a member of the Set. [40] He continued training Vin and was surprised by her quick progress. [2] He is capable of using them with a high degree of precision to control the momentum and rotation of dozens of pieces of metal simultaneously. He tries to teach Vin to smile and occasionally look on the bright side of things. [14][21][27], Kelsier is a Mistborn, so he can burn every Allomantic metal, although he is particularly proficient with the external physical metals iron and steel. As long as it provides something to think about and consider, it is worth posting. And he had no realistic way to escape him. [79], This page or section contains spoilersfor, This page or section needs to be updated with new informationfor, Kelsier to the Lord Ruler, last words before death, This article is still missing information. Think of this article as one of those Last time on recaps at the beginning of a television show. If you dont like this theory, move on. The Skaa still would have rebelled, Vin still wouldve gone after TLR, and they still wouldve won. Kelsier later gave this drawing to Vin. Hesdead, and presumably to themgoing to the beyondanyway, so even if they spiked him with an attribute, it would just be waste. 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When he arrived in Luthadel, he first reunited with his old partner and best friend Dockson. He escapes the Well following its destruction and travels west, meeting Khriss, Nazh, and a group of Elantrians along the way. Fortnite dropped the official announcement early Friday. In the event of his death, Kelsier ordered his kandra, OreSeur, to ingest his remains, masquerading as a resurrected holy figure. The Inquisitor and some soliders followed Camon to find his hideout to wipe out his crew, but Kelsier lured the Inquisitor away by using his own Allomancy while Dockson took out the soldiers. And for all of you who feel the theory doesnt have a point, you can just stop posting. Alloy of Law served mostly to introduce us to the main characters (and we will go into each of them in more depth below). He also knew at that point he'd been too much of a problem for the Lord Ruler. The liquid in the pool you burned. In this novella covering the events of the first Mistborn trilogy, Kelsier is trapped in the Well of Ascension following his death. And you kind of responded with a lot of hate there. Kelsier draws up a master plan for the job, in which he designates each member of his crew to a role. [citation needed], To put the plan in motion, Kelsier first targeted Keep Venture, as House Venture was the currently most powerful house in Luthadel and an attack on it would have the greatest impact. That is like arguing with air. [8] Despite Preservation not usually being able to speak into the minds of other, due to some combination of Spook being near death, having a broken soul, and believing Kelsier was a god, he was able to talk to Spook. Even with the strongest criminal team ever put together, Kel's scheme appears to be the absolute long shot. Despite his suspicion that Mare betrayed him, he decides to fulfill Mare's dream of overthrowing the Final Empire. If Kelsier orders a person around, it is a sign of affection. [11] He usually wears a nobleman's suit (a colored vest with dark trousers and a coat), and during the night he wears his mistcloak. (Like Wax, and Wayne, and okay, those are the only remaining Ws, but isnt alliteration fun?). It all kind of depends on that. In Era 2, followers of Kelsier are known as Survivorists. Steris and Marasi are both followers of this religion. [43], He and Gavilar were working against each other to an unknown extent. Kelsier fell in love with a Tineye crewmember of Dockson's retinue named Mare, whom he later married. Throughout the course of the series, weve been following the underhanded machinations of a group called the Set. In Alloy of Law, we learned that the Set (through Mister Suit, Waxs uncle) was responsible for funding the Vanishers, a group who was kidnapping female descendants of the Lord Mistborn (aka Spook). Back at the city gates Kelsier introduced Vin to Sazed. He feels guilty for abandoning her but does his best to help her. [36] There he spent his time believing that his wife Mare had betrayed him to the Lord Ruler until he witnessed his wife being beaten to death by guards after she gifted her Atium bead to him. But you can't kill me, Lord Tyrant. During the first year of COVID lockdowns, the creative collective SoulsForge developed Mistborn: Ashes Project:A collaborative proposal for a prospective AAA. In the process, he tells the skaa to flee to the Terris settlement at the Pits of Hathsin should troubles. I doubt that its a spike however simply for the reason of what attribute would theyspike into Kelsier. Mare joined him there a few months later. I do think that an interesting (and relevant)question that is brought up by this theory though is whether or not it is possible to spike a person without killing them. Proceed with caution if you have not read this book. This was changed by Vin who fell in love with Elend Venture. [62] He has also worked together with Khriss. [29] Hoid has also taken direct action against him, giving Wax an unsealed coppermind containing knowledge that he would rather keep hidden. Ettmetal, also known as harmonium, is the condensed elemental form of Harmonys power. That would have advanced his plans quite nicely. All we know for certain is that its some sort of entity worshiped by many on Scadrial. At the end of the book, Waxillium Ladrian is given a feruchemic coin by Hoid which stores the memory of a man with one eye and one hemalurgic spike, with arms covered in scars. Is Trell the true Big Bad of Era 2? Honestly, you should have seen it coming. He was dead anyways. He is the central figure of the religion known as the Church of the Survivor . If he were a Radiant, there are three Orders Kelsier might belong to: Edgedancer, Dustbringer, or Willshaper. The elite of the underworld, each of whom had one of Kelsier's various abilities, were recruited. After Camon and Vin left, Kelsier realized that the ministry had already discovered that Camon was a thief and only played along to find the crew's hideout. [30] He is quite proficient at pewter dragging and has enough practice to maintain it for hours and still maintain a fair amount of clarity afterwards. Realizing Vin didn't trust him, he told her that in his crew they trust each other. Kelsier is a former thief from the capital city of Luthadel. [51], From the Well of Ascension, of course. [68] After Marasi solved the riddle of the Bands and wielded it to escape the Set, she gave it to Wax, who wielded it and became incredibly powerful. It was Kelsier's "death" that truly connected me to the Cosmere universe. The protagonists find a temple to a man they assume is the Lord Ruler, in which is stored the allomantic and feruchemic Bands. Kelsier is also highly impulsive, on one occasion attempting to attack an entire army single-handed. We dont haveto do this. I am not trying to shut this theory down as you would say, I am trying to understand the theory, because as you said, I want to discuss it,and your post telling people who dont understand what you are saying because you are so unclear are even more uneccesary, aggressive, and frankly very rude. Marsh/Ironeyes/Death: Kelsier's Inquisitor brother, who possesses Hemalurgic spikes, allowing him to use the abilities of Hemalurgy. It is relevant because it has spawned 23 posts and created an interesting discussion. He has been described by Brandon Sanderson as a psychopath. As of the end of TheBands of Mourning, she is in a casual relationship with Wayne. However, this apparition of Kelsier is eventually revealed to be Ruin in disguise. Despite her supposed betrayal, Kelsier never stopped loving her. [32], Born to a noble father and skaa mother,[35] his mother kept both Kelsier and Marsh alive by pretending that she was noble to their father so that their children would be considered merely illegitimate noblemen instead of half-breeds; however, their father eventually found out. He is almost always late to gatherings, which he attributes to always having somewhere better to be. As of Mistborn Era 2, he may be a feruchemist and he has not gained access to allomancy since his death. Together with his wife Mare, he led daring heists and gained great renown. Powers that we know of: Steelpushing (Allomantic) and Bloodmaking (Feruchemical). It is there we witness his constant desire to gain access to Lerasium and we can see the affects of the trauma inflicted upon him by the Pits of Hathsin.. He died at the end of the first book in the original trilogy but theres always another secret. They also have some sort of ties to. Kelsier (aka The Survivor): Kelsier was the leader of the group of thieves who went after the Lord Ruler in the original trilogy, and was the person who recruited Vin. I am hope. Wayne is also a twinborn; his skills are Slider (creating speed bubbles) and Bloodmaker (he can store health in his metalminds in order to help facilitate healing). If he were a Returned, his name would likely be Lifeseeker, or something along those lines. He does this in order to fight the Lord Ruler's oppression of all the skaa, wanting to have one thing which cannot be taken away from him. Sazed, after becoming God, grants Spook the power of a Mistborn and heals him of his ultra-enhanced sense (an effect of continuously flaring tin for extended periods of time). Wax, Wayne, and Marasi work together to take down Miles Hundredlives, a compound bloodmaker who has been kidnapping women and stealing aluminum for a shadowy organization called The Set. At the end of the book, the kidnapped women are still missing, Miles is executed, and Wax discovers that his uncle Edwarn, whod been presumed dead, is actually alive and a member of the Set. This page was last edited on 27 January 2023, at 22:51. He is presumably the founding member of the Ghostbloods, a secret society investigating the Cosmere and ways to travel between all the different worlds. Then Yeden would gain control of the city and the crew would receive the Lord Ruler's atium stash as payment. If it did, the Koloss who died wouldn't have reverted to Humans when Kelsier saw them die. After the fall of the Lord Ruler, Marsh eventually came under control of Ruin, as Ruin used the Hemalurgic nature of the Inquisitors to control them. All I want is for you to clarify your theory. Kelsier and his brother Marsh were the sons of a nobleman father and a skaa mother. [57] His bones survived the Ascension of Harmony,[58] and may have helped him regain physical form.[59]. Wax and his friends became embroiled in this incident in opposition to the Set, and Wax was almost killed in an encounter with them. I wonder if there's a way to make hemalurgy permanent. On its relevancy, just because it has spawned a discussion does not make it relevant to the present and futureCosmere. "[3] He is referred to by Hoid as "the Lord of Scars. (Remember how I mentioned all those spoilers? [53][54] He used this opportunity to tell Spook to send a message to Vin, warning her that any spiked person could potentially be under Ruin's control. As punishment, Kelsier was sent to the the Pits of Hathsin to mine atium for the Lord Ruler. [21] There is a darkness to him that other heroes, such as Kaladin, would fight but that Kelsier instead embraces and is so ruthless that, in a fight with other notable people from the cosmere, he would be the most likely to win;[27][28] even Hoid considers him incredibly dangerous. Repeating myself over and over because Im misunderstood gets annoyingreal quick, so I wanna make sure Im clear with what I say. After further reading and realisation that there is more to this, I think it's safe to say that he's pretty obsessive. Kelsier and Dockson went to see her first hand; they watched Vin Soothe an obligator during Camon's scheme, confirming that she was at least a Soother. I dont think the head matters. I decided that Id see [Mare's] dream fullled. Kelsier was then trained by a Mistborn named Gemmel[37] and they traveled to the far north of the Western Dominance to a city called Mantiz where Kelsier fought and killed the Mistborn Antillius Shezler. Kelsier's legacy continues to influence people all across the five dominances. It requires the physical anchor of the spike. [2] He is capable of using them with a high degree of precision to control the momentum and rotation of dozens of pieces of metal simultaneously. [24][25][3][26] He is a great agent of chaos and is very good at tearing things down and messing with what other people want. Having escaped death only by becoming a Mistborn . The most notable of these is the rebel group governing Urteau,led by a man known as the Citizen. Uncanonically, Brandon imagines Kelsier as using a Seon in a trench coat as his 'avatar'. MellowKween 21 days ago Hmm well like I said, he's never really gone. Wax thinks that he might have connections to the Set. Dockson once again became Kelsier's organizer and right hand man. He once used them in his fight with a Steel Inquisitor, so the metals acted like they were alive, twitching and flying through the air to cut and distract the Steel Inquisitor. He finds Vin and Ham near the steps of Keep Venture and also learned that Dockson had died in the Battle of Luthadel. The new skin is based on Kelsier, a central character of the series. [37], Ah, but being an annoyance is something that I am very good at. 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