He is a Mistborn with the ability to use every Allomantic metal. Mare is killed at the Pits and Kelsier “Snaps,” or comes into his full Allomantic powers. After being betrayed by his wife Mare on a job stealing from the Lord Ruler, Kelsier is sent to the Pits of Hathsin to mine atium geodes, one of the most sought-after Allomantic metals. He is a half-blood skaa with a father from the noble class. Kelsier is a former thief from the capital city of Luthadel. In addition, its land lost much of its fertility. Since the Lord Ruler’s ascension, Scadrial has been plagued by nightly mists and frequent ashfalls.

When the novel begins, the Lord Ruler has subjugated the skaa people for a century while the noble class lives in luxury. Assuming the identity of the Hero of Ages, Rashek rose to Lord Ruler and established the Final Empire, subjecting all nations of Scadrial to his will. He became a skilled Feruchemist and Allomancer, two of the magic systems operating on Scadrial. At the Well of Ascension, Rashek betrayed the Hero of Ages and took the power of the Well for himself. He kept a logbook during the journey, sections of which act as epigraphs for each chapter in Mistborn. The Hero of the Ages arrives and traveled through the mountains with the guidance of a packman named Rashek. Philosophers predicted the coming of a Hero of Ages who would use the power of the Well of Ascension to defeat the Deepness. Prior to the events of Mistborn, the planet Scadrial was threatened by a mysterious power known only as the Deepness.

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