The Lord Ruler has been vanquished. Its not that difficult. [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. After his apprentice Vin kills the Lord Ruler, OreSeur lays Kelsier's bones to rest. Hiding you. Hesdead, and presumably to themgoing to the beyondanyway, so even if they spiked him with an attribute, it would just be waste. All I want is for somebody to clarify what your theory actually is. Will we learn more about him in The Lost Metal? I dont think the head matters. It's not a sad death. Honestly though, you really, really need to read Secret History before Lost Metal drops. His other role involved using his reputation as the Survivor of Hathsin to inspire the newly-trained skaa soldiers. The book was first published in July 17th 2006 and the latest edition of the book was published in July 31st 2007 which eliminates all the known issues and printing errors. The mentor figure always ends up getting killed. 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. He feels guilty for abandoning her but does his best to help her. Prior to one of the executions, Kelsier attacks the carriages transporting the victims and frees them, killing a Steel Inquisitor in the process. I find it odd how specific Kelsier's death is. It is there revealed that it was Kelsier's ghost who stabbed Elend at the end of Well of Ascension, not Preservation. He takes up the Shard of Preservation following Leras' death and sends a round-about message to Marsh in the hope that his brother will remove Vin's earring. But were talking about the Lord Ruler, and he was standing up the whole time. [69] Wax then used the artifact to defeat the Set and save the Southern Scadrian prisoners, using up a lot of the Investiture stored in the Bands. [3] He considers him to be very dangerous. Even if he was though, Im kind of confused at why you think Ruin would want TLR to kill Kelsier instead of Ruin trying to have TLR kill himself somehow. They go on several outings together, including fighting Inquisitors this leads to Vin almost dying however and changes how Kelsier runs the crew. He burned down the manor and purposely departed in a way that forced the skaa to join the rebellion. Even with the strongest criminal team ever put together, Kel's scheme appears to be the absolute long shot. I am not yours. TenSoon learned the location of his bones from OreSeur, and used them to convince the people of Luthadel to hide in the caverns after King Penrod was corrupted by Ruin.[41]. Their relationship was the sort to where Gavilar was quick to believe that he was the one who ordered his murder. , After discovering the Eleventh Metal Kelsier started to prepare his plan by hiring the Kandra OreSeur. [3] He appears to be using the Ghostbloods to find a way for him to leave Scadrial and is very interested in learning from the Heralds, particularly Kalak, as they are subject to a similar restriction. What are you trying to say you think happened? Kelsier had traveled there several years after the Catacendre, inhabiting a physical body that was spiked in the right eye, and found the Southern Scadrians slowly dying of an unexplained coldness. [43][77] Merely interacting with Hoid for a brief amount of time was enough to send Kelsier into a murderous rage. Why would it have to be relevant to the current or future cosmere? He then "Snapped", becoming a Mistborn. Kelsier's martyrdom and seeming resurrection spawns a new religion, the Church of the Survivor, which venerates Kelsier's teachings. After Kelsier died, when Vin fought the Lord Ruler, Marsh killed the other Steel Inquisitors in Luthadel and saved Vin's life. Then Yeden would gain control of the city and the crew would receive the Lord Ruler's atium stash as payment. B. from what I do understand, I don't see why it is relevant, and generally, when something is irrelevant it is wrong simply because it is simply adding more complexity to the books (I think we all know the Cosmere has plenty), and is pointless. Kelsier's suspicions that Vin was a Mistborn were confirmed when he saw that she was able to burn zinc. The Set was not after the Bands of Mourning as originally believed, but rather the airship and bombs located within the temple. He and Steris are married. Even if he had, Kelsier died after being stabbed by the spear, but a hemalurgic spike would not kill: vital organs actually move to accommodatethe spike and keep the subject alive. Then he killed the noble Lord Renoux and let OreSeur impersonate him. MellowKween 21 days ago Hmm well like I said, he's never really gone. Kelsier went on to save Elend's life from an inquisitor. They also have some sort of ties to. He met with Yeden the leader of the skaa rebellion and made Yeden hire him to bring down the Final Empire. What are you actually theorizing. On Kelsier's way back to Luthadel, he made a stop at the farm of Lord Themos Tresting to talk with the farm skaa. In his interactions with them, he goes by another name you might recognize if youre a Stormlight fan Thaidakar. Before his death, Kelsier had tried to unlock the potential of the 11th metal, which was rumored to be the Lord Ruler's weakness. [65] As a Pathian, Wax did not worship Kelsier, but his life has nonetheless been drastically affected by the Survivor. The Lord Ruler openly thanked Mare for helping his forces find the thieves, and from this, Kelsier was led to the false conclusion that Mare had purposefully betrayed him. [24] After his death, OreSeur takes his bones and appears before several groups of skaa, making them believe that Kelsier survived somehow. In conjunction with Southern Scadrian technology, ettmetal can reproduce Allomantic or Feruchemical powers within its vicinity. When Marsh caught Vin in Luthadel, he attacked Ruin with Preservation's power, weakening Ruin's control over Marsh just enough for Marsh to rip out Vin's earring. When Kelsier's father discovered the truth of their parentage, he had their mother executed and attempted to do the same to the brothers, who fled. While conversing with Harmony regarding the case, Harmony said that Wax's casual way of talking to him reminded him of Kelsier. Which is kind of how Id always imagined it. Kelsier then made his living as a thief, becoming famous throughout Luthadel. [43], He and Gavilar were working against each other to an unknown extent. 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. The Lord Ruler is pierced through the chest with a spear, basically a long spike, then uses that spear to stab Kelsier. While initially hostile, in the end Kelsier's brother Marsh joined, and together the crew developed a plan to defeat the Final Empire. It was Kelsier's "death" that truly connected me to the Cosmere universe. Clearly I am not the only one questioning the relevancy, (Thanks for the support btw @KalaDANG) and it is not to point out that I don't "like" the theory, I find it unlikely, and there are 2 main reasons: A. I don't understand what the theory is trying to say (Which might make my thoughts on the theory irrelevant). Kelsier considers guns to be inelegant weapons. Their combined effort would, in the end, result in the collapse of the Final Empire. Marsh/Ironeyes/Death: Kelsier's Inquisitor brother, who possesses Hemalurgic spikes, allowing him to use the abilities of Hemalurgy. His late wife Mare collected pre-Ascension memorabilia, and he keeps one piece, a drawing of a flower,[7] to inspire his crew. So i just finished Mistborn: Secret History and in the Postscribtum Brandon mentions that he as a very clear idea what Kelsier is doing and will be dropping hints again. Vin also became a major religious figure in the wake of his death, as the Survivorists consider her Kelsier's heir. As such, I wont be delving into every plot and character nuanceonly the ones which are likely to be relevant toThe Lost Metal. Mistborn Wiki is a FANDOM Books Community. Cause I see what could be considered3 different theories in this one post. [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. Even if it weren't a viable metal, as a Mistborn he would have been able to burn it, and he wasn't able to sense it at all. He offered to teach her about gold and atium, gave her the money he took from Camon, and allowed her to leave, as he didn't want to force anybody into his crew. After testing her ability to burn multiple metals, Kelsier concludes that Vin was in fact a Mistborn. TheManKnownAsHoid, August 2, 2018. During the first year of COVID lockdowns, the creative collective SoulsForge developed Mistborn: Ashes Project:A collaborative proposal for a prospective AAA. [16] He gifted Vin a mistcloak and started to teach her Allomancy. Leras is fascinated by Kelsier due to him being the first to punch him after death, and being the first to attempt to recruit him to their schemes. [76], I don't want to be responsible for something happening to you, Vin. [42] Despite being mostly cordial with Kelsier, he does hate him to an extent due to how he manipulated peoples faiths during his life, playing with their hearts and treating their faith casually. First off, I don't mean to come off as hostile, but I am genuinely confused as to what this theory is saying. [15] He shows little empathy or fear, as well as a high ego,[14] and is frequently quick to resort to using violenceoften lethal violenceto solve problems,[16][17][18][19] even when doing so clearly won't actually help the people he is supposedly trying to help. Whats the point? Foopers. He justifies his behavior as faithfulness to the Survivor of Hathsin, since Kelsier himself had been known to express outright hatred for the nobility. In retaliation, the Lord Ruler executes numerous skaa in public demonstrations. Immediately after his death, Kelsier arrived in the Cognitive Realm. After Elendel was saved, Kelsier talked with Harmony, asking him to lead Scadrial into a new technological and Metalborn age so they may be better prepared for future threats and Autonomy's return.[22]. Luthadel [ edit] Dockson met his death with a sword in hand during the Battle of Luthadel. Donald Mustard, de facto head of Fortnite, is real life friends with Brandon Sanderson, and approached him about getting characters from his books into the game. Later on, a group of Southern Scadrians traveled north in search of the Sovereign's Bands of Mourning, but were captured by the Set, who decided to seek the Bands as well. [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. Its probably not realistic though. Though they suffered many setbacks, Kelsier's leadership allowed the rebellion to attain an army of sufficient size to hold Luthadel. Although he had only come into his powers three years before the beginning of Mistborn: The Final Empire, Kelsier repeatedly demonstrates a level of skill and finesse greater than that of most other Mistborn. As of Mistborn Era 2, he may be a feruchemist and he has not gained access to allomancy since his death. Ive done my best to include things that I think youll need to know going into the next book. 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. He also has medallions which grant him Allomantic abilities. Id make a world where owers returned, a world with green plants, a world where no soot fell from the sky. Kelsier was central to it all. He was dead anyways. I represent that one thing you've never been able to kill, no matter how hard you try. Mare joined him there a few months later. Please clarify. After Sazeds Ascension and Spooks rise to political power, Kelsier began to speak with Spook about finding a way to bring himself back to the Physical Realm. And for all of you who feel the theory doesnt have a point, you can just stop posting. [7] Using Allomancy he was able to escape the Pits. However, he is then confronted by the Lord Ruler himself. He then asked Preservation if they are God, and after being told yes he promptly punched Preservation in the face. Kelsier is a Mistborn, so he can burn every Allomantic metal, although he is particularly proficient with the external physical metals iron and steel. The two of them have a strained relationship. Proceed with caution.). The man tells a villager to "survive.". Kelsier's own role takes advantage of his Mistborn training, allowing him to assassinate nobles, cause disruptions in the Great Houses and eventually ignite a house war that would tear Luthadel apart from within. Whats the point? 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