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The '''Coup of Urteau''' was one of the major events on [[Scadrial]] between the end of the [[Final Empire]] and [[Sazed]]'s ascension. |
The '''Coup of Urteau''' was one of the major events on [[Scadrial]] between the end of the [[Final Empire]] and [[Sazed]]'s ascension. |
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| − | [[Quellion]] rules in [[Urteau]] since [[Straff Venture]] left to [[Siege of Luthadel|besiege Luthadel]]. [[Spook]], [[Sazed]] and [[Breeze]] try to reason with Quellion, but decide to take him down instead. They attempt to incite a revolution, but discover that they have been playing into the hands of [[Ruin]], who has been subtly influencing both Spook and Quellion via |
+ | [[Quellion]] rules in [[Urteau]] since [[Straff Venture]] left to [[Siege of Luthadel|besiege Luthadel]]. [[Spook]], [[Sazed]] and [[Breeze]] try to reason with Quellion, but decide to take him down instead. They attempt to incite a revolution, but discover that they have been playing into the hands of [[Ruin]], who has been subtly influencing both Spook and Quellion via [[Hemalurgy|Hemalurgic Spikes]]. A fire breaks out, threatening to destroy the town, but Spook removes the spikes and floods the Canals, saving the city.{{book ref|mb3|58}} |
| − | == Importance of Urteau |
+ | == Importance of Urteau == |
| ⚫ | Urteau is of rather large importance as it used to be situated upon the canals, which means that the family Venture, who had ownership of the city, had control over every shipment of merchandise that needed to get to other cities (particularly, Luthadel). Since ships are one of the only ways to transport heavy merchandise at a reasonable speed, through taxes and other fees, the city has quickly risen to become one of the most important ones in the area.{{cite}} However, during the events of the book, the canals are dried and is used as roads or as a place where the homeless skaas can spend the night.{{cite}} |
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| + | More important even, Urteau is the location of one of the [[Lord Ruler]]'s storage caches. It contains not only food, resources and equipment, but also information about new metals{{clarify|which metal?}} and the upcoming danger that Ruin represented.{{cite}} It is later discovered that Lord Ruler redirected the canal's water to the city's storage cavern. This causes the canal to dry out but ensures fresh water supply for the cavern.{{cite}} |
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| − | More important even, Urteau was one of the cities where one of the underground shelters were hidden by the Lord Ruler during his time of rule. In other shelters Elend and Vin had not only found food and other kind of resources and equipment, but also informations about new metals and the upcoming danger that Ruin represented. |
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== Notes == |
== Notes == |
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Revision as of 13:43, 26 March 2019
The Coup of Urteau was one of the major events on Scadrial between the end of the Final Empire and Sazed's ascension.
Quellion rules in Urteau since Straff Venture left to besiege Luthadel. Spook, Sazed and Breeze try to reason with Quellion, but decide to take him down instead. They attempt to incite a revolution, but discover that they have been playing into the hands of Ruin, who has been subtly influencing both Spook and Quellion via Hemalurgic Spikes. A fire breaks out, threatening to destroy the town, but Spook removes the spikes and floods the Canals, saving the city.[1]
Importance of Urteau
Urteau is of rather large importance as it used to be situated upon the canals, which means that the family Venture, who had ownership of the city, had control over every shipment of merchandise that needed to get to other cities (particularly, Luthadel). Since ships are one of the only ways to transport heavy merchandise at a reasonable speed, through taxes and other fees, the city has quickly risen to become one of the most important ones in the area.[citation needed] However, during the events of the book, the canals are dried and is used as roads or as a place where the homeless skaas can spend the night.[citation needed]
More important even, Urteau is the location of one of the Lord Ruler's storage caches. It contains not only food, resources and equipment, but also information about new metals[clarification needed] and the upcoming danger that Ruin represented.[citation needed] It is later discovered that Lord Ruler redirected the canal's water to the city's storage cavern. This causes the canal to dry out but ensures fresh water supply for the cavern.[citation needed]
These are reasons why Elend sent Spook to the city of Urteau to gauge the political climate.
Political climate of Urteau
With the collapse of the Final Empire, the people of Urteau followed the rebellion along with many cities. A skaa named Quellion takes the power of the city, and gives himself the title The Citizen.
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| Siege of Luthadel | Coup of Urteau | Battle of Hathsin |