Kelsier

Kelsier
Family Spouse Mare Siblings Marsh
Born	c. 997 FE
Died	1022 FE
Abilities	Mistborn, Sliver
Homeworld	Scadrial

Kelsier was a half-skaa mistborn from Scadrial.^{[citation needed]} He was stern and intense but always smiling; another act of rebellion against the Lord Ruler's oppression. He hated injustice and took this hatred to the extreme, which resulted in him being unable to see good in any of the nobility. His wife Mare collected pre-Ascension memorabilia, he kept one piece, a flower, to inspire his crew. Kelsier was the younger brother of Marsh, who was disappointed at Kelsier's apparent lack of direction or purpose until Kelsier began the Skaa rebellion.

Early life

Born to a noble father and skaa mother, Kelsier always made his living as a thief, becoming famous throughout Luthadel. However, after a failed attempt at stealing from Kredik Shaw, he was sent to the atium mines in the Pits of Hathsin. There, after the death of his wife, he "snapped", becoming a Mistborn. Using Allomancy he was able to escape the Pits. Kelsier was then trained by a mistborn named Gemmel and they travelled to the far north of the Western Dominance to a city called Mantiz where Kelsier heard rumours of the Eleventh metal from the Skaa in Keep Shezler. Kelsier sought and eventually found the Eleventh metal as he believed it would help him to defeat the Lord Ruler.

The Skaa Rebellion

After discovering the Eleventh metal Kelsier travelled to Luthadel and joined with the skaa rebellion. After gathering a team of the best thieves in the city, including skilled mistings, he set in motion a plan to destroy the Final Empire and kill the Lord Ruler. During this time he took on Vin as a student after confirming his suspicions about her being a Mistborn. Though they suffered many setback Kelsiers leadership allowed the rebellion to attain an army of sufficient size to hold Luthadel

Death

When several Skaa from the rebellion were about to be exectued, Kelsier attempted to save them, he was confronted by a Steel Inquisitor which he eventually managed to defeat however Kelsier then died with a spear through the chest when he attempted to fight the Lord Ruler. His death resulted in the founding of the Church of the Survivor, who called him "Lord of the Mists". As a result of this Vin also became a major religious figure.

Appearances after death

An apparation with the appearance of Kelsier appeared to Spook, giving him the ability to burn pewter, but this was later revealed to be Ruin, who was using Kelsier as a guise.

Kelsiers body was also used by the Kandra OreSeur and later by TenSoon after his death to make appearances to and inspire his followers.

Kelsier 'looked after' Preservation between Leras's death and Vin's ascension.

“From the Well of Ascension, of course. It's the same power, after all. Solid in the metal you fed to Elend. Liquid in the pool you burned. And vapor in the air, confined to night. Hiding you. Protecting you.
Giving you power!”

—Kelsier speaks to Vin before she ascends?