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'''Quellion''' is a [[skaa]] from [[Urteau]] on [[Scadrial]].
 
'''Quellion''' is a [[skaa]] from [[Urteau]] on [[Scadrial]].
   
Also known as the '''Citizen''', Quellion is in charge of [[Urteau]] after the death of the [[Lord Ruler]]. [[Spook]] is sent by [[Elend Venture]] and [[Vin]] to gain intelligence on Quellion.{{book ref|mb3|14}} As a government officer in the city of Urteau, he wears red-dyed skaa trousers and work shirts.{{book ref|mb3|16}}
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Also known as the '''Citizen''', Quellion is in charge of [[Urteau]] after the death of the [[Lord Ruler]]. [[Spook]] is sent by [[Elend]] and [[Vin]] to gain intelligence on the Citizen.{{book ref|mb3|14}} As a government officer in the city of Urteau, he wears red-dyed skaa trousers and work shirts.{{book ref|mb3|16}}
   
 
Both Quellion and his sister [[Beldre]] were half-skaa.This is due to the fact that their noble father had married a noble woman who was barren.As she could not conceive children of her own she instead agreed that Quellions father could father his children with a [[Skaa]] maidservant.This was discovered by [[Obligator|Obligators]] around the same time that the [[Lord Ruler]] was killed by [[Vin]] and due to the chaos surrounding the event, the two half-skaa managed to slip away from their execution.{{book ref|mb3|53}}
== Attributes and Abilities ==
 
Quellion has a [[bronze]] [[Hemalurgic]] spike in his upper arm until [[Spook]] removes it.{{book ref|mb3|58}}{{book ref|mb3|70}} Via this piercing, [[Ruin]] appears to Quellion in the image of [[Kelsier]]. Although not originally an [[Allomancer]], the spike gave him the powers of a [[Seeker]], which then allowed him to easily find the Allomancers in the population of [[Urteau]] and force them into working for him.{{book ref|mb3|70}}
 
   
 
While holding power in [[Urteau]], he would take the families of allomancers as hostages and keep them as leverage, thus forcing them to work for him as his soldiers by threatening their families, although this was kept highly confidential.He would organise his public executions to take place in noble houses which had secret escape routes, so that the chosen allomancers could escape the fire and join his ranks.{{book ref|mb3|41}}
== History ==
 
Both Quellion and his sister [[Beldre]] were half-skaa. This is due to the fact that their noble father had married a noblewoman who was barren. As she could not conceive children of her own she instead agreed that Quellion's father could father his children with a [[skaa]] maidservant. This was discovered by [[Obligator]]s around the same time that the [[Lord Ruler]] was killed by [[Vin]] and due to the chaos surrounding the event, the two half-skaa managed to slip away from their execution.{{book ref|mb3|53}}
 
   
After escaping, Quellion built a coalition of [[skaa]] workers and took power in [[Urteau]], elevating himself to the rank of Citizen. His government took inspiration from [[Kelsier]]'s teachings, claiming strict adherence to his doctrine, and soon exterminated everyone of pure noble blood two generations back or less still living in Urteau for crimes against the skaa people.{{book ref|mb3|26}}
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He had genealogists catalog everyones ancestry.Those who would have pure [[Skaa|skaa]] blood five generations back would be allowed to serve in his government, while others would be barred from office.While he had his scribes check the lineage of everyone five generations back he would only kill those who had noble blood two generations back or earlier, which was leading to a divide in the [[Skaa|skaa]] population.{{book ref|mb3|26}}
   
 
He also keeps the peace by allowing his people the freedom to spend their nights drinking fine wine, which would normally have cost a small fortune in gold, for the price of a fraction of a copper clip, thus keeping the populace drunk and content.{{book ref|mb3|26}}
Quellion wasn't just searching for skaa with noble blood in order to kill them, however. He was looking for Allomancers. He would find Allomancers, take their families as hostages and keep them as leverage, forcing the Mistings to work as his soldiers by threatening their families. Although, this was kept highly confidential. He would organize his public executions to take place in noble houses that had secret escape routes so that the chosen Allomancers could escape the fire and join his ranks.{{book ref|mb3|41}}
 
   
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Due to the economic collapse surrounding his ascent to power, Quellion had a new coin minted, to be worth only a fraction of a clip and be called a "pek".{{book ref|mb3|26}}
He had genealogists catalog everyone's ancestry. Those who have pure [[skaa]] blood five generations back are allowed to serve in his government, while others were barred from office. While he had his scribes check the lineage of everyone five generations back, he only killed those who had noble blood two generations back or later, which was leading to a divide in the skaa population.{{book ref|mb3|26}}
 
   
 
At first he makes it a law that as all men are equal they must all wear the same drab grey clothing.This is later changed so that government officials must wear red, as it will make them easily recognised and those in need will be able to quickly find them.As an official himself he thus also wears regular skaa work clothing which has been dyed red.{{book ref|mb3|16}}
He also kept the peace by allowing his people the freedom to spend their nights drinking fine wine, which would normally have cost a small fortune in gold, for the price of a fraction of a copper clip, thus keeping the populace drunk and content.{{book ref|mb3|26}}
 
   
Due to the economic collapse surrounding his ascent to power, Quellion had a new coin minted, to be worth only a fraction of a clip and be called a "pek".{{book ref|mb3|26}}
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Later on he decides to approve blue solely for himself to wear, and wears a costume which is dyed a deep blue, with the rest of his officials still wearing bright red.{{book ref|mb3|41}}
   
 
Quellion has a [[bronze]] [[Hemalurgy|Hemalurgic]] spike in his upper arm until Spook removes it.{{book ref|mb3|58}}{{book ref|mb3|70}} Via this piercing, [[Ruin]] appears to Quellion in the image of [[Kelsier]].Although not originally an [[allomancer]], the spike gave him the powers of a seeker, which then allowed him to easily find the allomancers in the population of [[Urteau]] and force them into working for him.{{book ref|mb3|70}}
The Citizen's government notably disdained decoration and ornamentation. At first, he made it a law that as all men are equal they must all wear the same drab grey clothing. This was later changed so that government officials must wear red, as it will make them easily recognized and those in need will be able to quickly find them. As an official himself he thus also wore regular skaa work clothing which has been dyed red.{{book ref|mb3|16}} Later, he decided to approve blue solely for himself to wear and wore a costume which is dyed a deep blue, with the rest of his officials still wearing bright red.{{book ref|mb3|41}}
 
   
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His sister, [[Beldre]], is a [[Coinshot]].{{book ref|mb3|58}}
After an execution, Quellion saw [[Spook]], who had infiltrated Urteau, talking to his sister and ordered his soldiers to attack him. Spook fought back, but Beldre helped two of his Pewterarm soldiers to overwhelm him.{{book ref|mb3|16}} Quellion tried to execute Spook by locking him in a building and setting it on fire, but he escaped.{{book ref|mb3|19}}
 
   
Quellion’s government didn’t last. Quellion was overthrown in the [[Coup of Urteau]] by Spook, [[Sazed]], [[Breeze]], and [[Allrianne Cett]] with the help of [[Durn]] and the skaa underground. In this confrontation, Spook led a riot against the Citizen and, despite interference from [[Ruin]], he was able to pull out both Quellion’s spike and his own. The Survivor’s Crew claimed Urteau and its supply cache just before the final confrontation with Ruin.
 
   
Quellion survived the final confrontation with Ruin by taking shelter in Urteau's supply cache.{{cite}}
 
   
 
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