Editing Yeden

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|died={{date|1022|fe}}

|groups={{tag|Kelsier's crew}}, [[Skaa rebellion]]

|ethnicity=Skaa

|universe=[[Cosmere]]

|books=[[Mistborn Era 1]]

}}

{{quote

|Yeden... well, he was the type who was too easily impressed--both by you and the reputation you left for him.

|[[Mennis]] to [[Kelsier]]{{book ref|mb1|25}}

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'''Yeden''' is a [[skaa]] from the [[Final Empire]] on [[Scadrial]]. He is the leader of the [[skaa rebellion]], succeeding [[Marsh]].{{book ref|mb1|4}}{{book ref|mb1|7}} He hires [[Kelsier's crew]] to overthrow the [[Lord Ruler]].{{book ref|mb1|4}} He dies in an attack to the [[Holstep]] Garrison.{{book ref|mb1|25}}

== Appearance and Personality ==

{{quote

|Well, if you’re listing problems we’ll have to overcome, you should write up there that we’re all bloody insane—though I doubt we can fix that fact.

|Yeden when planning the rebellion.{{book ref|mb1|6}}

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Yeden is short, gangly, and has curly brown hair.{{book ref|mb1|2}}{{book ref|mb1|21}} He was the leader of the Skaa Rebellion. He does not like skaa thieves, especially ones that work for their own profit. He considers skaa that work on the [[Lord Ruler]]'s armies to be traitors to the other skaa.{{book ref|mb1|6}} He was originally timid, but later became more confident and civil.{{book ref|mb1|17}} He is also earnest, but lacks in presence.{{book ref|mb1|21}} Originally, he dressed like a skaa worker, with ash-covered clothes and a soot-stained face. He later dressed more like Kelsier: wearing a suit that didn't have soot on it.{{book ref|mb1|17}} Yeden is married, but stays away to protect his family.{{book ref|mb1|22}}

{{sidequote

|You’re selfish, undisciplined, and you’ve turned your backs on the rest of the skaa. You dress nicely, but on the inside you’re dirty as ash.

|Yeden to Breeze.{{book ref|mb1|4}}

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Yeden thinks members of the skaa underground are selfish and undisciplined, but he admits they're effective, and is willing to make use of their skills. He doesn't trust [[Kelsier's crew]], and when Kelsier lets Clubs go Yeden is worried he will bring [[obligator]]s upon them.{{book ref|mb1|4}} Yeden is skeptical of Kelsier's plan; he thinks the skaa will never rise up on the government, since the rebellion has been trying to do this for a thousand years without success.{{book ref|mb1|6}}

After a time, Yeden becomes more civil with the crew and trusts Kelsier more.{{book ref|mb1|17}} He starts to realize that the rebellion might actually have a chance of succeeding.{{book ref|mb1|21}} After Kelsier's demonstration with [[Bilg]] and [[Demoux]], Yeden starts to believe that the army was invincible, that it couldn't fail.{{book ref|mb1|21}}{{book ref|mb1|25}} He is an earnest man, though he lacks in presence.{{book ref|mb1|21}}

== History ==

=== Early life ===

Little is known of Yeden's origins. He suceeded [[Marsh]] in the control of the skaa rebellion.{{book ref|mb1|7}} The skaa rebellion spent years gathering the thirty thousand boxings he used to pay [[Kelsier's crew]], and before hiring Kelsier he had never seen a [[Allomancy|Mistborn]], and didn't believe that skaa could be Allomancers or that Mistborn existed.{{book ref|mb1|4}} He had never visited the [[Arguois caverns]].{{book ref|mb1|21}}

=== Contracting Kelsier's Crew ===

{{image|Yeden's Army by Kelly Mai.jpg|side=right|height=200px}}

Yeden contracted [[Kelsier's crew]] to provide an army to capture [[Luthadel]], overthrow The Final Empire, and capture [[Rashek|The Lord Ruler]]. Yeden would pay thirty thousand boxings, half before and half after the job was done. However, it was [[Kelsier]]'s idea, and Yeden was a bit skeptical at first.{{book ref|mb1|4}} He thought that the crew could never get the skaa to rise up and that it would be hard to recruit a large army from the population of Luthadel.{{book ref|mb1|6}}

=== At the Arguois caverns ===

Yeden began to get excited, and was impressed with Kelsier's work for the rebellion.{{book ref|mb1|17}} He went on rallies to recruit people for the rebel army.{{book ref|mb1|10}} He wanted to see the army at the Arguois Caverns,{{book ref|mb1|17}} and Kelsier took him to watch over it so that [[Hammond]] could return to Luthadel for a while.{{book ref|mb1|21}} After Kelsier's display with [[Demoux]], Yeden started to believe that Kelsier was able to grant his powers to others, and that their army could not possibly lose.{{book ref|mb1|21}}

=== The Attack on Holstep ===

[[Breeze]] was going to be sent to replace Yeden for a few months, but Yeden had already taken control of the army to gain some experience.{{book ref|mb1|24}} {{book ref|mb1|25}} Yeden, confident that the rebellion was blessed by Kelsier, instructed them to attack the nearby [[Holstep]] Garrison in the [[Central Dominance]], which the Skaa rebellion defeated in a night raid. However, on the rebellion's way back to the Caverns, about an hour away from Holstep, they were attacked by the [[Valtroux]] Garrison of about 5000 soldiers. Yeden and 5000 members of the Rebellion's skaa army died there, and Yeden's head was found on a spear beside the road.{{book ref|mb1|25}}

== Relationships ==

=== Kelsier ===

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|It appeared that not even Yeden could resist Kelsier’s charisma for an extended period of time.

|[[Vin]] thinking about Yeden{{book ref|mb1|17}}

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In the beginning, Yeden thought [[Kelsier]] was a detestable thief, selfish and dishonest.{{book ref|mb1|4}} He later is impressed by Kelsier, becoming more civil with him and believing that the rebellion could really succeed in overthrowing the Lord Ruler.{{book ref|mb1|17}} After Kelsier's display with Demoux, Yeden was very impressed, and he was convinced that Kelsier was invincible and could pass his power to others.{{book ref|mb1|21}}

== Notes ==

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