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'''Miles Dagouter''', also known as '''Miles Hundredlives''',{{book ref|mb4|10}} was the former lawman of [[True Madil]] in the [[Roughs]] of [[Scadrial]] and leader of the gang of thieves and kidnappers known as the [[Vanishers]].{{book ref|mb4|11}} Miles was determined to bring the government of the Elendel to its knees in his quest to get justice for its perceived mistreatment of the people of the Roughs. Miles is a [[Twinborn]], being a [[gold]] [[Misting]] (aka
== Appearance & Personality ==
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Little of Miles Dagouter's early life is known. As an adult, he worked as the lawman of [[True Madil]]. Miles spent his time hunting down criminals, often migrants from the city. Miles' methods were brutal and he killed all men he hunted down if he got the chance.{{book ref|mb4|18}} It was there in the Roughs that Miles first met [[Waxillium Ladrian]]. The two men did not get along well, but still they managed to become allies, if not friends.{{book ref|mb4|11}} Wax and Miles occasionally worked together to enforce the law,{{book ref|mb4|2}} along with [[Jon Deadfinger]] of [[Far Dorest]], and Miles saved Wax's life on multiple occasions,{{book ref|mb4|2}} and helped Wax in his capture of [[Pars]] the Deadman.{{book ref|mb4|13}} During this time, Miles' legend grew, he became known as Miles Hundredlives for his incredible healing abilities, and tales of his heroics reached even [[Elendel]].{{book ref|mb4|10}}
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|Miles on the [[Roughs]]{{book ref|mb4|13}}▼
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However, his time in the Roughs wore on Miles. He saw all that happened to those under his protection, despite his best efforts.{{book ref|mb4|11}} Miles began to feel as if his actions were a drop in the bucket compared to the sheer amount of crime coming out of Elendel. He saw it as a den of crime and corruption. His frustration with the leaders of the city who did nothing to help and themselves were a source of the corruption was incredible. As the years went by, Miles' feelings of anger continued to grow until he could take it no more. After fifteen years of keeping order in the Roughs, a disillusioned Miles decided that he needed to change tactics in order to truly help the people of the Roughs.
=== Leader of the Vanishers ===
Once the injustices of the City became too much for Miles, he left True Madil and struck out for Elendel. He came with a goal, to end the rule of the wealthy Elendel elite, punish them for their excesses, and set up a new uncorrupted government.{{book ref|mb4|15}} It is unknown how he came into contact with [[Edwarn Ladrian]] or the [[Set]]
Miles began to design the concept of the Vanishers, an idea that he developed as time went on. Miles wanted the robberies to be fantastic and confusing, to befuddle any and all who investigated as to how the crimes were taking place. He designed a barge called the [[Machine]] that had a crane capable of lifting train cars.{{book ref|mb4|17}} The core of his robberies were all the same. Miles and his men would create a disturbance to stop the train nearby a canal and while the train's engineers were distracted, Miles' barge would pick up the target train car off of the tracks and replace it with an identical but empty train car. The Vanishers would retreat and the car would proceed onward, none the wiser.
Miles again attempted to reason with Wax, claiming that their powers were divine and gave both men the right to rule, but Wax paid his words no attention.{{book ref|mb4|18}} Miles badly injured Wax by surprising him with a stick of dynamite, but due to aid from Harmony, Waxillium and his allies managed to rescue Steris and kill all of Miles men, including Push, Pull, and Miles' most loyal Vanisher, Tarson.{{book ref|mb4|19}} Wax quietly ordered Wayne to go get the constables while he and Marasi confronted Miles by himself. Miles fought Wax in a one-on-one fistfight, not realizing that Marasi, a Pulser, was burning [[cadmium]] and hours were passing by them outside the bubble. Wax and Marasi managed to keep Miles distracted long enough for Wayne to return at dawn with a small army of constables to overwhelm Miles with sheer numbers and arrest him.
Imprisoned, Miles was brought to trial, prosecuted by a man named [[Daius]] with the help of Marasi.
=== Legacy ===
Despite his leadership of the Vanishers, Miles commanded little loyalty from most of the other men within his organization. The men followed him, not out of a sense of duty or because they shared his beliefs, but instead because of their fear of him and desire for money.{{book ref|mb4|11}} Miles once fired a shotgun into his own head to prove to them that he could not be killed.{{book ref|mb4|15}} Miles' past as a lawman worries them, and when they lose to Waxillium, some wonder if Miles had colluded with Ladrian and betrayed them.{{book ref|mb4|11}} Miles has no real affection for the Vanishers himself, they are more tools in his mind and he expresses no sorrow when they are lost or captured. Miles believes that the fact that the Vanishers work for him pardons them from their previous crimes. He still carries his lighter bearing the symbol of the lawmen of True Madil, despite the fact that it makes the Vanishers uncomfortable. Miles is the mastermind behind the Vanishers' theatricality. He wants to gain attention from the City for his cause and draw people with similar beliefs to his cause. Miles also loves the notoriety that the Vanishers brings him, despite the fact that the people of Elendel fear him, they also love him as they never did when he enforced the law.{{book ref|mb4|17}}
=== Edwarn Ladrian and
:''See Also:'' [[Edwarn Ladrian]] and the [[Set]]
Miles and Edwarn Ladrian are at best allies of circumstance. Neither man particularly likes or trusts the other. Miles had the vision for the Vanishers, and Suit helped him make this vision a reality.{{book ref|mb4|17}} Miles does not like being under close observation by Edwarn,{{book ref|mb4|11}} but for his part he spends time tracking Suit's movements.{{book ref|mb4|epilogue}} Edwarn likes Miles because he is usually careful in his actions, but Miles' erratic behavior dealing with Wax causes him to question this belief.{{book ref|mb4|11}} Edwarn wonders if Miles is has some lingering grudge with Waxillium from their time in the Roughs. He also does not understand Miles' obsession with creating an aura of mystery around the Vanisher robberies. Miles for his part does not like that Ladrian is a part of the Elendel nobility, but is willing to work with him to further his goals. However, Edwarn is so powerful and well-connected the Miles wonders if he has gotten himself entangled in forces beyond his control. Edwarn dislikes having to watch over his underlings too much
Miles did not know the Set particularly well. The Set does not like Miles
== Quotes ==
{{for|Miles Dagouter/Quotes|a list of quotes from Miles}}
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▲|Nobody cares about the Roughs—they barely seem to notice us save as a place to deposit their trash.
▲|Miles on the Roughs{{book ref|mb4|13}}
== Development ==
== Notes ==
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