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{{character
|image= Steris by Maria Dimova.
|parents=[[Jackstom Harms]]
|siblings=[[Marasi Colms]]
|spouse=[[Waxillium Ladrian]]
|children=[[Maxillium Ladrian| Maxillium]], [[Tindwyl Ladrian | Tindwyl]]
|relatives=[[Armal]]
|ancestors=[[Spook]]{{book ref|mb4|7}}
|religion=[[Survivorism]]
|residence=Elendel
|world=Scadrial
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
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}}
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'''Steris Harms''' is the daughter of Lord [[Jackstom Harms]] and the half-sister of [[Marasi Colms]], as well as the fiancee and eventual wife of High Lord [[Waxillium Ladrian]]. Steris often states that she does not fit in well with other people, and she makes up for this by relentlessly memorizing social norms and relevant facts about [[Scadrian]] society and by creating exhaustive lists of contingencies for any and every possible occasion. This led to being appointed as the Disaster Preparations Officer by the governor. She is autistic.{{wob ref|6841}}{{wob ref|11122}}
== Appearance and Personality ==
Steris expected Wax and the others to come back on foot, but instead, Wax brought her onto an airship. They brought all of their supplies, and once up, Steris started organizing their supplies.{{book ref|mb6|21}}
When they approached the temple, Steris pointed out that someone had to watch for Suit's men and keep a lookout. So Steris, Marasi, and Wayne stayed behind.{{book ref|mb6|23}} While on lookout, Steris showed Marasi a chart of how
{{quote|When I'm with him, Marasi, I burn. It's wonderful.|Steris on Wax.}}
Steris at first refused to admit that she loved Wax, then admits that she does love him and thinks it's foolish.{{book ref|mb6|24}}
A little after Suit and some of his minions entered the temple, Steris
Afterward, Wax and the leader of Alik's crew, [[Jordis]], were arguing about the Bands and what to do with them. Steris convinced Wax and Jordis to compromise and make an alliance. The next morning, Wax thanked Steris for her help.{{book ref|mb6|30}}{{book ref|mb6|31}}
=== Children ===
Steris and Wax had two children together, Maxillium and
{{image|Steris and Marasi by Shuravf.jpg|side=left|width=250px|With [[Marasi]]}}
===Wayne===
Wayne is the only person to whom Steris does not speak formally, often calling him an idiot. Wayne also does not treat Steris nicely, to the point that Wax asks him to stop. After several years of this banter, Steris and Wayne begin to accept each other, each realizing the talents of the other.{{expand}}{{cite}}
===Marasi Colms===
Marasi is Steris's illegitimate half sister by Lord Harms. They are not particularly close, with Steris not knowing about Marasi at all until she was a teenager. Their relationship is mostly formal, but they still share occasional sincere moments.{{
== Trivia ==
* Steris was deliberately written as autistic; Brandon felt like he did a poor job representing people on the spectrum with [[Adien]] in ''[[Elantris (book)|Elantris]]'', and so she and [[Renarin]] were written partially in an attempt to correct that.{{wob ref|10591}}
* Steris was based on a friend of Brandon's whom he initially found very abrasive. Part of his intention with her was to create a
* Steris likes traditional names.{{book ref|mb7|2}}
== Notes ==
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