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'''Mistborn: The Hero of Ages''' is the third and final volume of the [[Mistborn trilogy]] by [[Brandon Sanderson]]. It is preceeded by [[The Final Empire]], and [[Well of Ascension]].
== Plot Summary ==
At the end of the
As the world begins to succumb to Ruin's influence earthquakes shake the land in ever greater frequencies, the ash falls from the sky constantly and
▲At the end of the last book, Vin released the power in the Well of Ascension in order to achieve what she believed was protecting the world, at the expense of losing [[Elend]] Venture, her husband. It is revealed that Vin was tricked into releasing the power at the Well, rather than using it, and unleashed [[Ruin]] who had been imprisoned there. Before Vin killed the [[Lord Ruler]] he warned her she was dooming the world and Vin now realises the Terris prophecies were false. An apparition helped her locate a bead of [[Lerasium]] - the condensed form of [[Preservation]] - in the Well's chamber, turning Elend into a Mistborn when he ate it and subsequently, with the ability to burn pewter, saved his life.
[[Sazed]] continues to struggle with his faith, trying and failing to find a religion that makes sense, while he, along with [[Breeze]], try to help Elend take over the rebel city of [[Urteau]]. Sent as a spy, [[Spook]] attempts to uproot the Urteau rebellion and incidently gains strange abilities. He is referred to as the "Survivor of the Flames" for his near miraculous actions followed by his involvement in the rebellion in Urteau.▼
▲As the world begins to succumb to Ruin's influence earthquakes shake the land in ever greater frequencies, the ash falls from the sky constantly and Inquisitors and koloss, no longer controlled by The Lord Ruler, rampage across the world. The mists are appearing in daylight now and even worse, killing those foolish enough to venture out into it. Elend holds a tenuous grip as Emperor as he and Vin search for the storage caches and [[Atium]] stash The Lord Ruler hid in the event Ruin was freed.
▲[[Sazed]] continues to struggle with his faith, trying and failing to find a religion that makes sense, while he, along with Breeze, try to help Elend take over the rebel city of [[Urteau]]. Sent as a spy, [[Spook]] attempts to uproot the Urteau rebellion and incidently gains strange abilities. He is referred to as the "Survivor of the Flames" for his near miraculous actions followed by his involvement in the rebellion in Urteau.
[[TenSoon]] returns to the kandra homeland in the hopes to convince his kind to work with the humans to fight Ruin. Instead he is called a liar, imprisoned for his numerous crimes and stripped of his bones to be placed in a pit as punishment. Later in the book, TenSoon is called for sentence where they give him a set of dog bones he had kept, imagining this would be degrading to TenSoon. Instead, TenSoon uses the agility of the bones and his experience with them to dodge his captors and escape from the homeworld.
Vin and Elend attempt to conquer [[Fadrex City]] and it's rebel king, [[Yomen]]. Along the way they discover patterns to the mist killings and the secrets of [[Hemalurgy]]. Fearing to discuss their plans openly
In the ensuing battle, [[Vin's earring]] is torn out of her ear, finally allowing her to absorb the power of the mists. In a devastating show of power, Vin levels most of the city and kills the Inquisitors, but is vaporized herself to take up the [[Shard]] Preservation and attempted to right the world but failed in almost the same way as [[Rashek]].
With the knowledge of the Atium stashes location, Elend sets out for the kandra homeworld. On his journey he is left wondering why so many people had gotten sick longer than others when they had been exposed to the mists. Upon arriving at the kandra homeworld he discovers the Atium in the [[Trustwarren]] and comes to the realisation that those sick for longer had become Atium [[Mistings]]. Using this powerful force they meet the approaching koloss army on the fields outside the homeworld. Fighting until their Atium is used up, Elend confronts a Ruin controlled Marsh.
Watching the fight between Elend and Marsh fueling the former with mist-power, Vin witnesses her husband die and with nothing left to lose, she hurls herself at the form of Ruin, destroying them both and leaving Sazed to pick up the two Shards. As the new
==Characters==
:''[[Vin]]'' - A fully fledged Mistborn who was thought to be the Hero of Ages until recently. She is the wife of Elend Venture and a very powerful Allomancer. She is also a Sliver of Preservation later in the book.
:''[[
:''[[Sazed]]'' - A [[Terrisman]] who is also a [[Keeper]] that specialises in religion. He has currently lost faith in religion after the death of [[Tindwyl]].▼
:''[[
:''[[Spook]]'' - A Tineye Savant working as a spy in Urteau. He inadvertantly gains the title of "Surivior of the Flames" and instigates a rebellion against the government of Urteau. He is made into a Mistborn by Sazed.▼
:''[[Marsh]]'' - Kelsier's brother turned Inquisitor. He is forced to do Ruin's will although still retaining all his mental faculties. He eventually kills Elend at the command of Ruin.▼
▲''[[Sazed]]'' - A [[Terrisman]] who is also a [[Keeper]] that specialises in religion. He has currently lost faith in religion after the death of [[Tindwyl]].
:''[[Hammond]]''▼
:''[[Breeze]]''▼
:''[[Aradan Yomen]]'' - Lord and king of Fadrex City. He is Elend's biggest rival and even manages to capture Vin for a short while.▼
▲''[[Spook]]'' - A Tineye Savant working as a spy in Urteau. He inadvertantly gains the title of "Surivior of the Flames" and instigates a rebellion against the government of Urteau. He is made into a Mistborn by Sazed.
:''[[Ashweather Cett]]'' - Advisor to Emperor Elend Venture.▼
:''[[Human]]'' - A koloss that talks to Vin and reveals the origins of his species.▼
▲''[[Marsh]]'' - Kelsier's brother turned Inquisitor. He is forced to do Ruin's will although still retaining all his mental faculties. He eventually kills Elend at the command of Ruin.
▲'''Minor'''
▲''[[Hammond]]''
▲''[[Breeze]]''
▲''[[Aradan Yomen]]'' - Lord and king of Fadrex City. He is Elend's biggest rival and even manages to capture Vin for a short while.
▲''[[Ashweather Cett]]'' - Advisor to Emperor Elend Venture.
▲''[[Human]]'' - A koloss that talks to Vin and reveals the origins of his species.
== Notes ==
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