Difference between revisions of "Waxillium Ladrian"

After the reported death of his uncle, Wax iswas implored to return to Elendel andto begin managing the ledgers of his house. Initially ignoring this request, Wax chooseschose instead to hunt the murderous Bloody Tan, as his last bounty. In a horrifying turn of events, Waxillium mistakenly shootsshot Lessie in the forehead, when attemptinghe attempted to free her from Bloody Tan's clutches. With nothing left for him in the Roughs, Wax returnsreturned to his family housemansion in Elendel.{{book ref|mb4|Prologue}}

In his early months in Elendel, Wax earned a reputation for frequently disappearing early from social functions, preferring to steel-push through the mists, patrollingin patrol of the city. On one such night, Waxillium pausespaused his patrol to tryand interveningintervened in a shootout. Believing he hearsheard a woman's whimper which remindsreminded him of Lessie, Wax freezesfroze during the gunfight. Coming to the conclusion that he was no longer capable of being a lawman, and with the effectiveness of the city constabulary forcing him to face the irrelevance of vigilante justice in general, Wax hangshung up his guns for good.{{book ref|mb4|1}}

Throwing himself into the much more mundane effort of saving his house’s financial future, Waxillium spendsspent half a year working to reverse his late uncle’s squandering of the family funds. Believing there is no other choice, he entersentered into a marriage agreement with [[Lord Harms]]’ daughter, [[Steris]], hopinghopeful that her father’s money canwould help bring House Ladrian back from the brink of destitution.

That same day, Wayne, an old partner from his time in the Roughs, re-entersentered Wax’s life carrying with him an [[aluminum]] bullet and a tantalizing mystery surrounding a gang of train robbers known as the [[Vanishers]], which threatensthreatened to draw Wax away from his house responsibilities and right back into the life of a lawman.{{book ref|mb4|2}}