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The Steel Ministry is organized into subsections callednamed Cantons. The priests are called obligators and the [[Steel Inquisitors]] are membersobligators of the Ministry thatwho have been [[Hemalurgy|Hemalurgically]] granted all the powers of a [[Mistborn]]. Each Canton of the Ministry runs a specific part of the Empire's government.

As the bank of the Final Empire, the Canton of Finance is in charge ofdirects the financial operations of the Final Empire. Its workresponsibilities also includedinclude the transport of funds.{{book ref|mb1|2}}

The Canton of Finance's headquarters is housed in an imposing building in [[Luthadel]]. It is tall and blocky with a massive rose window in the front, with two red banners hanging down beside the window, proclaiming praises to the [[Lord Ruler]]. Inside the building, one would find a desk at the end of an extended entryway, with an obligator manning the desk. Decorations within the building are sparse. It is often described as austere, bearing only necessary furniture and simple grey carpeting, the walls also lacking adornments. An exception to that rule is the waiting room.; Withwith plush chairs and lavish décor, the room clearly caters to the tastes of visiting noblemen. Snacks, such as small cakes, are also provided for those waiting.{{book ref|mb1|2}}

=== Canton of Resource (complete-review) ===

There are many philosophers in the Steel Ministry and most end up in the Canton of Resource, the best place for those with analytical minds.{{wob ref|7766}} This Canton is tasked with trade, transport, and taxation. A biglarge portion of the [[atium]] mined at the [[Pits of Hathsin]] is secretly transported by the Canton of Resource to the [[Trustwarren]] or to be distributed by the Lord Ruler. There are obligators on duty at the Pits all the time to extract the metal from the geode surroundingwhile itin a metal room.{{book ref|mb3|71}} The beads of atium are then disguised as and hidden in Ministry funds, to be transported to Luthadel for distribution. They are disguised in piles of coins since metal coins radiate light in the [[Cognitive Realm]], which keepsprevents [[Ruin]] from noticing where the atium goes.{{book ref|mb3|79}} The Canton is also in charge of maintaining supply lines to the other Cantons, for feeding the people, and maintaining the canals.{{book ref|mb3|44}}

The national headquarters of the Canton of Resource is in [[Luthadel]] while one of the [[Western Dominance|Western Dominance]]'s]] regional headquarters is in [[Fadrex City]]{{book ref|mb3|27}} and houses the fifth, and final, of the [[Lord Ruler|Lord Ruler]]'s [[storage cache]] supply cachess.{{book ref|mb3|44}} The single story building housing the regional headquarters in Fadrex City is blocky and utilitarian with sharp, flat walls and small windows.{{book ref|mb3|43}} It is the largest of any Ministry buildings in the city because it acts as a way station between Luthadel and more important cities (such as [[Tremredare]]) to the west. BecauseThis of the influence ofgives this Canton influence in Fadrex City, which makes [[Aradan Yomen|Prelan Aradan Yomen]], the head of the Canton locally, is the top religious authority in the city.{{book ref|mb3|27}}

The Canton of Inquisition is run by the Steel Inquisitors and acts as law enforcement, especially over the Allomantic community. ObligatorsMembers of the Canton of Inquisition have the usual tattoos around their eyes, with the addition of a stark red line on the side of their face.{{book ref|mb1|27}} Administrators in this Canton collect and file information that wouldmight assist in the policing efforts. TheThis information they collect is about noblesnoble houses, skaa rebels, and the other Cantons.{{book ref|mb3|29}}

{{image|Inquisitor_by_Ydunn_Lopez.jpg|A Steel Inquisitor|side=left|width=300px290px}}

In addition to dealing with anyone that wentgoes against Ministry protocol, the Canton of Inquisition also hasmaintains basesSoothing stations all around the city of [[Luthadel]],. calledThe Soothingpurpose stations.of Theirthese purposebases is to dampen the emotions of everyone in the area, calming and depressing them to prevent rebellion. In addition, many Inquisitors find skaa Mistings by installing [[bronze|Seekers]] in the Soothingthese stations.{{book ref|mb1|27}} There are between thirty andto forty soothingSoothing stations around the city, each with three [[brass|Soothers]], a Seeker, and a [[copper|Smoker]] towho has the job of maskmasking the Allomancy to anyone outside.{{book ref|mb1|29}}

The Canton of Inquisition was formed sometime during the sixth century of the Lord Ruler's reign. This Canton was the one to suggest the [[Terris]] breeding programs to the Lord Ruler in order to keep the Terris population under control. The Lord Ruler agreed to it provisionally, and the programs were then kept until the collapse of the Final Empire. However, the subjugation of the Terris people started far before the Canton of Inquisition came up withcreated the idea of the breeding programs.{{book ref|mb3|44}}

The Inquisitors themselves didn't belong to the regular chain of command in the Steel Ministry, but were ranked below the Lord Prelan. Through [[Kar]]'s revelation that [[Vin]] was the daughter of the Lord Prelan [[Tevidian Tekiel]], shortly before the death of the [[Lord Ruler]], the Canton of Inquisition gained dominance over the other Cantons in the final days of the Empire.{{book ref|mb1|36}}

The [[Conventical of Seran]] is a fortress inside a crater to the south of Luthadel. The fortress belongs to the Canton of Inquisition and may be the place where new inquisitors are created. [[Kwaan's inscription]] is in a chamber of this building asin welladdition asto various torture chambers.{{book ref|mb2|12}} The Inquistitors' torture chambers are [[Hemalurgic]] laboratories, intended to discover new creations, but few know of these chambers' true purposespurpose.{{epigraph ref|mb3|44}} After the [[Collapse]], the Conventical is used as a haven for Inquisitors and high ranking obligators.{{book ref|mb2|7}}

The Canton of Inquisition building in Urteau, in addition to being above one of the storageLord Ruler's supply caches, is broad and imposing. Typical for buildings in Urteau, it was built of wood instead of stone. While more austere than most Ministry buildings, there areis still a variety of decor in the form of tapestries, metal trim, red rugs, and hearths in every room. {{book ref|mb3|29}}

Obligators wereare distinguished by their shaved heads and intricate tattoos around their eyes tothat signify their rank and Canton membership.{{book ref|mb1|1}}{{book ref|mb1|27}} They typically worewear dark grey robes. TheAn obligatorsobligator would have to be called in to witness or approve anything significant going on in the Final Empire. Without their approval, agreements and contracts werenaren't morally or legally binding.{{book ref|mb2|part=ars}} TheyObligators, werein requiredaddition to practicewitnessing, theiralso religionrun andall maintainpublic aworks religiousin airthe withFinal devotionEmpire. thatThey wasoversee unnecessaryprograms forsuch nobles.as Partsewage ofand thoseengineering, requirementsand weremost dailyof prayersthe andhead ceremoniesengineers towho thedesign Lordcity Rulerplans are obligators themselves.{{wob ref|76953045}} ObligatorsLegal wereassassination allowedrequires tothe Ministry's approval, usually through marrybribery.{{wob ref|10775498}}

=== The Final Empire(c-r) ===

The Steel Ministry developed out of the bureaucratic mercantile system of the [[Hallant]] people. They were a people focused on systems of measurements.{{epigraph ref|mb3|27}} The Lord Ruler used the Ministry in many additional, secretive ways, beyond their bureaucratic duties, including discovering new Allomantic metals and their uses as well as searching for [[Terris]] bloodlines that bred pure.{{book ref|mb3|5}} Aluminum's Allomantic ability was one the Ministry knew of, but they kept it a secret from others in the Empire.{{book ref|mb2|5}} The Steel Ministry banned political and historical literature that contested or expressed dissidence to the Lord Ruler's reign.{{book ref|mb2|5}} They stocked the [[storage cache]]s beneath various Ministry buildings. There were also assassins in the Steel Ministry who kill any who are outspoken or too successful.{{book ref|mb1|23}} The Ministry had its own soldiers and torturers.{{book ref|mb1|37}} The obligators were even the Lord Ruler's spy network throughout his Empire.{{book ref|mb2|part=ars}}

==== Fadrex City (complete-review)====

{{image|Obligator by Harry Shea-Pelletier.png|Obligator|side=left|width=200px175px}}

Noblemen would address Inquisitors, and presumably obligators, as "Your Grace".{{wob ref|7764}}