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The '''Square of the Survivor''',{{book
==Description==
The square is "enormous". It has a central patio raised five feet above the ground that contains four bowl-style fountains.{{book ref|mb1|26}}
==Location==
The square is located in central Luthadel, on the road from the Steel Gate to [[Kredik Shaw]]. It is near [[Clubs]]'s shop and the [[Kenton Street]] shopping district.{{map ref|Luthadel}}
==History==
During the [[Final Empire]], the Fountain Square was commonly used by the Lord Ruler to perform public executions.{{book ref|mb1|26}} All men in Luthadel were required to attend the executions, and would be released from work to do so. Despite the square's size, it did not have enough room to contain all of the attendees, even if people watched from nearby rooftops, although bleachers were set up for the nobility.{{book ref|mb1|26}} [[Steel Inquisitor]]s would behead prisoners and direct the blood into the fountain basins, making them run red.{{book ref|mb1|26}}
[[Kelsier]] made his final stand against the Lord Ruler at a small courtyard square near the Fountain Square.{{book ref|mb1|33}} The Inquisitors set a trap for Kelsier, imprisoning people from the false House [[Renoux]] as well as [[Spook]].{{book ref|mb1|33}} They led the prisoners towards the Fountain Square, presumably for an execution ceremony that would serve as retribution for Kelsier's destruction of the [[Pits of Hathsin]].{{book ref|mb1|33}} Kelsier attacked, freeing the prisoners while killing [[Bendal]] and many of the Lord Ruler's soldiers in the courtyard. A large number of skaa arrived on the scene quickly since they were already at the Fountain Square for the planned executions; the Lord Ruler and many of his soldiers, [[Obligator]]s, and Inquisitors soon followed.{{book ref|mb1|34}} A riot began, and the Lord Ruler ultimately killed Kelsier in the smaller square.{{book ref|mb1|34}}{{msh ref|1|1}}
The Fountain Square became known as the Square of the Survivor in Kelsier's honor, and rebel skaa assembled there after his death.{{book ref|mb1|36}}{{ref|group=fn|text=An in-world character refers to the Square of the Survivor as "the place where the Survivor of Hathsin was killed",{{book ref|mb1|36}} which was actually the smaller courtyard nearby.{{book ref|mb1|34}} However, maps of Luthadel in different editions of the ''Mistborn'' books show the Square of the Survivor in the exact same location as the Fountain Square, implying that they are one and the same.}}
== Notes ==
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