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Wayne escapes and Wax fights Miles barehanded. Miles overpowers Wax thanks to his healing ability until it becomes apparent that it was just a delaying tactic to allow Wayne to mobilise the constabulary. Marasi has had them in a [[cadmium]] bubble (slowing down time for those inside), allowing the constabulary to get there and arrest Miles.
 
Back at the constabulary, Marasi is turned down by Wax and Wax receives a forbearance from Brettin. This surprises Wax at Brettin's sudden change in character{{17s ref|1227|5=Is Brettin TenSoon at the end?}} but he is thankful. Steris shows a little vulnerability and Wax agrees that they should go ahead with their engagement, though he feels a slight regret for Marasi.
 
Marasi watches Miles execution and Wax tracks down his uncle. Wax had suspected his uncle was still alive and playing the role of Mister Suit. [[Edwarn Ladrian]] still has possession of the kidnapped women and Wax's sister. Thinking his uncle broke, Edwarn shows Wax the broadsheet that announces Tekiel's collapse because of the robberies, explaining that they, Edwarn and his associates, bought the Tekiel's business. With no proof to incriminate his uncle Wax grows angry. He has to restrain himself from pulling out a gun but he assures his uncle that he will one day kill him.
;[[Waxillium Ladrian]]: He is the descendant of Breeze and an extremely powerful Twinborn. Returning to his estates in Elendel, after spending most of his life in the Roughs, Wax is set on assuming his duties to his house until a new threat emerges - one that very much pulls him into the fray.
 
;[[Wayne]]: Wax's smart-mouthed, talented partner and long time friend. Like his friend, Wayne is a Twinborn but he doesn't fight with guns like Wax.{{book ref|b|aol|c|10}} Instead using duelling canes and speed bubbles as his main strategy. He has a knack for impersonation and a penchant for "trading" items in others' possession with something of his own.
 
;[[Marasi Colms]]: The "cousin" of Steris Harms who is actually the illegitimate daughter of Lord Harms and, therefore, half-sister to Steris. She studies "legal justice and criminal behaviouristics"{{book ref|b|aol|c|4}} and is particularly interested in Wax and Wayne's exploits in the Roughs.
 
;[[Miles Dagouter]]: Also known as Miles "Hundredlives" is the primary antagonist in The Alloy of Law. Once an associate of Wax, his ideals have driven him to lead the Vanishers to their criminal behaviour. He is also a Twinborn, able to compound gold and appear as if immortal, hence his nickname.
;[[Pathism]]: Known adherants - Waxillium Ladrian
:Pathians pray to Harmony for 15 minutes each day in no set posture. Their one basic tenet describes:
::"Do more good than harm."{{book ref|b|aol|c|3}}
:Harmony is not worshipped; rather, performing altruistic actions is the worship for a Pathian. A Pathian will usually wear an earring while praying, a simple thing stamped on the head with the ten interlocking rings of the Path.{{qa ref|706|12|Who gave Wax the earring?}}
 
The earring acts as a [[Hemalurgic]] spike, allowing Harmony to communicate with Wax on several occasions. He received it from [[MeLaan]]{{qa ref|706|12}}, a [[kandra]] who now serve Harmony as his agents and are known to the world as Faceless Immortals.{{qa ref|428|10|What happened to the kandra?}}
:Survivorism is an evolution of the [[Church of the Survivor]] and retains much the same doctrines, albeit altered for modern use. Survivorists regard Ironeyes as an icon of death and worship Kelsier and Vin as deities.
 
;[[Sliverism]]: Known adherents - [[Joshin Yomen|Joshin]] and [[Mi'chelle Ostlin|Mi'chelle]]{{book ref|b|aol|c|4}}
:Sliverists worship Ironeyes himself. Steris has a distaste for people that do.
 
;[[Trellism]]: Known adherents - [[Miles Dagouter]]
{{quote|Why had Trell made men like him, if not to see wrongs righted?|Miles, The Alloy of Law}}
:Little is known of the religion except that Trell is supposed to have made metalborns. The [[Words of Founding]] are said to contain a lengthy explanation of Trellism and its teachings, which indicates that metalborns were special.{{book ref|b|aol|c|11}} There are theories{{17s ref|1808|5=Trellism; Why Miles sees metalborns as divine}} on the origins of this religion but most of what is known comes from Miles' perspective.
 
:In the novel ''Mistborn'', Trell is referenced as the god of the Nelazan people, who were said to have lived far to the North in Pre-Ascension times. The Nelazan worshipped darkness, glorifying the stars as the "Thousand Eyes of Trell" and dismissing the sun as profane. Their intricate star maps enabled Sazed to place Scadrial back in its proper orbit at the conclusion of ''Hero of Ages''. The connection between this ancient religion and its incarnation in ''Alloy of Law'' is unclear.
;''[[Spook|Lord Mistborn]]'': Spook is arguably the most prominent historical person in Elendel; the most powerful Mistborn of his time. He is renowned for writing in word most of Elendel's law, which [[Marasi]] remarks on one in which all trees in Elendel are required to produce edible food.
 
;''[[Vin|Ascendant Warrior]]'': Vin is noted by Marasi as a role model to modern women for defying societal conventions. This particularly plays into the "Real Women Never Wear Dresses" trope{{url ref|http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/TheAlloyOfLaw|Alloy of Law TVTropes.orgname=AoL-TVT}} as Marasi occasionally fights, influenced by Vin's actions.
 
;''[[Marsh|Ironeyes]]'': He is revered as a boogeyman, a legend to scare people. After surviving the [[Final Ascension]], Marsh assumed his former nickname as "Ironeyes" and served the interests of Harmony despite his reputation. During the events of The Alloy of Law, Marasi encountered Ironeyes. Marsh has stayed alive so long through the same technique the [[Lord Ruler]] employed with [[atium]].{{qa ref|727|3|What happened to Marsh?}}
 
== Sequel ==
Brandon announced on 1 August, 2012 that there would be a direct sequel to ''The Alloy of Law''. Though this expansion of the series is not to be taken for the second Mistborn trilogy but rather a stand-alone story. The sequel will be titled ''[[Shadows of Self]]''.{{qa ref|836|36|The second Alloy of Law is called ''Shadows of Self''.}}
 
== Publication ==
 
== Notes ==
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