Difference between revisions of "Elend Venture"

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== Appearance and Personality ==

"His suit wasn't the finest she had seen, nor was his vest as bright as most. Both coat and shirt seemed to fit too loosely, and his hair was just a bit disheveled." {{book ref|mb1|12}} Elend's early life was spent rebelling against his father and the court in quiet ways. Fashion called for tight-fitting suits and neat grooming, so Elend contrived to look slightly sloppy. An idealist and dreamer who wanted to study and debate philosophy and law in preparation for his ascension to his House's title, with the idea of being able to get the Houses to band together and apply some pressure on the Lord Ruler to change some things. When Kelsier's crew overthrows the Lord Ruler, Elend realizes a long-foreseen successful skaa rebellion has arrived, and takes steps to curtail the violence, showing a surprising amount of bravery. He tried to put his ideals into law, but his own slightly lackadaisical manner worked against him. With some guidance and advice, Elend sharpened up his appearance and refined his mannerism to be more regal, putting forth an image as respectable as his character actually was.

 

After becoming the Emperor, Elend went from being an idealist to realizing that sometimes harsh measures and force are required to save someone who doesn't know better. He felt guilty at the erosion of his ideals, and felt sometimes to be a hypocrite in his moments of self-doubt, but he trusted himself to pick the best course in the crisis they were in.

 

 

== History ==

He was the only legitimate son of [[Straff Venture]], and heir to [[House Venture]]. When he was a child, he was beaten to near death to determine whether he was an Allomancer or not. His father made him sleep with a [[skaa]] woman in a brothel to make him a "real man."{{book ref|mb1|28}} He was later horrified to learn that the woman would be executed to prevent half-breed children{{book ref|mb1|23}}. Throughout his childhood, he was known for disobeying his father purposely to get a response out of him. This included ignoring guests at parties, and disobeying his father's orders. Elend was predominately a scholar and was well versed in many areas including politics and history. He is extremely idealistic and meets with a group of other idealistic nobles after balls to discuss contraband philosophy.

 

 

Elend is saved by Vin from [[Shan Elariel]]'s assassination attempt{{book ref|mb1|30}}, but believes Vin to be a spy for another noble house and refuses to speak with her. He later discovers that she is in fact a skaa and tries to find her.

 

He is saved from being killed by an [[Inquisitor]] by [[Kelsier]] who protects him for Vin{{book ref|mb1|33}}. Elend eventually mounts a rescue for Vin in [[Kredik Shaw]], where she has been imprisoned, only to find that [[Sazed]] has already released her{{book ref|mb1|37}}.

 

==== The Luthadel Assembly ====

After the Fall of the [[Lord Ruler]], Elend is made king over the Luthadel Assembly. He attempts to introduce all the political ideas he has formulated from his studies and meeting with other nobles over the years. His rule is destabilized when Straff Venture and [[Ashweather Cett]] besiege [[Luthadel]] in the hopes of securing the atium cache that they believe to be hidden there. During the siege, he is deposed as king by the Luthadel Assembly, under a clause he wrote himself{{book ref|mb2|27}}. Elend begins to receive training from [[Tindwyl]] in how to be a more effective leader, which allows him to effectively try to be re-elected as king. However, he loses the vote to [[Penrod]].

 

=== The New Empire ===

 

Elend eventually realises the meaning of the pattern of the mist-sickness which snaps allomancers, and also discovers the Seers in his army were those who were sick the longest. He uses this knowledge to lead the Seers in battle against the [[koloss]] armies under Ruin's control, depleting all of the [[Atium]] stored in the [[kandra]] Trust. He fuels the last of his Atium with duralumin, seeing the ultimate outcome of his actions. With the knowledge gained from this, he allows Marsh to kill him, giving Vin the drive to attack Ruin directly{{book ref|mb3|81}}, resulting in both of their deaths and Sazed's [[Final Ascension]]{{book ref|mb3|82}}.

 

== Trivia ==

* He has viewpoints in all three books, but is only a primary character in the second and third.

 

== Notes ==

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