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Before the Collapse, Elend believed the Lord Ruler to be God.{{book ref|mb1|28}} However, he didn't worship him; he believed the Lord Ruler had too much power over the noble houses{{book ref|mb1|23}} and read books that defamed the Lord Ruler and pointed out his mistakes.{{book ref|mb1|18}} After the Collapse, Elend became a member of the [[Church of the Survivor]]. He joined the Church as a political move, to gain leverage amongst the skaa Assemblymen and backing from the Church's followers.{{book ref|mb2|38}} He has doubts about the Survivorist's doctrines, but he believes it to be better than the alternatives, as the Lord Ruler is dead and [[Sazed]]'s religions have been dead by centuries. It feels wrong to him to worship Vin as divine, but he trusts her as more than a human being, almost like a force.{{book ref|mb3|55}}

 

 

Though his roots are in philosophy,{{book ref|mb2|37}}, Elend has extensive knowledge on many different subjects. He is proficient in political theory, economics{{book ref|mb2|3}}, and military theory.{{book ref|mb3|12}} He claims to be no statistician, but he has worked with numbers in his research.{{book ref|mb3|21}}