Difference between revisions of "Elend Venture"

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 mother had a great influence on him.{{wob ref|1713}} 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.