Ferson Penrod

Ferson Penrod
Family	House Penrod
Residence	Luthadel
Ethnicity	Noble
Homeworld	Scadrial

Lord Ferson Penrod was the second king of the Central Dominance and a member of the Assembly of Luthadel on Scadrial.

History

In the time before the Collapse he was a lesser noble in a minor house and was said to grovel before the like of Straff Venture at the parties every week, wishing to curry favour. He described as a traditionalist and potically conservative, yet never speaking negatively against the skaa.

When many other nobles left Luthadel after the Lord Ruler's death, Penrod opted to stay and risk the possible danger, hoping to elevate his position. As such he was one of the more powerful noblemen remaining in Luthadel.

He succeeded Elend Venture as king, when the council voted Elend off the throne by a majority vote. When Elend saved Luthadel from its siege and became emperor, he left Penrod in the position of King of the Central Dominance.

Ruin later took control of Penrod, through a Hemalurgic spike harvested from a copper Misting. Marsh had attacked Penrod and drove the spike through his heart. Since Penrod continued living, the surgeons feared removing it would kill him, so they left it in place, giving Ruin a foothold in Penrods mind.

When Vin returned to Luthadel in the Hero of Ages, she passed Keep Venture and found a dead body, dressed in a nobleman's suit, lying on the floor and assumed that it was Penrod.

Quotes

“Elend, lad, we all lived here during the Lord Ruler's reign. We all know what kind of man your father is. If he wants this city, he is going to take it. All we can decide, then, is how to best give up. Perhaps we can find a way for the people to retain some freedom under his rule.”

—Penrod on Straff Venture.