Difference between revisions of "Steel Ministry"

The Steel Ministry was notorious for taking bribes. It functioned similar to being its own noble house, with contracts and agreements to gain wealth and leverage. Corruption was commonplace during the Final Empire. [[wob ref|5498}} Rising through the ranks of the Ministry was very influenced by Allomantic abilities. Those with abilities, especially with metals judged to be valuable, rose quickly and were placed in positions of power. {{annotation ref|hoa|chapter=74}} [[Atium]] mistings were one of the most valuable. In order to search them out and recruit them, Inquisitors would put trace amounts of the godmetal into the nobility's drinks at balls periodically. They would then cause a disturbance while burning bronze to seek out those who began to burn the metals instinctively. When someone joined the Ministry who was not already a Misting, they would unknowingly be given a larger amount of atium and forced through a series of rituals designed to drain the recruit physically so his body would snap and reactively burn the metal. {{wob ref|6119}} Both men and women could be part of the Steel Ministry and some women even became Inquisitors. {{wob ref|5533}}

Noblemen would address Inquisitors, and presumably obligators, as "Your Grace". {{wob ref|7764}}