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== Relationships ==
=== Elend ===
[[Elend]] is Straff's only known legitimate son, and at least initially, his heirchild. Straff is constantly disappointed in Elend, whoand heconstantly belittles constantlyhim. His abuse includes forcing Elend to sleep with a skaa prostitute when he was just thirteen, saying it was about time he 'became a man'.{{book ref|mb1|23}} In the aftermath of the Lord Ruler's death, Straff flees from Luthadel, abandoning Elend to fend for himself.{{book ref|mb1|36}} Elend not only survives, but makes a deal with the rioting skaa, and reigns briefly as king of the Central Dominance.{{book ref|mb1mb2|1}} Straff amasses his own force in his home dominance, and marches them to Luthadel to attempt to take the city from Elend, who he sees as weak.{{book ref|mb1|1}}▼
 
▲Elend is Straff's only known legitimate son, and at least initially, his heir. Straff is constantly disappointed in Elend, who he belittles constantly. His abuse includes forcing Elend to sleep with a skaa prostitute when he was just thirteen, saying it was about time he 'became a man'.{{book ref|mb1|23}} In the aftermath of the Lord Ruler's death, Straff flees from Luthadel, abandoning Elend to fend for himself.{{book ref|mb1|36}} Elend not only survives, but makes a deal with the rioting skaa, and reigns briefly as king of the Central Dominance.{{book ref|mb1|1}} Straff amasses his own force in his home dominance, and marches them to Luthadel to attempt to take the city from Elend, who he sees as weak.{{book ref|mb1|1}}
 
=== Zane ===
Straff's relationship with [[Zane]] is arguably even more strained,. Straff even attempts to bribebribes Zane with [[atium]] to keep him in line, since he fears what Zane might do to him in his insanity.{{book ref|mb2|18}} fearing his insanity. However, Straff is unaware that Zane has his own atium stash, and the two maintain an uneasy truce, while repeatedly trying to kill each other.{{book ref|mb2|18}}{{book ref|mb2|39}}{{book ref|mb2|49}}
 
=== Other childrenMistresses ===
Though [[Elend]] is his only known legitimate child, but heStraff has many mistresses and sires many illegitimate children in an attempt to acquire more [[Allomancy|Mistborn]] and mistings.{{book ref|mb2|49}} His attempts are successful, and though among his many children, [[Zane]] is his only Mistborn,{{book ref|mb2|49}} his misting children number around 18eighteen.{{book ref|mb2|39}} Elend also describes his father as being 'very fond of skaa brothels' .{{book ref|mb2|26}}
 
Straff's proclivities regarding his mistresses are depraved, even for a Luthadel nobleman,. describingHe oneis fond of hisskaa mistressesbrothels and goes to them regularly.{{book ref|mb2|26}} He describes ([[Amaranta]]), who is 'creeping up onin her late twenties' at the time, as having been 'quite attractive a decade before' butand says she is now 'too old to be attractive'. and states that he hasHe usually 'gotgets rid of mosthis womenmistresses long before they reached her age'.{{book ref|mb2|18}} He also parades a mistress who baresbears a resemblance to Vin, who is 'perhaps fifteen' years old before Elend and Vin, displaying casual cruelty in an effort to induce a reaction and intimidate them with this display of casual cruelty.{{book ref|mb2|27}}
 
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