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'''Straff Venture''' was a noble [[Misting]] on the planet of [[Scadrial]]. He was the head of the Venture family, the most powerful great house of the the high nobility.
He was the father of [[Elend]] and [[Zane]], and sired many other illegitimate children in an attempt to acquire [[Allomancy#Mistborn|Mistborn]]. However, he was only able to obtain one; in the process, however, he did obtain enough Mistings to create a considerably sized fighting force. He was also 'very fond of skaa brothels' according to Elend.{{book ref|mb2|26}}
During the [[Final Empire]], Straff was the head of the most powerful of the nobility, and controlled the [[atium]] mines at the [[Pits of Hathsin]] for the [[Lord Ruler]].
After the fall of the Lord Ruler, he proclaimed himself king of the Northern [[Dominance]]. After securing this area, he [[Siege of Luthadel|laid siege]] to [[Luthadel]] in order to gain possession of the Lord Ruler's fabled [[atium cache]].
He invited Elend over to his warcamp for a meeting, and the situation escalates until Straff sends his guards to kill Elend, but Elend uses Vin to threaten Straff, and Vin manipulates Straff's emotions. Straff succumbs to his fear and lets Elend and Vin leave unharmed. After this encounter, Straff becomes terrified of Vin, commanding Zane to kill her.
He was poisoned by [[Amaranta]] after he spurned her.{{book ref|mb2|53}}
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