Straff Venture

Straff Venture
House Venture
Children	Elend, Zane
Abilities	Tineye
Ethnicity	Noble
Homeworld	Scadrial

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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 Mistborn.

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 his Dominance and laid siege to Luthadel for possession of the Lord Ruler's fabled atium cache.

He was poisoned by Amaranta after he spurned her.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content

He was killed by Vin after letting the koloss army attack Luthadel. Control of his army was given to Janarle who was forced to swear allegiance to Elend.

He was openly known as a tineye.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content

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