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Telden Hasting is a tall man, with a sort of square body shape and a deep voice.{{book ref|mb3|32}}{{book ref|mb1|23}} As a young man, Telden is a dandy.{{wob ref|7688}} He is always very well-dressed in expensive suits{{book ref|mb3|32}} and fashionable, his hair is always perfectly arranged.{{book ref|mb1|28}} He is enviably attractive and always very relaxed and comfortable. Telden is also something of a flirt, particularly towards serving women. As second son he has fewer responsibilities and can spend more time pursuing women. Telden never gets too close to the women he chases though.{{book ref|mb1|28}} Telden has little interest in practical politics,{{book ref|mb3|50}} but remains aware of political situations and always avoids women who might be spies or have questionable loyalties.{{book ref|mb1|28}} After the [[Collapse]], Telden gains some weight, and while still well dressed, he is less concerned with fashion and style.{{book ref|mb3|32}} Telden retained some of his carefree and relatively innocent nature, even through the horrors surrounding
Despite his lack of interest in practical politics or trickery,{{book ref|mb3|50}} Telden enjoys discussing philosophy and political theory with his friends.{{book ref|mb1|23}}{{book ref|mb1|28}} Telden is well-versed in many of the same subjects and theories that his good friend Elend Venture knows, although he does not enjoy reading nearly as much.{{book ref|mb1|23}} Unlike Elend, Telden has little love for the [[skaa]].{{book ref|mb3|50}} He never understood Elend's obsession with them. Telden spends very little time in politicking but he is a clever man, able to disguise any nervousness and display confidence in situations where he is in danger. He also displays some bravery on occasion, and is willing to put himself in dangerous situations to help Yomen.
As [[Kelsier]] and his crew began their plan to destroy the [[Final Empire]], Telden's meetings with Elend after noble balls drew the attention of [[Vin]], in the guise of Valette Renoux, and [[Sazed]].{{book ref|mb1|18}} Sazed informed Kelsier of these meetings, and both he and Vin listened in on a few of them.{{book ref|mb1|23}} Kelsier was unconcerned with these meetings, believing them to be meaningless. During some of these meetings, Telden and Jastes counseled Elend to be wary of Valette Renoux, believing her to be a spy from another house.{{book ref|mb1|28}} Despite the mounting tensions among the noble houses, Telden remained convinced that the whole affair would blow over in a few months and no house war would occur.
As Kelsier continued with his manipulations, House Hasting was pushed to the brink of destruction.{{book ref|mb1|28}} When the house war finally errupted, Keep Hasting was burned by [[House Elariel]] in the night, and House Hasting collapsed.{{book ref|mb1|32}} Telden remained in Luthadel until Elend was crowned king of the [[Central Dominance]], but left Luthadel shortly thereafter, believing Elend to be little more than a figurehead.{{book ref|mb3|32}} Telden and what remained of his family retreated to the city of [[BasMardin]] in the [[Western Dominance]], which suffered from [[koloss]] raids. Once Lord [[
=== Life in Fadrex City ===
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| I thought that [[Kelsier's crew|they]] had picked you as a puppet, El. I thought . . . well, I’m sorry. I guess I just didn’t have much faith in you.
| Telden to Elend
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Telden and Elend had a strong friendship in their youth, although they were very different people.{{book ref|mb1|23}} Telden's concerns were with women, and all of his attempts to give Elend relationship advice went nowhere.{{book ref|mb3|32}} Telden could not understand his friends odd love of books{{book ref|mb1|23}} and the skaa.{{book ref|mb3|50}} He was a little dismissive of Elend believing that he and his scholarly habits were a little bit boring{{book ref|mb1|23}} and that Elend would never end up married.{{book ref|mb3|32}} He agreed with some of Elend's more practical beliefs though, hoping the nobility could regain political power they had lost to the Lord Ruler through a united front.{{book ref|mb1|23}} Elend for his part often had to work hard to convince Telden of his beliefs.{{book ref|mb3|32}} Telden also had little faith in Elend as a politician, believing that he was a puppet of Kelsier's crew and never would be able to actual rule a nation.
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