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'''Telden Hasting''' is a [[noble]] of [[House Hasting]] from [[Luthadel]] on [[Scadrial]].{{book ref|mb1|23}}

 

== Personality and Appearance ==

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.{{annotation ref|mb3|chapter=32}} 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 the the death of the Lord Ruler.{{book ref|mb3|50}}

 

== Relationships ==

=== Elend ===

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 crew and never would be able to actual rule a nation.