Difference between revisions of "The Hero of Ages"

At the end of the previous book, Vin released the power in the [[Well of Ascension]] in order to achieve what she believed was protecting the world, at the expense of losing [[Elend Venture]], her husband. It is revealed that Vin was tricked into releasing the power at the Well, rather than using it, and unleashed [[Ruin]] who had been imprisoned there. Before Vin killed the [[Lord Ruler]] he warned her she was dooming the world and Vin now realises the [[Terris prophecies]] were falsified. An apparition helped her locate a bead of [[Lerasiumlerasium]] - the condensed form of [[Preservation]] - in the Well's chamber, turning Elend into a Mistborn when he ate it and subsequently, with the ability to burn pewter, saved his life.

As the world begins to succumb to Ruin's influence, earthquakes shake the land in ever greater frequencies, the ash falls from the sky constantly and [[Inquisitor]]s and [[koloss]], no longer controlled by the Lord Ruler, rampage across the world. The mists are appearing in daylight now and even worse, killing those foolish enough to venture out into it. Elend holds a tenuous grip as Emperor as he and Vin search for the storage caches and [[Atiumatium]] stash the Lord Ruler hid in the event Ruin was freed.

[[Sazed]] continues to struggle with his faith, trying and failing to find a religion that makes sense, while he, along with [[Breeze]], try to help Elend take over the rebel city of [[Urteau]]. Sent as a spy, [[Spook]] attempts to uproot the Urteau rebellion and incidentlyincidentally gains strange abilities. He is referred to as the "Survivor of the Flames" for his near miraculous actions followed by his involvement in the rebellion in Urteau.