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The '''Steel Ministry''' is the religion and the government bureaucracy of the [[Final Empire]]. It is made up of various divisions, named Cantons, and the members of the Ministry are called obligators. The [[Inquisitors]] are also part of the Steel Ministry.
== Organization ==
The Steel Ministry is organized into subsections named Cantons. The priests are called obligators and the
=== Canton of Finance ===
==== Headquarters ====
The Canton of Finance's headquarters is housed in an imposing building in [[Luthadel]]. It is tall and blocky with a massive rose window in the front, with two red banners hanging down beside the window, proclaiming praises to the
=== Canton of Resource ===
==== Headquarters ====
The national headquarters of the Canton of Resource is in
=== Canton of Inquisition ===
The Canton of Inquisition was formed sometime during the sixth century of the Lord Ruler's reign. This Canton was the one to suggest the [[Terris]] breeding programs to the Lord Ruler in order to keep the Terris population under control. The Lord Ruler agreed to it provisionally, and the programs were then kept until the collapse of the Final Empire. However, the subjugation of the Terris people started far before the Canton of Inquisition created the idea of the breeding programs.{{book ref|mb3|44}}
The Inquisitors themselves didn't belong to the regular chain of command in the Steel Ministry, but were ranked below the Lord Prelan. Through [[Kar]]'s revelation that [[Vin]] was the daughter of the Lord Prelan [[Tevidian Tekiel]], shortly before the death of the
==== Buildings ====
{{sidequote|As I walk, I wonder what secrets the Inquisitors deemed worthy of hiding below the earth, in the basement of their stronghold.|[[Sazed]], observing the Conventical of Seran{{book ref|mb2|12}}|side=right|size=350px}}
The [[Conventical of Seran]] is a fortress inside a crater to the south of Luthadel. The fortress belongs to the Canton of Inquisition and may be the place where new inquisitors are created. [[Kwaan's inscription]] is in a chamber of this building in addition to various torture chambers.{{book ref|mb2|12}} The Inquistitors' torture chambers are
The Canton of Inquisition building in [[Urteau]], above one of the Lord Ruler's supply caches, is broad and imposing. Typical for buildings in Urteau, it was built of wood instead of stone. While more austere than most Ministry buildings, there is still a variety of decor in the form of tapestries, metal trim, red rugs, and hearths in every room. {{book ref|mb3|29}}
=== Canton of Orthodoxy ===
An obligator is needed to witness or approve anything significant going on in the Final Empire. Without their approval, agreements and contracts aren't morally or legally binding.{{book ref|mb2|part=ars}} Any legal assassination requires the Ministry's approval, usually through bribery.{{wob ref|5498}} Obligators, in addition to witnessing agreements, run all public works in the Final Empire. They oversee programs such as sewage and engineering, and most of the head engineers who design city plans are obligators themselves.{{wob ref|3045}}
In addition to their bureaucratic functions, the obligators serve as the
{{Image|noorden.jpeg|Noorden, an obligator|side=right|width=255px}}
Obligators are distinguished by their shaved heads and intricate black tattoos around their eyes that signify rank and Canton membership.{{book ref|mb1|1}}{{book ref|mb1|27}} They typically wear dark grey robes.
== History ==
=== The Final Empire ===
The Steel Ministry developed out of the bureaucratic mercantile system of the [[Hallant]] people. The Hallant were a people focused on systems of measurements.{{epigraph ref|mb3|27}} The Lord Ruler used the Ministry in many additional, secretive ways, beyond their bureaucratic duties, including discovering new Allomantic metals and their uses and searching for
The Steel Ministry banned political and historical literature that contested or expressed dissidence to the Lord Ruler's reign.{{book ref|mb2|5}} Certain obligators were trusted to stock the
Each year, new Ministry acolytes were transported from a training facility in the northern part of the Empire to Luthadel. This was also when they would transfer large amounts of funds, including atium, to Luthadel.{{book ref|mb1|2}} During the last days of the Final Empire, a skaa crewleader named [[Camon]] tried to scam this convoy. The goal of the scam was to steal the Ministry funds, which would've had atium hidden inside. During the operation, one of his crewmembers,
In the year 1022, the Ministry was presided over by Lord Prelan
=== Post-Collapse ===
After the Collapse of the Final Empire, the Steel Ministry remained in various forms, depending on
{{image|Yomen by LittleGreyDragon.png|Prelan Araden Yomen|side=right|width=230px}}▼
==== The New Empire (complete--review) ====
King [[Elend Venture]] used
Elend allowed obligators to continue their preaching, but instituted laws that prohibited them from inciting rebellion or violence. The vast majority of obligators refused to lend their knowledge to Elend's new kingdom. Vin wanted to remove them from the city since they wouldn't assist the kingdom with their bureaucratic abilities.{{book ref|mb2|10}} Noorden was a notable exception to this general attitude among obligators and he frequently aided Elend. The king employed Noorden for many reasons, partly to utilize his unique viewpoint.{{book ref|mb2|34}}
==== Straff Venture's Lands ====
Straff Venture used obligators to administrate and organize
==== Fadrex City ====▼
==== Urteau under the Citizen ====
The [[Citizen]] left the Steel Ministry buildings in Urteau as they were
▲==== Fadrex City ====
When [[Ashweather Cett|Lord Cett]] left for Luthadel, Prelan Aradan Yomen took over the leadership of Fadrex City. Yomen was the highest ranked obligator in the region around Fadrex City and, when Cett left, he naturally took over. The people of the city quickly accepted him as their new ruler because they were used to obligator leadership. Yomen's rule helped them maintain a sense of normalcy because he, a high-ranking obligator himself, ran the government of Fadrex City after the manner of the Lord Ruler's empire. One way he encouraged the culture of the Lord Ruler was by continuing to throw balls.{{book ref|mb3|27}} He used his own Canton, the Canton of Resource, building as the headquarters for his government. Yomen used the supplies from the storage cache under the city to feed his populace. He also used another Ministry building as an infirmary.{{book ref|mb3|70}}
=== Post-Catacendre ===
The Steel Ministry didn't exist in its
== Philosophy and Beliefs ==
{{quote|The fact that the Lord Ruler would base his Church on a financial institution shows—in my opinion—that he worried less about true faith in his followers, and more about stability, loyalty, and quantifiable measures of devotion.|[[Harmony]] in the [[Words of Founding]]{{epigraph ref|mb3|27}}}}
{{image|The_Lord_Ruler_2_by_Rafael_Sousa.png|The Lord Ruler, Sliver of Infinity|side=right|width=
The
It is their belief that before his Ascension, the Lord Ruler was only a mortal man.{{book ref|mb1|17}} He is revered as the creator and savior of the world, the "Sliver of Infinity".{{book ref|mb1|8}}{{epigraph ref|mb3|6}} The Lord Ruler's status in the religion is as a piece of God, not omnipresent or omniscient. He is a physical, independent section of a greater consciousness.{{book ref|mb1|10}} Sometimes, the [[Well of Ascension]] was mentioned in teachings concerning the Lord Ruler and his Ascension.{{book ref|mb2|58}} When the Deepness, taught to be a dark monster, threatened the world, the Lord Ruler slew it and saved the world.{{book ref|mb2|56}} He punished the people's lack of faith with the ash and mists.{{book ref|mb1|6}} Not much else on the Deepness or the Lord Ruler is taught; religion is seen as something the Ministry would take care of
Skaa aren't taught much of the Ministry's doctrine. Skaa and nobles alike were required to fulfill their roles in the Empire and obey the Lord Ruler, but neither devotion nor faith is requested for either group.{{book ref|mb1|7}} Worship of any other god was forbidden.{{book ref|mb1|9}} For the obligators, more worship is required. Daily prayer and ceremonies to the Lord Ruler are practices of the religion.{{wob ref|7695}} There is a ritual that involves an altar made of gold. It is centered in a room with four candelabra at the corners. Near the altar, [[Alendi's journal]], written in Khlenni, was kept.
== Culture ==
{{image|Obligator by Harry Shea-Pelletier.png|Obligator|side=left|width=175px}}
The Steel Ministry functions similarly to being its own noble house, with contracts and agreements to gain wealth and leverage. Corruption is commonplace within its ranks
{{sidequote|Sit down to dine with evil, and you will ingest it in your meal.|A common saying in the Steel Ministry{{book ref|mb3|32}}|side=right|size=200px}}
Both men and women can be part of the Steel Ministry and some women even become Inquisitors.{{wob ref|5533}} Rising through the ranks of the Ministry is influenced strongly by Allomantic abilities. Those with abilities, especially with metals judged to be valuable, rise quickly and are placed in positions of power.{{wob ref|8038}} [[Seeker]]s are one of the
[[Atium]] Mistings are
are forced through a series of rituals designed to
Noblemen address Inquisitors, and presumably obligators, as "Your Grace".{{wob ref|7764}}
==Notes for use==
-Summary
-links at fadrex
-Final arrangements
== Notes ==
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