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After the reported death of his uncle, Wax is implored to return to Elendel and begin managing the ledgers of his house. Initially ignoring this request, Wax chooses instead to hunt the murderous Bloody Tan, as his last bounty. In a horrifying turn of events, Waxillium mistakenly shoots Lessie in the forehead, when attempting to free her from Bloody Tan's clutches. With nothing left for him in the Roughs, Wax returns to his family house in Elendel.{{book ref|mb4|Prologue}}
In his early months in Elendel, Wax earned a reputation for frequently disappearing early from social functions,
Throwing himself into the much more mundane effort of saving his house’s financial future, Waxillium spends half a year working to reverse his late uncle’s squandering of the family funds. Believing there is no other choice, he enters into a marriage agreement with [[Lord Harms]]’ daughter, [[Steris]], hoping her father’s money can help bring House Ladrian back from the brink of destitution.
After the surviving Vanishers are taken into custody and interrogated, Waxillium recognizes the description of a man working with Miles whom they call "Mister Suit," leading him to believe they are talking about his [supposed] late uncle, [[Edwarn Ladrian]]. Following up on a lead to Suit's current whereabouts, Wax boards a train at [[Dryport]] and confirms his suspicions.
Confronting his uncle face to face, Waxillium demands that Edwarn give up the location of the other women the Vanishers had kidnapped. Unthreatened, Edwarn welcomes Wax to attempt to expose his operation, as there is no real proof pointing to the old man's involvement. Wax listens as his uncle chastises him for his purported self-righteousness, just as he did when Wax was a child. When Wax moves to take matters into his own hands, Edwarn calls in his men, who
But not before Wax swipes his uncle's appointment book.{{book ref|mb4|epilogue}}
==== Allomancy ====
Waxillium is an extremely skilled Coinshot.{{book ref|mba1|1}} Perhaps the biggest mark of his mastery is his ability to regulate the strength of his Steelpushes. Generally, Allomancers find it
Wax also uses his ability to form a defensive bubble around himself that doesn't affect his own metal items but Pushes bullets coming at him off course slightly; to enhance the velocity of his bullets, Pushing them after being shot to force them through an opponents cover;{{book ref|mba1|prologue}} and to travel in the air, in combination with his Skimmer ability to regulate his mass.{{book ref|mba1|1}} Wax doesn't appear to use the most obvious ability of a Coinshot very often, as he had to be reminded that he could launch a bullet without a gun,{{book ref|mba1|19}} although he always uses steel for his third vest button as an extra metal reserve or to use as a weapon in emergencies.{{book ref|mba1|9}}
==== Feruchemy ====
As a Skimmer, using iron metalminds, Wax can store his weight at the cost of being lighter than normal, and tap the storage to become heavier. Wax constantly stores his weight to make him about
==== Hemalurgy ====
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