Difference between revisions of "Zane Venture"

He was the illegitimate son of [[Straff Venture]], and half brother to [[Elend Venture]]. He shared with them brown, curly hair- though his is shorter than his brother's. He has a lean face, wiry build, and is of medium height. He often wore black {{book ref|b|mb2|c|17}}

Thanks to his harsh upbringing, and a [[Hemalurgic]] spike which let him hear the destructive suggestions of [[Ruin]] he had an unstable personality and exhibited insane behaviors, such as cutting himself. When God, or Ruin, spoke to him- he generally instructed Zane to kill those surrounding him. Zane refused because he didn't want his insanity to control him.{{book ref|b|mb2|c|18}}

Zane regularly "poisoned" his father, providing the assasination attempts Straff expected. After each of these Straff called for his former mistress [[Amaranta]] , who was a skilled herbalist.{{book ref|b|mb2|c|18}} Zane, however, was the lover of Amaranta and had convinced her to only make him think the constant poisonings were taking place.{{book ref|b|mb2|c|49}}