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| − | The '''Kandra Contract''' detailed the terms of service for the employment of a [[kandra]] in the [[Final Empire]]. Each service Contract uses the [[First Contract]] between the kandra people and the Lord Ruler as a base.{{ref|b|hoa|c|11}} Contracts could be purchased with [[atium]] by leaving a message at a designated place in Luthadel. |
+ | The '''Kandra Contract''' detailed the terms of service for the employment of a [[kandra]] in the [[Final Empire]]. Each service Contract uses the [[First Contract]] between the kandra people and the Lord Ruler as a base.{{ref|b|hoa|c|11}} Contracts could be purchased with [[atium]] by leaving a message at a designated place in Luthadel. A kandra would then go to the client and act as an intermediary while the papers were signed and payment collected. The kandra--a member of the fifth generation during the Mistborn trilogy--would then return to the [[Homeland]] where a kandra would be assigned to the Contract.{{ref|annotation|hoa|chapter=59}} The punishment for a kandra who broke the Contract was death.{{ref|b|hoa|c|2}} The details of service Contracts were also entirely undisclosed to non-kandra, not even the Lord Ruler would have been informed. Although in all likelihood he could have demanded the information if he desired it.{{ref|annotation|hoa|chapter=59}} |
== History == |
== History == |
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Revision as of 16:36, 24 January 2014
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| Related to | Kandra |
| World of Origin | Scadrial |
The Kandra Contract detailed the terms of service for the employment of a kandra in the Final Empire. Each service Contract uses the First Contract between the kandra people and the Lord Ruler as a base.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content Contracts could be purchased with atium by leaving a message at a designated place in Luthadel. A kandra would then go to the client and act as an intermediary while the papers were signed and payment collected. The kandra--a member of the fifth generation during the Mistborn trilogy--would then return to the Homeland where a kandra would be assigned to the Contract.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content The punishment for a kandra who broke the Contract was death.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content The details of service Contracts were also entirely undisclosed to non-kandra, not even the Lord Ruler would have been informed. Although in all likelihood he could have demanded the information if he desired it.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content
History
In the early days of the Final Empire the kandra attempted to remain secret and blend into human society. However humans feared their abilities, calling them monsters, and began using Allomancy to hunt them down, by way of the Flaw, and kill them. The kandra were almost extinct when the service Contracts were developed by members of the Second and Third generations.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have contentCite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content The kandra became servants to save themselves.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content
Terms of Service
- Kandra will not kill men.
- Kandra will only assimilate bones when commanded.
- Kandra will serve their masters with absolute obedience except in the following instances:Cite error: Invalid
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