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'''Forch''' wasis a [[Terris]] youth living in [[The Village]] in [[Elendel]] on [[Scadrial]] during [[Waxillium Ladrian]]'s youth.{{book ref|mb6|prologue}} A [[Twinborn]], he is both a [[steel]] [[Misting]] (aka a [[Steel#Allomantic_Use|Coinshot]]) and a [[pewter]] [[Ferring]] (aka a [[Pewter#Feruchemical_Use|Brute]]). Forch wasis an arsonist and a kidnapper thatand wasis killed by Waxillium Ladrian. His interactions with the young Wax strongly influencedinfluences Wax's later life, forcing him to leave the Village and pushing him further on his path to becoming a lawman.

Forch wasis a tall young man in his late teens.{{book ref|mb6|prologue}} He almost never saidsays anything and also rarely displayeddisplays any sort of emotion. He hadhas few friends of his own. Forch wasis a clever man though, capable of careful planning, such as establishing a false alibi in order to avoid being implicated in any of his crimes. He couldcan be careless though, and may have overlookedoverlook small details that hint at his guilt. He wasis also ahighly disturbed, personfeeling no sense of remorse at horrific crimes. Forch hadhas a fascination with both arson and violence. He hadhas a curiosity about what the insides of people look like and wasis willing to commit crimes such as kidnapping and torture to see for himself. He also hadhas no qualms about killing anyone who witnessedwitnesses his crimes, and wasis unwilling to show any mercy to his victims.

Forch wasis a Twinborn, with access to both an Allomantic and a Feruchemical ability.{{book ref|mb6|prologue}} Forch wasis a Coinshot, which allowedallows him to Push on metal objects. He wasis a strong Allomancer, able to challenge Wax in strength. Since Forch livedlives in the Village, he could notcannot make use of his Allomancy openly,; he wasis restricted to using it privately and in emergency situations. This meant thatThus he wasis not very practiced in its use and couldcan misjudge the force of his Pushes as well as how much he should brace himself. He also lackedlacks finesse with Allomancy, making use of simple weapons like a metal bar used to crush his opponents. He wasis also a Brute which allowedallows Forch to store strength in a pewtermind and tap it to grow stronger at a later time. Forch useduses this typically in hand-to-hand fights, easily beating others with his enhanced strength. He also sometimes uses it with his Allomancy, throwing metal objects into places where he can conveniently Push on them.

About a month later, Forch planned to sneak out of the Village in the evening to drink with [[Telsin Ladrian]], [[Idashwy]], [[Kwashim]], and [[Waxillium Ladrian]].{{book ref|mb6|prologue}} Waxillium became nervous and did not accompany them, but Forch left with the others. While he was away, a constable vistitedvisited the Village and attempted to convince Vwafendal to turn the arsonist over to him. Vwafendal refused and the constable left a bullet as a reminder of past violent crimes in the Village.

Forch returned to torturing the child, but Wax survived the fall by Pushing on the bullet he had taken from Vwafendal's office earlier.{{book ref|mb6|prologue}} Wax returned to the building to attack Forch. He Pushed the bullet at ForcheForch's head. Forch Pushed on the bullet too, caught in a shoving match with Wax. Using his Feruchemy, Forch threw the metal bar at Wax, Pushing on it and crushing Wax against the wall. Just before being crushed to death, Wax managed to Push on the primer of the bullet caught between them, firing it and hitting Forch in the eye, killing him instantly.