Difference between revisions of "Hammond"

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== Appearance and Personality ==

 

Ham usually appears content.{{book ref|mb1|24}} He works to give his family a better life and dreams of moving with them to a city where they can live like noblemen. He wants a life without fear or division.{{book ref|mb1|24}}

 

It is due to his philosophy that he figures out that skaa are made different from noble men, with factors such as the number of children to birth or to physical differences like height.{{book ref|mb1|21}}

 

== History ==

Ham grew up in the streets of Luthadel. Son of two skaa parents and a noble grandparent.{{book ref|mb2|42}} When he grew up he ran general security for jobs, providing his crewleader with manpower and warriors, assuming such are necessary.{{book ref|mb1|4}}

He joined Kelsier on his skaa rebellion, initially working for Yeden because of the promise of payment, including the Lord Ruler’s atium. His role was training the skaa army.{{book ref|mb1|4}} He did so on secure caves away from Luthadel becoming General Hammond. He would leave the crew for months to train and inspect them,{{book ref|mb1|16}} and made good progress with their skills.{{book ref|mb1|21}}

 

He was later replaced in the training camps by Yeden and sent back to Luthadel to work closer with Kelsier.{{book ref|mb1|21}}

 

He also trained [[Vin]] in using Pewter. Through doing this he gained a friendship with Vin, who accompanied him when travelling to meet the Garrison in [[Luthadel]] where they found that their army was exposed and they were marching to fight them.{{book ref|mb1|24}} Ham was asked by the Garrison to join them, and Kelsier asked him to do so and be the inside guy, though Ham decided he would not betray them from the inside.{{book ref|mb1|25}}

Ham fought in [[Fadrex City]] and tried to follow to fight in Luthadel until the [[Catacendre]] which he survived, and finally reunited with his family.{{book ref|mb3|Epilogue}}

 

 

 

 

=== Mardra ===

[[Mardra]] is Ham’s wife who he left behind until the death of the Lord Ruler, to protect her from his job. She is a seamstress who lives outside the city and tells people her husband works in the Garrison. He missed her as he only sees her a couple of months a year.{{book ref|mb1|24}} Together they have two children.{{book ref|mb2|42}}

=== Kelsier ===

Ham is very loyal to Kelsier, but is also worried about him and his ego. He along with Dox and Breeze try to restrain him when he goes overboard.{{book ref|mb1|24}} Kelsier on the other hand, considers Ham as prone to think about things that no sane man would consider. Still, he listened and the debate on if skaa were made inferior was an idea Kelsier never forgot.{{book ref|mb1|21}}

=== Breeze ===

 

=== Vin ===

=== Elend ===

After the death of the Lord Ruler, Ham became Elend’s captain. He respected Elend but it took him some time to believe in his capabilities as a leader{{book ref|mb2|37}} They befriended each other and Elend trusted him as a friend.{{book ref|mb2|22}} Ham stood by Elend's side and encouraged him as he researched methods of keeping the throne.{{book ref|mb2|34}}{{book ref|mb2|37}}

 

== Trivia ==

 

== Notes ==

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