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=== The Skaa Rebellion ===
To put the plan in motion, Kelsier first targeted [[Keep Venture]], as House Venture was the currently the most powerful house in Luthadel and an attack on it would have the greatest impact. Kelsier killed eight [[Hazekiller]]s, stole a bag of [[atium]], and made sure that it became known that a Mistborn had attacked a Great House, something forbidden by an unspoken agreement between the houses.{{book ref|mb1|5}} He gifted Vin a [[mistcloak]] and started to teach her Allomancy. Vin expected that Kelsier would use his knowledge to control her, but to her surprise, he openly explained her the eight basic metals. Kelsier let Vin jump over the city walls as an exercise for [[steel]] and [[iron]] and was surprised how voluntarily she did it, remembering his own training.{{book ref|mb1|7}} Outside the city, they saw a [[Mistwraith]]. Back at the city gates Kelsier introduced Vin to [[Sazed]]. Realizing Vin didn't trust him, he told her that in his crew they trust each other. He offered to teach her about [[gold]] and atium, gave her the money he took from Camon, and allowed her to leave, as he didn't want to force anybody into his crew. Vin decided to stay in order to see if he told the truth about trusting others.{{book ref|mb1|8}}
In the following months, Kelsier himself took on many roles to further the plan, acting as a beacon to the repressed skaa, assisting in recruitment,{{book ref|mb1|10}} attacking many noblemen to increase the tensions between the Great Houses,{{book ref|mb1|5}}, collecting information by purchasing it from informants, and even posing as an informant in order to provide misinformation to noblemen.{{book ref|mb1|19}} He continued training Vin and was surprised by her quick progress. Though they suffered many setbacks, Kelsier's leadership allowed the rebellion to attain an army of sufficient size to hold Luthadel.
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