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{{character
|image=Sazed by Diego López.
|abilities={{tag+|feruchemist}}{{nosnippet|, {{tag+|shard|Harmony}}}}
|profession=[[Keeper]], Steward
|titles=[[Hero of Ages]], Rabzeen, The Anamnesor, Master Vaht,{{book ref|tfe|9}}
|aliases= Saze
|groups={{tag|Kelsier's crew}}, {{tag+|army|Venture}}
|nation=Terris
|world=Scadrial
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|
}}
{{notice|style=background-color: #F55;
|This page has '''extensive''' spoilers for all of the Mistborn books and short stories, particularly the ending of ''[[The Hero of Ages]]''.
}}
{{update|mb7}}
{{quote
|The religions in my portfolio weren't useless after all. None of them were. They weren't all true. But they all had truth.
|Sazed{{book ref|mb3|82}}
}}
'''Sazed''' is a [[Terris]]man steward from [[Scadrial]].{{book ref|mb1|8}} He is part of [[Kelsier's crew]]. He is a [[Keeper]], considered something of a rebel by the others of his kind. {{nosnippet|He is the current Vessel of the [[Shard]] [[Harmony]].|}}
== Appearance and Personality ==
{{image|Sazed by Morgana0anagroM.jpg|side=left|width=250px}}
{{quote
|People are valuable, Mistress Vin, and so—therefore—are their beliefs.
|Sazed{{book ref|mb1|9}}
}}
{{for|/Gallery|more images}}
=== Appearence ===
==== Human ====
Tall and long-limbed, Sazed has the build of a scholar.{{book ref|mb2|4}} His arms and legs are a bit too long for his body because of a medical condition caused by his being castrated as a boy.{{book ref|mb2|12}} He has a shaven head,{{book ref|mb1|22}} his earlobes have been stretched out, and the ears themselves contain studs that run around their perimeter. He wears the lavish, colorful robes of a Terris steward—the garments are made of embroidered, overlapping V shapes, alternating among the three colors of his master’s house. He is soft spoken, with a higher pitch and an almost melodic accent.{{book ref|mb1|8}}
==== Vessel ====
His description varies as a Vessel. At times he is described as wearing a Terris garb, with a cloak of timelessness trailing behind him, made of storms and winds, clouds and rain, deserts and forests. His robe was the Terris V pattern, where each V reflected an entire age, akin to a strata of time.{{book ref|mb6|28}} Other times, he is described as being at the centre of two wings, one white and one black, mixing together in the middle with their edges reaching out to infinity.{{book ref|mb7|19}}
Around {{date|348|FA}}, he is described by being trailed by a shadowy reflection of himself.{{book ref|mb7|26}}{{book ref|mb7|71}}
=== Personality ===
When feeling confident, Sazed is a person who—without raising his voice, without seeming to make demands—can control a group and get the information he desires. He always claims that he's no leader, but he's actually a fantastic one when he puts his mind to it. His calm sense of purpose puts people at ease and makes them do as he requests.{{wob ref|8022}}
Sazed is kindly, peaceful, and respectful, but with a smart tongue, which is unusual for a steward. As a [[Keeper]], he has many earrings, bracelets, and bands that act as his [[Feruchemical]] [[metalmind]]s.{{book ref|mb1|22}} However, for a time after the death of the [[Lord Ruler]], he has to stop wearing much of the jewelry to avoid tempting bandits.{{book ref|mb2|4}} As a Keeper, he is also necessarily secretive, for the Lord Ruler has hunted them practically since the Day of Ascension itself.{{book ref|mb1|22}}
He at first believes in all religions, embracing their contradictions but respecting what he considers the truth behind them all.{{book ref|mb1|11}} This changes after the loss of [[Tindwyl]], when he loses all his faith and decides to read each religion in detail in search of the true one and discard them if they have any contradiction. This leaves him hopeless, as he finds contradictions in each one.{{book ref|mb3|10}} Again, this changes after his last battle in [[Urteau]] where, with the help of Spook, he finds his way back to faith.{{book ref|mb3|75}} This rediscovered peace stays with him until he becomes [[Harmony]].{{book ref|mb3|82}}
Sazed enjoys researching and working on texts or engineering, and he keeps his workspace orderly and structured.{{book ref|mb2|34}} As a Terris man, he has specific speech patterns that are also recognizable in the sentence constructions of Tindwyl, [[Kwaan]], the Lord Ruler and [[Alendi]].
== Attributes and Abilities ==
{{quote
|… When the Steel Ministry no longer holds sway—men will wish to return to the beliefs of their fathers. On that day they will look to the Keepers, and on that day we shall return to mankind his forgotten truths.
|Sazed{{book ref|mb1|9}}
}}
A Terrisman Keeper, Sazed is a [[Feruchemist]]. This grants him the ability to store certain physical attributes inside bits of metal.{{book ref|mb1|22}} His most important power is the ability to store his memories in copperminds giving him access to a huge amount of knowledge. He holds mostly the information of old and current religions. This includes five hundred and sixty-two different religions: their prayers, their beliefs, and their mythologies.{{book ref|mb1|9}}
{{for|Scadrial#Portfolio_of_Religions|more information on his Portfolio of Religions|here}}
Religious rites are not the only things that Keepers store in their uncanny memories; his metalminds contain a vast wealth of information on culture, philosophy, and science. With this, Sazed has the capacity to be knowledgeable and skilled at several other things, such as healing, sanitation practices, or farming.{{book ref|mb1|13}}{{book ref|mb2|7}} He stores many other abilities in his metalminds that allow him to be a better help in the rebellion, his body weight in [[iron]], his physical speed in [[steel]], his five Senses in [[tin]], his strength in [[pewter]], his mental speed in [[zinc]], his body warmth in [[brass]], his wakefulness in [[bronze]] and his health in [[gold]].{{book ref|mb1|22}} After fighting several times with these powers, Sazed actually becomes a very good warrior.{{book ref|mb3|79}}
== History ==
{{image|Sazed portrait.jpg|side=right|height=300px}}
Sazed grew up as a Terrisman and became a Keeper due to his Feruchemist abilities. He listened to another Keeper recite his entire collection of histories, facts, and stories. Sazed memorized each sentence, then shoved those memories into a coppermind for later retrieval. Sazed remembered very little of the actual experience, but so long as he had the bracers on he could draw forth any of the books or essays he wished, placing them back into his mind and gaining the ability to recollect them as crisply as when he’d first memorized them.{{book ref|mb2|12}} He wasn’t content with feigned subservience and wanted to get involved in the rebellion, even if the other keeper said that was madness.{{book ref|mb2|7}} He became a rebellious Terrisman, though this was still considered docile for a normal person; he wanted to be part of a change to make the world better.{{book ref|mb2|9}}
=== The Skaa Rebellion ===
{{for|skaa rebellion|more information}}
The only Terrisman to actively support the [[skaa rebellion]]
Sazed was [[Kelsier]]´s steward appointed to serve Lord [[Renoux]] and later [[Vin]], whom he prepared to play the part of a noble woman.{{book ref|mb1|8}} He helped her memorize the names of powerful families, practice dinners, learn conversational etiquette, memorize gossip, and learn to dance, among other things.{{book ref|mb1|9}}{{book ref|mb1|18}}
He accompanied Vin to [[Luthadel]] balls. At the start of them he stayed as close as possible, giving advice and support, but later he moved to the steward’s dinner to gain intelligence.{{book ref|mb1|12}} Afterward, he would report all the details he noticed, including the people who asked Vin to dance.{{book ref|mb1|13}}
Sazed found Vin missing after she followed Kelsier to [[Kredik Shaw]] and went after her. He managed to get there just in time to retrieve her, though she was severely wounded, and he also took a book they found there.{{book ref|mb1|15}} After that event, he spent most of his time translating the book, which turned out to be [[Alendi]]’s journal
Sazed was fascinated with the information from the journal, mostly
After Kelsier’s death,
After seeing to
=== The Siege of Luthadel ===
{{for|Siege of Luthadel|more information}}
After the Lord Ruler's death, Sazed left [[Luthadel]]
He saw the land was full of chaos, death, hatred, and disorder now that the Lord Ruler’s no longer patrolled those places. Sazed was disappointed to understand that the people were hoping for him to come back and didn’t understand or care enough to learn a new religion, thus he decided to teach them more practical things. After the year passed and the dispassion of the people and the rejection
He was then found by [[Marsh]],{{book ref|mb2|7}} who led him to the [[Conventical of Seran]] where the Inquisitors had left after slaughtering all servants. He found spikes and started to ask
On his way back, he found a village where the people had died inside their homes from starvation and dehydration. One surviving man explained the people did not go out scared of the mists that came during the day. They found that from the people that did go into the mists, some people fled, but some had died. Sazed got the person to a safe place and left him there hoping he could manage and left in a hurry to Luthadel, understanding that the wrongness in the world was more than bandits and chaos.{{book ref|mb2|15}}
Before arriving
When Sazed finally reached Luthadel, he found the city had been sieged by two other armies (one from [[House Cett|Cett]] and the other was [[Straff]]'s) so the Koloss army he brought added to the complexity of the situation. He also let them know of the
He spent much of his time translating and studying the writings of Kwaan, comparing it to his previous knowledge and the writings in Alendi’s journal.{{book ref|mb2|30}} He also supported Elend on his research to find lawful ways to keep his throne.{{book ref|mb2|34}}
Sazed also took the time to take care of the
When he was sure that Luthadel would fall to the enemy armies and koloss, he pulled together the old crew except for Elend, Vin, and Spook
{{image|Sazed vs. Koloss by Lara Sarmiento.jpg|side=left|width=350px|Sazed defends the city from the koloss}}Just before the [[Battle of Luthadel]] and under [[Dockson]]’s command, he moved to defend the Steel Gate, which was the farthest the koloss were likely to reach and should send messengers to Keep Venture in case of attack.
Tindwyl died in battle,
Completely torn from the last events, Sazed left Luthadel and went to the Conventical. There he realized the words of what he read had been changed and understood that only words in metal could be trusted. The last of his faith left him.{{book ref|mb2|epilogue}}
=== The New Empire ===
Sazed was named Chief Ambassador of the New Empire and was sent to
A year had passed since he had lost Tindwyl and it not only hurt but he had
He is appointed to lead the team to control Urteau. He accepted reluctantly as he didn’t feel strong in his faith and understanding of the world.{{book ref|mb3|12}} On his way he separated from the group to visit his people who now lived in the Pits of Hathsin. There he was received as a noble, with people calling him Lord or even Majesty.{{book ref|mb3|18}}
His short stay was enough to understand the mists did not affect the Terris people
=== Urteau and last battles ===
Breeze and Sazed along with around 200 people reached Urteau to bring their rebellion down and find the cache to continue feeding their population. His first conversation with [[Quellion]] who ruled the city under the name “The Citizen” did receive them but made sure they understood Elend and his rule was not welcomed. They left his building but stayed in the city where they found Spook. He took them to their
During his time in this city, he took time to talk to the people and find ways to bring
He enjoyed this task and
Sazed finished the engineering to flood again the canals, they had everything ready, but the riots got out of hand and the city started to burn. The captive Beldre shoot coins
With Spook deeply wounded and the city saved, Sazed turned to finish his religion review and despaired as he finished the last one without the answers he was looking for. Meeting with [[TenSoon]], who called him "the Announcer," got them talking into the realization that the first generation of kandra were Rashek's Terris companions and that his religion was not really lost. Sazed accompanied him to their homeland to speak to them.{{book ref|mb3|62}} He talked all the way to meeting with the first generation. There he learned all about Ruin and Preservation, their creation of the world, and the betrayal. Finally, he understood the atium was Ruin’s body and it was all there at the Pits in the [[kandra Homeland]].{{book ref|mb3|71}}
Their prophecy also said that in the end, they would have to kill themselves by taking out their spikes and becoming mistwraiths. They called it "the Resolution." Because of this, KanPaar, a second-generation kandra, decided to betray them and take control, taking Sazed and the first generations as prisoners.{{book ref|mb3|75}} [[TenSoon]] and [[MeLaan]] freed Sazed, but they all had to fight their way through. They found the first generation again and helped them regenerate.{{book ref|mb3|78}} TenSoon turned against Sazed, forced by Ruin's spikes, and almost killed him, but [[Haddek]] from the first generation called for the “Resolution” and they became mistwraiths again. Sazed fully recovered his faith and believed Vin was the Hero of Ages.{{book ref|mb3|79}}
He was found by Elend and Demoux. Sazed, a full believer and confident now in Vin as the Hero of Ages offered faith to continue fighting. He also showed them the atium the kandra had cared for, and they burned it for their last fight.{{book ref|mb3|81}}
|Sazed’s first words as Harmony in the book left after the final Ascension{{book ref|mb3|epilogue}}
}}
{{image|Sazed's Ascension by Petar Penev.jpeg|side=right|width=300px|Harmony Ascending}}
Vin defeated [[Ati]]; both died and Sazed was the one to find her lifeless body. After a moment of despair, he understood, he was the Hero of Ages. “The Hero would be rejected of his people, Sazed thought. Yet, he would save them. Not a warrior, though he would fight. Not born a king, but would become one anyway.” He took the power of both Ruin and Preservation. He used all his knowledge of religion and other information to re-craft the world, mostly how it used to be, but with some changes. He became a God; [[Harmony]].{{book ref|mb3|82}}
After the [[Final Ascension]], the ''new world'' was created by Sazed. He also left for Spook to find the complete but lifeless bodies of Vin and Elend along with the book where he explains how it all happened.{{book ref|mb3|epilogue}}
{{for|Harmony#History|the subsequent events}}
== Relationships ==
{{image|Kelsier's Crew by Katie Payne.jpg|side=left|width=300px|With [[Kelsier]] and the other members of his [[Kelsier's crew|crew]]}}
=== Kelsier ===
{{quote
|A very good man, Mistress. One of the best I’ve known.
|Sazed to Vin answering if
}}
Sazed served [[Kelsier]] but did
Even after Kelsier’s death, Sazed
From the cognitive realm, Kelsier followed the events and was there with Sazed when he took the power. They were united thereafter.{{
=== Vin ===
Sazed was appointed to coach [[Vin]] to play the part of Valette Renoux, a noblewoman. He saw that her hair, makeup, and
Sazed
At the siege of Luthadel, they
After Sazed lost Tindwyl and his faith, Vin was one of the few
=== Elend ===
Sazed did not initially trust [[Elend
Sazed married him to Vin just before the fight for Luthadel.{{book ref|mb2|48}}
{{image|Sazed and Tindwyl by Eva Gutierrez.jpg|side=right|width=300px|Studying with [[Tindwyl]]}}
=== Spook ===
[[Spook]] and Sazed became closer during their time at Urteau. As Sazed became more depressed, Spook took over the leadership of the crew. Sazed, even though he suspected he was getting
=== Tindwyl ===
}}
Sazed asked [[Tindwyl]], a Terris member of the [[Synod]], to go to Luthadel to train Elend on being a King. She thought of him as the soul of what it means to be Terris (calm, humble, careful, and respectful),
===
He appears to have known Hoid to some extent before his Ascension, or at least Hoid knew him.{{msh ref|2|1}}
Following his Ascension, he became more aware of Hoid, and knew that he hid from him. He has a benevolent feeling towards the man, and his confused by why, and how, he hides from him, and asks that he come openly.{{epigraph ref|sa3|53}}{{epigraph ref|sa3|56}}{{epigraph ref|sa3|57}}{{epigraph ref|sa4|21}} He respects him enough that he actively tried to help him upon request, reaching out to other Shards, and requesting all that would listen to heed his warnings.{{epigraph ref|sa4|22}}{{epigraph ref|sa4|30}} He also felt comfortable enough with him to open up about his own impotence, as a result of his conflicted natures.{{epigraph ref|sa3|55}}{{epigraph ref|sa4|28}}{{epigraph ref|sa4|29}}
He refers to Hoid as his friend.{{epigraph ref|sa3|53}}
=== Wax ===
He has a fragile relationship with Wax, with Wax being a former worshipper of him,{{book ref|mb4|3}} that came to despise him and renounce his faith, and lose respect for Harmony, due to Harmony's own actions and manipulations. He also came to hate Harmony for his inaction, and the suffering his inaction has brought about on Scadrial.{{book ref|mb6|4}}{{book ref|mb6|28}} Even after his hatred for him waned, his desire to have nothing to do with him grew stronger.{{book ref|mb7|19}}
Despite Wax's anger, Harmony continued to love him, and felt terrible for the pain that he caused him, and how his actions led him to feeling as if his life wasn't his own.{{book ref|mb7|19}}{{book ref|mb7|epilogue|7}} He also wanted to avoid calling upon Wax again to help fight off Trell; knowing that he was happy, he didn't want to pull him back into the fold. But the fear in what destruction and domination they would bring to Scadrial, he was led to requesting his help again.{{book ref|mb7|19}} He also respected his wishes to never again speak into his mind, using Marsh as a medium of communication.{{book ref|mb7|epilogue|7}}
He no longer will use Wax as his sword, promising that stopping the bombing of Elendel and arrival of Autonomy was his final request.{{book ref|mb7|19}}
=== Marsh ===
He uses Marsh as his agent in the cosmere, using him for various tasks across Scadrial. Marsh obeys his commands, and appears to hold a deep respect for him.{{book ref|mb7|28}}{{book ref|mb7|epilogue|7}}
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== Trivia ==
* He was sometimes referred as “Vaht”, apparently, the proper title for a Terrisman steward.{{book ref|mb1|9}}
* Each Keeper carries several bracers like this, filled with knowledge—songs, stories, prayers, histories, and languages.{{book ref|mb1|22}}
* Sazed's character was inspired by “The Mummy”. At the moment when the oily little thief character gets confronted by the mummy, and pulls out a whole pile of holy symbols. He goes through each one, praying to each god, looking for one that would help him.{{wob ref|2323}} He was also inspired by a Buddhist monk Brandon met in Korea.{{wob ref|4405}}
* The epigraphs in ''[[The Hero of Ages]]'' are taken from an in-world text, the [[Words of Founding]], which was written by Sazed and use his unique style of speaking.{{wob ref|7684}}
* Sazed wouldn't want to play video games, but would be very good at them because of his [[Feruchemy]].{{wob ref|14127}}
* Sazed's hair would be black if he didn't shave it.{{wob ref|16090}}
== Notes ==
{{holder
|title= Vessel of<br>[[Preservation]]
|prev=[[Vin]]
|this=
|next=Incumbent
}}
{{holder
|title= Vessel of<br>[[Ruin]]
|prev=[[Ati]]
|this=
|next=Incumbent
}}
{{holder
|title= Vessel of<br>[[Harmony]]
|prev=None
|this=
|next=Incumbent
}}
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