Difference between revisions of "Spook"

Named '''Jedal''' after [[Jedal|his father]], Spook was born and raised in the Eastern Lands, a wasteland known for its sand and grit.{{book ref|mb3|23}} Spook lived with his Mothermother and Fatherfather in a dirty shack with several other Skaaskaa and often ducked out to run around with Skaaskaa children in some of the street gangs, where he learned [[High Imperial|Eastern street slang]]. Jedal blamed SpooksSpook's lack of discipline on [[Margel|his mother]] allowing him to spend so much time with the street gangs.{{book ref|mb3|23}}

Inheriting [[noble]] blood from his grandfather, Spook [[Snapping|Snapped]] at the age of five, becoming a [[Tineye]].{{book ref|mb1|32}}{{book ref|mb3|53}} After learning of his [[Allomancy]], [[Jedal]] and his family were prepared to have him killed in order to hide the familiesfamily's noble blood from the [[Steel Ministry]]. [[Margel]], however, had known about Spook's Allomancy for some time, and sent word to her brother [[Cladent]], who knew having another Tineye would be useful. Cladent arrived before Jedal could kill Spook and traded coins for Spook's freedom, promising to take the young boy back to [[Luthadel]]. When Cladent asked for his name, Spook decided he did not want to be called by the same name as his father. He told Cladent his name was now '''Lestibournes''', an Eastern street slang contraction of "lefting I'm born," which means "I've been abandoned."{{book ref|mb3|23}} Kelsier later gave him the nickname "Spook".{{book ref|mb3|23}}