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Vin and Elend (and company) left Luthadel towards Terris.
Straff's army withdraws{{book ref|mb2|50}}
Koloss start fighting even more than usual, and get enraged and attack Luthadel. Clubs orders messengers away, archers to the wall, securing river grates, battalions to form positions. Once attack had started, Straff's army headed back towards Luthadel. At first koloss all attacked Pewter Gate, then broke up to target other gates, even fording the River Channerel towards the Steel Gate. Vin turned around back to Luthadel.{{book ref|
Zinc Gate first to break. Some civilians, skaa, starting to gather around the gates to watch the fighting, waiting for the Lady Heir to show up and stop the koloss, or else Holy First Witness. Koloss corpses piling up outside the walls, which allowed largest koloss to jump onto the wall.{{book ref|mb2|52}}
Twenty thousand troops defending Luthadel. Five out of eight gates within quick reach of koloss. This means only a couple thousand guards at each gate. Divided into twenty battalions, Penrod assigned noblemen to be in charge of them but they were not necessarily capable. Clubs in charge of city defenses. One of the 'crewmembers' at each gate. Keep Venture was the main command post of the defenses. Divisiveness between Dockson leading the 'crew', and nobles in charge.{{book ref|mb2|50}}
Steel Gate: thousand men, Sazed in charge, furthest of the five within reach of koloss.{{book ref|mb2|50}} Batallion 16, led by lord Culee. Six companies (600 men, of 1000) ordered to reinforce the Pewter Gate by Penrod's orders. Of 400 left, 100 at wall and 300 at courtyard.{{book ref|mb2|51}} Captain Bedes took over from Culee once the latter went off to reinforce Pewter Gate. Bedes killed by a koloss, Sazed took command, tapping enormous amounts of strength from his metalminds.{{book ref|mb2|52}}
Tin Gate: Tindwyl{{book ref|mb2|51}}
Pewter
Zinc Gate: Breeze{{book ref|mb2|52}}
Straff's army was at the north of Luthadel, koloss army at the northeast.{{book ref|mb2|51}}
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