Difference between revisions of "Vanishers"

They began train robberies on the 14th of Vinuarch {{date|341|FA}} (early summer).{{book ref|mb4|3}} They first stole a shipment of [[aluminum]] from [[House Tekiel]] before going to ground for four months, presumably to smelt the aluminum into bullets and guns.{{book ref|mb4|3}}{{book ref|mb4|15}} Afterwards, they robbed six more trains, including two from [[House Ladrian]] and four more from House Tekiel.{{book ref|mb4|2}} The first and second shipments stolen after resurfacing were [[steel]]. Next they stole food, followed by more metals, including [[pewter]], [[iron]], [[zinc]], [[brass]], [[bendalloy]], and [[tin]].{{book ref|mb4|3}} The first three after coming back were only cargo robberies, but they quickly progressed to also robbing a passenger car for valuables and some of their Allomancy-blooded targets. They took two captives on their seventh overall train robbery.{{book ref|mb4|2}}{{book ref|mb4|3}} However, as the high-class Allomancy-blooded targets the Set laid out for them stopped riding trains due to safety concerns,{{book ref|mb4|4}} they were forced to rob the [[Coolerim Playhouse]] to get their next target.{{book ref|mb4|2}}

The Vanishers used their now-standard ghostly train illusion to stop the train hauling the Breaknaught. This time, however, Tekiel guards jumped out to inspect the phantom railcar. The false front was dropped and the Vanishers used a [[wikipedia:Rotary_cannon|rotary gun]] to kill the guards. They then used their barge-mounted crane to swap the Breaknaught with the Set's replica. Additional guards and engineers were killed with handguns. The barge, now carrying the real Breaknaught with Wax and the aluminum cargo inside, headed back to the Vanishers' base near the [[Ironspine Building|Ironspine]]. They unload using the Ironspine's crane and descend into the underground portion of their hideout. Miles is expecting Wax to be inside the train car, and he is. However, he does not expect that Wax has rigged the door with explosives, and this allows enough of a distraction for Wax to get out of the car and begin taking down the Vanishers a few at a time.{{book ref|mb4|17}}

Miles was prosecuted by [[Daius]] and Marasi and sentenced to death. His metalminds[[metalmind]]s were forcibly removed from him and he was killed by a firing squad.{{book ref|mb4|epilogue}}

Wax and his team received a monetary reward for their work on the Vanishers case.{{book ref|mb5|6}}

The Vanishers are extensively covered in Elendel's broadsheets,{{book ref|mb4|3}} and Miles consideresconsiders the resulting publicity essential to ensuring the incompetence of the constabulary, as well as serving his cause.{{book ref|mb4|11}} Some sheets speculate that the phantom railcar used by the Vanishers was truly supernatural in origin.{{file ref|Elendel_Daily_broadsheet.png}} Some put forward theories on the method of robbery involving [[Slider]]s or [[Brute]]s. Many papers interview eyewitnesses and experts, however, they still lack solid information.{{book ref|mb4|3}}{{file ref|Elendel_Daily_broadsheet.png}}