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Her half-brother Reen saved Vin from their mother and after the death of her mother and sister, she lived on the road with
him. At times, she had lived like a beggar, sleeping in exposed alleys.{{book ref|mb3|27}} Reen's lessons and attempts to strengthen her -- like taking her on burglaries to teach her to steal{{book ref|mb1|13}} and teaching her to survive the skaa underground -- were abusive. He beat her for things such as being too friendly with other crewmembers or making a foolish comment and drawing unwanted negative attention{{book ref|mb1|16}}. This abuse had a profound effect on Vin's ability to trust, but was successful in instilling the lessons he believed she needed to learn to survive and work the thieving crews in [[Luthadel]] until he apparently deserted her.{{book ref|mb1|1}}{{book ref|mb1|3}}At some point Vin laterrealised her ability to soothe Pepole, unaware that she was an Allomancer she tought of it as her "Luck" usign it in her tiefery. She also subconsciously burned tiny amounts of [[tin]] and [[pewter]] tath helped her surive on the streets. A couppel months after they Joined Camon's Crew Reen Disaperad leaving Vin thinking he had abondend her. Later Vin discovers that Reen never betrayed her he. Despite being captured by Inquisitors and tortured by Inquisitors, Reen never gave her up, swearing that she had died even while he was being tortured.{{book ref|mb1|37}}
=== The Skaa Rebellion ===
{{image|Vin and Kelsier by ephermeres.jpg|side=right|width=300|Studying [[Allomancy]] with [[Kelsier]]}}
Vin continues to work in thievingCamon's crewscrew. untilCamon how knew she was an Allomancer saw her as a Powerfull tool but at the same time was scared that she could turn aginst him. Camon abused Vin hiting or even whiping her for littel or no Reson he also didn't pay her so she could not run away. Vin smootht Camon's crewVictims finishesuntil theirCamon latestJoined scam,whit this[[Theron]] timefor a scam, against the Canton of Finance. Though the scam seems to have gone unnoticed, unbeknownst to them, Vin's Allomancy alerts the obligators to her abilities, and a Steel Inquisitor is put on Vin's trail. [[Kelsier]] notices this as he is following Vin and Camon, and steps in to distract the Inquisitor, making them lose Vin's trail for the time being. During her time working in the crew, Vin grew to somewhat trust [[Ulef]], another member of the crew. Though she did not think of him as a friend, believing that friendship was a gateway to betrayal, he is the closest thing to a friend she has at the time.{{book ref|mb1|1}} As Vin gets a foreboding feeling and prepares to leave the crew's lair, she tells Ulef that she's leaving, and asks him to join her. However, Ulef betrays her to Camon, who is at the time drunk and believes that Vin plans to sell him out to the Steel Ministry. Camon flies into a drunken rage, intending to beat her to death, before Kelsier enters the lair and intervenes, saving Vin's life. Kelsier has [[Milev]] replace Camon, and has the latter put out on the streets.{{book ref|mb1|1}}{{book ref|mb1|2}}{{book ref|mb1|3}}
==== Kelsier's Crew ====
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