Difference between revisions of "Vin"

|titles=Heir to the Survivor, Empress of the [[New Empire]], Ascendant Warrior, Hero of Ages, Lady Mistborn, Mother, [[Preservation]]

|abilities={{tag+|Mistborn}}, {{tag+|Hemalurgist}}, {{tag+|Sliver}}, {{tag+|shard|Preservation}}

|booksfirst appeared=[[Mistborn: The EraFinal 1Empire]]

'''Vin Venture''' is a half-[[skaa]] [[Allomancy|Mistborn]] from the [[Final Empire]] on [[Scadrial]]. She later becomes known as '''Heir to the Survivor''', the '''Ascendant Warrior''' and the '''Lady Mistborn''',{{book ref|mb6|2}}{{book ref|mb6|3}}, as well as taking on the alias '''Valette Renoux'''. She was born to [[Tevidian Tekiel]]'s [[Vin's mother|skaa mistress]] in year {{date|1005|FE}} in [[Luthadel]], and was raised by her half brother [[Reen]] after he discovered that their [[Vin's sister|sister]] had been murdered by their mother. The two lived on the streets and worked in the underground, until eventually coming to work in [[Camon]]'s [[Camon's crew|crew]].

Being a Mistborn, Vin has the ability to access and burn all of the Allomantic metals. She [[snapping|Snapped]] during her difficult birth process, which is one reason why she has great affinity with Allomancy.{{bookepigraph ref|mb3|epilogue}} Vin showed proficiency in using her abilities with even Kelsier mentioning her talent surpassing his own. However due to the limitations of the Final Empire, Vin had no experience burning [[nicrosil]], [[chromium]], [[cadmium]], or [[bendalloy]]. In addition Vin’s natural curiosity and ingenuity allowed for extreme demonstrations of her power. A great example of Vin’s ingenuity is the discovery of Duralumin. Knowing that every pure allomantic metal had a supplementary alloy, Vin contracted metallurgists to develop multiple alloy variations for testing.

Despite Vin's amazing displays of allomancy and melee prowess, she is still extremely small in stature. When deprived of allomantic metals, Vin is left weak and nearly defenseless. When forced to burn aluminum, she was unable to achieve any reasonable resistance against her captors. Additionally, due to her small size, she is very vulnerable in a steelpushing match, and when she tried pushing against Kelsier, he warned her that it could be catastrophic if she did.{{book ref|mb1|9}}

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]].{{book ref|mb1|1}}{{book ref|mb1|3}} At some point Vin realisedrealized her ability to smoothesoothe Pepolepeople, unaware that she was an Allomancer she toughtthought of it as her "Luck" usignusing it in her tieferythievery. She also subconsciously burned tiny amounts of [[tin]] and [[pewter]] that helped her surivesurvive on the streets. A couppelcouple months after they Joinedjoined Camon's Crewcrew, Reen Disaperaddisappeared, leaving Vin thinkingto think he had abondendabandoned her. Later Vin discovers that Reen never betrayed her. Despite being captured and tortured by Inquisitors, Reen never gave her up, swearing that she had died even while he was being tortured.{{book ref|mb1|37}}

For six months after Reen left, Vin continues to work in Camon's crew. Camon, howwho knew she was an Allomancer, saw her as a Powerfullpowerful tool but at the same time was scared that she couldwould turn aginstagainst him. Camon abused Vin, hitinghitting or even whipingwhipping her for littellittle orto no Resonreason. heHe also didn't pay her so that she could not run away. Vin smoothtunwittingly soothed Camon's Victimsvictims, makeingmaking them more gullible whatto Camon's exploits to make huge profitscams. After some time Camon Joinedjoined whitwith [[Theron]] another Crew leader for 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}}

Vin is imprisoned in Kredik Shaw after Kelsier's death at the hands of the Lord Ruler, and is forced to burn [[aluminum]] to destroy her metals. She is taken to be questioned by the Lord Ruler, and has her earring ripped out while battling him, allowing the [[mist]]s to investInvest their power in her, restoring all her Allomantic abilities. Vin kills him by [[iron|Pulling]] out his [[metalmind]]s and fatally stabbing him with a spear.{{expand}}

She finds the Well of Ascension beneath Kredik Shaw in the aftermath of the battle. Once they enter the Well's chamber, the [[Preservation|mist spirit]] attacks Elend -- it'sits hand forced by Kelsier -- fatally stabbing him in the hope that Vin would use the power to save him. Despite Preservation's best attempts to prepare Vin to take up the power, and Kelsier's attempt force her to use it, Vin enters the Well and, encouraged by Ruin's tricks, gives up the power in the belief that it is the best choice, thus inadvertently releasing [[Ruin]] from his prison as he had been manipulating her to do. Preservation shows Vin the final bead of [[lerasium]] in the chamber in order to allow her to save Elend by feeding him the bead and transforming him into a Mistborn.{{book ref|mb2|58}}{{book ref|mb2|epilogue}}{{msh ref|2|3}}