Vin

Template:SkaaInfobox Vin is a major protagonist in the Mistborn trilogy, a half-skaa Mistborn from the world of Scadrial.

Vin was born to Tevidian Tekiel, lord prelan of the Steel Ministry, and his skaa mistress. She and her (unnamed) sister inherited Allomantic powers from their father (her sister is a Seeker).

After the death of her mother and sister, she lived on the road with her half-brother Reen, who abused her regularly. He taught her how to work the thieving crews in Luthadel until he deserts her. She continued to work the thieving crews until Camon's crew fail to pull off a scam. Kelsier helps Camon and Vin escape the Obligators.

Vin then joined Kelsier's crew and was trained in the different skills of Allomancy by them. She helps in the planing and organisation of the rebellion.

She spied on the noble houses by impersonating 'Valette Renoux, a distant cousin of Lord Renoux, and became aquainted with Elend Venture, her future husband. She discovered her father's identity and killed Shan Elariel, who was going to kill Elend.

In her time spying, she participated in a raid on the Lord Ruler's palace, Kredik Shaw, where she obtained Alendi's journal. She was imprisoned in Kredik Shaw after Kelsier's death at the hand's of the Lord Ruler, and was forced to eat aluminum to destroy her metals. She was taken to be questioned by the Lord Ruler, and kills him by drawing on the Mists.

She is proclaimed to be the Heir to the Survivor by the religious followers of Kelsier.

After the fall of the Final Empire, she helped Elend establish his ideas for fair and free governance. Whilst the Siege of Luthadel progressed, she practiced her Allomancy, courted Zane, discovered duralumin, befriended the kandra TenSoon, and successfully intimidated the two besiegers: Straff Venture and Ashweather Cett.

Eventually she and Elend were convinced to escape, and headed towards Terris Dominance in hope of finding the Well of Ascension. At this point, the koloss army attacks Luthadel. Vin realised that the Well is located under Kredik Shaw, and returned to find the Battle of Luthadel under way. She slayed Straff Venture and stopped the koloss attack by capturing their minds.

She found the Well and does not use the power thus releasing Ruin from his prison. The mist spirit hoped she would use the power to save Elend's life. Instead she resorts to one of the lerasium beads, which turn him into a full Mistborn.

She travelled with Elend and helped conquer bands of marauding koloss under control of the inquisitors and Ruin. They look for the atium cache and find the storage caverns, discovering more about the history of the world. They also read about the metal electrum, which helps protect themselves from atium attacks.

They besieged Fadrex City, in hope of locating the atium, and the last plate. Instead Vin is captured and imprisoned by Aradan Yomen. She learns about Ruin, fights Marsh, and escapes back to Luthadel where she destroys most of the city in a mist-powered push.

She links with the Shard Preservation and messes with the world in similar ways to the inexperienced Rashek. She watches the final fight between Elend and Marsh, helping Elend along with mist-power. After Elend's death she succeeds in killing both herself and Ruin, leaving both Shards to be taken by Sazed.