Difference between revisions of "Vin"

== History ==

=== Early Life ===

==== Childhood ====

Vin was born of Tevidian Tekiel, lord prelan of the [[Steel Ministry]]{{book ref|mb1|3}}{{book ref|mb1|26}} to a skaa prostitute{{book ref|mb1|3}}. Vin had an unnamed younger sister as well as an older half brother on their mother's side, Reen.{{book ref|mb1|3}} Vin and her sister inherited Allomantic powers from their father, the latter being born a [[bronze|Seeker]]{{epigraph ref|mb3|73}}.

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}} Vin later discovers that Reen never betrayed her. Despite being captured by Inquisitors and tortured, Reen never gave her up, swearing that she had died even while he was being tortured.{{book ref|mb1|37}}

 

=== The Skaa Rebellion ===

==== Camon's Crew ====

 

==== The House War ====

Vin spies on the noble houses by disguising herself as a noblewoman: '''Valette Renoux''', an identity created as a cover, who is the fourth cousin of Lord [[Renoux]], daughter of [[House Renoux|Lord Hadren and Lady Fellette Renoux]]. Kelsier reveals that he chose House Renoux and the Valette cover in part because of their status as weapons merchants, making them valuable to various houses and drawing the nobles that the rebellion needs to focus on to them.{{book ref|mb1|12}} Vin attends her first ball at [[Keep Venture]] to establish her identity within Luthadel, and she attracts the attentions of several young men, declining their offers to dance on account of her inexperience.{{book ref|mb1|12}} She recognises her father and meets Elend Venture, the heir to [[House Venture]], although she only learns who Elend really is after the fact when speaking with Sazed.{{book ref|mb1|12}}

 

Vin and Kelsier discover what they assume to be Marsh's remains during their next meeting with him, and Kelsier decides to retaliate by destroying the Pits of Hathsin and ending the atium production there for the next three hundred years.{{book ref|mb1|28}}{{book ref|mb1|32}} The Lord Ruler orders more executions in response to the attack, and Vin watches as Kelsier interrupts them, rescuing the House Renoux prisoners and killing [[Bendal]], before he faces the Lord Ruler and is killed by a spear through the chest, feeling betrayed by his death after all of his assurances as Ruin returns in Reen's voice to reaffirm her sense of betrayal.{{book ref|mb1|34}}

 

==== The Skaa Riots & the Death of the Lord Ruler ====

 

[[TenSoon]] would later argue during his judgement that as the one to kill the Lord Ruler, Vin had effectively taken his place and inherited his title, and should thus be considered the Mother of the kandra to replace their Father.{{book ref|mb3|11}}

 

=== The Siege of Luthadel ===

After the fall of the [[Final Empire]], she helps Elend establish his ideas for fair and free governance. Whilst the [[Siege of Luthadel]] progresses, she practices her Allomancy, courts [[Zane Venture]], discovers [[duralumin]], befriends the [[kandra]] TenSoon, and successfully intimidates the two besiegers: [[Straff Venture]] and [[Ashweather Cett]].

 

==== Zane & the Attack on Keep Hasting ====

Upon hearing that Elend went into [[Jastes Lekal]]'s koloss army, Vin experiences a round of uncertainty and self-doubt, uncertain of even her ability to protect one person. Zane takes advantage of her doubt, and convinces her that Elend won't let her protect him, and that she should attack Cett. {{book ref|mb2|43}}