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{{character
|image=Vin portrait.png
|titles=Heir to the Survivor, Empress<small> (of the [[New Empire]])</small>, Ascendant Warrior <small>(after death)</small>
|abilities={{tag+|Mistborn}}, {{tag|Shard|cat=Shardholders}}
|parents=[[Tevidian Tekiel]], [[Vin's mother|mother]]|siblings=[[Reen]], [[Vin's sister|sister]]|spouse=[[Elend Venture]]
'''Vin''' is a half-[[skaa]] [[Allomancer|Mistborn]] from the [[Final Empire]] on [[Scadrial]]. She later becomes known as '''Heir to the Survivor''' and the '''Ascendant Warrior''', 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]], 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]].
 
Vin trains in and works with [[Kelsier]]'s [[Kelsier's crew|crew]] after he prevents Camon from beating her to death, infiltrating the nobility under the guise of Valette Renoux, eventually helping to save the survivors of the [[skaa rebellion]]'s army and killing [[Shan Elariel]] before fighting the [[Lord Ruler]] and killing him. After the Collapse, she marries [[Elend Venture]] and sets him up as emperor of the [[New Empire]] - and herself as '''empress''' as a result - during the [[Siege of Luthadel]], wherein she killedkills [[Zane]] and [[Straff Venture]], savedsaves the city from rampaging [[koloss]] and forcingforces [[Ashweather Cett|Lord Cett]] to swear his allegiance to them. In the aftermath of the siege, she inadvertently frees [[Ruin]] from it's prison at the [[Well of Ascension]].
 
Following Ruin's release, Vin helps to secure her and Elend's empire; locating the Lord Ruler's storage caverns, participating in the [[Siege of Fadrex City]], and takes up the [[Shard]] [[Preservation]] shortly prior to the [[Battle of Hathsin]], wherein she gives her life to kill Ruin. In the years following the [[Final Ascension]], she becomes a mythical figure to the descendants of the survivors, known as the Ascendant Warrior.
 
== Appearance and Personality ==
Due to a life spent on the streets and in the skaa underground, Vin is relatively small and thinks of herself as scrawny.{{book ref|mb1|1}} She has dark hair which she keep cut short until she joins the skaa rebellion.
 
She is naturally suspicious of others due to the circumstances of her upbringing, and slow to trust people out of fear of being betrayed. She initially tends to attempt to make herself seem irrelevant or hide when she is uncomfortable or anxious, and prefers solitude to the company of others, because of the belief instilled in her that no one can betray her if she is alone.{{book ref|mb1|1}}
 
Often she is alert and watchful, having a tendency to perch on things, or sitting in places where she can best monitor her surroundings. Vin is also uncomfortable with having the attention of others, preferring to go hidden and unnoticed. This puts her in an awkward position with the [[Church of the Survivor]], as she displays obvious discomfort as being revered as the Lady Heir.{{book ref|mb2|5}} For this reason, she is also uncomfortable around [[Demoux]]. Additionally, she most often forgoes wearing clothing that is not practical, although she does enjoy wearing dresses, she finds it difficult to reconcile that part of herself, or to justify wearing expensive clothing while so many people are suffering. After becoming empress of the New Empire she refuses to wear royal garb in favour of clothing more practical for battle.{{book ref|mb3|15}}
Often she is alert and watchful, having a tendency to perch on things, or sitting in places where she can best monitor her surroundings.
 
Though she retains several titles given to her by other people, she does not want them, and even after becoming empress of the New Empire she refuses to wear royal garb in favour of clothing more practical for battle.{{book ref|mb3|15}} She also displays evident discomfort at being revered as the Heir to the Survivor, a religious figure.{{book ref|mb2|5}}
 
== History ==
==== 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}}, as well as an unnamed infant sister. They also had 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}}.
Her mother was insane and was driven by Ruin to kill Vin's baby sister with a metal pin that became a [[Hemalurgic]] spike, which the mother then pierced the infant Vin's ear with, giving Ruin access to her mind and influence her. Because of the earring's Hemalurgy, Ruin was able to use Vin as an unwitting pawn and get himself released from the Well of Ascension. Vin's Bronze Seeking ability became twice as strong as other Mistborn or Seekers, enabling her to pierce Allomantic [[coppercloud]]s and locate the hidden Well of Ascension. {{book ref|mb1|31}}▼
 
▲Her mother was insane and was driven by Ruin to kill Vin'sher babyinfant sister with a metalbronze pin thatby becameRuin, creating a [[Hemalurgic]] spike, which the mother then pierced the infant Vin's ear with, giving Ruin access to her mind and allowing it to influence her. Because of the earring's Hemalurgy, Ruin was able to use Vin as an unwitting pawn and get himself released from the Well of Ascension. Vin's BronzeAllomantic Seeking ability became twice as strong as othertypical Mistborn or Seekers, enabling her to pierce Allomantic [[coppercloud]]s and locate the hidden Well of Ascension. {{book ref|mb1|31}}
Her half-brother [[Reen]] saved Vin from her mother and after the death of her mother and sister, she lived on the road with ▼
 
him. Reen's attempts to strengthen her and teach her to survive the skaa underground were abusive, but successful in instilling the lessons she apparently needed to survive and work the thieving crews in [[Luthadel]] until he apparently deserted her.{{book ref|mb1|1}}{{book ref|mb1|3}} As she later discovers, however, Reen never betrayed her, and was captured by Inquisitors and tortured. Despite this, he never gave her up, swearing that she had died.{{book ref|mb1|37}}▼
▲Her half-brother [[Reen]] saved Vin from her mother and after the death of her mother and sister, she lived on the road with
▲him. Reen's attempts to strengthen her and teach her to survive the skaa underground were abusive, but successful in instilling the lessons she apparently needed to survive and work the thieving crews in [[Luthadel]] until he apparently deserted her.{{book ref|mb1|1}}{{book ref|mb1|3}} As she later discovers, however, Reen never betrayed her, and was captured by Inquisitors and tortured. Despite this, he never gave her up, swearing that she had died even while he was being tortured.{{book ref|mb1|37}}
 
 
 
==== The House War ====
Vin spies on the noble houses by disguising herself as a noble,noblewoman: '''Valette Renoux''', an identity created as a cover, who wasis athe distantfourth cousin of Lord [[Renoux]], daughter of [[House Renoux|Lord Hadren and Lady Fellette Renoux]] and became aquaintedacquainted with [[Elend Venture]], the heir to [[House Venture]]. She discovered her father's identity and killedkills [[Shan Elariel]], who was goingattempts to killassassinate Elend as part of a political ploy with [[Straff Venture]].
 
In her time spying, she participatedparticipates in a raid on the [[Lord Ruler]]'s palace, [[Kredik Shaw]], where she obtainedobtains [[Alendi's journal]], and wasis mortally injured by Steel Inquisitors before being rescued and administered to by [[Sazed]].
 
==== Death of the Lord Ruler ====
She wasis imprisoned in Kredik Shaw after Kelsier's death at the hands of the Lord Ruler, and wasis forced to burn [[aluminum]] to destroy her metals. She wasis taken to be questioned by the Lord Ruler, and has her earring ripped out while battling him, allowing the [[mist]]s to invest their power in her, restoring all her Allomantic abilities. Vin killedkills him by [[iron|pulling]] out his [[metalmind]]s and fatally stabbing him with a spear.
 
=== The Siege of Luthadel ===
After the fall of the [[Final Empire]], she helpedhelps Elend establish his ideas for fair and free governance. Whilst the [[Siege of Luthadel]] progressedprogresses, she practicedpractices her Allomancy, courtedcourts [[Zane Venture]], discovereddiscovers [[duralumin]], befriendedbefriends the [[kandra]] [[TenSoon]], and successfully intimidatedintimidates 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}}
Alongside Zane, Vin launches a brutal assault on [[Keep Hasting]], the keep which [[Ashweather Cett|Lord Cett]] appropriates as his own residence once he enters Luthadel. In minutes, the two Mistborn wipe out three hundred of the one thousand men garrisoned there and make their way to Lord Cett and his son, [[Gneorndin Cett]] to threaten them. Though Vin has suspected ever since she first saw him that Cett is an Allomancer feigning his physical disability, it quickly becomes evident that neither he nor his son are Allomancers, or that they pose any threat on their own, leading Vin to spare their lives. Following the attack, Cett pulls out of the city and withdraws from the siege.▼
 
▲Alongside Zane, Vin launches a brutal assault on [[Keep Hasting]], the keep which [[Ashweather Cett|Lord Cett]] appropriates as his own residence once he enters Luthadel. In minutes, the two Mistborn wipe out three hundred of the one thousand men garrisoned there and make their way to Lord Cett and his son, [[Gneorndin Cett]] to threaten them. Though Vin has suspected ever since she first saw him that Cett is an Allomancer feigning his physical disability, it quickly becomes evident that neither he nor his son are Allomancers, or that they pose any threat on their own, leading Vin to spare their lives. When Zane moves to kill them, she convinces him not to. Following the attack, Cett pulls out of the city and withdraws from the siege entirely.{{book ref|mb2|43}}{{book ref|mb2|44}}
 
After the attack, Vin hid in an abandoned thieves' hideout, frightened by her own actions until TenSoon and Elend find her and talk to her. She reveals that Kelsier sometimes frightened her with his rationale for killing nobles. During her conversation with Elend, she decides that she has to go north to the [[Terris Dominance]] and look for the Well of Ascension.{{book ref|mb2|44}}
 
Zane attempts to convince Vin to leave with him, but she refuses and he becomes upset, attacking her. In the ensuing fight, TenSoon's identity is exposed to her. Zane additionally reveals multiple of his manipulations throughout the siege; placing an Allomancer among Cett's staff, forcing Vin to fight off Allomancer assassins in front of Elend to intimidate him, and attempting to make Vin explore her potential as a killer. Zane seemingly has the advantage, as he is burning atium and blocking her every attack, and in her desperation, Vin attempts to draw on the mists to no avail, because her Hemalurgic earring is not removed during the fight. However, TenSoon tips her off to the Flaw, hinting at it and allowing her to take control of him with a duralumin-enhanced Soothing. Vin uses this to her advantage, attacking Zane with TenSoon's body and retrieving the bead of atium, although the latter turns out to be a fake, a lead ball with a thin coat of atium. Cornered, with no means of escape, Vin is forced to fight Zane, and uses his own foresight granted by atium to predict what he will do and allowing her to react, causing her atium shadow to split. Vin stabs him in the neck, killing him. {{book ref|mb2|47}}
 
Vin goes to find Elend in her wounded condition, and while Sazed tends to her wounds, she marries Elend. Sazed takes the opportunity to convince the couple to flee the city in search of the Well of Ascension, in an attempt to save them, along with Spook.{{book ref|mb2|48}}
 
==== The Battle of Luthadel ====
EventuallyConvinced sheof andthe Elendneed areto convincedfind tothe escapeWell of Ascension, Vin and Elend leave Luthadel, and head towards the [[Terris Dominance]] in hope of finding the [[Well of Ascension]]. AtSome time after thistheir pointdeparture, the [[koloss]] army attacks [[Luthadel]]. Vin realises that the Well is located under Kredik Shaw, and returns to find the [[Battle of Luthadel]] under way. She utilises a [[duralumin]]-enhanced [[steel]] jump to kill [[Straff Venture]] via bisection with a [[koloss blades|koloss blade]], and stops the koloss assault on the city by controlling them through emotional Allomancy.
 
==== The Well of Ascension ====
She foundfinds the Well andof refusedAscension tobeneath takeKredik powerShaw forin herselfthe aftermath of the battle. Once they enter the Well's chamber, believingthe [[Preservation|mist spirit]] attacks Elend, fatally stabbing him in the hope that Vin would use the power to save him. Believing it to be the correct choice, Vin enters the Well and gives up the power, thus releasing [[Ruin]] from his prison. The [[Preservation|mist spirit]] hoped she would useremedies the power to save Elendit's life. Insteadactions, itshowing showed herVin the lastfinal bead of [[lerasium]] bead atin the Wellchamber in order to letallow her to save him,Elend whichby turnedturning him into a full Mistborn.
 
=== The New Empire ===
Vin travelledtravels with Elend and helpedhelps conquer bands of marauding koloss under control of the [[Inquisitor]]s and [[Ruin]]. They searchedsearch for the [[atium cache]] and the storage caverns, discovering more about the history of the world. They also read about the metal [[electrum]], which helpedhelps to protect them from atium attacks.
 
==== The Siege of Fadrex ====
They [[Siege of Fadrex City|besiegedbesiege]] [[Fadrex City]], in hope of locating the atium, and the last of the Lord Ruler's plates. Instead Vin wasis captured and imprisoned by [[Aradan Yomen]]. While imprisoned, Vin wasis visited by an apparition of Reen, who wasis later revealed to be [[Ruin]]. After learning about Ruin, she foughtfights [[Marsh]], and escapedescapes back to [[Luthadel]] where she foughtfights the other Inquisitors and destroyeddestroys the palace in a [[mist]]-powered push, finally able to use the mists after herMarsh earringregains wasenough removed,control whichover washis actingbody asto adefy Ruin and remove her earring and [[Hemalurgy|Hemalurgic]] spike.
 
==== The Battle of Hathsin & The Final Ascension ====
When Vin absorbedabsorbs the mists in the fight against the Inquisitors her body wasis eventually vaporised by the power and she tooktakes up the [[Shard]] Preservation and attemptedattempts to right the world in similar ways to the inexperienced [[Rashek]],. andShe failedfails in many of the same wayways as Rashek, andinitially, alsofrom dueunforeseen toconsequences of each action, as well as Ruin's interference.{{book ref|mb3|73}}{{book ref|mb3|76}} She watchedobserves the final fight between Elend and Marsh, fueling Elend's allomancyAllomancy with mist-Preservation's power. AfterMarsh beheads Elend's, deathkilling shehim, succeededand inremoving killingthe bothlast herselfthing andbinding Vin to the world. She attacks Ruin directly, killing both [[Ati]] and herself, leaving both Shards to be taken up by [[Sazed]].{{book ref|mb3|81}}{{book ref|mb3|82}}
 
In his [[Sazed's note|letter]] to [[Spook]], Sazed revealedreveals that he had spoken with Vin and she was happy where she was, Sazed also triedtries to bring her back to life but revealedreveals that merely healing a body didn'tdoes not return souls.{{book ref|mb3|82}}{{book ref|mb3|epilogue}}
 
== Quotes ==
 
{{quote|You brought armies to attack my city. You threatened my people. I won’t slaughter your soldiers, make them pay for what you did, but I will kill you, Cett.|Vin to Lord Cett{{book ref|mb2|55}}}}
 
== See Also ==
*[[Vin's earring]]
 
== Notes ==
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