Mistborn: The Alloy of Law Characters: Full List & Analysis

Who drives the story

Main characters

Waxillium "Wax" Ladrian

A lawman of twenty years who accidentally killed his partner and fled to the city to save his bankrupt house by marrying well. A Twinborn "Crasher" who Pushes metals and changes his weight, he is dragged back into the hunt and ends it by shooting the man he once called a colleague.

Appears in:: Part 1: The Shot in the Church; Part 2: Guns at the Wedding Party; Part 3: The Aluminum Train; Part 4: The Uncle Who Wouldn't Stay Dead
Themes:: The cost of duty; Old law in a new world; Usefulness and worth; Masks and hidden hands

Wayne

Wax's deputy and best friend, a master of disguise and accents who can slow time in speed bubbles and store health in goldminds. He refuses to let Wax quit the law, and his interrogation of a captive Vanisher cracks the case.

Appears in:: Part 1: The Shot in the Church; Part 2: Guns at the Wedding Party; Part 3: The Aluminum Train; Part 4: The Uncle Who Wouldn't Stay Dead
Themes:: Old law in a new world; Usefulness and worth; Masks and hidden hands

Marasi Colms

Steris's illegitimate half-sister, a law student with a passion for statistics who idolizes Wax and Wayne. Her supposedly useless speed bubble, which slows time inside it, is what finally traps Miles Hundredlives.

Appears in:: Part 1: The Shot in the Church; Part 2: Guns at the Wedding Party; Part 3: The Aluminum Train; Part 4: The Uncle Who Wouldn't Stay Dead
Themes:: The cost of duty; Usefulness and worth; Masks and hidden hands

Steris Harms

Lord Harms's stiff, overly formal legitimate daughter, betrothed to Wax for her house's money. Kidnapped by the Vanishers, she is rescued from their hideout and the marriage proceeds.

Appears in:: Part 1: The Shot in the Church; Part 2: Guns at the Wedding Party; Part 3: The Aluminum Train; Part 4: The Uncle Who Wouldn't Stay Dead
Themes:: The cost of duty; Usefulness and worth

Miles Dagouter

A former Roughs lawman gone bitter, convinced Elendel's wealth causes the Roughs' deprivation. As Miles Hundredlives, a Twinborn with gold Allomancy and Feruchemy, he heals instantly, leads the Vanishers, and dies by firing squad once his metalminds are stripped.

Appears in:: Part 2: Guns at the Wedding Party; Part 3: The Aluminum Train; Part 4: The Uncle Who Wouldn't Stay Dead
Themes:: Old law in a new world; Usefulness and worth; Healing that cannot be killed

Also in the story

Supporting characters

Lessie

Wax's partner and former love interest in the Roughs. Killed by a bullet meant for the serial killer holding her hostage, her death drives Wax out of the Roughs for good.

Appears in:: Part 1: The Shot in the Church

Lord Edwarn Ladrian

Wax's uncle, presumed dead in a carriage accident, actually alive and running the Set. He recruited Miles and used the Vanishers' robberies for insurance fraud, and he still holds the other kidnapped women.

Appears in:: Part 4: The Uncle Who Wouldn't Stay Dead
Themes:: Masks and hidden hands

How they are connected

Key relationships

Wayne Waxillium "Wax" Ladrian
Wax's deputy and best friend, a master of disguise and accents who can slow time in speed bubbles and store health in goldminds.
Marasi Colms Waxillium "Wax" Ladrian
Steris's illegitimate half-sister, a law student with a passion for statistics who idolizes Wax and Wayne.
Marasi Colms Wayne
Steris's illegitimate half-sister, a law student with a passion for statistics who idolizes Wax and Wayne.
Marasi Colms Steris Harms
Steris's illegitimate half-sister, a law student with a passion for statistics who idolizes Wax and Wayne.
Marasi Colms Miles Dagouter
Her supposedly useless speed bubble, which slows time inside it, is what finally traps Miles Hundredlives.
Steris Harms Waxillium "Wax" Ladrian
Lord Harms's stiff, overly formal legitimate daughter, betrothed to Wax for her house's money.
Lessie Waxillium "Wax" Ladrian
Wax's partner and former love interest in the Roughs.
Lord Edwarn Ladrian Waxillium "Wax" Ladrian
Wax's uncle, presumed dead in a carriage accident, actually alive and running the Set.
Lord Edwarn Ladrian Miles Dagouter
He recruited Miles and used the Vanishers' robberies for insurance fraud, and he still holds the other kidnapped women.

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The cost of duty · Old law in a new world · Usefulness and worth · Healing that cannot be killed

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