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'''Elend Venture''' is aan idealistic young [[noble]] and later, a [[Allomancy#Mistborn|Mistborn]] from the [[Final Empire]] on [[Scadrial]]. Alongside [[Vin]] and the remnants of [[Kelsier's crew]], he forms the [[New Empire]] and helps to save to world from it's destruction by [[Ruin]] by uniting as many people as possible, using [[Atium#Allomantic Use|Seers]] to burn the vast [[atium]] cache known as [[Kandra Homeland#The Trustwarren|the Trust]], and allowing [[Marsh]] to kill him during the [[Battle of Hathsin]], giving Vin the drive to kill Ruin.
== History ==
=== The [[Skaa Rebellion]] ===
Elend metmeets [[Vin]] at a ball in Keep Venture, and beganbegins a casual friendship with her when he foundfinds her in the space where he usually readreads. Elend continuedcontinues to attend balls and often satsits with vinVin and readreads at her table,. heHe eventually beganbegins to court her. Elend wasis saved by Vin from an assassination from [[Shan Elariel]]'s assassination attempt, but believedbelieves Vin to be a spy for another noble house and refusedrefuses to speak with her. He later discovereddiscovers that she wasis in fact a skaa and triedtries to find her,. heHe wasis saved from being killed by an [[Inquisitor]] by [[Kelsier]] who protectedprotects him for Vin. Elend eventually mountedmounts a rescue for Vin fromin [[Kredik Shaw]], where she hadhas been imprisoned, only to find that [[Sazed]] hadhas already released her.
=== The [[Siege of Luthadel]] ===
After the Fall of the [[Lord Ruler]], Elend wasis made king over the Final[[New Empire]]. He attemptedattempts to introduce all the political ideas he hadhas formulated from his studies and meeting with other nobles over the years. His rule wasis destabilized when Straff Venture and [[Ashweather Cett]] laidbesiege [[Siege of Luthadel|siege]] to Luthadel in the hopes of securing the atium cache that they thoughtbelieve wasto be hidden there. HeDuring wasthe eventuallysiege, deposedhe byis thedeposed Assemblyas whichking heby setthe inLuthadel placeAssembly, muchunder toa theclause dissapointmenthe of hiswrote friendshimself. Elend beganbegins to receive training from [[Tindwyl]] in how to be a more effective leader, which allowedallows him to effectively try to be re-elected as king, however he eventually lostloses the vote to [[Penrod]]. Elend was convinced by Sazed and the rest of Kelsier's crew to leave Luthadel with Vin to seek the Well of Ascension, however they later realized that their friends had simply been trying to save them from being killed by the armies. Vin eventually defeated the armies and got them to swear fealty to Elend. Elend was attacked by the mist spirit in an attempt to get Vin to use the power from the Well to save him, however she gave up the power instead, accidentally releasing [[Ruin]]. Elend was saved by being given a bead of [[lerasium]] which turned him into a Mistborn and allowed him to burn [[pewter]] to stay alive.
Sazed and the rest of Kelsier's crew convince Elend and Vin to leave Luthadel in order to seek the [[Well of Ascension]]. While they travel north towards the [[Terris Mountains]] with [[Spook]], they realise the truth, that their friends had lied in order to get them out of the city and save their lives. Upon their return, Vin defeats the armies, forcing them to swear fealty to Elend as the emperor of the New Empire.
While searching for the Well of Ascension beneath Kredik Shaw, Elend is attacked by the [[Preservation|mist spirit]] in an attempt to get Vin to use the power from the Well to save him, but she chooses to release the power, inadvertently releasing Ruin in the process. Following this, the mist spirit directs Vin to the last remaining bead of [[lerasium]] at the Well, and she uses it to save his life, transforming him into a [[Mistborn]] and allowing him to burn [[pewter]].
=== The [[Siege of Fadrex City]] ===
Elend and Vin decide to expand the [[New Empire]] in order to save the world from Ruin, and seek out the supply caches left by the Lord Ruler. They besiege [[Fadrex City]] to gain access to the cache hidden there, which eventually leads to an alliance with [[Aradan Yomen]].
Elend then founded the [[New Empire]] and sought out the supply caches left by the Lord Ruler. He laid siege to [[Fadrex City]] to discover the cache hidden there, which lead to allying with [[Aradan Yomen]]. Elend eventually realised the meaning of the pattern of the mist-sickness which snapped allomancers, he also discovered the [[Atium#Allomantic Use|Seers]] in his army were the ones sick the longest, he used this knowledge to lead the Seers in battle against the Koloss armies commanded by Ruin which depleted all of the [[Atium]]. He fuelled the last of his Atium with duralumin, and saw the ultimate outcome of his actions, after which he allowed Marsh to kill him, giving Vin the drive to attack Ruin directly resulting in both of their deaths and the [[Final Ascension]]. ▼
▲Elend then founded the [[New Empire]] and sought out the supply caches left by the Lord Ruler. He laid siege to [[Fadrex City]] to discover the cache hidden there, which lead to allying with [[Aradan Yomen]]. Elend eventually realisedrealises the meaning of the pattern of the mist-sickness which snappedsnaps allomancers, heand also discovereddiscovers the [[Atium#Allomantic Use|Seers ]] in his army were thethose oneswho were sick the longest ,. heHe useduses this knowledge to lead the Seers in battle against the Koloss[[koloss]] armies commanded byunder Ruin 's whichcontrol, depleteddepleting all of the [[Atium]] stored in the [[kandra]] Trust. He fuelledfuels the last of his Atium with duralumin, and sawseeing the ultimate outcome of his actions ,. afterWith whichthe knowledge gained from this, he allowedallows Marsh to kill him, giving Vin the drive to attack Ruin directly , resulting in both of their deaths and theSazed's [[Final Ascension]].
== Trivia ==
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