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Straff is constantly disappointed in Elend, who he belittles constantly. His abuse includes forcing Elend to sleep with a skaa prostitute when he was just thirteen, saying it was about time he 'became a man'{{book ref|mb1|23}}. In the aftermath of the Lord Ruler's death, Straff flees from Luthadel, abandoning Elend to fend for himself{{book ref|mb1|36}}. Elend not only survives, but makes a deal with the rioting skaa, and reigns briefly as king of the Central Dominance{{book ref|mb1|1}}. Straff amasses his own force in his home dominance, and marches them to Luthadel to attempt to take the city from Elend, who he sees as weak{{book ref|mb1|1}}.
Straff's relationship with [[Zane]] is arguably even more strained, Straff eve attempts to bribe Zane with [[atium]] to keep him in line{{book ref|mb2|18}}, fearing his insanity. However, Straff is unaware that Zane has his own atium stash, and the two maintain an uneasy truce, while repeatedly trying to kill each other{{book ref|mb2|18}}{{book ref|mb2|39}}{{book ref|mb2|49}}.
Straff's proclivities regarding his mistresses are depraved, even for a Luthadel nobleman, describing one of his mistresses ([[Amaranta]]), who is 'creeping up on her late twenties' as having been 'quite attractive a decade before' but is now 'too old to be attractive' and states that he has usually 'got rid of most women long before they reached her age'{{book ref|mb2|18}}. He also parades a mistress who bares a resemblance to Vin, who is 'perhaps fifteen' before Elend and Vin, displaying casual cruelty in an effort to induce a reaction and intimidate them{{book ref|mb2|27}}.
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