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'''Waxillium Ladrian''', or '''Wax''' for short, is a [[Twinborn]] and High Lord of [[House Ladrian]] on [[Scadrial]]. Among the [[Terris]], Wax is known as '''Asinthew'''.{{book ref|mb5|5}} He grew up in [[Elendel]], but left the city to escape its politics, eventually living as a lawman in the [[Roughs]] for twenty years.{{book ref|mb6|17}} He returned to Elendel in {{date|341|PC}}, after receiving word of [[Edwarn Ladrian|his uncle's]] death, to become High Lord of his House,{{book ref|mb4|1}} though he continues to investigate notable criminals, particuarly those connected with the [[Set]].{{book ref|mb5|17}}

 

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|That's the part that doesn't make sense. Everyone knows I'm irreparably handsome.

Wax also has a habitual routine of warily checking for possible attacks or any form of danger. This is seen through his constant tendency to take the safest seat in a room, or scan an area for the most defensible location.

 

{{image|TheChocolateArmor WaxPicture.png|side=right|height=300px|Flying on Steelpushes}}

 

Waxillium is a Crasher; a [[steel|Coinshot]] and [[iron|Skimmer]] Twinborn.{{book ref|mb4|1}} The combination of these abilities makes Waxillium a particularly dangerous individual since the strength of a Steelpush is largely dependent on the mass of the Allomancer.

 

Waxillium is an extremely skilled Coinshot.{{book ref|mba1|1}} Perhaps the biggest mark of his mastery is his ability to regulate the strength of his Steelpushes. Generally, Allomancers find it too hard to maintain a fine control over their Steelpushes, so instead most opt to regulate the length of the time of them. Levitating without bobbing up and down, for example, requires extreme discipline that few Allomancers can achieve; most use short bursts of Steelpushes, fall down, then Push again.{{book ref|mb2|17}} Waxillium is able to apply enough pressure on a small metal rod to make it stick to the side of a table without moving the table itself with ease.{{book ref|mba1|5}}

 

Wax also uses his ability to form a defensive bubble around himself that doesn't affect his own metal items but Pushes bullets coming at him off course slightly; to enhance the velocity of his bullets, Pushing them after being shot to force them through an opponents cover;{{book ref|mba1|prologue}} and to travel in the air, in combination with his Skimmer ability to regulate his mass.{{book ref|mba1|1}} Wax doesn't appear to use the most obvious ability of a Coinshot very often, as he had to be reminded that he could launch a bullet without a gun,{{book ref|mba1|19}} although he always uses steel for his third vest button as an extra metal reserve or to use as a weapon in emergencies.{{book ref|mba1|9}}

 

As a Skimmer, using iron metalminds, Wax can store his weight at the cost of being lighter than normal, and tap the storage to become heavier. Wax constantly stores his weight to make him about three-quarters of his normal weight, making him lighter on his feet. He also uses this ability to navigate vertically in combination with [[Steel#Allomantic Use|steelpushing]] and a shotgun. Wax doesn't tap into his weight very often, preferring to store it to be lighter, as a result, the sheer amount of weight he can tap in to allows him to quite easily fall straight through a floor with no effort. He uses this power to his advantage many times.

 

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Waxillium has an earring with a slight [[Hemalurgy|Hemalurgic]] charge. It is unknown what type of charge it is. The earring is a feature of [[Pathism]], adherents to the religion often wear metal earrings while praying. This enables [[Harmony]] to communicate directly with him.{{book ref|mba1|3}} It was given to him by the [[kandra]] [[MeLaan]].{{wob ref|10004}}

 

Wax spent twenty years as a lawman in the [[Roughs]]. His exploits are a matter of public record, kept at the university in Elendel where they are studied by students of law and criminology.{{book ref|mb4|4}}

 

* [[Edwarn Ladrian]], Wax's long lost uncle and member of the Set.

 

Wax is a talented marksman, preferring to use two guns at once. Miles Hundredlives stated that Wax was the finest marksman he had ever seen, and had seen him make shots that he would have thought impossible. He has been shown to shoot a bullet that was put off course by the speed bubble of a [[bendalloy|Slider]], scoring a lethal shot as a result.{{book ref|mb4|19}} However, due to a traumatic misfire that resulted in the death of a loved one, [[Lessie]], Wax tends to act nervously when faced with hostage situations.

 

Wax also practices basic metallurgy as a hobby, and he is shown to be a talented investigator.

 

Waxillium is a descendant of [[Edgard Ladrian]] and [[Allrianne Cett]]. He is of mixed heritage, with [[Terris]] on his mother's side and [[Noble]] on his father's side,{{book ref|mb5|6}} and he is said to have more Terris blood than most.{{book ref|mb5|5}} He was raised under a noble house and lived a life of luxury--something he detested.{{book ref|mb6|prologue}} He and his sister, [[Telsin]], were mostly raised by their uncle in [[Elendel]].{{book ref|mb5|5}} At the age of 12, his uncle began grooming him to run the family-operated [[First Central Bank]]. Wax became disgusted by the unethical practices of the bank and distanced himself from the role.{{book ref|mb5|8}}

 

At the age of 15, Wax spent a year living in the [[Village]], with the option to stay if he wished. During his last months in the Village, he encountered [[Forch]], a [[Twinborn]] Terris boy who committed arson. Wax investigated the crime and brought his evidence to the attention of the constables, but this was ultimately disregarded by his grandmother who insisted that the Terris people manage themselves and their criminals. Wax unintentionally spotted Forch later that night and believed he was going to commit arson again. Investigating further, Wax unknowingly stumbled upon Forch attempting to dissect a living boy he had kidnapped. Despite being heavily outmatched by another Twinborn, Wax ultimately killed Forch in self defense during a Steelpushing battle, rescuing the child from him.{{book ref|mb6|prologue}} This is when Wax decided to leave the Village and strike out on his own.

 

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In his early years in the [[Roughs]], Wax developed an image of himself as a "Gentleman Bounty Hunter"; although initially incompetent and unfamiliar with his Twinborn abilities, he would eventually hone them. At one point, he had a deputy named [[Paclo]].{{book ref|mb4|15}} He pro-actively worked with other law enforcers in the area, eventually working with [[Jon Deadfinger]] and finding a 17 year old [[Wayne]] who he would ultimately spare from execution and turn his life around to become a lawman.{{book ref|mb5|prologue}}

 

After the reported death of his uncle, Wax was implored to return to Elendel to begin managing the ledgers of his house. Initially ignoring this request, Wax chose instead to hunt the murderous [[Bloody Tan]] as his final bounty. In a horrifying turn of events, Waxillium mistakenly shot Lessie in the forehead when he attempted to free her from Bloody Tan's clutches. With nothing left for him in the Roughs, Wax returned to his family mansion in Elendel.{{book ref|mb4|Prologue}}

 

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|He always felt stronger in the mists. He felt like someone was watching, when he was out in them.

Throwing himself into the much more mundane effort of saving his house's financial future, Waxillium spent half a year working to reverse his late uncle's squandering of the family funds. Believing there was no other choice, he entered into a marriage agreement with [[Lord Harms]]' daughter, [[Steris]], hopeful that her father's money would help bring House Ladrian back from the brink of destitution. That same day, Wayne, an old partner from his time in the Roughs, re-entered Wax's life--carrying with him an [[aluminum]] bullet and a tantalizing mystery surrounding a gang of train robbers known as the [[Vanishers]], which threatened to draw Wax away from his house responsibilities and right back into the life of a lawman.{{book ref|mb4|2}}

 

Against his better judgement, and under the disapproving eye of his butler, [[Tillaume]], Wax began to piece together the history of the Vanishers, hoping to discover the reason for their unorthodox targets as well as the secret behind the way they commit their crimes. Realizing the distraction this had created for his house duties, Waxillium endeavored to put away this new obsession and attended the [[Yomen-Ostlin wedding dinner]] with Steris, marking their public debut as a couple.{{book ref|mb4|3}}

 

Newly re-armed, Wax located and rescued Steris, killed numerous members of the Vanishers gang, and destroyed their hideout with a tremendous feat of Metalborn power. As the building collapsed, several surviving Vanishers, led by the now fully-healed, Miles Hundredlives, held Marasi at gunpoint. Refusing to freeze up and lose another woman's life to the same type of standoff, Wax called for Wayne to create a speed bubble. Firing at the Vanisher through the speed bubble, Wax compensated for the unavoidable veering of the time-slowed bullet by firing a second time, in an incredibly aimed shot which struck his first bullet and caused it to ricochet directly into the thug's head. Miles and an already injured Wax squared off, with Hundredlives beating Wax mercilessly. Waxillium held on, taking the punishment of Miles' blows as Marasi secretly held them in a time bubble. Wax successfully distracted the outlaw, laying all of his hopes on the absent Wayne, who finally returned, having surrounded the three of them with Elendel's constables.{{book ref|mb4|19}}

 

After the surviving Vanishers were taken into custody and interrogated, Waxillium recognized the description of a man working with Miles whom they called "Mister Suit," which led him to believe they were talking about his supposed late uncle, [[Edwarn Ladrian]]. Following up on a lead to Suit's current whereabouts, Wax boarded a train at [[Dryport]] and confirmed his suspicions. Confronting his uncle face to face, Waxillium demanded that Edwarn give up the location of the other women the Vanishers had kidnapped. Unthreatened, Edwarn welcomed Wax to attempt to expose his operation, as there was no real proof pointing to the old man's involvement. Wax listened as his uncle chastised him for his purported self-righteousness, just as he did when Wax was a child. When Wax moved to take matters into his own hands, Edwarn called in his men, who threw Wax off the back of the train--but not before Wax swiped his uncle's appointment book.{{book ref|mb4|epilogue}}