Kar
| Kar | |
|---|---|
| Fallecido | 1023 IF |
| Capacidades | Hemalurgo |
| Especie | Inquisidores de acero |
| Mundo natal | Scadrial |
| Universo | Cosmere |
“¡Pero permitiendo que hombres corrientes gobiernen tu Ministerio has dejado inadvertidamente que la corrupción y el vicio entren en el mismo corazón de tu sagrado palacio! ”
—Kar expresa su disgusto por las personas corrientes ante el Lord Legislador[1]
Kar es un inquisidor de acero en el Imperio Final. en el momento del Colapso, él es el Inquisidor más antiguo en el Ministerio del Acero.[2]
Apariencia y personalidad
Como todos los Inquisidores, Kar es calvo, con tatuajes cubriendo su rostro y clavos atravesando sus ojos.
Él considera que las personas comunes son inferiores a los Inquisidores y se alegró cuando, en el año 1023 IF, el Lord Legislador otorgó al Cantón de la Inquisición autoridad administrativa sobre el resto del Ministerio del Acero.[2]
Atributos y habilidades
Como todos los inquisidores, Kar tiene acceso a algunas habilidades alománticas y feruquímicas a través de la hemalurgia. Como resultado, sus poderes pueden ser más débiles que aquellos de un alomántico o feruquimista normal, aunque, si tenía habilidades alománticas antes de convertirse en inquisidor, estas serían aumentadas. Como inquisidor, también se cansa facilmente y necesita descansos más frecuentes.[2] Como exsoldado, es bastante habilidoso en combate físico.[2]
Alomancia
Kar puede quemar los cuatro metales físicos y los cuatro mentales de la alomancia, así como el atium. Es muy hábil para discernir detalles con acero o hierro y puede distinguir incluso pequeñas cantidades de metal y leer las emociones de los demás en función de los movimientos de cualquier metal que tengan encima.[2] Sin embargo, ver de esta manera también permite a Vin cegarlo temporalmente arrojándole un puñado de polvo de metal.[1]
Feruquimia
Kar también tiene acceso al oro feruqímico, el cual le permite curarse rápidamente de las heridas que recibe mientras lucha con Vin.[1]
Historia
“The Inquisitors had been waiting for two centuries, carefully politicking, subtly encouraging dissension among the regular obligators. And finally, it had worked. The Inquisitors would no longer bow before the dictates of inferior men. ”
—Kar on how the Inquisitors achieved authority over the rest of the Steel Ministry[2]
Before becoming an Inquisitor, Kar was a soldier.[2]
When Vin attempts to enter the Lord Ruler's sanctum in Kredik Shaw, he and another Inquisitor are standing guard outside. She attacks and quickly wounds them, giving her time to slip inside. Soon thereafter, however, he and the other Inquisitor enter and capture her. The Lord Ruler instructs them to kill her, but they convince him to let them keep her alive, as they believe she has information relevant to their request for administrative authority over the rest of the Steel Ministry.[1]
After she is forced to burn aluminum, Kar leads Vin up to the Lord Ruler's throne room, where the lord prelan Tevidian and several other obligators are meeting. Kar alleges that Vin is Tevidian's daughter whom he failed to kill after having a relationship with a skaa woman; under pressure from the Lord Ruler's Soothing, Vin admits that this is true. As a result of his failure to kill Vin's mother, the Lord Ruler allows the Inquisitors to kill Tevidian and agrees to grant them authority over the rest of the Steel Ministry. Kar does not participate in the killing of Tevidian, but rather watches it with a smile.[1]
Kar then takes Vin back to her cell, where he informs her that her brother died while being tortured by the Ministry, but he swore that she had died years ago. He then reveals a captured Sazed and promises to torture him until Vin tells him what he wants to know about Kelsier's crew, before leaving to attend the formal transfer of authority to the Canton of Inquisition.[3]
During the official transfer of authority, Kar reflects on how carefully the Inquisitors had worked for two centuries to encourage corruption among the obligators so that, eventually, the Inquisitors would no longer have to obey ordinary men. Despite his fatigue, he remains after the meeting to discuss further with the Lord Ruler, but is interrupted by the return of Vin. Kar subdues her with realtive ease and is about to kill her with a chokehold when Marsh enters and removes Kar's Hemalurgic linchpin spike, killing him.[2]