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'''Luthadel''' is the capitol city of the [[Final Empire]].
'''Luthadel''' was the capitol city of the [[Final Empire]]. Located in the center of the [[Central Dominance]], Luthadel was the cultural and political center of the Final Empire during the [[Lord Ruler]]'s reign. Interestingly, Luthadel was not particularly advanced technologically, likely due to the Lord Ruler's continuing efforts to suppress technological development.<ref name="technophobe">The Hero of Ages</ref>▼
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Luthadel is also unique in the Final Empire in that it was the only city allowed to have a city wall. While a few other cities had natural fortifications ([[Fadrex city]], for example, was surrounded by rocky outcroppings that acted as a natural barrier against attack), the Lord Ruler only allowed man made fortifications around his city. Interestingly, this wall seems to have acted more as a status symbol than actual defense, since the 8 gates were spaced roughly equidistant around the perimeter, and the height of the wall was not sufficient to prevent [[koloss]] from scaling the wall.▼
▲Luthadel is also unique in the Final Empire in that it
Like all major cities in the Final Empire, Luthadel was built near a number of mines, thus hampering the ability of [[Ruin]] to monitor the establishment of the Lord Ruler's stockpiles.▼
▲Like all major cities in the Final Empire, Luthadel
==History==
There is significant evidence to the fact that Luthadel was not perfectly planned from the beginning, from the unique, piecemeal construction of [[Kredek Shaw]] to the presence of the "[[Old Gate]]" district. Interestingly, there is no mention of old city walls being built around (Jerusalem is a classical example of a city outgrowing its wall, and subsequently building out). Whether this is due to a relatively late entrance of the city wall, or if the Lord Ruler merely mandated tearing down old sections when new walls were added is unknown. Given the relative abundance of [[Skaa]] manpower, either option is possible.
There were no recorded attacks on Luthadel during the Lord Ruler's tenure there. Whether there actually were any attacks is unknown, given the Lord Ruler's tendency to hide the shortcomings of his rule. The only known assault of the city occurred approximately one year after the Lord Ruler's death. At the time, the city was ruled by [[Elend Venture]], in his capacity as King of the Central Dominance. Luthadel was besieged by three armies simultaneously, including one army of koloss.<ref>[[The Well of Ascension (book)|TWoA]] </ref> The seige culminated with the koloss army attacking, representing the only time that the walls of Luthadel were successfully breached by an opposing army.
Following [[Lord Penrod]]'s installation as a subject king under Emperor Venture, Luthadel experienced a brief period of relative stability and prosperity. This period ended when [[Marsh]], the head [[Steel Inquisitor]], implanted a hemolurgical spike into Lord Penrod. Between the whisperings of Ruin and the increasing disasters, Lord Penrod was unable to effectively maintain order in Luthadel. Eventually, Lord Penrod realized the extent of the problems, and ordered the evacuation of Luthadel to the nearby [[Pits of Hathsin]], where the [[Terismen|Terris]] people had established themselves.
At the time of the events of Mistborn, House standings were relatively stable, and had been for some time. In order of standing, the ten Great Houses were:
#[[House Venture|Venture]]
#[[House Hasting|Hasting]]
#[[House Elariel|Elariel]]
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#[[House Erikeller|Erikeller]]
#[[House Erikell|Erikell]]
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#[[House Buvidas|Buvidas]]
Following the death of the Lord Ruler, all of the members of the Great Houses fled Luthadel, with the exception of Elend Venture, who established a new government, a constitutional monarchy. The King held the executive power, as well as commanding the armies and having power of treaties. The 24-man parliament (which initially included Elend, even though he was also King), acted as a legislative branch, and had the power to invoke a no-confidence clause to depose the sitting king. This clause was successfully invoked during the siege of Luthadel, when Lord Penrod was elected as king in place of Elend Venture.
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