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=== Underground ===
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| You don’t have any friends in the underworld. You’ll never have any friends in the underworld!
| Vin's memory of Reen{{book ref|mb1|3}}
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As the place closest to the Lord Ruler, and thus the most riches, Luthadel has more corruption among the skaa population than any other city in the Final Empire.{{book ref|mb1|18}} The larger portion of the underground consists of thieves, crews, whores and beggars, but fewer in number are the [[skaa rebellion|skaa rebels]] whose goal was not personal gain but to resist the Final Empire.{{book ref|mb1|4}} However, life is hard for these people. Most brothels kill their skaa whores periodically to keep the Inquisitors placated.{{book ref|mb1|22}} Scavenging is difficult in Luthadel,{{book ref|mb1|3}} and only skaa with severe disfigurements are allowed to beg.{{book ref|mb1|11}} Men in the underground often spent months without their family to protect them,{{book ref|mb1|22}} as they would be safe and hidden when the man got caught, especially if he was a Misting because then the Inquisitors would wipe out his entire bloodline at all costs.{{book ref|mb1|24}}
There are two types of crews in Luthadel, the regular ones like [[Camon's crew]] and the special crews that used Allomancers, the former often called "crumbs" by the latter.{{book ref|mb1|4}} Life in regular crews is harsh, as thieves have to get back to work when they get wounded or else are abandoned for dead by their crew leader.{{book ref|mb1|16}} On the other hand, a successful crewleader gains wealth for the entire crew, but sometimes it got tempting to kill the crewleader and take his money nonetheless.{{book ref|mb1|3}} Stealing from the Steel Ministry was only done when desperate.{{book ref|mb1|2}} Their lairs weren't supposed to exist, often being situated in a secret basement beneath the cover of a shop or warehouse.{{book ref|mb1|1}}
The other type, smaller and known as Misting crews{{book ref|mb1|4}}, work as they please and not because they are told to, the great risks they take lead to equally great rewards, but it pays for them to be very discerning in the jobs they take.{{book ref|mb1|33}} On average, one in ten thousand mixed-breed skaa are Mistings, depending on ancestry.{{book ref|mb1|3}} Nearly all Mistborn are members of Great Houses, or else minor nobles, but only very few half-skaa.{{book ref|mb1|7}} Most Mistborn wear a Mistcloak as warning so city guards and other Allomancers won't bother them,{{book ref|mb1|5}} and practically all of them have atium but are reluctant to actually use it because it's incredibly expensive.{{book ref|mb1|13}} <br>
One of the most dangerous professions in the underground was that of informant, as even members of Great Houses met them personally to find out more about their rivals.{{book ref|mb1|19}} However, it's better to not use them too much, as every question asked will be sold as information to other clients.{{book ref|mb1|12}} Their other and main sources of news are servants.{{book ref|mb1|12}} <br>
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''To do: include Reen's sayings'' <br>
2 types of crews: regular ones like Camon's and Theron's (crumbs), and special crews that used Allomancers (extremely skillful, foolhardy and talented). Didn't mix, but Misting crews sometimes hired regular crews for mundane work and choose a representative (twixt). Allomancer crews were often small and specialized and worked together.{{book ref|mb1|4}} <br>
Kelsier was already most infamous crewleader, a legend, in Luthadel before Hathsin. Robbed from wealthiest Great Houses and brought them to their knees. One had to overcome fear of Mists to get somewhere in the underworld.{{book ref|mb1|5}} <br>
"We aren’t like other crews you’ve known-we work as we please, not because we are told to. It pays for us to be very discerning in the jobs we take. The rewards are great, but so are the risks."{{book ref|mb1|33}} <br>
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