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'''Luthadel''' was the capital city of the [[Final Empire]] on [[Scadrial]]. It was governed by the [[Lord Ruler]] for over a thousand years. After the [[Collapse]], Luthadel became the capital city of the [[New Empire]].
{{quote|Luthadel was an enormous, sprawling city.|Luthadel{{book ref|mb1|19}} }}
== Geography ==
Commercial district was for fortunate skaa and less fortunate nobles, tried to ignore each other. Luthadel had a lot of squares, and the larger ones often had fountains.{{book ref|mb1|11}} <br>
A lot of shops at Kenton Street, also/especially for Nobles.{{book ref|mb1|17}} <br>
Sootwarrens slum. Every few decades or so, new sections were added, and the city wall expanded due to the effort of skaa labor, thanks to canals stone was cheap.{{book ref|mb1|19}} <br>
(The Twists: one of the most impoverished skaa slums.{{book ref|mb1|27}})
Defensive wall with normal armed guards, more artistic than fortification, sturdy buttressings, spires, stained-glass windows, bronze or copper sheeting on roof.{{book ref|mb1|5}} <br>
Rectangular building. Was illuminated when they gave a ball, mirrors were used to shine light on the keep. Main hall four or five stories high. Limelights were illuminated outside ("somehow, the quicklime stones can be heated to brilliance without melting them"). Stained-glass depicted religious and mythological scenes, for example the Deepness.{{book ref|mb1|12}} <br>
==== Keep Elariel ====
A bit smaller than Keep Venture, but had a separate party ballroom, all stained-glass windows in the ceiling.{{book ref|mb1|18}} <br>
=== Squares ===
//[[Fourwell Crossroads]], [[Ahlstrom Square]]
==== Square of the Survivor ====
{{for|Square of the Survivor}}
Noblemen considered it an insult to use (emotional) Allomancy in formal settings.{{book ref|mb1|11}} <br>
"hasn’t been an all-out war among the Great Houses for over a century, but the last one was devastating."{{book ref|mb1|12}} <br>
When Great Houses grew nervous, more Allomancers held watch, but noblemen Mistings wouldn't like being forced to guard duty. Many nobility blatantly wore metal, a foolish form of bravado. High taxes for Great Houses. Lord Ruler sees nobles as "the children of his long-dead friends and allies, the men who supposedly helped him defeat the Deepness".{{book ref|mb1|19}} <br>
==== Balls ====
Almost every evening one of the noble houses held a ball. At these balls, they don't hide their flaws, but make a statement by displaying them. At these balls dinner was accounted for, also for (Terris) stewards (separately) who came with visiting nobles. String orchestras provided music for dancing couples. Obligators frequently visited these balls too, and officially witnessed agreements. Invitation was needed, but seemingly not hard to get.{{book ref|mb1|12}} <br>
"Most of the other women wore colorful dresses; muted colors seemed reserved for men’s suits."{{book ref|mb1|17}} <br>
Ladies' food: buttered vegetables, cake. Lords asking a lady to accompany them on a future ball was not uncommon. People only interacted with others of their social standing. More absences on balls as tensions grew, nobles wouldn't visit balls held by their rivals. Also many non-Great Houses visited balls.{{book ref|mb1|18}} <br>
=== Middle class ===
Skaa also worked in mines, had twelve-hour work days.{{book ref|mb1|10}} <br>
Begging was only allowed if one had severe disfigurements.{{book ref|mb1|11}} <br>
Tobacco was an expensive luxury.{{book ref|mb1|19}} <br>
=== Underground ===
Practically each Mistborn has atium, but is reluctant to actually use it because it's so expensive.{{book ref|mb1|13}} <br>
Regular thieves wouldn't get a couple of weeks to recover, they'd had to get back to work or were abandoned for death.{{book ref|mb1|16}} <br>
"oddly, the place closest to the Lord Ruler was also the one with the most corruption, not to mention the most riches."{{book ref|mb1|18}} <br>
Hoid spent some time in Luthadel, where he acted as an informant. He'd been around long for an informant, but most informants didn't have a long life as it was a dangerous profession. Even members Great Houses went to informants personally.{{book ref|mb1|19}} <br>
== Politics ==
*Koloss army: Stationed at a moderate distance from Luthadel. Lord Ruler could send for them, but have to be kept away from cities.{{book ref|mb1|6}}
"The Lord Ruler and the Steel Ministry could marshal literally millions of troops if the need arose."{{book ref|mb1|19}} <br>
Luthadel had a massive wall, but that was unnecessary since the Lord Ruler controlled everything and no army would attack during his reign.{{book ref|mb1|19}} It was the only city in the Final Empire that was allowed to have a city wall.{{cite}}
== Trivia ==
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