Wax and Wayne are old partners, close friends, and are both incredibly powerful Twinborn. With Wax's return to the city, Wayne was left in charge of Weathering, a small town out in the Roughs, appearing now on the trail of the Vanishers; an infamous gang of thieves renowned for their bizarre theatrics and efficiency. Wax's desire to investigate the recent robberies itches at him. Steampunk: The technology used in this period of Scadrial's history features this aesthetic very strongly. Deus ex Machina: Played with. Wax is uncertain if Harmony can actually hear him or cares about what's going on, but it certainly seems like he's providing some help during the climax. The epilogue confirms that Harmony (formerly Sazed) is definitely actively influencing events. At the beginning of their relationship, Wax regards Steris as an inconvenient necessity, and even enjoys needling her until she loses her temper. As their relationship progresses, however, Wax finds himself becoming protective of Steris’s feelings as well as her person. [5] Eventually Wax realizes that he not only cares for Steris, but that he loves her. Since their first wedding was ruined by Wayne, Wax surprises Steris with a private wedding after their return from the Seran Mountain Range, delighting her with the one thing she had never expected - a marriage marked more by love than by duty. Steris at first refused to admit that she loved Wax, then admits that she does love him and thinks it's foolish. [36]

When a bendalloy bubble and a cadmium bubble occur in the same place, their effects cancel out resulting in no change whilst still burning the metals used. [4] [2] The time bubble created by a Slider is approximately five to fifteen feet across and is smaller than that possible while burning cadmium. [5] Careful examination may reveal the edge of the bubble, where air appears to shimmer. As long as some part of a person is inside the speed bubble, they will be included in its effect. [5] Blasting It Out of Their Hands: Done by Wax to Miles repeatedly. The reason he is able to do this multiple times is because Miles has a Healing Factor that lets him regenerate his hand each time Wax ruins it. It also makes shooting the gun out of his hand one of the only effective techniques, as shooting Miles is little more than inconvenient.This article is still missing information. Please help The Coppermind by expanding it. Mistborn Era 2 Marriage of Convenience: House Ladrian needs an influx of money to continue running much longer, so one of Wax's first reluctant goals is to find a suitable partner, but his ambivalence ends up offending many. Lesser but richer House Harms ends up being one of his last hopes, and Steris is so aware of the obvious need for this trope, she spends their first meeting detailing her written contract, which outlines their courting period, eventual marriage, her financial planning, and allowances for the inevitable affairs. The end of the book implies that they might be able to come to a more equitable arrangement, founded at least on mutual respect. When Marasi and Wax are trying to looking for a motive, Wax mentions the extensive genealogical resources in his uncle's library, and they discover that all of the kidnapped hostages were descended from the Lord Mistborn. It turns out that his uncle was using those same records to scout said hostages.

Well-Intentioned Extremist: Miles thinks of himself as one, as he believes he's fighting the "real" criminals, aka the aristocrats. The Mistborn trilogy has become a firm favourite with fantasy fans the world over. The imagination that Sanderson brought to the series and his skill at marshalling epic storylines and dramatic action, plus his ability to create vivid characters, made him a natural choice to complete Robert Jordan's epic Wheel of Time sequence. But with Mistborn, his stand-alone fantasies, and his new series, The Stormlight Archive, Sanderson has shown his bountiful talents in his own fiction. From this vantage, he had a perfect view of the lights along Demoux Promenade. A double row of bright electric lamps with a steady, blazing whiteness. They glowed like bubbles along the wide boulevard, which was flanked by the even wider canal, the calm and quiet waters reflecting the light. An evening railway engine called a greeting as it chugged through the distant center of the city, hemming the mists with darker smoke. Foreshadowing: Steris's marriage contract includes a clause for mistresses, which comes into play when it turns out that Marasi is her half-sister by her father's mistress. It's also an implicit way of telling Wax that she's fine with whatever he does in his personal life. As he crested his arc, he Pushed on another streetlight, throwing himself farther forward. The long row of metal poles was like his own personal railway line. He bounded onward, his antics drawing attention from those in passing carriages, both horse-drawn and horseless.Brandon Sanderson continuing Mistborn with The Alloy of Law". SFScope. December 3, 2010. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010.