The Bands of Mourning
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Characters (20)
| Name | Aliases | Role |
|---|---|---|
Marasi Colms A brilliant detective and Pulser (Cadmium Allomancy). Starts as a constable student and rises to prominence. | Protagonist | |
Steris Harms Wax's fiancée and later wife. A meticulous planner with no magical abilities but sharp intellect. | Lady Ladrian | Protagonist |
Waxillium Ladrian A Twinborn lawman-turned-noble. Coinshot (Steel Allomancy) and Skimmer (Iron Feruchemy). Lord of House Ladrian and later Senator. | Wax | Protagonist |
| Protagonist | ||
| Trell, Bavadin | Antagonist | |
Edwarn Ladrian Waxillium Ladrian's uncle and a noble of House Ladrian. A cunning and ruthless man who operates in the criminal underworld of Elendel. | Suit, Uncle Edwarn | Antagonist |
Miles Hundredlives A corrupt lawman and Twinborn with gold Compounding, making him nearly immortal. Leader of the Vanishers. | Miles Dagouter | Antagonist |
| Bleeder, Lessie | Antagonist | |
| Antagonist | ||
Harmony The god of Scadrial, holding both Ruin and Preservation. Formerly the Terris Keeper Sazed from Era 1. | Sazed | Supporting |
Kelsier A half-skaa Mistborn and charismatic rebel leader who plans to overthrow the thousand-year reign of the Lord Ruler. Scarred from a year of brutal labour in the Pits of Hathsin, he channels grief and ambition into revolution, assembling a crew of Allomantic thieves for the most audacious heist in history - stealing an empire. | The Survivor of Hathsin, The Survivor | Major |
Marsh Kelsier's older brother and a Seeker (bronze Misting). A former leader of the skaa rebellion who has grown disillusioned. He infiltrates the Steel Ministry as a spy for the crew, at great personal risk. | Ironeyes | Supporting |
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Irich A character in The Lost Metal with a brief POV scene. | Minor | |
Jordis A character in The Lost Metal with a brief POV scene. | Minor | |
Migs A character with a brief POV in Shadows of Self. | Minor | |
Templeton Fig A minor character in The Bands of Mourning with a brief POV. | Minor |
Groups (4)
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| Elendel Constabulary | Organisation |
| House Ladrian | Family |
| Kandra | Species |
| The Set | Faction |
History
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
26 January 2016 | Publication | Received positive reviews, with critics praising the adventure structure and the significant Cosmere revelations. Some reviewers noted the plotting as slightly less focused than Shadows of Self. Generally regarded as a strong penultimate volume that set up The Lost Metal effectively. |
2017 | Award Nominated | David Gemmell Legend Award Legend Award for Best Fantasy Novel |
Publication26 January 2016
Received positive reviews, with critics praising the adventure structure and the significant Cosmere revelations. Some reviewers noted the plotting as slightly less focused than Shadows of Self. Generally regarded as a strong penultimate volume that set up The Lost Metal effectively.