The Alloy of Law

How it opens

Waxillium Ladrian has come back to Elendel after twenty years in the Roughs to take his place as head of House Ladrian. The house is nearly bankrupt, so he puts away his lawkeeper's guns and seeks a marriage with Steris, the daughter of Lord Harms. His old friend Wayne arrives from Weathering to hunt the Vanishers, a gang that robs railcars, and says they have taken four women hostage. Wayne also brings an aluminum bullet that he says was dropped at a theater robbery.

Who you meet early

• Waxillium LadrianWaxillium Ladrian spent twenty years as a lawkeeper in the Roughs before his uncle's death called him home to Elendel as head of House Ladrian.
• WayneWayne is Waxillium's longtime companion and fellow investigator who provides crucial intelligence gathering, combat support, and comic relief while wrestling with redemption for his violent past.
• SterisSteris is the daughter of Lord Harms, a stern, very thorough noblewoman with golden hair pinned in a tight bun, who sets out the terms of a proposed courtship with Lord Waxillium in a long written contract.
• Marasi Colms
• Lord HarmsA corpulent nobleman with excellent financial status but limited social standing, who seeks a marriage alliance between his house and the Ladrian name to elevate his family's position.
• TillaumeThe butler of Ladrian Mansion who gently but firmly reminds Wax of his responsibilities to the thousands of people dependent on House Ladrian and approves when Wax decides to put away his Roughs weapons and embrace his role as High Lord.

Where it sits

The Alloy of Law is the first of 4 books in Mistborn: Wax and Wayne. Start here.

The opening on this page is written only from chapters 1 and 2 of The Alloy of Law. Character notes are the wiki’s public introductions, the same ones it shows before you set any progress.