Mistborn · Character

Armal Harms

Also known as Armal

Supporting
First seen · Book 4 · Ch. 60

Armal Harms is a supporting character in Mistborn (Book 4).

Gender: female
Age: middle-aged
First appears: Book 4 · Ch. 60
Books: 2

Armal Harms first appears in The Lost Metal as a poised, middle-aged Rioter whose elegant, decade-old fashions hint at a life interrupted by captivity. Kidnapped seven years earlier and held in the Set-controlled Community, she initially offers quiet reassurance to fellow captives, but when Marasi Colms reveals the truth of their imprisonment, Armal channels her exceptional Allomantic gifts into leadership. She rallies townspeople, spreads Investiture to empower them, and helps topple Gave Entrone, transforming from a refined hostage into a decisive resistance figure who aids in dismantling the Set’s portal scheme.

Description

A stately middle-aged blonde woman with an elegant bearing, dressed in a fine grey-blue dress featuring a short overcoat and long skirts with a slight bustle in a style popular a decade ago. She carries herself with poise and refinement, reflecting the fashion of an earlier era in a bustling industrial city. Armal is a stately, middle-aged blonde woman with a composed face and an alert, capable manner. She wears a fine grey-blue dress beneath a short overcoat, with long skirts finished in a slight bustle—a style noted as popular about a decade earlier. Her bearing is poised, though she can look stern or frown when focused; her gestures also carry a warm, reassuring quality.

Connections

Family & partnersFriends & mentorsRivals

Marasi Colmsconflicting source relationships
Initially recognized only as a distant cousin; their bond deepens when Marasi rescues Armal, reveals the Set’s deception, and they fight side-by-side as allies and colleagues against the Set.
Steris Ladriandistant cousin
Recognizes Steris’s name and inquires about her survival; the familial link is reaffirmed when Marasi confirms that Steris and the rest of their extended family endured.
Gave Entroneopponent
Begins as a reluctant subject under Entrone’s rule; after Marasi exposes the truth, Armal shifts to active opposition, helping incapacitate him and rallying the Community against his regime.

Story so far

BOOK 4The Lost Metal (The Mistborn Saga)
- Appears as a stately, middle-aged blonde woman in an elegant grey-blue dress with an old-fashioned bustle, reflecting pre-industrial refinement.
- Carries herself with poise and refinement amid the bustling industrial city of Elendel.
BOOK 7Mistborn 07 - The Lost Metal
- Revealed as Marasi Colms’s distant cousin and a Rioter of exceptional skill, long held captive in the Community.
- Initially offers emotional support to fellow captives before learning the truth of their imprisonment.
- Leads nervous townspeople and spreads Investiture among them to prepare for revolt.
- Helps incapacitate Gave Entrone and organizes resistance against his forces.
- Uses emotional Allomancy to drain power from the Set’s portal, aiding Marasi and the broader fight against the Set.