Mistborn · Character
Inquisitor
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 13
A tall, lean, bald human man with a clean-shaven skull, thick metal spikes driven through both eye sockets, and intricate eye tattoos, mostly black with one stark red line. The spike ends protrude from the front of his face and their points jut from the back of his skull. He wears dark robes; in one appearance he has a brown robe and hood. His face is pocked with healed, arrowhead-like scars.
- Gender
- male
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 13
- Books
- 1
Description
A tall, lean, bald human man with a clean-shaven skull, thick metal spikes driven through both eye sockets, and intricate eye tattoos, mostly black with one stark red line. The spike ends protrude from the front of his face and their points jut from the back of his skull. He wears dark robes; in one appearance he has a brown robe and hood. His face is pocked with healed, arrowhead-like scars.
Connections
Family & partnersFriends & mentorsRivals
The Lord Rulerservant
The Inquisitors serve the Lord Ruler, though they seek greater authority over the Ministry. He grants their petition and orders them to investigate Vin.
Kelsieropponent
Kelsier regards the Steel Inquisitors as a serious threat to the rebellion and wants someone to infiltrate the Ministry to monitor them. Their ability to detect Allomancers makes secrecy essential to his plans.
Marshconflicting source relationships
The Inquisitors torture and kill Marsh after suspecting his investigation into their secrets and weaknesses.
Vinpotential adversary
Vin worries that an Inquisitor could detect something revealing about the kandra posing as Lord Renoux. The Inquisitors are feared agents of the regime, though no direct encounter occurs in these chapters.
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Tevidianexecutioner
Kar and the other Inquisitors expose Tevidian’s secret and brutally kill him after the Lord Ruler gives him to them.
Story so far
BOOK 1Mistborn: The Final Empire
Appearances
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