Jastes Lekal
SupportingA young Luthadel nobleman in his early twenties with fair skin that flushes easily when embarrassed or stressed. His head is balding with only a few pathetic wisps of dark hair remaining, which he runs a nervous hand through, while deep bags underline his eyes and give his face a weary appearance despite his youth. He has a thin build and fidgets constantly, tapping his leg or jumping at sounds while dressed in the sloppy, stained suit jacket and pants of a nobleman.
Jastes Lekal emerges in *The Well of Ascension* as a nervous, fidgety young nobleman and former friend of Elend Venture, clinging to the remnants of Luthadel's collapsing aristocracy amid his house's decline. By *The Hero of Ages*, he undergoes a tragic transformation, amassing a colossal koloss army in a desperate bid for power that spirals out of control, turning him from a philosophical peer into a reckless warlord besieging Luthadel. His arc culminates in execution by Elend, embodying the corruption of noble ideals under apocalyptic pressures.
Physical Description
A young Luthadel nobleman in his early twenties with fair skin that flushes easily when embarrassed or stressed. His head is balding with only a few pathetic wisps of dark hair remaining, which he runs a nervous hand through, while deep bags underline his eyes and give his face a weary appearance despite his youth. He has a thin build and fidgets constantly, tapping his leg or jumping at sounds while dressed in the sloppy, stained suit jacket and pants of a nobleman. This young adult nobleman possesses an average build with sharp, aristocratic features and neatly styled dark hair. His attire is impeccably noble—a fitted doublet in House Lekal's colors, accented with silver embroidery and a cloak of fine wool. He carries himself with entitled arrogance, eyes alight with calculating intensity and a demeanor of unshakeable confidence.
Evolution
The Well of Ascension
A young Luthadel nobleman in his early twenties with fair skin that flushes easily when embarrassed or stressed. His head is balding with only a few pathetic wisps of dark hair remaining, which he runs a nervous hand through, while deep bags underline his eyes and give his face a weary appearance despite his youth. He has a thin build and fidgets constantly, tapping his leg or jumping at sounds while dressed in the sloppy, stained suit jacket and pants of a nobleman.
- Frequents Keep Venture gatherings as Elend's anxious companion, discussing philosophy amid the post-Skaa-rebellion chaos.
- Displays constant nervousness, fidgeting and flushing easily while wearing a sloppy, stained nobleman's suit.
- Witnesses House Lekal's fall from prominence, highlighting his weary, balding youth and underlying stress.
The Hero of Ages
Jastes Lekal, once Elend's friend and heir to House Lekal, spirals from noble camaraderie into antagonism by raising a massive koloss army to challenge Luthadel. Losing control of his monstrous forces, he meets his end executed by Elend amid the siege's horrors. His arc captures the corruption of friendship under societal collapse, transforming a peer into a symbol of reckless tyranny.
- Raises a massive koloss army after losing control of his noble house, aiming to challenge Luthadel.
- Leads the siege against the city, his forces becoming uncontrollable monsters.
- Confronts Elend during the siege, revealing the depth of their fractured friendship.
- Executed by Elend amid the chaos, marking his end as a symbol of tyrannical failure.
Relationships
Begins as Elend's close philosophical friend and peer in Luthadel's nobility in book 2, but evolves into an antagonist by book 3 when Jastes leads a koloss army against Elend's forces, culminating in his execution by his former companion amid societal collapse.
Book Appearances
The Well of Ascension
First appears Ch 19
The Hero of Ages
First appears Ch 85