MeLaan
SupportingA slender female kandra with an eccentric True Body crafted entirely from spindly wooden bones that create an exaggeratedly thin and willowy silhouette, almost inhuman in its unnatural proportions. Her long wooden skull frames a thin face with a sharply pointed triangular chin and a pair of overly large, expressive eyes that dominate her features and reveal her emotions clearly. Twisted bits of cloth stick out from her head like rebellious hair, enhancing her quirky and distinctive appearance as she moves with a delicate yet purposeful grace.
MeLaan first appears in The Hero of Ages as a distinctive kandra whose spindly wooden True Body and expressive features mark her as both alien and deeply emotive. By the time of The Lost Metal, centuries later, she has become a seasoned operative for Harmony, freely shifting between animal and human forms while navigating the emotional fallout of a terminated romance with Wayne. Across the saga her arc evolves from a supporting kandra ally to a centuries-old shapeshifter balancing personal loss with world-saving missions.
Physical Description
A slender female kandra with an eccentric True Body crafted entirely from spindly wooden bones that create an exaggeratedly thin and willowy silhouette, almost inhuman in its unnatural proportions. Her long wooden skull frames a thin face with a sharply pointed triangular chin and a pair of overly large, expressive eyes that dominate her features and reveal her emotions clearly. Twisted bits of cloth stick out from her head like rebellious hair, enhancing her quirky and distinctive appearance as she moves with a delicate yet purposeful grace. MeLaan is a tall, limber woman at least six foot four with an androgynous appearance and very short blonde hair. Her cheeks are faintly transparent, revealing an emerald skeleton beneath. She wears stylish blue trousers and a buttoned shirt. She has also appeared as a large grey-and-white short-haired dog.
Evolution
The Hero of Ages
A slender female kandra with an eccentric True Body crafted entirely from spindly wooden bones that create an exaggeratedly thin and willowy silhouette, almost inhuman in its unnatural proportions. Her long wooden skull frames a thin face with a sharply pointed triangular chin and a pair of overly large, expressive eyes that dominate her features and reveal her emotions clearly. Twisted bits of cloth stick out from her head like rebellious hair, enhancing her quirky and distinctive appearance as she moves with a delicate yet purposeful grace.
- Revealed as a kandra with an eccentric wooden True Body that emphasizes her willowy, almost inhuman silhouette.
- Displays emotions through oversized expressive eyes framed by a sharply pointed chin and rebellious cloth "hair."
- Moves with delicate yet purposeful grace while assisting the protagonists during the Catacendre crisis.
The Lost Metal (The Mistborn Saga)
MeLaan is a kandra approximately 667 years old who appears in multiple forms throughout the story. She is first mentioned as possibly breaking up with Wayne, then appears as a large dog before shifting into a tall, androgynous human body. Her emerald skeleton is visible through her transparent cheeks, marking her as something beyond human.
- Reappears after roughly six centuries, now 667 years old and operating as an agent of Harmony.
- Shifts between a large-dog form and a tall, androgynous human body whose emerald skeleton shows through transparent cheeks.
- Ends her romantic relationship with Wayne to prioritize a mission for Harmony.
- Navigates the emotional aftermath of the breakup while continuing high-stakes fieldwork.
Relationships
Begins as romantic partners; MeLaan ultimately terminates the relationship to focus on her duties to Harmony, leaving lingering emotional consequences explored in later events.
Book Appearances
The Hero of Ages
First appears Ch 9
The Lost Metal (The Mistborn Saga)
First appears Ch 1