Telsin Ladrian
MajorA woman with dark hair framing a face whose rugged build contrasts sharply with delicate features like a small nose and prim lips. She dresses in a sharp formal suit consisting of slacks, a buttoned white shirt, jacket, and cravat, projecting an air of confident authority.
Telsin Ladrian debuts in The Lost Metal as a formidable antagonist whose transformation from Waxillium’s estranged sister into Autonomy’s chosen avatar marks one of the series’ most dramatic betrayals. Once presumed lost or dead, she reappears as a poised, sharply dressed leader who wields both political influence and divine Investiture, determined to prove her worth to her Shard and reshape Scadrial in Autonomy’s image. Her arc crystallizes the tension between family loyalty and cosmic ambition, forcing Wax to confront how far his sister has fallen—and how much of that fall was enabled by his own absence.
Physical Description
A woman with dark hair framing a face whose rugged build contrasts sharply with delicate features like a small nose and prim lips. She dresses in a sharp formal suit consisting of slacks, a buttoned white shirt, jacket, and cravat, projecting an air of confident authority.
Gallery
Book 4: The Lost Metal (The Mistborn Saga)
Evolution
The Lost Metal (The Mistborn Saga)
A woman with dark hair framing a face whose rugged build contrasts sharply with delicate features like a small nose and prim lips. She dresses in a sharp formal suit consisting of slacks, a buttoned white shirt, jacket, and cravat, projecting an air of confident authority.
- Revealed alive and leading the Set’s operations in Bilming, dressed in formal attire that projects authority.
- Confirmed as Autonomy’s avatar, granted Investiture and tasked with proving her worth to the Shard.
- Repeatedly betrays Waxillium, culminating in direct confrontations that pit sibling against sibling.
- Attempts to destabilize Scadrial’s political order to advance Autonomy’s interests, forcing a final showdown with Wax and his allies.
Relationships
Telsin’s relationship with Autonomy begins and ends in The Lost Metal; she is Invested as the Shard’s avatar and driven by a desperate need to demonstrate her value, turning her into Autonomy’s primary agent on Scadrial.
Telsin’s bond with her brother Waxillium evolves from implied estrangement into open hostility; her multiple betrayals and allegiance to Autonomy transform their sibling tie into a deeply adversarial conflict that defines the climax of The Lost Metal.
Key Events
Book Appearances
The Lost Metal (The Mistborn Saga)
First appears Ch 1