TenSoon
SupportingThose amber eyes burn with an ancient depth that no mere hound should hold, watching with dignified patience. Shaggy dark fur cloaks a powerful frame that pads softly yet commands respect. You feel the weight of secrets in his watchful gaze.
TenSoon begins as a covert operative in The Well of Ascension, infiltrating Straff Venture’s camp under the guise of OreSeur before revealing himself as a kandra warrior of the Second Generation. By The Hero of Ages, he has fully embraced his wolfhound form, wielding the Blessing of Potency and openly defying the kandra leadership to aid Vin and the world. In The Lost Metal, he resurfaces in the futuristic Elendel Basin as Constable Gorglen, delivering the Bands of Mourning and serving as a trusted ally to Waxillium Ladrian, demonstrating his enduring adaptability and commitment to the greater good.
Physical Description
TenSoon inhabits a muscular wolfhound body, his form large and powerfully built with shaggy dark fur. Intense amber eyes gleam with ancient intelligence from beneath alert ears. He pads on heavy paws, head often bowing in deference, though his frame hints at underlying strength. Subtle mangling shows in exposed bones, yet his presence remains dignified and watchful. A large, muscular wolfhound stands with powerful haunches and a substantial frame packed with expertly formed muscles that grant exceptional strength and speed. Sleek fur covers the canine body, allowing fluid movement whether loping across ash fields, sitting back on haunches to observe, or launching into ten-foot leaps. Intelligent eyes gleam from the canine face, which can frown with canine lips or smile, while the voice emerges as a dog's voice; the form feels completely natural, enhanced further by absorbed iron spikes that radiate power through every sinew. TenSoon appears most commonly in the borrowed body of a middle-aged male constable, wearing the standard uniform with badge and cap. His build is solid and authoritative, with short-cropped hair and a face capable of expressing both thoughtfulness and horror. When revealing his kandra nature, his skin becomes transparent, showing the muscles and tendons beneath. His voice emerges as a grinding, rough growl when he speaks, and he carries himself with the quiet menace of a predator wearing human skin.
Gallery
Book 3: The Hero of Ages
Evolution
The Well of Ascension
TenSoon, the kandra warrior of the Second Generation, impersonates OreSeur to infiltrate Straff Venture's camp, bearing broken mangled bones from his Contract violation. Howling defiance and bowing in wolfhound form, he reveals his true identity to fulfill a deeper duty to his people and the world. His arc from apparent antagonist to ally exposes kandra secrets and aids the final confrontations.
- Impersonates OreSeur to infiltrate Straff Venture’s camp
- Reveals his true identity in wolfhound form to Vin’s allies
- Exposes kandra secrets and aids the final confrontations
The Hero of Ages
A large, muscular wolfhound stands with powerful haunches and a substantial frame packed with expertly formed muscles that grant exceptional strength and speed. Sleek fur covers the canine body, allowing fluid movement whether loping across ash fields, sitting back on haunches to observe, or launching into ten-foot leaps. Intelligent eyes gleam from the canine face, which can frown with canine lips or smile, while the voice emerges as a dog's voice; the form feels completely natural, enhanced further by absorbed iron spikes that radiate power through every sinew.
- Kills OreSeur and claims his Blessing of Potency
- Challenges KanPaar’s authority, sparking a coup among the kandra
- Seeks out Vin to fulfill his deeper duty to the world
- Absorbs iron spikes to enhance his wolfhound form
The Lost Metal (The Mistborn Saga)
TenSoon first appears as Constable Gorglen, a seemingly ordinary lawman in Elendel. As events unfold, he reveals his true nature as a kandra, a shapeshifter capable of wearing any body and making his skin transparent to prove his identity. He carries the Bands of Mourning in a box, presenting them with a face scrunched in thought then horror. Later he prowls through the central station in a constable's body, serving as a crucial ally in the unfolding crisis.
- Appears as Constable Gorglen in Elendel
- Reveals his kandra nature by making his skin transparent
- Delivers the Bands of Mourning to Wax’s team
- Prowls the central station in a constable’s body during the crisis
Relationships
TenSoon’s defiance of KanPaar’s leadership in The Hero of Ages sparks a generational coup, marking a permanent ideological rift between the Second and Third Generations.
TenSoon kills his generation brother OreSeur in The Hero of Ages to steal his Blessing of Potency, ending their relationship in betrayal.
Begins as Vin’s contracted servant in The Well of Ascension, evolves into a willing ally who betrays his Contract to help her, and later seeks her out in The Hero of Ages to fulfill a shared destiny.
In The Lost Metal, TenSoon assists Wax as a kandra ally, validating plans involving the Bands of Mourning and providing crucial support during the Elendel crisis.
Key Events
Book Appearances
The Well of Ascension
First appears Ch 47
The Hero of Ages
First appears Ch 2
The Lost Metal (The Mistborn Saga)
First appears Ch 41