Tevidian
MinorA short, thin older man with a balding head and firm, imperious features, Tevidian bears the intricate eye tattoos denoting his senior rank within the Steel Ministry. He carries himself with commanding authority, typically clad in dark obligator robes accented by a luxurious golden scarf. His pale skin reflects a life spent indoors away from the ash-covered streets, resulting in a stern and authoritative portrait of a high-ranking noble official in the Final Empire.
Tevidian is introduced in Mistborn: The Final Empire as the Lord Prelan of the Steel Ministry, a high-ranking obligator whose authority is second only to the Lord Ruler himself. His tenure ends abruptly when he is executed by the Lord Ruler for the crime of fathering a half-Skaa child, an act that exposes the hypocrisy of the Final Empire's rigid social hierarchy. Though his physical presence is limited to the first book, his downfall serves as a catalyst that reveals the cracks in the Lord Ruler's regime and underscores the pervasive corruption within the Steel Ministry.
Physical Description
A short, thin older man with a balding head and firm, imperious features, Tevidian bears the intricate eye tattoos denoting his senior rank within the Steel Ministry. He carries himself with commanding authority, typically clad in dark obligator robes accented by a luxurious golden scarf. His pale skin reflects a life spent indoors away from the ash-covered streets, resulting in a stern and authoritative portrait of a high-ranking noble official in the Final Empire.
Evolution
Mistborn: The Final Empire
A short, thin older man with a balding head and firm, imperious features, Tevidian bears the intricate eye tattoos denoting his senior rank within the Steel Ministry. He carries himself with commanding authority, typically clad in dark obligator robes accented by a luxurious golden scarf. His pale skin reflects a life spent indoors away from the ash-covered streets, resulting in a stern and authoritative portrait of a high-ranking noble official in the Final Empire.
- Serves as Lord Prelan, the highest-ranking obligator beneath the Lord Ruler
- Commands the Steel Ministry with imperious authority from within the Canton of Orthodoxy
- Is exposed as having fathered a half-Skaa daughter, violating imperial law
- Is executed by the Lord Ruler in a public display of brutal authority
Relationships
Tevidian begins as the Lord Ruler's most trusted Ministry leader, but his relationship collapses when his half-Skaa lineage is revealed, resulting in his immediate execution by the Lord Ruler.
Book Appearances
Mistborn: The Final Empire
First appears Ch 13