Vila
MinorA woman whose eyes burn with fierce intensity, her frilly coat at odds with the violence she carries. She moves like something wild barely contained by civilized clothing. The compass in her hand seems less a tool than a weapon waiting to strike.
Vila emerges in The Lost Metal as a feral, mist-born combatant whose sudden appearance and savage assault on an ornisaur mark her as a creature of raw survival instinct. Her brief but violent encounter with Nicelle—striking the explorer with a compass—hints at a deeper, possibly antagonistic history that remains largely unexplored. Across the series, Vila’s evolution is defined by this single, enigmatic debut, leaving her origins and future role shrouded in mist and mystery.
Physical Description
Vila wears a frilly coat with lace that contrasts with her aggressive demeanor. She has wide, intense eyes and moves with feral precision during confrontations. Her form is capable of arcing through the air and engaging in acrobatic combat. She carries a compass that serves both as navigation tool and improvised weapon. When engaged, she growls and shows her teeth in a display of ferocity.
Evolution
The Lost Metal (The Mistborn Saga)
Vila first appears as a form emerging from the mist, arcing toward an ornisaur and colliding with a group. She engages in a frenzy of punches and kicks while holding onto the ornisaur's leg, her teeth bared in a growl. Later she wears a frilly coat with lace and holds a compass, using it as a weapon to strike Nicelle before falling into the mists.
- Manifests from the mists and collides with an ornisaur in mid-air.
- Engages in a frenzied hand-to-hand assault while clinging to the creature’s leg.
- Wears a frilly lace coat and brandishes a compass as an improvised weapon.
- Strikes Nicelle across the face with the compass before vanishing back into the mists.
Book Appearances
The Lost Metal (The Mistborn Saga)
First appears Ch 30