Yeden
SupportingYeden is a short unassuming skaa man with short curly brown hair and a face commonly darkened with soot. He stands noticeably shorter than those around him with the slender frame of a lifelong laborer hardened by work in the mills and fields of the Final Empire. Dressed in his usual patched soot-stained brown worker's coat over simple gray skaa clothing, he carries a look of disapproval and nervous passion that defines his presence among the rebels.
Yeden emerges in Mistborn: The Final Empire as the unassuming skaa leader of a faltering rebellion, hiring the charismatic Kelsier to train an army capable of toppling the Final Empire. His nervous passion and disapproval mask deep insecurities, driving him to desperate measures amid the rebellion's mounting pressures. Tragically, his arc culminates in a shocking betrayal and suicide, underscoring the perils of leadership in a world dominated by ash and oppression.
Physical Description
Yeden is a short unassuming skaa man with short curly brown hair and a face commonly darkened with soot. He stands noticeably shorter than those around him with the slender frame of a lifelong laborer hardened by work in the mills and fields of the Final Empire. Dressed in his usual patched soot-stained brown worker's coat over simple gray skaa clothing, he carries a look of disapproval and nervous passion that defines his presence among the rebels.
Evolution
Mistborn: The Final Empire
Yeden is a short unassuming skaa man with short curly brown hair and a face commonly darkened with soot. He stands noticeably shorter than those around him with the slender frame of a lifelong laborer hardened by work in the mills and fields of the Final Empire. Dressed in his usual patched soot-stained brown worker's coat over simple gray skaa clothing, he carries a look of disapproval and nervous passion that defines his presence among the rebels.
- Hires Kelsier to train a skaa army for the rebellion against the Lord Ruler.
- Oversees the recruitment and training of thousands of skaa rebels in the Arguois caverns.
- Struggles with leadership insecurities and disapproval of Kelsier's bold plans.
- Consumes a bag of dreamleaf in panic, leading to a drug-induced betrayal where he orders the army to attack Luthadel prematurely.
- Commits suicide by slitting his own throat after realizing the catastrophic failure of his actions.
Relationships
Yeden's relationship with Kelsier begins as employer to hired rebel leader, evolving from hopeful reliance to tense friction over strategy, culminating in Yeden's drug-fueled sabotage of Kelsier's plans.
Key Events
Book Appearances
Mistborn: The Final Empire
First appears Ch 8