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, short-statured skaa leader of a ragtag 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, Yeden's arc culminates in his transformation into a koloss monstrosity during a pivotal battle, marking a swift and fatal evolution from hopeful revolutionary to a symbol of the rebellion's perilous risks.
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.
- Frequents rebel meetings at Clubs' shop, expressing nervous passion and disapproval.
- Grows increasingly paranoid about army loyalty, demanding Kelsier's extreme training methods.
- Leads the army into a disastrous charge at the skaa caves, consuming Allomantic metals.
- Transforms into a rampaging koloss and is killed during the battle.
Relationships
Yeden serves as the rebel leader who employs Kelsier as a key strategist and trainer, but their relationship sours under pressure as Yeden's paranoia clashes with Kelsier's confidence, culminating in Yeden's fatal decision to act independently.
Key Events
Book Appearances
Mistborn: The Final Empire
First appears Ch 5