Zane Venture
SupportingAlso known as: Zane
A tall, impressive man in his early thirties with fair skin and short dark hair, Zane has dark eyes set in a face showing intense concentration, with all muscles in his arms, chest, and face held taut. He bears a permanent hemalurgic spike driven through his back just between the shoulder blades, its head pressed against his sternum and forming a large bump that prevents him from wearing cloaks comfortably. Always dressed in black trousers, a silken black shirt, and black gloves with no mistcloak, his figure cuts a solemn, dangerous silhouette in the mists, resembling a harder, more imposing version of Elend Venture or Kelsier as he moves with quiet, lethal grace.
Contains info from Book 3+
Physical Description
A tall, impressive man in his early thirties with fair skin and short dark hair, Zane has dark eyes set in a face showing intense concentration, with all muscles in his arms, chest, and face held taut. He bears a permanent hemalurgic spike driven through his back just between the shoulder blades, its head pressed against his sternum and forming a large bump that prevents him from wearing cloaks comfortably. Always dressed in black trousers, a silken black shirt, and black gloves with no mistcloak, his figure cuts a solemn, dangerous silhouette in the mists, resembling a harder, more imposing version of Elend Venture or Kelsier as he moves with quiet, lethal grace. Mistborn, handsome noble
Evolution
The Well of Ascension
A tall, impressive man in his early thirties with fair skin and short dark hair, Zane has dark eyes set in a face showing intense concentration, with all muscles in his arms, chest, and face held taut. He bears a permanent hemalurgic spike driven through his back just between the shoulder blades, its head pressed against his sternum and forming a large bump that prevents him from wearing cloaks comfortably. Always dressed in black trousers, a silken black shirt, and black gloves with no mistcloak, his figure cuts a solemn, dangerous silhouette in the mists, resembling a harder, more imposing version of Elend Venture or Kelsier as he moves with quiet, lethal grace.
- Introduced as Straff Venture's secret Mistborn son, controlled via atium due to hemalurgic instability.
- Spars and duels with Vin in the mists, attempting to seduce her to abandon Elend.
- Influenced by Ruin's voice urging him to kill, straining his already tenuous sanity.
- Kidnaps Vin briefly, deepening their adversarial bond.
- Commits suicide by removing his hemalurgic spike after Vin refuses to join him.
Relationships
Contains info from Book 3+
Begins as mistborne adversaries in book 2, with Zane sparring, seducing, and kidnapping her to lure her from Elend; evolves into a fatal obsession culminating in his suicide after her rejection, with no further direct interaction in book 3.
Book Appearances
The Well of Ascension
First appears Ch 10