Sootwarrens

Sootwarrens appears in Mistborn.

Sootwarrens, the sprawling underground slum beneath Luthadel, begins as a forgotten warren of ash-choked tunnels and impoverished skaa in The Final Empire. Over the course of the series, it transforms from a symbol of oppression into a crucible of rebellion, then a contested battleground, and finally a reclaimed district of the New Empire. Its evolution mirrors the broader struggle for freedom, shifting from a place of hidden survival to one of open defiance and eventual renewal.