Urteau Canals

Urteau Canals appears in Mistborn.

The Urteau Canals, once a vital waterway network in the city of Urteau during the Final Empire, fall into disuse and are filled with ash following the Lord Ruler's death, symbolizing the city's decline under Skaa oppression. In The Well of Ascension, they remain a neglected feature amid political turmoil, but their true significance emerges in The Hero of Ages when revolutionaries painstakingly unclog them to access a hidden cache of atium beneath the city. This restoration proves pivotal in the face of Ruin's apocalypse, highlighting how rediscovering the past aids humanity's survival.