Daytime Mists
visual_ruleThick gray/white dense mists appearing and persisting into daytime (progressively earlier), flow in large river-like patterns, reddened by morning sun, evaporate in buildings, form shapes/spirits, cause seizures/thrashing/sickness/death in non-Allomancers, longer-lasting away from Luthadel, cause mass starvation fear
In the Mistborn Era 1 series, the Daytime Mists emerge as a terrifying harbinger of apocalypse, first appearing in The Well of Ascension as thick, gray-white vapors that linger progressively earlier into daylight, flowing in eerie river-like patterns and afflicting non-Allomancers with lethal seizures and sickness. By The Hero of Ages, these mists intensify, twisting into ominous tendrils that selectively cull humanity while granting immunity after a single deadly exposure, ultimately revealing their role in Ruin's cataclysmic plan to reshape the world. This evolution transforms the mists from a mysterious anomaly into a pivotal force driving the series' apocalyptic climax.
Evolution
The Hero of Ages
Thick gray mists appearing earlier each day even in daylight, twisting tendrils sprout and expand, selectively kill humans via seizures (one exposure grants immunity)
Book Appearances
The Hero of Ages
First appears Ch 9