Mistwraiths
creatureTranslucent, oozing masses of muscle and flesh with mismatched stone, metal, or wood forming unnatural bones like angled feet, heads on arms, rib-legs; cousins to kandra, smaller in Homeland.
Mistwraiths begin as enigmatic, grotesque scavengers haunting the mists of Scadrial, their malformed bodies cobbled from scavenged bone and metal. By the time of The Hero of Ages they are revealed to be the stunted, mindless cousins of the shapeshifting kandra, their existence a tragic echo of the Lord Ruler’s genetic experiments. Their presence underscores the broader theme of transformation and identity that runs through the Mistborn saga, culminating in the revelation that, with the proper spikes and blessings, they too can ascend to full sentience.
Evolution
The Hero of Ages
Translucent, oozing masses of muscle and flesh with mismatched stone, metal, or wood forming unnatural bones like angled feet, heads on arms, rib-legs; cousins to kandra, smaller in Homeland.
Book Appearances
The Hero of Ages
First appears Ch 81