Prisoner Carts
itemLarge wooden carts reinforced with metal bars specifically for transporting prisoners. Used by obligators and soldiers to move groups of skaa as examples or for execution. Enclosed with bars rather than open wagon style.
Prisoner Carts begin as grim instruments of the Final Empire’s control, hauling skaa captives to public executions and reinforcing the Lord Ruler’s terror. As the rebellion gains momentum, these same carts are repurposed by the skaa underground to ferry rescued prisoners and even smuggle Allomancers between safe houses. By the series’ end, their symbolism shifts from oppression to liberation, with the carts becoming mobile symbols of the New Empire’s justice system.
Evolution
Mistborn: The Final Empire
Large wooden carts reinforced with metal bars specifically for transporting prisoners. Used by obligators and soldiers to move groups of skaa as examples or for execution. Enclosed with bars rather than open wagon style.
Book Appearances
Mistborn: The Final Empire
First appears Ch 27