Set's Explosive Traps
itemTripwire and pressure-plate activated clay explosive grenades hidden in an apartment by the Set. Modern chemical explosives with mechanical triggers.
Set's Explosive Traps debut in The Lost Metal as the first modern chemical-explosive devices in the Mistborn saga, marking a technological leap from Allomantic and Feruchemical weaponry to conventional munitions. Concealed within civilian apartments, these tripwire-and-pressure-plate clay grenades represent the Set's shift toward asymmetric urban warfare and covert sabotage. Their introduction signals the dawn of industrialized weaponry in Scadrial, foreshadowing future conflicts where ancient magic and new science collide.
Evolution
The Lost Metal (The Mistborn Saga)
Tripwire and pressure-plate activated clay explosive grenades hidden in an apartment by the Set. Modern chemical explosives with mechanical triggers.
Book Appearances
The Lost Metal (The Mistborn Saga)
First appears Ch 32