Mistborn · Character
Clubs
Also known as Master Cladent, Clubs's, Cladent
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 2
Clubs is a supporting character in Mistborn (Book 1).
- Gender
- male
- Age
- older
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 2
- Books
- 3
Clubs, a gruff, limping carpenter and Smoker, begins as a reluctant recruit to Kelsier's crew whose shop and coppercloud shelter the rebellion from the Lord Ruler's Seekers. Skeptical and sharp-tongued, he nonetheless commits fully to the revolt, and after the Lord Ruler's fall he rises to become a general commanding Luthadel's soldiers against the koloss. His service ends in tragedy when koloss overrun Luthadel, killing him alongside Dockson, a death that leaves his nephew Spook wracked with guilt. The grumbler who once hesitated to join ultimately gave his life for the cause.
Description
An elderly man with a knotted, gnarled face like twisted wood and a disapproving, dissatisfied expression in his eyes. He wears a dull tan overcoat, brown trousers, and a simple white shirt. He has a distinct limp caused by a long, twisting scar running up the side of his calf and thigh. A gruff middle-aged man with fair skin and a weathered face set in a constant scowl, one eye perpetually squeezed shut in a squint while the other holds a sharp glimmer of humor. His gimped leg causes a pronounced hobble when he walks and contributes to a hunched-over slouch whether seated, standing, or riding horseback, giving him an perpetually awkward but authoritative posture. Dressed in the functional military garb of a battlefield commander in the besieged city of Luthadel, he carries the sturdy frame and experienced demeanor of a veteran soldier who has risen to lead troops against the koloss horde. Stocky and older, his face is gnarled and twisted like sun-dried leather, deeply lined from years of ash and toil. Gray hair clings wiry to his scalp, framing eyes sharp beneath heavy brows, while a pronounced limp necessitates a sturdy cane. He dresses in practical, ash-flecked clothing suited to a craftsman-turned-soldier, his posture stooped yet defiant with a smoker's rasp in every breath.
Connections
Family & partnersFriends & mentorsRivals

Spookuncle
Clubs protects and shelters his nephew in the crew; after Clubs dies in the siege of Luthadel, Spook is haunted by guilt for leaving him behind.

Breeze Ladriandistrustful colleague
Clubs openly distrusts Soothers and Breeze's emotional manipulation, a prickly dynamic within the crew.

Hammondformer colleague
A former colleague who vouches for Clubs' skill as a Smoker.

Kelsierconflicting source relationships
Recruited for his Smoker abilities, Clubs moves from skeptic to trusted specialist, eventually entrusted with leading part of Kelsier's final plan.

Vinconflicting source relationships
A fellow crew member whose coppercloud shields Vin's training; he stands with her and the survivors to complete Kelsier's plan.

DocksonAlly
Fellow crew veteran who dies alongside Clubs when koloss overrun Luthadel.
- LR
Lord Rulerpersecutor
Having spent his life hiding Mistings from the obligators, Clubs joins the revolt to defy the Lord Ruler's persecution.
Story so far
BOOK 1Mistborn: The Final Empire
- Initially walks out of Kelsier's recruitment meeting, distrustful of the plan and of Breeze's Soothing
- Joins the crew, providing his carpentry shop as a base and his Smoking to hide its Allomancy from Seekers
- Reveals his nephew Spook as part of his household and reassures him of the coppercloud's protection
- Takes a leadership role in the palace assault as the skaa rally in Kelsier's name after his death
BOOK 2The Well of Ascension
- Serves as a military commander of Luthadel's forces during the siege
- Leads soldiers against the koloss horde despite his gimped leg
- Offers dry, scowling counsel to the crew while defending the city
BOOK 3The Hero of Ages
- Acts as a general in the defense of the new empire's interests
- Is killed alongside Dockson when koloss overrun Luthadel
- His death becomes a source of lasting guilt for Spook
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