Mistborn · Character
Lord Harms
Also known as Harms, Jackstom
- Minor
- First seen · Book 5 · Ch. 5
Lord Harms is urgently protected by Waxillium, his daughter's fiancé, from a suspected assassin in Mistborn (Book 5).
- Gender
- male
- First appears
- Book 5 · Ch. 5
- Books
- 2
Lord Harms is a red-faced, genial nobleman of Elendel with a comfortable paunch and drooping mustaches, father of Steris Harms and, through an illegitimate liaison, of Marasi Colms. In Shadows of Self he presides over festivities as Waxillium Ladrian's future father-in-law, becoming a potential target when Wax fears an assassin is closing in. By The Lost Metal he survives mainly in Marasi's memory, recalled for his habit of joking that women lie about their weight, a small detail that sketches his easy humor and blinkered assumptions.
Description
Red-faced older man with comfortable paunch, easy manner, mustaches drooping toward the floor No physical description is provided. His height, build, complexion, hair, eyes, facial features, clothing, and distinguishing marks are unspecified, so a visual depiction should leave these details undetermined.
Connections
Family & partnersFriends & mentorsRivals
Marasi Colmsformer prospective match
Marasi is Harms's illegitimate daughter. In Shadows of Self her reflections on her mother's ambitions, which pushed her to prove she was the equal of a legitimate Harms daughter, frame him as a symbol of her ambiguous status. In The Lost Metal he is remembered openly as her father, chiefly through his tired jokes.
Steris Ladriandaughter
Steris is his legitimate daughter. Her engagement to Waxillium ties the Harms household to House Ladrian.
Waxillium Ladrianfuture son-in-law
Wax is engaged to Steris, making him Harms's future son-in-law. Wax rushes to protect him from a suspected assassin at a party.
Story so far
BOOK 5Shadows of Self
- Appears as a jovial, red-faced older lord with an easy manner and drooping mustaches
- Leads the celebration at a high-society party
- Is urgently protected by Waxillium, his daughter's fiancé, from a suspected assassin
- Figures in Marasi's reflections on her mother's ambitions and her own illegitimacy
BOOK 7The Lost Metal
- Mentioned as Marasi's father
- Recalled for his jokes about women lying about their weight, hinting at his humor and assumptions
Appearances
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