Mistborn · Character

Moonlight

Major
First seen · Book 4 · Ch. 22

Moonlight is a major character in Mistborn (Book 4).

Gender: female
Age: young adult
First appears: Book 4 · Ch. 22
Books: 2

Moonlight is a Ghostblood agent from offworld whose exotic features and red forearm tattoo mark her as a stranger to Scadrial. She enters the story disguised as the researcher Kim on Waxillium Ladrian's team, under orders to keep her identity hidden from him because of his ties to Harmony. She then becomes Marasi Colms's guarded but increasingly trusted partner against the Set and Autonomy. She tests Marasi's judgment, opens a Ghostblood safehouse to her, and comes to defer to Marasi's leadership. Over the course of their mission, Moonlight shifts from secretive operative to genuine ally in the fight to protect Scadrial.

Description

A woman with straight black hair in a ponytail, uncommon eye shape, and prominent cheekbones. She wears a jacket with the collar up and a cap low to shadow her face, with a red tattoo visible on her forearm. Her features carry an exotic quality uncommon in the region. A woman with straight black hair tied in a ponytail, an unusual eye shape, and prominent cheekbones. She has a red tattoo on her forearm above the wrist. Her usual visible outfit in the earliest appearance is a jacket with its collar raised and a cap shading her face; later she is often seen in practical clothes carrying a rucksack.

Connections

Family & partnersFriends & mentorsRivals

Kelsiersubordinate
Kelsier leads the Ghostbloods, and Moonlight serves under him. She notes that his permission is required before members share the organization's secrets with outsiders.
Marasi Colmsconflicting source relationships
Their bond begins as a wary alliance against the Set, with Marasi unsure how far to trust Moonlight's motives. Moonlight tests Marasi, shares secrets about Autonomy, and lets her into the Ghostblood safehouse. By the factory infiltration, she defers to Marasi's leadership and accepts her insistence on rescuing the captives.
Waxillium Ladriansecretive ally
Moonlight works on Wax's team under the alias Kim. She deliberately hides her true identity from him because of his connections to Harmony.
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Maraga Dulcetprotector
Moonlight gives Maraga a safehouse address as asylum in return for her service and promises to collect her research.
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TwinSoulconflicting source relationships
TwinSoul is a fellow Ghostblood who analyzes Moonlight's rubbings to find entrances to the caverns. The two also share personal knowledge of their abilities and loyalties.
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Codenames Are Stupidcolleague
Codenames is a Ghostblood colleague at the safehouse who gathers information and agents while Moonlight directs the urgent investigation.
Autonomyopponent
Moonlight claims to have met Autonomy personally and to understand her methods. She opposes Autonomy's influence and agents on Scadrial.

Story so far

BOOK 4The Lost Metal (The Mistborn Saga)
- Appears in a disguise of a cap pulled low and a collar turned up, with a red tattoo visible on her forearm.
- Reveals herself as a Ghostblood agent working to stop the Set.
- Allies with Marasi Colms against the Set's plans.
BOOK 7The Lost Metal
- Joins Wax's team disguised as the researcher Kim, under instructions not to reveal herself to him.
- Briefs Marasi on Autonomy, Trell, and Telsin while traveling with the convoy.
- Tests Marasi's judgment, then brings her into the Ghostblood safehouse alongside Codenames and TwinSoul.
- Directs the investigation into the Set's underground facility, using stone rubbings to locate entrances to the caverns.
- Infiltrates the factory with Marasi and helps the captives at Marasi's insistence; separately grants Maraga asylum.