Spook

Also known as Lestibournes

Supporting
First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 5

Spook is a supporting character in Mistborn (Book 1).

Gender: male
Age: 16
First appears: Book 1 · Ch. 5
Books: 4

Spook, born Lestibournes, begins as the youngest and most overlooked member of Kelsier's crew, a lanky Tineye who speaks in Eastern street slang, follows his uncle Clubs, and awkwardly courts Vin with a handkerchief. Over the next year he grows into a tall, capable scout. Then, after fleeing the siege of Luthadel while Clubs died, he is consumed by guilt. In The Hero of Ages he reinvents himself in Urteau, flaring tin to extreme levels, surviving a fiery rescue, falling for the captive Beldre, and accepting powers from a voice he believes is Kelsier's. Centuries later, he is remembered as a scholar whose book on Hemalurgy aids Waxillium Ladrian, and as a lasting voice for the idea that capability matters more than bloodline.

Description

A thin, tall, awkward-looking, lanky teenage boy, about fifteen years old. His hair, eyes, complexion, and facial features are not described. He is seen in gray clothing, a vest, mundane skaa clothing, and a cloak at different times; he sometimes carries a handkerchief. Sixteen-year-old Spook stands well over six feet tall with a lean, filled-out build that has replaced the gangly frame of his younger years, giving him the look of a capable young man. Fair-skinned with short dark hair and sensitive bright eyes that he must shade from direct sunlight, his face is youthful and frequently breaks into an easy smile. He moves with a casual lounging posture that reveals his street origins even when wearing a soldier's uniform, his features appearing dark and shadowed when he returns from nighttime scouting in the mists. A human boy, fifteen at the time of the Lord Ruler's overthrow. He wears a thick, long cloak, often burned or singed, and at times a hood, spectacles beneath a cloth blindfold, and earplugs to shield his heightened senses. His eyes are sometimes uncovered; no eye color, hair, complexion, or precise build is specified. No physical details are provided for Lestibournes. His age is only suggested as young; his build, complexion, hair, eyes, facial features, and clothing are unspecified. No distinctive accessories or mannerisms are described. The text provides no physical description of Spook. His age, build, coloring, hair, eyes, clothing, and distinguishing features are unspecified.

Connections

Family & partnersFriends & mentorsRivals

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Beldrelove interest
Beldre begins as Spook's captive in Urteau, and their mutual feelings grow into a genuine romance.
C
Clubsuncle
Spook's protective uncle shelters him within the crew. Spook later carries deep guilt for abandoning Clubs to die during the siege of Luthadel, and that guilt drives his transformation.
Kelsierconflicting source relationships
Kelsier gives the young Spook a place in his crew and the rebellion. After Kelsier's death, a voice claiming to be him guides Spook in Urteau and grants him powers, turning the mentor into a ghostly visionary guide.
Vinconflicting source relationships
Vin is a fellow crew member whom Spook awkwardly tries to court with a handkerchief. She rebuffs his advances, but they remain allies in the rebellion.
Waxillium Ladrianconflicting source relationships
Centuries later, Wax studies Lestibournes's treatise on Hemalurgy to solve a murder, and Spook's legacy forms part of the heroic tradition that inspires Wax.

Story so far

BOOK 1Mistborn: The Final Empire
- Serves as the teenage Tineye and errand-runner of Kelsier's crew, often the target of good-natured joking
- Lives under the protection of his uncle Clubs, whose copper hides the crew from Allomantic detection
- Gives Vin a handkerchief to signal he wishes to court her, which she does not welcome
- After Kelsier's death, gathers apprentices and runs messages as the rebellion moves on
BOOK 2The Well of Ascension
- Has grown into a tall, filled-out sixteen-year-old who must shade his tin-sensitive eyes from sunlight
- Works as a scout, slipping through the mists at night to gather intelligence during the siege of Luthadel
- Serves alongside soldiers while keeping his casual street-bred manner
- Flees during the siege while Clubs remains behind and is killed
BOOK 3The Hero of Ages
- Infiltrates Urteau to undermine the Citizen's regime, burdened by guilt over Clubs's death
- Flares tin to extreme levels, bandaging his eyes and wearing spectacles to cope with heightened senses
- Performs a daring rescue through fire, leaving his cloak burned and scarred
- Falls in love with Beldre while holding her captive, and she returns his feelings
- Follows a voice he believes is Kelsier's, which grants him new powers
BOOK 5Shadows of Self
- Is known as Lestibournes, author of a book on Hemalurgy that displeases Harmony
- His writings give Wax crucial insight into the method behind Idashwy's murder
- Is remembered for championing capability over bloodline