Mistborn · Character

Telsin Ladrian

Also known as Telsin

Major
First seen · Book 4 · Ch. 1

Telsin Ladrian is Invested by Autonomy in Mistborn (Book 4).

Gender: female
First appears: Book 4 · Ch. 1
Books: 2

Telsin Ladrian, Waxillium's sister, evolves from a long-hidden betrayer within the Set into the chosen avatar of the god Autonomy, invested with power that makes her eyes burn red and causes the mists themselves to recoil. Driven by ambition and a need to prove herself worthy of ruling Scadrial, she spearheads the Set's catastrophic plan to destroy Elendel with a bomb. Her shared history with Wax lets each read the other's habits and motives, turning their confrontations into emotionally fraught clashes between family and mortal enemies. Even as Harmony and Wax suspect Autonomy is manipulating her, Telsin presses forward, wary of rivals like Gave Entrone waiting for her to fall.

Description

A woman with dark hair framing a face whose rugged build contrasts sharply with delicate features like a small nose and prim lips. She dresses in a sharp formal suit consisting of slacks, a buttoned white shirt, jacket, and cravat, projecting an air of confident authority. A woman with dark hair, a rugged build, a small nose, and prim lips. She wears slacks, a buttoned white shirt, a jacket, and a cravat. Her eyes glow faintly red at times, becoming bright red when her power is active; the mists stay away from her.

Connections

Family & partnersFriends & mentorsRivals

Autonomyconflicting source relationships
Telsin is Invested as Autonomy's avatar and grows increasingly bound to the god's nature, eagerly accepting demands to destroy Elendel to prove herself, though Autonomy notes she does not fully understand the power and Wax suspects manipulation.
Steris Ladriansister-in-law
Telsin's attack endangers her sister-in-law, whose evacuation of Elendel directly undermines her plan; Telsin nonetheless sends Allomancers to Steris with mocking sisterly regards.
Waxillium Ladrianconflicting source relationships
Wax's older sister, whose repeated betrayals turn their bond fully adversarial; by the climax she manipulates him while advancing a plan to destroy his city, and their intimate knowledge of each other makes every clash painful.
Harmonyadversary
Harmony opposes Autonomy's avatar and can momentarily sever her link to Autonomy, though he cannot be sure of defeating her.
Marasi Colmsadversary
Marasi works to expose and obstruct the Set's operation that Telsin leads.
Wayneenemy
Wayne once shot Telsin and threatens her for information, but she remains confident she can withstand him.
Gave Entroneconflicting source relationships
A reluctant Set ally who supports her bomb plan out of necessity while hoping she fails so he can replace her; Telsin scorns him as too cowardly to act.

Story so far

BOOK 4The Lost Metal (The Mistborn Saga)
- Appears as a composed, authoritative figure in a sharp formal suit
- Continues her pattern of repeatedly betraying her brother Wax
- Is Invested by Autonomy and serves as her avatar on Scadrial
- Works to prove her worth to her divine patron
BOOK 7The Lost Metal
- Leads the Set's plan to destroy Elendel as Autonomy's elevated local agent
- Dismisses Gave Entrone as a coward despite his designs on her position
- Sends Allomancers to Steris at the docks with a pointed message of 'regards' from her sister
- Confronts Wax on a rooftop, her eyes shining red as the mist recoils from her
- Has her connection to Autonomy briefly interrupted by Harmony