Mistborn · Character
Vannis Hasting
Also known as Vennis Hasting
- Minor
- First seen · Book 4 · Ch. 36
Vannis Hasting is a minor character in Mistborn (Book 4).
- Gender
- male
- First appears
- Book 4 · Ch. 36
- Books
- 2
Vannis Hasting (sometimes rendered Vennis) is one of Elendel's most powerful senators, whose name surfaces on lists tied to the shadowy Set during the events of The Lost Metal. Letters bearing his name discuss the creation of a bomb, seemingly implicating him in the Set's plot. Waxillium Ladrian, who had once investigated Hasting in a bribery scandal and authenticated his handwriting, recognizes that the incriminating letter is a forgery. Hasting's genuine, cordial correspondence with Gave Entrone appears to have supplied the handwriting samples Telsin used to fabricate evidence against the senators.
Description
No physical description is provided in the source material for Vannis Hasting. The text does not describe Vennis Hasting's appearance. His face, build, coloring, clothing, and distinguishing features are unspecified.
Connections
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Waxillium Ladrianinvestigator
Wax first encountered Hasting as an investigator in a bribery scandal, authenticating his handwriting. That prior familiarity later lets Wax see through a forged letter meant to implicate Hasting in the Set's bomb plot.
Gave Entronecollaborator
Hasting exchanged genuine, cordial letters with fellow political figure Gave Entrone. These innocuous letters apparently provided handwriting samples that Telsin exploited to forge evidence against the senators.
Story so far
BOOK 4The Lost Metal (The Mistborn Saga)
- Hasting's name appears on lists connected to the Set
- Letters attributed to him discuss bomb creation
- His correspondence with Gave Entrone comes to light
- Wax recognizes him as a significant figure in Elendel's political machinations
BOOK 7The Lost Metal
- Identified as one of Elendel's most powerful senators and an apparent participant in the Set's plans
- A letter in his name concerning the creation of a bomb is uncovered
- Wax recalls having investigated him for bribing senators and authenticating his handwriting
- Wax concludes the bomb letter is a forgery
- His genuine letters to Gave Entrone are judged to have aided Telsin's scheme to forge evidence
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