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|descendants=[[Edwarn]], [[Waxillium]], [[Telsin]], [[Hinston]], [[Aving Cett|Aving]], [[Westweather Cett|Westweather]], [[Maxillium Ladrian|Maxillium]], [[Tindwyl Ladrian|Tindwyl]]

After the [[Lord Ruler]]'s death and the [[Collapse]], he quickly takestook control of the [[Western Dominance]] but iswas unable to keep control of [[Fadrex City]].{{book ref|mb2|3}}{{book ref|mb2|43}} Cett ended up in a struggle for power whitewith [[Aradan Yomen]], an [[obligatorObligator]] in the city. At some point Cett lost 2,000two thousand soldiers in a battle against 500five hundred [[koloss]]. After one year it began to become clear that Yomen would be the one to take control. Cett blamed his disadvantage on a lack of Allomancers (he only had 9nine). He was manipulated by [[Breeze]], who convinced him that the Lord RulersRuler's [[atium cache]] was in Luthadel and that he could use the atium to buy Allomancers. He decided to lay siege on [[Luthadel]] with an army of 40,000forty thousand soldiers to take the Central Dominance and the atium from [[Elend Venture]].{{book ref|mb2|50}}. Before his army arrived he sent 4four Pewterarms, a Smoker, a Lurcher, a Coinshot, and a Mistborn with atium to kill Vin. The assassins failed and were killed, but made Vin use up her last atium.

In the [[Siege of Luthadel]], Cett's Armyarmy was outnumbered by [[Straff Venture]]'s forces of 50,000fifty thousand. Realizing this, he secretly entered Luthadel and presented himself to [[Elend Venture]] at a [[Luthadel Assembly]] meeting, proposing that his troops enter the city and the pair ally against Straff.{{book ref|mb2|35}} However, when Elend iswas attacked by Mistings, [[Vin]] believesbelieved thesethem to be agents of Cett after recognizing one Thug supposedly as a servant of Cetthis.{{book ref|mb2|38}} Vin and [[Zane Venture]] then enterentered [[Keep Hasting]], killing Cett's soldiers and almost killing Cett himself--Vin suspected him to be a Mistborn, although he was not.{{book ref|mb2|43}} Cett then leavesleft the city with his troops.{{book ref|mb2|44}}

After the siege, Vin forcesforced Cett to pledge allegiance to Elend, and Cett becomesbecame a general in the new Emperoremperor's army.{{book ref|mb2|55}} He takestook part in the [[Siege of Fadrex City]].{{book ref|mb3|25}}

During the siege he iswas glad to see that [[Elend]] hashad finally agreed to take back his own capital from Yomen. He helpshelped to direct and manage the army. According to [[Elend]], if should something should happen to him, Cett would be third in line to take command of his empire, after [[Vin]] and [[Sazed]], respectively.

During the planning of the siege, Cett putsput forward some of the more brutal but effective ideas, such as sending parts of the army out to attack undefended small villages in order to force Yomen to play his hand, as well as simply assassinating him and taking control. [[Elend]] also requestsrequested that he draftsdraft up a list of [[Noble|noblemen]] and informants inside the city who could possibly aid them with information or perhaps actingact as double-agents within the city.{{book ref|mb3|25}} He thus givesgave [[Vin]] information on how to find and contact [[Slowswift]] as well as [[Hoid]] inside the city.{{book ref|mb3|27}}

During the battle against the [[koloss]] at [[Fadrex City]], Cett staysstayed behind the fighting and commandscommanded tactics while [[Elend]] goeswent out to help wherever his soldiers arewere having trouble with the koloss brutes.{{book ref|mb3|73}}

As part of the [[Catacendre|Final Ascension]], Sazed repairsrepaired all genetic defects and physical ailments in the people who were in the storage caches. This includesincluded Cett, giving him the ability to walk once more. He iswas so shocked by this that he spendsspent thequite entiresome epiloguetime walking around in the cavern, marveling.{{wob ref|5859}}