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This page contains a chapter by chapter summary of '''''[[The Alloy of Law]]'''''. We hope this summary will make it easier to find specific areas of the book, as well as providing a quick plot refresher for anyone who doesn't want to take the time to reread the entire book.
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[[Waxillium Ladrian]], a talented [[Coinshot]], finds himself in a gun-fight out in the Roughs - the territory surrounding modern civilisation as a barren outland where thugs and criminals liberate the law. Wax showcases previously unseen Allomantic techniques by creating a "Steel Bubble" around himself that deflects oncoming metal. He meets up with [[Lessie]] as they, and the rest of Wax's crew, are hunting Bloody Tan for the bounty on his head.
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* [[Waxillium Ladrian]] (point of view)
* [[Lessie]]
* [[Bloody Tan]]
* [[Miles Dagouter]] (mentioned only)
* [[Wayne]] (mentioned only)
* [[Donal]] (mentioned only)
* [[Geormin]] (mentioned only)
* [[Annarel]] (mentioned only)
* [[Kelsier]] (mentioned only)
* [[Harmony]] (mentioned only)
* [[Marsh]] (mentioned only)
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;Plot Summary
It[[Waxillium isLadrian]] discoveredfinds laterhimself thatin Waxa isgunfight actually ain [[ TwinbornFeltrel]] , -out ain the [[ FeruchemistRoughs]] . asWax wellshowcases aspreviously anunseen [[ AllomancerAllomantic]] -techniques andby cancreating alsoa decrease"Steel hisBubble" weightaround byhimself storingthat itdeflects inoncoming hismetal. iron metalmind.He Eventuallymeets up with [[Lessie]], as the two of them are hunting [[Bloody Tan]] for the bounty on his head. Wax finds Bloody Tan's hideout , andonly findsto discover that Lessie has been captured by Tan. Unprovoked by Tan using her against him as a hostage, Wax fires his Sterrion revolver at Tan , who yanks Lessie into the path of the bullet. Lessie is killed instantly and Wax, horrified, shoots Tan in the head. ▼
▲It is discovered later that Wax is actually a [[Twinborn]] - a [[Feruchemist]] as well as an [[Allomancer]] - and can also decrease his weight by storing it in his iron metalmind. Eventually, Wax finds Bloody Tan's hideout and finds that Lessie has been captured by Tan. Unprovoked by Tan using her against him as a hostage, Wax fires his Sterrion revolver at Tan who yanks Lessie into the path of the bullet. Lessie is killed instantly and Wax, horrified, shoots Tan in the head.
*[http://www.tor.com/2011/06/15/the-alloy-of-law-excerpt/ Prologue Excerpt]
== Chapter 1 ==
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Five months later. Wax is in attendance at a party back in Elendel, where he is known as "Lord Waxillium" or "Lord Ladrian," but is adamant in avoiding conversation.
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* [[Waxillium Ladrian]] (point of view)
* [[Aving Cett]]
* [[Tillaume]]
* [[Harmony]] (mentioned only)
* [[Lessie]] (mentioned only)
* [[Edwarn Ladrian]] (mentioned only)
* [[Ranette]] (mentioned only)
* [[Kelsier]] (mentioned only)
* [[Vin]] (mentioned only)
* [[Wayne]] (mentioned only)
* [[Stagin]] (mentioned only)
* [[Stanton]] (mentioned only)
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He makes his way to the balcony to be alone. The death of Lessie still haunts him. Wax has returned to [[Elendel]] in the wake of his uncle's death to do his duty to his house. Lady [[Aving Cett]] appears on the balcony, urging Wax to rejoin the party.
InsteadFive months later, Wax is in attendance at a party back in [[Elendel]], where he is known as "Lord Waxillium" or "Lord Ladrian," but is adamant in avoiding conversation. He makes his way to the balcony to be alone. The death of returningLessie still haunts him. Wax has returned to Elendel in the wake of his uncle's death to do his duty to his house. Lady [[Aving Cett]] appears on the balcony, urging Wax to rejoin the party. Instead, Wax slips off the balcony and drops a bullet casing to Push himself over the garden wall. Spending his time bounding across rooftops and soaring through the air, Wax eventually comes across a bunch of criminals in an alleyway with constables blockading the entrance. Intending to deal with them, he drops in their midst but hesitates as he hears a woman whimpering. Wax narrowly avoids taking a bullet thanks to his steel bubble, barely missing his ribs. Still unable to shoot, Wax points his gun at the floor, fires, and uses the bullet to Push himself out of the alleyway. Watching from afar as the constables swarm the alleyway, he realizes the whimpering woman was actually a thug that had taken a bullet before his arrival.
Ashamed, heWax returns to Ladrian Mansion . whereHe he renouncesturns his guns over to [[Tillaume]] , - Wax'shis butler -, asking that they be stored in a safe place, and devotes himself to becoming Lord Waxillium Ladrian in the public eye. ▼Wax narrowly avoids taking a bullet thanks to his steel bubble, barely missing his ribs. Still unable to shoot, Wax points his gun at the floor, fires, and uses the bullet to Push himself out of the alleyway. Watching from afar as the constables swarm the alleyway he realises the whimpering woman was actually a thug that had taken a bullet before his arrival.
▲Ashamed, he returns to Ladrian Mansion where he renounces his guns to [[Tillaume]] - Wax's butler - asking that they be stored in a safe place, and devotes himself to becoming Lord Waxillium Ladrian in the public eye.
*[http://www.tor.com/2011/06/15/the-alloy-of-law-excerpt/ Chapter 1 Excerpt]
== Chapter 2 ==
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* [[Waxillium Ladrian]] (point of view)
Wax has an appointment with [[Jackstom Harms]], as suddenly the door chime sounds. A conversation with his house steward, Miss [[Grimes]] reveals Wax's appointment with Lord Harms is to settle a marriage agreement between himself and Harms' daughter, [[Steris]]. In his hesitation to appear eager Wax enquires into house matters where Miss Grimes informs him their second shipment of steel was stolen. House Tekiel is also having similar problems, losing five shipments.
* [[Tillaume]]
* [[Miss Grimes]]
Wax gets the urge to investigate an infamous gang of thieves known as the ''[[Vanishers]]'' but convinces himself that part of his life is over now. Making his way to the sitting room expecting to find Lord Harms and his daughter he instead encounters an old friend and partner. [[Wayne]] has the unusual habit of "trading" items in others possession with his own as he slips Wax's mantle clock into a pocket and produces a bottle of fine whiskey in its place, noting its roughly equal value.
* [[Kip]]
* [[Limmi]]
* [[Wayne]]
* [[Jackstom Harms]]
* [[Steris Harms]]
* [[Marasi Colms]]
* [[Edwarn Ladrian]] (mentioned only)
* [[Telsin Ladrian]] (mentioned only)
* [[Ranette]] (mentioned only)
* [[Valette Entrone]] (mentioned only)
* [[Lessie]] (mentioned only)
* [[Barl]] (mentioned only)
* [[Miles Dagouter]] (mentioned only)
* [[Harmony]] (mentioned only)
* [[Armal]] (mentioned only)
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As they discuss where Wayne should be - in [[Weathering]], not Wax's sitting room - the door chimes again and Wax attempts to usher Wayne from the room; Wayne in his Roughs attire would give the wrong impression. Unable to get him from the room when Lord Harms barges in, Wax prepares to introduce Wayne as an old friend when Wayne, having put on a disguise, proclaims to be Wax's uncle.
Lord Harms introduces his daughter and she in turn her cousin, [[Marasi]]. While Wayne and Lord Harms exchange small-talk, Steris aims to get to the point of the meeting. Their arrangement, she describes, is to benefit both their houses - Wax who's is failing financially and Steris' could benefit from the influence of House Ladrian.
Wax has an appointment with [[Jackstom Harms]] to settle a marriage agreement between himself and Harms' daughter, [[Steris]]. In his hesitation to appear eager Wax inquires into house matters where Miss Grimes informs him their second shipment of steel was stolen. House Tekiel is also having similar problems, losing five shipments. Making his way to the sitting room expecting to find Lord Harms and his daughter, Wax instead encounters his old friend and partner [[Wayne]]. As they discuss where Wayne should be--in [[Weathering]], not Wax's sitting room--the door chimes again and Wax attempts to usher Wayne from the room; Wayne in his Roughs attire would give the wrong impression. Unable to get him from the room before Lord Harms barges in, Wax prepares to introduce Wayne as an old friend when Wayne, having put on a disguise, proclaims to be Wax's uncle. Lord Harms introduces his daughter and her cousin, [[Marasi]]. While Wayne and Lord Harms exchange small talk, Steris aims to get to the point of the meeting. Their arrangement, she describes, is to benefit both their houses--Wax's, which is failing financially and Steris', which could benefit from the notoriety of House Ladrian. During the meeting, Wayne erects a speed bubble and hands Wax a bullet that Wax later discovers is made from [[aluminum]]. Once Lord Harms leaves, Wayne tells Wax more of the [[Coolerim Playhouse]] robbery where one of the thieves dropped thatthe bullet. Before leaving, Wayne tries to convince Wax of what he truly wants.
*[http://www.tor.com/2011/06/29/the-alloy-of-law-excerpt-2/ Chapter 2 Excerpt]
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