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|nation=Final Empire
|world=Scadrial
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|books=[[Mistborn: The Final Empire]]
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'''Holstep''' was a town in the [[Final Empire]] on [[Scadrial]].
==Geography==
It was about an hour north of the [[Luth-Davn Canal]], and by canal a two-week journey from [[Luthadel]] to the north.{{book ref|mb1|24}} It is near the [[Arguois caverns]].{{book ref|mb1|25}} [[Valtroux]] is about three days march from Holstep.{{book ref|mb1|25}}
== History ==
At [[Yeden]]'s command, a portion of the [[skaa rebellion]] camped in the Arguois caverns attacked the Holstep Garrison at night. About two thousand of the skaa (including [[Demoux]]) declined to join the attack, believing it to be a strategic mistake. Yeden led the remaining five thousand skaa to victory over the much smaller Holstep force of about one thousand, although the fight was more difficult than he had expected.{{book ref|mb1|25}}
During the battle, a messenger managed to flee Holstep and reach the nearby city of [[Valtroux]], which immediately sent its garrison of five thousand soldiers. The [[Lord Ruler]] learned of the size of the rebel force and also deployed the [[Luthadel Garrison]], although they would take more time to reach Holstep.{{book ref|mb1|24}} [[Ham]] learned of these events from [[Sertes]] and warned [[Kelsier]], but it was too late for him to help.{{book ref|mb1|24}} Although the remaining skaa army managed to put up a fight, they were drained from the previous battle and the well-trained Valtroux Garrison overwhelmed them.{{book ref|mb1|25}}{{book ref|mb1|26}} The Valtroux Garrison took no prisoners, and the heads of Yeden and other officers were put on spears by the road, presumably as a warning to other rebellious skaa.{{book ref|mb1|25}} After the Luthadel Garrison arrived, they relieved the Valtroux troops and hunted down any remaining rebels.{{book ref|mb1|26}} The only skaa survivors were the group that remained in the caverns.{{book ref|mb1|25}}
The battle at Holstep was a serious setback for Kelsier's plans to overthrow the Lord Ruler. He blamed himself for the defeat, and believed that his own enthusiasm and the promise of help from [[Allomancer]]s were the source of Yeden's overconfidence.{{book ref|mb1|25}}
== Notes ==
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{{complete|[[User:Big Smooth|Big Smooth]] ([[User talk:Big Smooth|talk]]) 18:06, 21 July 2020 (UTC)}}
{{Mistborn|Era 1}}
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