Miles Dagouter (Mistborn)

"What we do, it is not outside the law. Not the true law. Oh, the rich will make their own codes, will force us to live by them. But our law is the law of humanity itself. Men who work for me, they are given the dispensation of reform. Their work here washes away their previous ... infractions. Tell them I am proud of them, Clamps. I realize we've been through something traumatic, but we did survive. We will face tomorrow with greater strength."

- Miles to the Vanishers after their defeat at the Yomen-Ostlin wedding dinner

Summary
Miles Dagouter, also known as Miles Hundredlives, is was a former lawman of True Madil in the Roughs of Scadrial and leader of the gang of thieves and kidnappers known as the Vanishers. He worked to take down the Elendel Government for their wrongdoings against the people of the Roughs, deeming them corrupt and evil.

He used to work as a lawmen, using brutal methods in an attempt to better the world for others, though the methods he applied were notable quite brutal and ruthless. But he felt that no matter what he did he could never manage to save the world from corruption, and saw Elendel, and especially the government of Elendel, as the ultimate source of the wrongs in the world. Thus he moved out of True Madil and into Elendel, deciding that he needed a change in tactics, to end the rule of the wealthy Elendel elite, punish them for their excesses, and set up a new uncorrupted government.

He eventually got into contact with Edwarn Ladrian and the Set, where he gained the financial backing in order to form an organization of his own which worked in tandem with the Set, known as the Vanishers. During this time, Miles learned of the religion, Trellism from Edwarn, which revered Metalborn as nearly divine. He came to agree with this belief, abandoning Survivorism to become a Trellist.

One of the main methods they employed was robbing from trains sent by House Tekiel, such as a fraudulent supply of aluminum, in order to work to defraud Tekiel, one of the majour noble houses in Elendel; to gain a large amount of funds, which had a percentage given to the Set, increasing their power and influence; and by purchasing the insurance companies bankrupted by the robberies, the Set gained ownership of a large part of the financial sector. Along with this he had the Vanishers kidnapping various women whose bloodlines traced back to the Lord Mistborn.

These crimes put him in conflict with Waxillium Ladrian a nobleman and lawmen, along with a man he worked with in the Roughs. This eventually led to his capture and trial. Where he was prosecuted and found guilty for his crimes. Sentenced to execution via firing squad. Wherein they removed all of his Metalminds, and executed him. He perished on 342 PC.

He had a weighty legacy, with the actions of him and the Vanishers greatly assisting the Set. For he was the source of a large supply of funds to them, and also gave them ownership of a large percentage of the financial sector of Elendel. They always intended for Miles to be captured so the goods would be recovered and they could avoid paying out any insurance claims.

Personality
Miles is a man who truly believes that what he does is righteous, he has seen over the years that the world was full of corruption, and no matter what he did through his motives, he felt that he was never able to truly make a difference for the lives of the good. He believed that most suffering originated from Elendel and the corruption of its government.

He despises all those who break the law as he interprets it. He believes that he serves the spirit of the law, if not the letter, and that he can now mete out real justice. It is due to this that he went to fight against the corrupt Elendel Government, as he felt they went against the spirit of the law and deeply wrong the people. His desire to overthrow the establishment and destroy the City is not only to help the poor, he takes some small satisfaction in the idea of seeing the corrupt nobles punished for their uselessness.

Despite his righteous motives, he is willing to go through quite twisted and immoral means to get to his goals. Often killing people as punishment, or kidnapping noblewoman descended from the Lord Mistborn for unknown means.

Even with his new convictions, Miles still often questions himself and his decisions, as he has all his life. Despite this uncertainty, Miles displays an imperious and confident attitude.

Powers and Stats
Name: Miles Dagouter, Miles Hundrelives

Age: Unknown, died 342 PC

Gender: Male

Classification: Lawman (Former), Head of the Vanishers, Twinborn, Compounder, Savant

Powers and Abilities: Regeneration, Resistance to Pain Manipulation and Poison Manipulation, Weapon Mastery with Knives, Explosion Manipulation via explosives

Metallic Arts
As a Twinborn he is capable of using both Allomancy and Feruchemy, in essence being both a Misting and a Ferring. He has access to Gold in both arts. Making him a Gold Compounder with an incredibly potent form of Gold Feruchemy, able to regenerate from basically any wound, and gaining him the moniker "Hundredlives"

Gold Allomancy
Using Gold Allomancy he is capable of seeing the person that he would have become if he had made other choices. This power is not nearly as combat useful as the Physical metals, which is sometimes an irritation for Miles. He makes a point of burning gold on occasion, though, to take a careful look at his present character and what he could have been.

This is not useful in battle or in any practicality, only being truly useful when used in concert with his Feruchemy.

Gold Feruchemy
Using Gold Feruchemy he is capable of regenerating from wounds, his regeneration so potent that he was capable of surviving a point blank explosion from a stick of dynamite, and would also be capable of surviving decapitation and vertical bisection, even taking a shotgun blast to the face without flinching ; he can also nigh instantly regenerate his legs when falling from high distances, thus has no fear of heights It is this very power of regeneration that made people believe him an immortal and deem him Hundredlives, as no matter what he went through, he always managed to regenerate.

This leaves him a great threat, for he charges forth and goes into combat without fearing death or injury. Even running into gunfire without worrying about seeking cover, or blowing himself up in order to destroy anything and anyone around him.

This constant regeneration, and constant tapping of Gold, left him incapable of feeling pain. Along with this, Miles has not been sick in years; he never has to deal with sore muscles or headaches or feelings of tiredness. Even when there is nothing for the gold to heal, Miles can still feel a faint sense of extra energy from the health he is drawing.

By actively tapping his Gold, he would be capable of going without breathing, for he can regenerate from the cellular damage caused by the hypoxia.

While this regeneration is very potent, it is unable to heal one from the inevitable damages brought about by aging, as ones form while aging is deemed as the Ideal Form to which they are returned to, as the soul remembers ones age and form.

Compounding
As he has access to the Allomantic and Feruchemic forms of Gold, he is capable of undergoing a process known as Compounding. Wherein one stores their traits into their Metalminds, and then burn their Metalminds in order to produce a greater amount of it, and store it into another Metalmind. This can be done in a cycle in order to collect an extremely large amount of Feruchemical Healing. This process of Compounding is the source of his extreme amount of Regenerative Ability.

Savantism
He has compounded to such an extent that he managed to become a Savant in Gold Feruchemy. It is due to this Savantism that he didn't die as quickly as he should have during his execution, even with all of his Metalminds removed.

This makes him have to constantly burn and draw upon his Metalminds, having a dependency upon them.

Fighting Skills
While Miles lacks access to combat related Allomancy or Feruchemy, he is still a strong and very skilled fighter that can hold his own. This ability to fight is greatly bolstered by his regenerative ability and inability to feel pain.

Firearms
He carries two big-bore pistols constructed out of an aluminium-scandium alloy, making them tough and also immune to being pushed or pulled via Allomancy. He prefers firepower to accuracy, believing it is better to miss a handful of times and be sure that when you do hit someone they stay down. Just like his guns, the bullets are also constructed out of Aluminum. This not only makes them impossible to push or pull, but it is impossible for one to heal around a wound if it is filled with aluminium.

A Big Bore Pistol refers to calibers with a diameter of .40 inches or larger, which allows them to pack a powerful punch.

Knives
Miles is very skilled with fighting with knives, known as one of the best knife-fighters in the Roughs. He fights with a long-bladed knife that he usually keeps tucked into the back of his boot.

He is able to quickly adjust to grappling and fist-fighting by stabbing it into his forearm out of the easy reach of his foe, as it is made of aluminium, it cannot be Pushed or Pulled, and as he is immune to pain, it does not cause him any pain. Thus freeing him to grapple with his foe.

Explosives
He carries explosives around with him to be able to use when cornered or captured, typically blowing himself up in order to destroy anything around him, and regenerate himself from the damage.

One of the explosives that he used was a stick of dynamite the shape and size of a cigarette, which he hid in a cigarette box.

The Vanishers
He is the leader of a criminal organization known as the Vanishers, and through them gained large amounts of money, and also gained influence over the financial sector of Elendel through buying out bankrupted insurance companies using the funds gained from their crimes and conspiracies.

The members of the Vanishers follow his commands without question, seeing their life in the Vanishers as their only way to gain freedom from their prosecution for their crimes. Thus they do not care for their lives and would willingly go into life-threatening missions if he demands it.