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The '''Pits of Hathsin''' were a system of caves near [[Luthadel]] on [[Scadrial]] at the time of the [[Final Empire]] in which [[Atium]] crystals grew. |
The '''Pits of Hathsin''' were a system of caves near [[Luthadel]] on [[Scadrial]] at the time of the [[Final Empire]] in which [[Atium]] crystals grew. |
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Only days before the fall of the [[Final Empire]], Kelsier returned to the Pits, destroying all the atium crystals he could find, and setting all the skaa prisoners free. |
Only days before the fall of the [[Final Empire]], Kelsier returned to the Pits, destroying all the atium crystals he could find, and setting all the skaa prisoners free. |
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| − | The Pits were also the location of the liquid form of [[Ruin]], the counterpart to the [[Well of Ascension]]. |
+ | The Pits were also the location of the liquid form of [[Ruin]], the counterpart to the [[Well of Ascension]].{{ref|?|691|15|Does Ruin have a pool similar to the Well of Ascension?}} |
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Revision as of 19:10, 1 May 2012
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| Era | [[Final Empire]]{{era/Final Empire|}} |
| Region | Central Dominance |
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The Pits of Hathsin were a system of caves near Luthadel on Scadrial at the time of the Final Empire in which Atium crystals grew.
It was also a skaa labor camp the Lord Ruler set up to mine Atium crystals. It served the dual purpose of punishing skaa criminals and concealing the location of the Atium mines, as the prisoners could not leave.
Allomancy could not be used to retrieve the crystals, because an Ironpull would caused them to shatter, so the imprisoned skaa had to mine it by hand.
All skaa in the Pits had small scratches along their arms from the jagged crystals. The Pits were overseen by House Venture. Each skaa had to find an atium geode every week; if they failed, they were beaten to death savagely.
Kelsier was the only known person to survive the pits. He was there with his wife Mare as punishment for sneaking into the Kredik Shaw. Mare died in the Pits, and Kelsier snaps and escapes.
Only days before the fall of the Final Empire, Kelsier returned to the Pits, destroying all the atium crystals he could find, and setting all the skaa prisoners free.
The Pits were also the location of the liquid form of Ruin, the counterpart to the Well of Ascension.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content