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− | |They assumed their secrets would protect them, but then their allies fell. And secrets can't hold swords. |
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==History== |
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− | Aimia was one of the [[Silver Kingdoms]] during the [[Heraldic Epochs]], and it contained an [[Oathgate |
+ | Aimia was one of the [[Silver Kingdoms]] during the [[Heraldic Epochs]], and it contained an [[Oathgate]].{{book ref|sa3|107}} At an unknown point in history, the scouring occurred. The timeline compared to other events such as the [[Recreance]] is unclear, but a [[Siah Aimian]] named [[Axies the Collector]] stated that the scouring occurred long enough ago that humans have begun to tell stories and legends about the islands.{{book ref|twok|i|5}} |
+ | What exactly occurred is unknown, but it is thought that nearly everything on the islands was destroyed.{{book ref|sa3|8}}{{book ref|sa3|113}} The largest island of Aimia is assumed to be altogether barren and lifeless.{{book ref|sa3|i|4}} However, the island of [[Akinah]], which served as Aimia's capital, was not completely destroyed. Some [[crem]]-covered buildings can still be seen from its shores.{{book ref|sa3|i|4}} |
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− | Not long after the [[Recreance]] and the fall of the Radiants, the other kingdoms turned on Aimia. They saw the fabrials and [[lanceryn]] that the kingdom had and wanted that wealth for themselves. The invaders destroyed the fabrials keeping the island's ecosystem alive, and the naturally inhospitable storms and cold weather returned. Having relied on the Radiants for protection, the Aimians lacked military defenses, and many people were killed in the fighting. The human survivors fled to an area near [[Alm]],{{book ref|sa3.5|9}} while the [[Siah Aimian]]s abandoned Aimia to roam in other parts of Roshar.{{book ref|sa3.5|9}}{{book ref|sa1|i|5}} Most of the [[Sleepless]], believing the lanceryn extinct, took up the responsibility for guarding the islands, particularly the [[Akinah Dawnshard mural]].{{book ref|sa3.5|19}} They believed that revealing the secrets held on the island could lead to the destruction of worlds.{{book ref|sa3|i|4}} |
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In her work ''[[Mythica]]'', [[Hessi]] posited that [[Dai-Gonarthis]] may have been responsible for the scouring.{{epigraph ref|sa3|113}} |
In her work ''[[Mythica]]'', [[Hessi]] posited that [[Dai-Gonarthis]] may have been responsible for the scouring.{{epigraph ref|sa3|113}} |
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==Aftermath== |
==Aftermath== |
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+ | The vast majority of Aimia's ecosystem collapsed, leading to the presumed extinction of the [[lanceryn]]{{book ref|twok|36}} and the near-extinction of the [[larkin]]. Aimia became isolated from the rest of Roshar; the Oathgate on Akinah is not functioning and is thought to be destroyed.{{book ref|sa3|107}} The native peoples of Aimia, [[Dysian Aimian]]s (known as Sleepless) and Siah Aimians, likely lost much of their populations and are very rarely seen elsewhere in Roshar.{{book ref|twok|i|5}} Anything else that originated in Aimia (including [[Soulcaster]] [[fabrial]]s){{book ref|sa3|i|4}} became quite rare after the scouring.{{wob ref|1080}} Rumors, folk tales, and superstitions about the islands and their former residents swirl throughout the rest of Roshar.{{book ref|twok|i|5}} |
⚫ | Some sailors continue to attempt to reach the islands, spurred on by rumors of treasure (including [[gemheart]]s). However, the Sleepless have issued warnings against traveling there, and a strange storm generally prevents ships from reaching the islands. Akinah in particular is surrounded by forty-foot-tall Soulcast stone spikes.{{book ref|sa3|i|4}} Ships that attempt to approach the islands are often lost at sea, and in the rare instances where they have nearly made landfall, the Sleepless have taken harsh measures to prevent it from happening.{{book ref|sa3|i|4}} |
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− | Rumors, folk tales, and superstitions about the islands and their former residents swirl throughout the rest of Roshar. Occasional sightings of Aimians such as [[Axies the Collector]]{{book ref|sa1|i|5}} and [[Arclomedarian]]{{book ref|sa2.5|6}} serve to perpetuate these rumors. Descendants of the humans who lived in Aimia still live in Alm and are known to wear their beards in a similar fashion to people in nearby [[Steen]].{{book ref|sa3.5|9}} |
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⚫ | Some sailors continue to attempt to reach |
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== Notes == |
== Notes == |
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