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=== Relocation to the South Pole (Circa 1025 Years Before the Catacendre) === |
=== Relocation to the South Pole (Circa 1025 Years Before the Catacendre) === |
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β | During his Ascension, the Lord Ruler moved Scadrial out of its original orbit, putting it closer to the sun. Life could only exist at the poles, where a combination of the planet's magnetic field and ferromagnetic ash shielded the land from the heat of the sun.{{ |
+ | During his Ascension, the Lord Ruler moved Scadrial out of its original orbit, putting it closer to the sun. Life could only exist at the poles, where a combination of the planet's magnetic field and ferromagnetic ash shielded the land from the heat of the sun.{{annotation ref|mb3|chapter=76|link=annotation-mistborn-3-chapter-seventy-six}} The Final Empire was at the northern magnetic pole of the planet, where the genetic alterations made to the skaa allowed them to adapt to the heat and ash. However, the Lord Ruler also placed an unaltered group of people at the south pole. These people were placed there by the Lord Ruler as a reserve in case his genetic modifications of humanity failed. The Lord Ruler managed to find a way other than genetic modifications to help them survive in the world he created.{{qa ref|727|79|Southern people are genetic control|date=20 October 2008}} |
The southern peoples had the seeds of the [[Metallic Arts]], though since none of them had ingested [[lerasium]], [[Allomancer]]s were extremely rare and [[Mistborn]] completely unheard of.{{qa ref|727|79|Southern people are genetic control|date=20 October 2008}} Because of this, instead of using the Metallic Arts in a way based on genetics like the people of the Final Empire, the southern peoples use them in a more "mechanical way."{{qa ref|979|13|How do the [southern peoples of Scadrial] use magic differently?|date=Apr 15th, 2013}} |
The southern peoples had the seeds of the [[Metallic Arts]], though since none of them had ingested [[lerasium]], [[Allomancer]]s were extremely rare and [[Mistborn]] completely unheard of.{{qa ref|727|79|Southern people are genetic control|date=20 October 2008}} Because of this, instead of using the Metallic Arts in a way based on genetics like the people of the Final Empire, the southern peoples use them in a more "mechanical way."{{qa ref|979|13|How do the [southern peoples of Scadrial] use magic differently?|date=Apr 15th, 2013}} |
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== Trivia == |
== Trivia == |
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β | They are mysteriously referred to in [[The Hero of Ages]] annotations,{{ |
+ | They are mysteriously referred to in [[The Hero of Ages]] annotations,{{annotation ref|mb3|chapter=76|link=annotation-mistborn-3-chapter-seventy-six}}{{annotation ref|mb3|chapter=23|link=annotation-mistborn-3-chapter-twenty-three}} suggesting that something is perhaps there. Later, Brandon confirmed that there is life on the southern pole of Scadrial.{{qa ref|727|61|Was there anything on the other side of the planet or did the entire population live on one side?|date=17 October 2008}} |
The people of southern Scadrial were known to those in the north by the time of [[Shadows of Self]].{{17s ref|post|42360|The cool and interesting things are on the southern continent|date=Sep 27th, 2012}} |
The people of southern Scadrial were known to those in the north by the time of [[Shadows of Self]].{{17s ref|post|42360|The cool and interesting things are on the southern continent|date=Sep 27th, 2012}} |