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The '''Shattered Plains''' are a region of [[Roshar]] located on the border of the [[Frostlands]] and [[Unclaimed Hills]],
== Topography ==
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The western edge is ringed by ten circular craters.{{map ref|Shattered Plains}} Each crater's ridges have been worn away by [[highstorm]]s where they connect to the Shattered Plains themselves.{{book ref|sa1|6}} It is noted by [[Dalinar]] that from above, it is clear that the craters are the remains of large domes.{{book ref|sa3|50}}
The edge of the Plains
On the eastern side of the explored portion of the Plains is a particularly large plateau known as "the Tower". The Tower is a favored location for [[chasmfiend]]s to pupate.{{book ref|sa1|24}}
Some accounts describe the Plains as looking as if something enormous had struck the center causing the Plains fracturing to radiate symmetrically in all directions. Claims of lights in the center plateau were the Parshendi live have also been recorded.{{book ref|sa1|46}}▼
▲Some accounts describe the Plains as looking as if something enormous had struck the center, causing the
The ruins of [[Stormseat]] are in the center of the Shattered Plains. The [[Oathgate]] is located there on a circular plateau.{{book ref|sa1|83}} The Oathgate had been hidden underneath centuries of built up [[crem]].{{book ref|sa3|12}} The city of Stormseat did not encompass the whole of the Shattered Plains, but had satellite cities and outbuildings.{{book ref|sa2|81}} ▼
▲The ruins of [[Stormseat]] are in the center of the Shattered Plains. The [[Oathgate]] is located there on a circular plateau.{{book ref|
== Flora and Fauna ==
{{image|Chasm Duty by Lyraina.jpg|The rich ecosystem within the chasms.|side=right|width=200px}}
The
The climate is moister than it is in the west. Plants have a tendency
During Shallan's travels to the Shattered Plains, she notices feral [[axehound]]s, small eels living in ponds, and white trees with red leaves.{{book ref|sa2|30}} There is also a small, tentacled, animal that lives in pools near the warcamps, called a
Out on the plateaus themselves, rockbuds, moss, and [[shalebark]] are the most common plants.{{book ref|sa1|6}} Shallan notes that the moss and common flowering rockbuds grow in similar patterns.{{book ref|sa2|68}}
Within the chasms is a different environment all together. The chasms are more humid and damp than the rest of the Plains, with stagnant pools where [[cremling]] larvae grow.{{book ref|sa1|43}} [[Hasper]]s,{{book ref|sa1|11}}{{book ref|sa1|64}}
== Inhabitants ==
=== Listeners ===
{{for|:Category:Residents of Narak|a list of residents
{{image|Warcamps.jpg|The Alethi warcamps on the verge of the Plains|side=
=== Warcamps ===
{{for|:Category:Residents of the Alethi warcamps|a list of residents
The Alethi have occupied the crater-like areas of the Plains and constructed ten warcamps, a royal palace, and a market. The palace complex includes the royal residence, Gallery of Maps, feasting basin, and a dueling arena.{{book ref|sa1|21}}
The warcamps are each a mixture of Soulcast buildings, shanties, and tents that are taken down before each highstorm.{{book ref|sa1|17}} Each camp is self sufficient, with their own markets, taverns, brothels,{{book ref|sa1|26}}
The Outer Market was a collection of buildings outside the warcamps, near the king's palace. The buildings here were mostly constructed of stone quarried from near the Plains. It expanded in a sprawling way, without plan or order. It became a place where people from all warcamps mingled and shopped from the Thaylen merchants. The market was largely unregulated but was patrolled and administered by Kholin scribes.{{book ref|sa1|58}}
The princedoms from north to south:
{{image|Kholin Warcamp by Oliwia 'Sfaira' Białek.jpg|side=right|height=300px|A street in the Kholin warcamp}}
; Roion
; Aladar
; Kholin
:The barracks of this warcamp are organized into radials, with meeting areas
:After moving most of the camp to Urithiru, Dalinar left a few platoons and some workers in this warcamp under the leadership and administration of Brightness [[Jasalai]].{{book ref|sa3|50}}
:Location of the [[Ornery Chull]].
== Politics ==
Since the relocation from the Shattered Plains warcamps to Urithiru, ownership of the Plains and the Oathgate has become extremely important and strategic to the success and survival of the inhabitants of Urithiru. Urithiru is not self-supporting yet, and resources are required from the warcamps to supply the city. Farming operations have begun in the Unclaimed Hills,{{book ref|sa3|17}}
The Natans want ownership of the Shattered Plains and the Oathgate.{{book ref|sa3|122}} [[Elhokar]] proposed that Dalinar be made High King of Urithiru and the Shattered Plains.{{book ref|sa3|12}}
== Trivia ==
* The Shattered Plains was originally envisioned as existing on the world of [[Yolen]], [[Hoid]]'s homeworld and the site of the [[Shattering of Adonalsium]], until Brandon moved it to Roshar in the redrafting of the Way of Kings.{{wob ref|8601}}
* The Listener [[Song of Wars]] claims that the Shattered Plains were not shattered by the [[Fused]].{{epigraph ref|sa2|26}}
== Notes ==
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