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=== Military ===
The empire had a standing army around [[Luthadel]] including a number of garrisons. The [[Luthadel]] Garrison consisted of twenty thousand troops, mostly skaa, and many of the smaller towns in the [[Central Dominance]] had smaller Garrisons of their own, such as [[Valtroux]] and [[Holstep]]. There is also a substantial army of koloss who can be under the control of the [[Lord Ruler]] or a remote [[Inquisitor]]. The [[Canton of Inquisition]] itself are trained and formidable warriors, each one more than capable of overcoming any targets. Presumably the openly [[Mistborn]] and [[Misting]] [[Noble]]s can be required to form a militia under the Lord Ruler's command at any point. The Noble houses themselves operate guardsmen, militias and armies when necessary. In addition to this the Lord Ruler can field any of the [[kandra]] as covert operatives with the ability to accurately imitate and replace any target who's skeleton is available.
=== Social Caste ===
The ancestors of the people who originally supported the Lord Ruler during his rise to power are now the nobility of the Final Empire. The Lord Ruler and his allies had access to beads of [[lerasium]], and gained Allomantic powers. Because of this, certain nobles gain the use of Allomancy. There is a wide range of nobles, from the high houses to the impoverished, but even the lowest noble is still higher than the highest skaa.
Skaa descend from people who did not support the Lord Ruler. When he ascended, the skaa were changed so they were more fertile. Skaa cannot become Allomancers unless they have noble blood recently in their lineage. Skaa are essentially slaves, property for nobles to exchange between them. The best-off skaa will be craftsmen or tradesmen. Them and their families will live in relative comfort, but this happens very rarely for skaa.
== Atium Economy==
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