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The '''Final Empire''' was the major state on [[Scadrial]] for over 1000 years.{{epigraph ref|mb3|72}}
 
== History ==
As the [[Deepness]] gained strength and caused more problems, [[Alendi]], considered to be the [[Hero of Ages]], conquered the world then traveled to the [[Well of Ascension]], ostensibly to defeat the Deepness. When Alendi's travelling party was almost at their destination, [[Rashek]] killed Alendi and entered the Well of Ascension in his place. During [[Ascension of the Lord Ruler|his Ascension]], Rashek used to power to remake the world and create a number of new species including the [[mistwraith]]s. He also used his power to fundamentally alter the planet's location and ecology, even changing the humans that populated it into [[skaa]] and [[noble]]s.{{epigraph ref|mb3|17}}{{epigraph ref|mb3|25}}
 
== Geography and Ecology ==
After returning from the Well of Ascension, Rashek impersonated Alendi,{{wob ref|3502}} and bribed several monarchs into supporting him by giving them beads of [[lerasium]].{{wob ref|8001}} He then conquered, killed, or suborned his remaining rivals, and founded the Final Empire, proclaiming himself the Lord Ruler. He ruled over his empire for another millennium.{{epigraph ref|mb3|72}}
{{image|Final_Empire_Map.jpg|side=right|width=500px|Map of the Final Empire}}
 
=== Geography ===
As the Lord Ruler, Rashek built a stable and self-sustaining empire. No dissent was tolerated, not even from nobility, and all religions except his [[Steel Ministry]] were banned. The last religion to keep fighting, the [[Valla]], was destroyed in the late fifth century of his rule.{{book ref|mb1|29}}
==== Location ====
The Final Empire was located in the northern hemisphere. It was bordered on all sides by the [[burnlands]], inhospitable deserts with temperatures to hot for survival.{{wob ref|10137}} The border areas between the Final Empire and the burnlands were sometimes referred to as the "wastes".{{book ref|hoa|26}}
 
Notable lakes and seas inside the Final Empire include the [[Tyrian Sea]], [[Lake Luthadel]], the [[Black Lake]] and [[North Seran]].{{map ref|final empire 1021|the Final Empire (1021)}} There are a number of large mountains in the Final Empire called [[Ashmounts]]. The Empire also contains a number of mountain ranges, the most notable of which is called the Terris range.{{map ref|final empire 1021|the Final Empire (1021)}}
At some point Rashek attempted to destroy the Final Empire.{{wob ref|5505}}
 
The Final Empire also included multiple islands like the [[Southern Islands]] and [[The Shrouded Isles]].{{map ref|final empire 1021|the Final Empire (1021)}}
[[Kelsier's crew]] planned the [[Skaa rebellion]], resulting in the fall of the Final Empire. The empire fractured into several competing kingdoms, but eventually consolidated under [[Elend Venture]]'s [[New Empire]].{{cite}}
 
=== Climate and Weather ===
The Final Empire experienced mild winters, with snowfall every few years.
 
The Final Empire also experienced ashfalls, the raining down of the ash in the scadrian atmosphere.{{book ref|mb1|prologue}} The ash was released into the atmosphere by eruptions of the Ashmounts. There were seven of these [[Ashmounts]]; Tyrian, Zerinah, Faleast, Doriel, Morag, Kalling and Torinost. These seven mountains spewed ash into Scadrial's atmosphere, cooling the world down. This was the [[Lord Ruler]]'s solution to his alterations of the planet's orbit.{{book ref|mb3|76}}
 
Every night, shortly after sunset, the Mists appeared.{{book ref|mb1|prologue}} These Mists seem natural, but are in fact [[Preservation]]’s gaseous investiture.{{wob ref|10139}} The Mist is important to the cultures of both the Skaa and the noblemen.
 
=== Ecology ===
==== Flora ====
The Final Empire contains many different types of Flora. Most of the Flora was created and designed to survive the Ashfalls.{{epigraph ref|mb3|5}}
 
The Lord Ruler designed new plants that could break down the falling ash in order to prevent the ashfalls from covering the world. The plants in the Final Empire are usually brown.{{epigraph ref|mb3|6}} This was due to the Lord Ruler altering their physiology to be able to use more wavelengths of light (such as green light, which is normally reflected) to compensate for the loss of light caused by the ash. Since the plants' light absorption still wasn't fully efficient, the plants became brown instead of black.{{wob ref|9111}}
 
==== Fauna ====
The Final Empire has many different types of animals. Most of these animals were created after [[Rashek]]’s Ascension, and were designed to survive and thrive in the ash.{{epigraph ref|mb3|5}} Some species from before the ashfalls are still around however, such as horses and some types of dogs.{{book ref|mb1|13}}
 
The most notable animal in the Final Empire was the [[mistwraith]], a creature made of mostly muscle, which uses the bones of deceased animals to create unique skeletal structures for itself.{{book ref|mb1|8}} They were created from all the living Feruchemists at the time of the Lord Ruler's Ascension.{{epigraph ref|mb1|38}} The Lord Ruler also created microbes that broke down the ash as part of their biological processes, in order to prevent the ashfalls from covering the world.{{epigraph ref|mb3|15}}
 
The Final Empire also contains multiple species made through Hemalurgy. These species are the [[kandra]], [[koloss]], and [[Inquisitors]].
 
=== Notable places ===
* [[Luthadel]] - The capital city of the Final Empire and seat of the Lord Ruler.{{map ref|final empire 1021|the Final Empire (1021)}}
* [[Urteau]] - The capital city of the [[Northern Dominance]] and hereditary home of [[House Venture]].{{map ref|final empire 1021|the Final Empire (1021)}}
* The [[Pits of Hathsin]] - A large mine that produces [[atium]].{{map ref|final empire 1021|the Final Empire (1021)}}
* [[Austrex]] - The capital city of the [[Southern Dominance]].{{map ref|final empire 1021|the Final Empire (1021)}}
* [[Conventical of Seran]] - The home of the [[Inquisitors]].{{map ref|final empire 1021|the Final Empire (1021)}}
* [[Tremredare]] - The capital city of the [[Western Dominance]].{{map ref|final empire 1021|the Final Empire (1021)}}
 
== Geography ==
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