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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 fundamentally alter the planet's location and ecology even changing the humans that populated it into [[skaa]] or [[noble]]s.{{epigraph ref|mb3|17}}{{epigraph ref|mb3|25}}
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
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}}
== Culture ==
The Lord Ruler suppressed most technological advances, killing everyone who discovered gunpowder and the knowledge associated with it.{{epigraph ref|mb3|28}} He did allow some advances such as the implementation of canneries, allowing for the easy storage of food. The currency includes
The Final Empire had somewhere around 100 million followers. A couple million of those lived in [[Luthadel]].{{wob ref|3466}}▼
=== Military ===
=== Mining ===
The only place atium can be mined is at the [[Pits of Hathsin]], where skaa criminals are sent to work as punishment for their crimes until death. A [[noble]] house is in charge of the profitable mining camp, with [[House Venture]] being the last House to oversee the operation before the destruction of the mine. The fact that atium is mined here is kept top-secret. Not a single prisoner has escaped before [[Kelsier]], hence his nickname "the Survivor of Hathsin".
=== Transportation ===
=== Lord Ruler ===
Lord Ruler [[Compound]]s [[atium]] to gain access to near-infinite amount of youthfulness. As he ages, though, he needs more and more atium to keep him stay young.{{cite}} It is unknown how much atium he eventually needs to consume at the last years of the Final Empire.
▲The Final Empire had somewhere around 100 million followers. A couple million of those lived in [[Luthadel]].{{wob ref|3466}}
== Notes ==
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