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The '''Pits of Hathsin''' are a system of caves near [[Luthadel]] on [[Scadrial]] at the time of the [[Final Empire]] in which [[atium]] crystalsgeodes grow.
The Pits are known to the people of the Final empire asEmpire only as a top-leveldeadly [[skaa]] labor camp the [[Lord Ruler]] set up, but it actually also produces atium crystals. It serves the dual purpose of punishing skaa criminals and concealing the location of the atium mines, as the prisoners cannot leave. During the events of the Final Empire, the Pits of Hathsin are the only known place where atium can be mined. Imprisoned skaa are required to mineclimb thedown rarea metalsuffocatingly bynarrow hand.gorge Alland skaareach ininto thecrystal-lined Pitsniches haveto smallfind scratchesthe alonggeodes theirthat arms fromcontain the jagged crystals. The Pits are overseen by [[House Venture]]atium. Each skaa has to find an atium geode every week; if they fail, they are savagely beaten to death.{{book ref|mb1|21}}
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