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==History==
Aimia was one of the [[Silver Kingdoms]] during the [[Heraldic Epochs]], and it contained an [[Oathgate]] on the island of [[Akinah]].{{book ref|sa3|107}}{{file ref|Oathgate Locations.jpg|Map of Oathgate Locations}} The islandislands waswere made habitable by [[fabrial]]s that caused lush plants to grow, turning it into a paradise. The kingdom was considered strange even by the other Silver Kingdoms, though theyit maintained a close relationship with the [[Knights Radiant]].{{book ref|sa3.5|9}}
Not long after the [[Recreance]] and the fall of the Radiants, the other kingdoms turned on Aimia. They saw the fabrials and [[lanceryn]] that the kingdom had and wanted that wealth for themselves. The invaders destroyed the fabrials keeping the island's ecosystem alive., Theand the naturally inhospitable storms and cold weather returned. ManyHaving relied on the Radiants for protection, the Aimians lacked military defenses, and many people were killed in the fighting. The human survivors fled to an area near [[Alm]],{{book ref|sa3.5|9}} while the [[Siah Aimian]]s abandoned Aimia to roam in other parts of Roshar.{{book ref|sa3.5|9}}{{book Theref|sa1|i|5}} Most of the [[Sleepless]], believing the lanceryn extinct, took up the responsibility for guarding the islands, particularly the [[dawnshardAkinah Dawnshard mural]].{{book ref|sa3.5|19}} TheThey exactbelieved fatethat ofrevealing the [[Siahsecrets Aimian]]sheld ison unknown,the butisland theycould arelead rarelyto seenthe ondestruction Rosharof worlds.{{book ref|sa1sa3|i|54}}
In her work ''[[Mythica]]'', [[Hessi]] posited that [[Dai-Gonarthis]] may have been responsible for the scouring.{{epigraph ref|sa3|113}}
==Aftermath==
The invading forces looted whatever they could find on the islands and then abandoned it.{{book ref|sa3.5|9}} Without the fabrial protection, the vast majority of Aimia's ecosystem collapsed, leading to the presumed extinction of the lanceryn and the near-extinction of the [[lancerynlarkin]].{{book ref|twoksa1|36}} andAnything theelse near-extinctionthat oforiginated thein Aimia (including [[larkinSoulcaster]] [[fabrial]]s){{book ref|sa3|i|4}} became quite rare after the scouring.{{wob Aimiaref|1080}} The lands became isolateddesolate and battered by storms; this led to Aimia's isolation from the rest of Roshar; since it could not be reached by ship.{{book ref|sa3.5|9}} Additionally, the Oathgate on Akinah is not functioning and is thought to behave been destroyed.{{book ref|sa3|107}}
Anything else that originated in Aimia (including [[Soulcaster]] [[fabrial]]s){{book ref|sa3|i|4}} became quite rare after the scouring.{{wob ref|1080}} Rumors, folk tales, and superstitions about the islands and their former residents swirl throughout the rest of Roshar.{{book ref|sa1|i|5}}
Rumors, folk tales, and superstitions about the islands and their former residents swirl throughout the rest of Roshar. Occasional sightings of Aimians such as [[Axies the Collector]]{{book ref|sa1|i|5}} and [[Arclomedarian]]{{book ref|sa2.5|6}} serve to perpetuate these rumors. Descendants of the humans who lived in Aimia still live in Alm and are known to wear their beards in a similar fashion to people in nearby [[Steen]].{{book ref|sa3.5|9}}
Some sailors continue to attempt to reach the islands, spurred on by rumors of treasure (including [[gemheart]]s). However, the Sleepless have issued warnings against traveling there, and a strange storm generally prevents ships from reaching the islands. Akinah in particular is surrounded by forty-foot-tall Soulcast stone spikes.{{book ref|sa3|i|4}} Ships that attempt to approach the islands are often lost at sea, and in the rare instances where they have nearly made landfall, the Sleepless have taken harsh measures to prevent it from happening.{{book ref|sa3|i|4}} They built a fake city atop the buried Oathgate as a failsafe and distraction in case their other efforts failed.{{book ref|sa3.5|15}} ▼
▲Some sailors continue to attempt to reach the islandsAimia, spurred on by rumors of treasure (including [[gemheart]]s). However, the Sleepless have issued many warnings against traveling there ,. and aA strange storm generally prevents ships from reaching the islands , often causing them to be lost at sea. AkinahEven inso, particularthe Sleepless have added additional precautions; Akinah is surrounded by forty-foot-tall Soulcast stone spikes .{{book ref|sa3|i|4}} Shipsand thata attemptfake tocity approachsits atop the islandsburied areOathgate oftenas losta at sea,failsafe and indistraction.{{book ref|sa3.5|15}} In the rare instances where theya haveship nearlyhas madehad a realistic attempt to make landfall, the Sleepless have takenpersonally harshintervened, measuresusing tosabotage preventor itmurder fromto halt their happeningprogress.{{book ref|sa3|i|4}} {{book Theyref|sa3.5|17}} builtThrough athese fakemeasures, citythe atopSleepless maintained the buriedsecrets Oathgateof asthe aislands failsafefor andmany distractioncenturies, inuntil casethey theireventually othercame effortsto failedan agreement with [[Rysn Ftori]] during the [[expedition to Akinah]] in {{rosharan date|1174}}.{{book ref|sa3.5| 1519}}
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