Difference between revisions of "Southern Scadrian"

For reasons unknown, moving the planet to its original orbit caused the Southern continent to freeze, leading to the deaths of many Southern Scadrians. This unnatural freezing did not happen in the north. The Southern peoples call this event the '''Ice Death'''.{{book ref|mb6|22}}

 

Eventually, a man appeared among the Southern Scadrians offering them help. He gave them devices called the [[Excisors]], which allowed them to create medallions that granted the power of Feruchemical [[Brass#Feruchemical_Use|Heat]]. This new technology enabled them to survive in the freezing temperatures.

 

Although the Sovereign has been rumored to be the Lord Ruler himself, he was in fact another man from northern Scadrial named [[Kelsier]].{{book ref|mb6|epilogue}}

 

As the Southern Scadrians began scouting farther and farther north using their airships, they eventually discovered the lands of the [[Elendel Basin]]. The Hunters sent a large expedition to the north, looking for the temple where the Sovereign left the Bands of Mourning.{{book ref|mb6|21}} They intended to use an [[ettmetal]] bomb to destroy the Bands.{{book ref|mb6|22}} Though most of the expedition perished, supposedly in a blizzard, one skimmer managed to return to the southern continent and tell their story. However, [[Waxillium Ladrian]] believes that some of the crew, desiring the power of the Bands, betrayed the others and attempted to take the Bands for themselves. This attempt was unsuccessful due to the traps at the temple.{{book ref|mb6|23}}

 

''Ironsights'', an exploration vessel thought lost, returned to Elendel with a refugee they picked up who told stories of "people of the oceans". The refugee claims to have encountered these people in a distant land when they attacked his ship. He described these "people of the oceans" as a violent seafaring race who have access to "Unknown Metals".{{file ref|Elendel_Daily_broadsheet.png|text=The Elendel Daily}} Soon after that, Lady [[Nicelle Sauvage]], a citizen of Southern Roughs city [[New Seran]], reported briefly glimpsing a figure in a mountain range in the [[Roughs]], describing it as having "piercing eyes, and a face like some otherwordly beast".{{file ref|House_Record_broadsheet.jpg|text=The House Record}}