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The '''Southern Scadrians''' are a culture on [[Scadrial]]. They were placed at the south pole by [[The Lord Ruler]] during his [[Ascension of the Lord Ruler | Ascension]]. When he moved the planet closer to the sun, he altered the physiology of the [[skaa]] to enable them to survive the ash and the warmer temperatures. However, he also placed an unaltered group of Scadrians at the south pole{{wob ref|6206}} to act as a control group for his genetic experiments.{{wob ref|6148}} The Southern Scadrians lived there without any interaction with the [[Final Empire]] for over a thousand years until the [[Catacendre]]. When [[Harmony]] moved the planet back to its original orbit and orientation, it caused a change in climate that the Southern Scadrians failed to adapt to. The Southern Scadrians were at the brink of extinction until they were rescued by the [[Sovereign]].
 
== History ==
During his Ascension, the Lord Ruler moved Scadrial out of its original orbit, putting it closer to the sun in order to burn off the [[Deepness]]. The planet's surface became too hot, forcing the Lord Ruler to move inhabited lands to the north and south poles. In the north, a combination of the planet's magnetic field and ferromagnetic ash from the [[Ashmounts]] shielded the land from the heat of the sun.{{wob ref|8042}} The Final Empire was at the northern magnetic pole of the planet, where the genetic alterations made to the skaa allowed them to adapt to the constant ashfalls. However, the Lord Ruler also placed an unaltered group of people at the south pole. These people were placed there by the Lord Ruler as a reserve in case his genetic modifications of humanity failed. The Lord Ruler managed to find a way other than genetic modifications or Ashmounts{{book ref|mb6|21}} to help them survive in the world he created.{{wob ref|6148}}
 
The southern peoples had the seeds of the [[Metallic Arts]], though since none of them had ingested [[lerasium]], [[Allomancer]]s were extremely rare and [[AllomancerAllomancy#Mistborn|Mistborn]] completely unheard of.{{wob ref|6148}} Because of this, instead of using the Metallic Arts in a way based on genetics like the people of the Final Empire, the southern peoples use them in a more "mechanical way."{{wob ref|4053}}
 
=== The Ice Death ([[Catacendre]]) ===
Because of this, the weather in the Southern continent became colder. The Southern peoples could not adapt to this change, and many died from the cold. Southern Scadrians call this event the '''Ice Death'''.{{book ref|mb6|22}}
 
Years had gone by and the Ice Death did not end. The Southern peoples failed to recover from it on their own, leading to the almost complete collapse of their society. The reason for this failure hasis not been revealedknown, but expeditions from the south to the north have notably shown that Southern peoples still feel unnaturally cold even in Northern Scadrian weather.{{book ref|mb6|19}}
 
=== The Sovereign (12 years Post-Catacendre) ===
 
=== First Encounters with the Northern Scadrians (341-342 years Post-Catacendre) ===
''[[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'' broadsheet}} 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'' broadsheet}}
 
The two cultures fully intersected once [[Jordis]] took a second airship, ''[[Brunstell]]'', on an expedition north to find the temple of the Sovereign.{{book ref|mb6|21}} The ship was hit by a powerful storm and crashed near the village of [[Dulsing]]. Their ship was discovered by [[Set|The Set]] and the crew was taken captive and interrogated. The Set learned of the medallion technology, as well as the legend of the Bands of Mourning, and began preparing an expedition into the mountains to find the temple. At the same time, the [[kandra]] [[ReLuur]] was attempting to find the Bands in the same mountain range. Though The Set accosted him and took one of his spikes, he was able to return to Elendel and alert the other kandra of what he had witnessed.{{book ref|mb6|3}} The kandra asked Wax and [[Marasi Colms]] to investigate ReLuur's claims. The two, along with their band of adventurers, discovered the location where The Set was holding the Southern Scadrians and helped one of them, [[Allik Neverfar]], to escape on a small airship, ''[[Wilg]]''.{{book ref|mb6|20}}
 
== Notable People ==
{{for|:Category: Southern Scadrians|a complete list of Southern Scadrian characters|here}}
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*[[Allik Neverfar]]
 
== Trivia ==
* They are mysteriously referred to in [[The Hero of Ages]] annotations,{{wob ref|8042}}{{wob ref|7545}} suggesting that something is perhaps there. Later, Brandon confirmed that there is life on the southern pole of Scadrial.{{wob ref|6148}}
 
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