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The '''Southern Scadrians''' are a race 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 to act as a control group for his genetic experiments.{{qa ref|727|79|Southern people are genetic control|date=20 October 2008}} 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 the previously inhabitable area to freeze over. The Southern Scadrians were at the brink of extinction until they were rescued by the [[Kelsier
== History ==
=== Relocation to the South Pole (circa 1025 years before the Ice Death) ===
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 southern peoples had the seeds of the [[Metallic Arts]], though since none of them had ingested [[lerasium]], [[Allomancer]]s were extremely rare and [[Mistborn]] completely unheard of.{{qa ref|727|79|Southern people are genetic control|date=20 October 2008}} 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."{{qa ref|979|13|How do the [southern peoples of Scadrial] use magic differently?|date=Apr 15th, 2013}}
=== The Ice Death ===
In the north, years after the death of the Lord Ruler, a man named [[Sazed]] took up both of the planet's [[Shards]] and [[Final Ascension|Ascended]]. Sazed tried undoing most of the Lord Ruler's changes, setting the continents back in their original places and moving Scadrial back into its original orbit. This event was known to the Northern Scadrians as the [[Catacendre]].
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}}
=== The Sovereign (12 years after the Ice Death) ===
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.
This man became known as the '''Sovereign''', ruling over his Southern Scadrian followers. He started the tradition of the '''Firemothers''' and '''Firefathers''', people who live only to fill the medallions with heat. After a period of time, the Sovereign took the [[Bands of Mourning]] and hid them in a temple in the mountains. His priests traveled with him, then returned to the
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}}
=== Looking for the Bands (336-337 years after the Ice Death) ===
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
=== First Encounters with the Northern Scadrians (341-342 years after the Ice Death) ===
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