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“ And I still haven't said anything about what happened at the south pole. ”

— Hero of Ages annotation discussing Scadrial's tilt and its poles.Template:Annotation ref

The Southern Peoples are a race on Scadrial. They were placed at the south pole by The Lord Ruler during his 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. 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 Sovereign, who gave them access to advanced Allomantic and Feruchemical technology that allowed them to survive.

History

Relocation to the South Pole (1025 BFA)

During his Ascension, the Lord Ruler moved Scadrial out of its original orbit, putting it closer to the sun. Life could only exist at the poles, where a combination of the planet's magnetic field and ferromagnetic ash shielded the land from the heat of the sun.Template:Annotation ref 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 heat and ash. 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 to help them survive in the world he created.

The southern peoples had the seeds of the Metallic Arts, though since none of them had ingested lerasium, Allomancers were extremely rare and Mistborn completely unheard of. 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."

The Catacendre (0 FA)

When Harmony moved Scadrial back into its original orbit, he caused the south pole to freeze over, leading to the deaths of many Southern Scadrians.

The Sovereign (10 FA)

The Sovereign came and gifted the Southern Scadrians with technology that manipulates Allomancy and Feruchemy, which allowed them to survive in the freezing temperatures.

First Encounters with the Northern Scadrians (341 - 342 FA)

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". 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".

During the later stages of The Bands of Mourning the Southern People are revealed to have traveled to the Elendel Basin in search of the Bands of Mourning. They have technology powered by Allomancy and Feruchemy, which includes invested arm bands capable of granting the user Body Heat, Weight and Connection Feruchemy. They also have airships powered by Allomancy. Their technology is fueled by "ettmetal." Their airship Brunstell crash landed near the town of Dulsing, and they were captured by The Set.

Culture

The Southern Scadrians are divided in to several different clans. All the clans wear smooth wooden masks over their faces, though the masks differ depending on which clan the wearer belongs to.

Clans

Malwish

The Malwish clan wear red masks that change according to their profession. Allik Neverfar and Jordis are members of this clan.

The Hunters

The clan known as the Hunters receive one mask at birth, which is replaced by a second mask upon reaching adulthood. This second mask eventually grows into the skin.

The Fallen

Another people called "the Fallen" wear plain, unpainted masks, until the wearer earns an ornate one.

Religion

The Southern Scadrians worship the Jaggenmire, a single being composed of two opposites combined into one. These two opposites are called Herr and Frue. Wax believes these concepts to be analogues of Harmony, Ruin, and Preservation.

The Southern Scadrians also worship the Sovereign, the person who saved them following the Catacendre. Due to his presence in their culture, as well as the importance and rarity of Metalborn in their society, they revere all those capable of using Allomancy or Feruchemy.

Technology

The Southern Scadrians are more technologically advanced than the Northern Scadrians in many ways. They have airships and Feruchemical medallions. While talking to Waxillium Ladrian, Harmony reflects on the limited progress the people of Elendel have made since the remaking of Scadrial due to the benevolent environment of the Basin, mentioning "...others, who were nearly destroyed", and implies they are significantly more advanced than those in the Basin.

Notable People

For a complete list of Southern Scadrian characters, see :Category: Southern Scadrians.

• Allik Neverfar
• Jordis
• Iyatil (heritage)

Theories

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Please read carefully and note that this is not necessarily canonical.

One theory is that the southern peoples are the men of "red and gold" that Miles Dagouter refers to shortly before his death.

It is not known exactly what the "Unknown Metals" of the Southerners are. These may be the 32 alloys of atium and lerasium theorised about in the Ars Arcanum of The Alloy of Law, although this is unlikely, as they have never been shown to have any access to either atium or lerasium. They may be the unidentified silver and red metal used by Paalm to create her hemalurgic spikes. It may also be ettmetal.

Iyatil is character in Words of Radiance that wears a red and orange carapace mask, which is growing into her skin. This is similar to a description of the Hunters given by Allik Neverfar. Though she is confirmed to have Southern Scadrian heritage, it is unknown which clan her ancestors belonged to or when she was born.

Trivia

They are mysteriously referred to in The Hero of Ages annotations,Template:Annotation refTemplate:Annotation ref suggesting that something is perhaps there. Later, Brandon confirmed that there is life on the southern pole of Scadrial.

The people of southern Scadrial were known to those in the north by the time of Shadows of Self.

Notes

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