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They were created by [[Rashek]] during his initial contact with the [[Well of Ascension]] to counteract his moving the planet too close to the sun.{{epigraph ref|mb3|4}} They are the source of the ashfalls which protect the planet from overheating by filling the air with massive clouds of ash. While doing so [[Rashek]] made microorganisms to break down the ash.{{epigraph ref|mb3|15}} [[Aluminum]] found on Scadrial came from the Ashmounts' craters.{{book ref|mb6|3}} When Rashek created the Ashmounts, he did not necessarily place them near larger mountain ranges, and they often rise out of otherwise flat ground.{{map ref|final empire 1021|the Final Empire (1021)}}