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The '''Ashmounts''' are enormous volcanoes in the [[Final Empire]], and north of [[Elendel Basin]] in Post-Catacendric Scadrial, in the area that was once the Final Empire.{{map ref|Final Empire 1021|the Final Empire}}{{map ref|scadrial|Scadrial}}
== History ==
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.
While [[Ruin]] was free, he caused the Ashmounts to emit massively larger amounts of ash than previous times as part of his plan to destroy the world.{{msh ref|6|4}}
During [[Sazed]]'s Ascension, he restored Scadrial to its original orbit using the knowledge of the [[Nelazan]], eliminating the need for the Ashmounts.{{book ref|mb3|82}}
=== Post-Catacendre ===
After the Catacendre, the Ashmounts are stilled, although some appear to
{{image|Ashmounts by Beigriff.jpg|side=left|width=300px}}
== Ashmounts ==
There were seven Ashmounts in the Final Empire; however, several appear to have been flattened during the [[Catacendre]], reducing the number down to five.{{map ref|scadrial|Scadrial}}
*Tyrian, in the Central Dominance, in the middle of [[Lake Tyrian]] just west of [[Luthadel]]
*Zerinah, in the Southern Dominance, southwest of Luthadel. It appears to have been flattened.{{map ref|scadrial|Scadrial}}
*Doriel, in the Southern Dominance, near the [[Southern Sea]] south-southwest of Luthadel. It appears to have been flattened to create the Elendel Basin.{{map ref|scadrial|Scadrial}}
*Faleast, in the Eastern Dominance, south-southeast of Luthadel. It appears to currently make up the [[Faleast Range]].{{map ref|scadrial|Scadrial}}
*Morag, in the Western Dominance, west-northwest of Luthadel
*Torinost, in the Western Dominance, north-northwest of Luthadel
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