Astalsi | |
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Type | Religion |
Era | Classical Scadrial |
World of Origin | Scadrial |
Universe | Cosmere |
“ There were a group of people before the Ascension known as the Astalsi. They claimed that each person was born with a certain finite amount of ill luck. And so, when an unfortunate event happened, they thought themselves blessed—thereafter, their lives could only get better. ”
Astalsi was an ancient religion from Scadrial.
The Astalsi followers were rather advanced, and mixed religion with science. They developed a detailed scale to express different colors, and thought that these different colors were indications of different kinds of fortune.[1]
They believed that each person was born with a certain finite amount of bad luck, and for them a poor life was a sign of fortune yet to come. For this reason Sazed preached the Astalsi religion to Vin, given that Vin already had been through a lot during her life.[1]
Trivia
- Astalsi was a motivation for Warbreaker.[2]
- The Astalsi and Dadradah religions are "branches of a more ancient religion".[3]
Notes
- ↑ a b c The Final Empire chapter 29#
- ↑ Tor.com Q&A with Brandon Sanderson
— Arcanum - 2011-01-10# - ↑ General Signed Books 2018
— Arcanum - 2018-01-01#