Difference between revisions of "Burnlands"

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The '''burnlands''' were an area of totally barren desert that covered the majority of [[Scadrial]] during the time of the [[Final Empire]], with the notable exceptions of the magnetic north pole, and possibly part of the [[Southern Peoples of ScadrialScadrian|southern continent]] as well.{{annotationwob ref|hoa|chapter=768042}}

When [[Rashek]] took the power at the [[Well of Ascension]], he attempted to move Scadrial closer to its star to burn away the [[Deepness]].{{book ref|b|hoa|c|76}} The planet became too hot though, so he movedattempted to move it back. Unfortunately, he overcompensated, and the planet was now too cold for life,;{{book andref|hoa|76}} Rashek did not know how to return it to its proper orbit.{{epigraph ref|mb3|4}} So heHe again moved Scadrial closer to the sun, settinggiving inup placeon fixing the orbit and instead devising other measures to protect humanity, such asfrom the [[ash]]. This newheat, muchsuch hotteras orbit,the raised temperatures,ashmounts.{{book ref|bwoa|mbag57}} creatingBecause the burnlandsnew and scorching most of Scadrial clean of life.{{ref|?|977|151|The middle sectionorbit was scorchedstill prettydangerously clean.}}hot Aand fewthe interesting things survived, but most everything elseash was destroyed.magnetically Theattracted very borders ofto the burnlandsnorth were somewhat inhabitablepole,{{wob growing less and less habitable further fromref|8042}} the empire,middle eventuallyof resultingScadrial inwas temperaturesleft sovulnerable hotand thatscorched survivalclean wasof impossiblelife.{{book ref|?woa|97757}}{{wob ref|153|There1222}} wereAlmost groupseverything who would go outnot there to escapeat the Lordpoles Rulerwas destroyed, andwith thea Finalfew Empireexceptions.{{wob inref|1222}}{{wob general.ref|7545}} The burnlandsplanet's separatedcalendar thechanged, peopleand of[[cosmere]] thescholars southernwere continentlater andforced theto Finalshow Empire,two asdifferent itorbits wouldfor takeScadrial aon smalltheir miraclestar tocharts.{{au surviveref|scadrian}}{{File aref|Starchart crossingscadrial color.jpg|The Scadrian system}}

During the time of the Final Empire, the burnlands completely encircled the empire;{{ref|?|1012|9|The burnlands are the area surrounding the Final Empire area.}} bordering the [[Remote Dominance]], [[Eastern Dominance]], [[Crescent Dominance]], [[Terris Dominance]], [[Farmost Dominance]] and the [[Southern Islands]].{{mapwob ref|Final Empire|the Final Empire10137}} DuringThe [[Clubs]]'sborders time as a soldier, he fought in skirmishes with rebels inof the burnlands.{{annotation ref|hoa|chapter=23}}were Insomewhat thehabitable, samegrowing area,less aand rebelless namedhabitable [[Vershad]]at pulledlarger scamsdistances onfrom the Final Empire, buteventually wasresulting caughtin andtemperatures turnedso intohot thethat [[koloss]]survival later known aswas Humanimpossible.{{annotationwob ref|mb3|chapter=37-21224}} AfterThe theburnlands [[Collapse]], [[Sazed]] went toseparated the Easternpeople Dominace to teachof the peoplesouthern whocontinent were living nearand the burnlands.{{ref|b|mb2|c|23}} During the [[Final Ascension]]Empire, [[Harmony]]as returnedit Scadrialwould totake itsa correctsmall orbitmiracle andto restoredsurvive lifea to the burnlandscrossing.{{wob ref|b|hoa|c|821224}}

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Oftentimes,Some groups of people[[skaa]] fled to the burnlands{{wob ref|7544}} because they were far from the reach of the Lord Ruler and the Final Empire, and so were therefore mostly autonomous.{{wob ref|?1224}} The border areas of the burnlands were sometimes referred to as the "wastes",{{book ref|977hoa|15326}} and human residents of the burnlands were known as "wasted men".{{wob ref|7707}} Bandit kings and robber-barons lived in semi-nomadic kingdoms and clans, striking inward at parts of the empire in order to steal food and supplies.{{wob ref|7707}} In order to survive, suchthe asinhabitants of the Easternburnlands Dominance,developed tosome capturetechnologies food,not supplies,found throughout the rest of the Final Empire.{{annotationwob ref|hoa|chapter=37-210137}} andThey rarewere metalscapable of doing so because the Lord Ruler could not suppress new technology growth to the extent that he did in the Final Empire.{{wob ref|b10137}}{{epigraph ref|mb3|mbag28}} TheseDespite having to deal with uncontrolled koloss who could survive surprisingly well in the burnlands,{{wob ref|10137}} the bandits were actually the cause of a few successful uprisings.{{annotationwob ref|hoa|chapter=237544}} These bandits were often conflict with theDuring [[InquisitorClubs]]'s of the [[Steel Ministry]],time as well asa soldierssoldier, whichhe madefought thein Finalskirmishes Empirewith torebels brand most ofin the peopleburnlands,{{wob inref|7544}} thesometimes area asalongside rebels[[koloss]].{{book ref|bwoa|mbag52}} TheOne peoplesuccessful inbandit named [[Vershad]] pulled many scams on the burnlandsFinal Empire, oftenbut referreddrew tothe asattention of the '''wastedLord men'''Ruler,{{annotation ref|mb3|chapter=37-2}}resulting alsoin hadhis tocapture dealby withan uncontrolled[[Inquisitor]] kolossand whoa couldsquad surviveof surprisinglykoloss; wellVershad inwas turned into the burnlandskoloss known as Human.{{wob ref|?|1012|97707}}

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