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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 part of the [[Southern Scadrian|southern continent]].{{annotationwob ref|hoa|chapter=76|link=annotation-mistborn-3-chapter-seventy-six8042}}

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|hoa|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 measuresfixing tothe protectorbit humanity,and suchinstead asdevising theother ash.measures Thisto new,protect muchhumanity hotterfrom orbit,the raised temperaturesheat,{{book ref|mag}}such creatingas the burnlands and scorching most of Scadrial clean of lifeashmounts.{{qabook ref|977woa|151|The middle section was scorched pretty clean|date=Sep, 201257}} ABecause fewthe interestingnew thingsorbit survived,was butstill mostdangerously everythinghot elseand wasthe destroyed.ash Thewas verymagnetically bordersattracted 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.{{qabook ref|977woa|15357}}{{wob ref|There1222}} wereAlmost groupseverything whonot would go out there to escapeat the Lordpoles Rulerwas destroyed, andwith thea Finalfew Empireexceptions.{{wob in generalref|date=Sep,1222}}{{wob 2012ref|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}}

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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.{{qawob ref|977|153|There1224}} wereThe groupsborder whoareas wouldof gothe outburnlands therewere sometimes referred to escapeas the Lord Ruler"wastes",{{book ref|hoa|26}} and human residents of the Finalburnlands Empirewere inknown general|date=Sep,as 2012"wasted men".{{wob ref|7707}} Bandit kings and robber-barons lived in semi-nomadic kingdoms and clans, striking inward at parts of the empire, suchin as the Eastern Dominance,order to capturesteal food, and supplies,.{{annotationwob ref|hoa|chapter=37-2|link=annotation-mistborn-3-chapter-thirty-seven-part-27707}} andIn rareorder metals.{{bookto ref|mag}}survive, Thesethe banditsinhabitants wereof actuallythe burnlands developed some technologies not found throughout the causerest of athe fewFinal successful uprisingsEmpire.{{annotationwob ref|hoa|chapter=23|link=annotation-mistborn-3-chapter-twenty-three10137}} These banditsThey were oftencapable conflictof withdoing theso [[Inquisitor]]s ofbecause the [[SteelLord Ministry]],Ruler ascould wellnot assuppress soldiers,new whichtechnology made the Final Empiregrowth to brandthe mostextent ofthat thehe peopledid in the areaFinal as rebelsEmpire.{{bookwob ref|mag10137}}{{epigraph Theref|mb3|28}} peopleDespite having to deal with uncontrolled koloss who could survive surprisingly well in the burnlands,{{wob oftenref|10137}} referredthe tobandits aswere actually the '''wastedcause men''',of a few successful uprisings.{{annotationwob ref|mb3|chapter=37-2|link=annotation-mistborn-3-chapter-thirty-seven-part-27544}} alsoDuring had[[Clubs]]'s totime dealas witha uncontrolledsoldier, kolosshe whofought couldin surviveskirmishes surprisinglywith wellrebels in the burnlands,{{wob ref|7544}} sometimes alongside [[koloss]].{{qabook ref|1012woa|9|The52}} burnlandsOne aresuccessful thebandit areanamed surrounding[[Vershad]] pulled many scams on the Final Empire, area|date=Sepbut drew the attention of the Lord Ruler, 2012resulting in his capture by an [[Inquisitor]] and a squad of koloss; Vershad was turned into the koloss known as Human.{{wob ref|7707}}

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