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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 up on fixing the orbit and instead indevising placeother measures to protect humanity from the heat, such as the ashashmounts. This new, much hotter orbit, raised temperatures,{{book ref|magwoa|57}} creatingBecause the burnlandsnew orbit was still dangerously hot and scorchingthe mostash ofwas Scadrialmagnetically cleanattracted ofto life.the north pole,{{wob ref|12228042}} Athe fewmiddle interestingof things survived, but most everything elseScadrial was destroyed.left Thevulnerable veryand bordersscorched clean of thelife.{{book burnlandsref|woa|57}}{{wob wereref|1222}} somewhatAlmost inhabitable,everything growingnot lessat andthe lesspoles habitablewas further from the empiredestroyed, eventuallywith resultinga infew temperatures so hot that survival was impossibleexceptions.{{wob ref|12241222}}{{wob 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;.{{wob ref|10137}} borderingThe theborders [[Remoteof Dominance]],the [[Easternburnlands Dominance]],were [[Crescentsomewhat Dominance]]habitable, [[Terrisgrowing Dominance]],less [[Farmostand Dominance]]less andhabitable theat [[Southernlarger Islands]].{{mapdistances ref|Finalfrom Empire|the Final Empire}} During [[Clubs]]'s time as a soldier, heeventually foughtresulting in skirmishestemperatures withso rebelshot inthat the burnlands.{{annotation ref|hoa|chapter=23|link=annotation-mistborn-3-chapter-twenty-three}} In the same area, a rebel named [[Vershad]] pulled scams on the Final Empire, butsurvival was caught and turned into the [[koloss]] later known as Humanimpossible.{{annotationwob ref|mb3|chapter=37-2|link=annotation-mistborn-3-chapter-thirty-seven-part-21224}} AfterThe theburnlands [[Collapse]], [[Sazed]] went to the Eastern Dominace to teachseparated the people who were living nearof the burnlands.{{booksouthern ref|mb2|23}}continent Duringand the [[Final Ascension]]Empire, [[Harmony]]as returnedit Scadrialwould totake itsa correctsmall orbitmiracle andto restoredsurvive lifea to the burnlandscrossing.{{bookwob ref|hoa|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|hoa|26}} 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 some technologies not found throughout the rest of the Final Empire.{{wob ref|10137}} They were capable of doing so because the Lord Ruler could not suppress new technology growth to capturethe food,extent supplies,that he did in the Final Empire.{{annotationwob ref|hoa10137}}{{epigraph ref|chapter=37-2mb3|link=annotation-mistborn-3-chapter-thirty-seven-part-228}} andDespite rarehaving metals.to deal with uncontrolled koloss who could survive surprisingly well in the burnlands,{{bookwob ref|mag10137}} Thesethe bandits were actually the cause of a few successful uprisings.{{annotationwob ref|hoa|chapter=23|link=annotation-mistborn-3-chapter-twenty-three7544}} These bandits were often conflict with theDuring [[InquisitorClubs]]'s of the [[Steel Ministry]],time as wella as soldierssoldier, whichhe madefought thein Finalskirmishes Empirewith torebels brand most ofin the peopleburnlands,{{wob inref|7544}} thesometimes areaalongside as rebels[[koloss]].{{book ref|magwoa|52}} 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|link=annotation-mistborn-3-chapter-thirty-seven-part-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|101377707}}

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