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== History ==
=== Ascension of the Lord Ruler ===
When [[Rashek]] took the power at the [[Well of Ascension]], he attempted to move Scadrial closer to its star to burn away the [[Deepness]].{{ref|b|hoa|c|76}} The planet became too hot though, so he moved it back. Unfortunately, the planet was now too cold for life, and Rashek did not know how to return it to its proper orbit.{{epigraph ref|
=== Final Empire ===
Oftentimes, groups of people fled to the burnlands because they were far from the reach of the Lord Ruler and the Final Empire, and so were mostly autonomous.{{ref|?|977|153}} Bandit kings and robber-barons lived in semi-nomadic kingdoms and clans, striking inward at the empire, such as the Eastern Dominance, to capture food, supplies,{{annotation ref|hoa|chapter=37-2}} and rare metals.{{ref|b|mbag}} These bandits were actually the cause of a few successful uprisings.{{annotation ref|hoa|chapter=23}} These bandits were often conflict with the [[Inquisitor]]s of the [[Steel Ministry]], as well as soldiers, which made the Final Empire to brand most of the people in the area as rebels.{{ref|b|mbag}} The people in the burnlands, often referred to as the '''wasted men''',{{annotation ref|mb3|chapter=37-2}} also had to deal with uncontrolled koloss who could survive surprisingly well in the burnlands.{{ref|?|1012|9}}
Living in the burnlands was a hard way of life. In order to survive, the inhabitants of the burnlands developed some technologies not found throughout the rest of the Final Empire.{{ref|?|1012|9}} They were capable of doing this because they were also far enough away from the Lord Ruler that he could not oppress new technology growth as he typically did.{{epigraph ref|
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