Difference between revisions of "Burnlands"

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.{{qa ref|977|153|There were groups who would go out there to escape the Lord Ruler, and the Final Empire in general|date=Sep, 2012}} 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|link=?annotation-mistborn-3-chapter-thirty-seven-part-2}} and rare metals.{{book ref|mag}} These bandits were actually the cause of a few successful uprisings.{{annotation ref|hoa|chapter=23|link=?annotation-mistborn-3-chapter-twenty-three}} 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.{{book ref|mag}} The people in the burnlands, often referred to as the '''wasted men''',{{annotation ref|mb3|chapter=37-2|link=?annotation-mistborn-3-chapter-thirty-seven-part-2}} also had to deal with uncontrolled koloss who could survive surprisingly well in the burnlands.{{qa ref|1012|9|The burnlands are the area surrounding the Final Empire area|date=Sep, 2012}}

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.{{qa ref|1012|9|The burnlands are the area surrounding the Final Empire area|date=Sep, 2012}} 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|mb3|28}}