Difference between revisions of "Burnlands"

Some groups of [[skaa]] fled to the burnlands{{wob ref|7544}} fled to the burnlands because they were far from the reach of the Lord Ruler and the Final Empire, and were therefore mostly autonomous.{{wob ref|1224}} The border areaareas 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, the inhabitants of the burnlands 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 the extent that he did in the Final Empire.{{wob ref|10137}}{{epigraph ref|mb3|28}} Despite 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.{{wob ref|7544}} During [[Clubs]]'s time as a soldier, he fought in skirmishes with rebels in the burnlands,{{wob ref|7544}} sometimes alongside [[koloss]].{{book ref|woa|52}} One successful bandit named [[Vershad]] pulled many scams on the Final Empire, but drew the attention of the Lord Ruler, resulting in his capture by an [[Inquisitor]] and a squad of koloss; Vershad was turned into the koloss known as Human.{{wob ref|7707}}

After the death of the Lord Ruler, the [[Synod]] sendssent [[Sazed]] to the Eastern Dominance to teach the people who were living near the burnlands.{{book ref|mb2|23}}

When [[Vin]] takestook up the power of [[Preservation]], she iswas able to see why the Lord Ruler failed to fix the planet's orbit, but she quickly realizesrealized that she cannotcould not do any better than he did.{{book ref|hoa|76}} However, during the [[Final Ascension]], [[Harmony]] iswas able to return Scadrial to its correct orbit and restore life to the burnlands,. This was possible due to his study of the planet's many religions, including the astronomically-inclined [[Nelazan]].{{book ref|hoa|82}}