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=== People ===
The natives on Canticle are primarily descended from inhabitants of [[Threnody]] that departed for the planet soon after the [[Evil]] attacked their ancestors.{{book ref|tsm|15}} Many have pale skin, though nearly as many have darker skin close to that of an [[Azir|Azish]] person.{{book ref|tsm|3}} Some people, although not too many, have a variety of shades between.{{book ref|tsm|17}}
These people tell each other lots of stories, though all of them have some kind of moral.{{book ref|tsm|26}} A lot of the stories they tell involve children being eaten by shades.
=== Politics ===
Most of the planet's cities have been conquered by the [[Cinder King]], and the ones who haven't have been forced to the poles.{{book ref|tsm|11}} The Cinder King rules via two methods. A monopoly on [[
=== Religion ===
All people on Canticle believe in Adonalsium as a deity.{{book ref|tsm|11}} They know that Adonalsium is dead and splintered into
They also believe that the planet [[Threnody]], which was once their homeland, is Hell.{{book ref|tsm|11}}
They seem to fear the sun, but also have great respect for it, calling it names like ‘the Sky Tyrant’ and more. {{book ref|tsm|12}}It is unknown however if this is a part of their religion or if it’s simply a part of their mindset.
=== Language ===
The people on Canticle speak a language very close to the language Threnodites speak.{{book ref|tsm|2}} The only known examples of this language are ‘Sess Nassith Tor’ which means something like ‘one who escaped the sun.’ and ‘Kor Sess Nassith Tor’ which probably means something similar.
They also speak in a distinct and
Names, like back on [[Threnody]], are often related to an emotion or even a concept, some examples are: Zeal, Confidence, Divinity.{{book ref|tsm|7}}
=== Clothing ===
The people wear a wide variety of clothes. Officials are often seen wearing high collars that reach all the way to the chin, they also wear gloves.{{book ref|tsm|1}} Most people are swathed in clothing and lots of them wear gloves. Some officials from Union wear formal white coats,
=== Cities and Ships ===
As Canticle’s Sun kills anyone who touches its light, the people have to constantly keep running from it.{{book ref|tsm|1}}{{book ref|tsm|2}} To do this, they live in large flying cities
Present day, most cities of significant sizes have been incorporated into [[Union]] although a number of small towns remain. There are as much as fifty cities on the planet.{{book ref|tsm|15}}
=== Food ===
The people from Canticle grow crops in the area just in front of dawn, where a small portion of light is reflected to the ground by giant rings around the planet. This technique allows them to harvest every day, requiring only seeds and water.{{book ref|tsm|3}}
== History ==
At some point, a [[shard]] of Adonalsium invested Canticle and its sun.
Some time after the [[Evil]] a group of Threnodites led by Zellion came to the system, and devised the flying Cities, later these people would die and become the first of the Chorus.{{book ref|tsm|39}}
At some point in the recent history of the Cosmere,
Either shortly before his conquest, or during it, he found the Scadrian Research Center and began trading with them. He gave them some people, who the Scadrians took heat from. And in return they gave him small tidbits of information, such as how to corrupt a
== List of Known Settlements ==
Investiture is relatively commonplace on Canticle. The star is invested and Canticle’s core is also invested.
The floating cities on Canticle are powered by
== Trivia ==
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