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A '''Dominance''' was the colloquial name of a region of governance in the [[Final Empire]] of [[Scadrial]]. They were divided into ten geographically distinct regions. They were similar feudal states, each plantation owing allegiance to higher lords that controlled the region, and then dominance, but were all beneath the [[Lord Ruler]].

This dominance can found in the center of the Final Empire, and holds the city of [[Luthadel]], capital of the Final Empire. It was the most politically significant dominance in all the Final Empire. Although it was is the smallest dominance in terms of land area, it was more populous then any other as well. The Great Houses all maintained noble keeps here to keep their fingers on the pulse of the empire. Noble balls and other sources of intrigue kept the nobles entertained. This was the economic center of the Final Empire and fortunes were regularly won and lost through business dealings and backstabbing.

Another interesting trait of the Central Dominance iswas the massive complexes of caves located within its borders.

The River Channerel runsran through Luthadel and the Central Dominance on its way to the Southern Sea.

The most important resource that the Central Dominance producesproduced iswas atium, from the [[Pits of Hathsin]].

Places of interest included the caves known as the [[Pits of Hathsin]], as well as Ruin's [[Shardpool]] located within. The the ashmount Tyrian. The Well of Ascension is also located here, in a cave complex beneath Kredik Shaw, adjacent to the first storage cache.