Dominance

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 those that controlled the dominance, but were all beneath the Lord Ruler.

A map of the Final Empire

Inner Dominances

Central Dominance

Politics

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.

The Lord Ruler's influence is pervasive here. The obligators and Inquisitors of the Steel Ministry are never far away. They kept the nobles in line, witnessing contracts, both large and small. The Luthadel had a large underworld element which survives through theft and trickery. Large and violent mass executions serve to remind both skaa and nobles alike that the Lord Ruler reigns supreme.

Geography

The Central Dominance had the most mild weather in the Final Empire, with little snow or ashfall. It's good for grazing land as well. The land under Luthadel is rich with metal, most notably tin and brass. Another interesting trait of the Central Dominance was the massive complexes of caves located within its borders. The River Channerel ran through Luthadel and the Central Dominance on its way to the Southern Sea. The Central Dominance contained two major bodies of water, Lake Luthadel to the north and Lake Tyrian to the west, so named for the ashmount Tyrian that it was adjacent to.

Resources & Economics

The most important resource that the Central Dominance produced was atium, from the Pits of Hathsin. Atium made up the most important currency in the Final Empire, useful for paying for kandra contracts, as well as payment for many noble deals. The Central Dominance also is known for its metalworking, refining ore into usable metals. Since it contained Luthadel, the Central Dominance's most important economic function was to serve as a place where business was done, contracts signed, and bargains struck. This also allowed the Lord Ruler to keep a tight grip on the economy of the Final Empire. Since Luthadel was his home he can keep an eye on the scheming nobility.

Notable Locations

Places of interest included the caves known as the Pits of Hathsin, as well as Ruin's Shardpool located within. The nearby Kandra Homeland was also located in caves and the other major cave complex, theArguois caverns, were home to the Skaa Rebellion. The Lord Ruler's palace, Kredik Shaw was located in the Central Dominance. In tunnels beneath it were both the first storage cache and the Well of Ascension, Preservation's Shardpool.

Eastern Dominance

Notable Locations

Places of interest included the Conventical of Seran

Western Dominance

Capital: Tremredare and then Fadrex City

Southern Dominance

Capital: Austrex

Northern Dominance

Capital: Urteau

Outer Dominances

Terris Dominance

Capital: Tathingdwen

Places of interest included mount Derytatith, the location of the Well of Ascension prior to the Ascension of the Lord Ruler.

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