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'''Komashi''' is a planet in the [[UTol system]] in the [[cosmere]].{{book ref|yumi|part=anotherepilogue}} The [[Shard]] [[Virtuosity]] [[Splinter#Formation|Splintered]] herself in the vicinity of Komashi, and the entire region is filled with her [[Splinter]]s.{{book ref|yumi|1}}{{book ref|yumi|17}} The planet is the original home of the [[hijo]] which power [[hion]] technology, as well as the [[yoki-hijo]].{{book ref|yumi|part=anotherepilogue}}
=== Before the Machine ===
It is likely that Komashi was predominantly a wasteland prior to the arrival of the hijo--if such a time existed. These spirits came to dwell within the surface of the planet, where they warm the stone ground in some areas, providing energy. The heat isn't hot enough to burn cloth, but can burn skin if left touching for long enough.{{book ref|yumi|23}} This geothermal energy is also responsible for bringing subterranean water to the surface through [[steamwell]]s.{{book ref|yumi|34}} Life during this phase of Komashi's history is entirely dependent on the steamwells, with all of human civilization occupying the basin where they can be found, which stretches no more than fifty miles across.{{book ref|yumi|34}} The ground heat around steamwells can vary somewhat, with warmer spots used by the [[yoki-hijo]], called "kimomakkin",{{book ref|yumi|2}} and cooler areas sometimes allowing for a "cold spring", especially at relatively higher elevations, where clogs are not necessary. The cold springs generally contain waist-deep water and may be a dozen or more feet across.{{book ref|yumi|8}}
The areas between steamwells, called the searing barrens, is known to be so hot that plants cannot survive and clogs can catch fire. The temperature drops only slightly during nights, allowing for travelers on hovering wagons to cross it.{{book ref|yumi|4}} On the outskirts of this region lies the cold wastes, a wasteland of soil{{book ref|yumi|19}} and unheated stone at higher elevation, and beyond that is unexplored.{{book ref|yumi|30}} The cold wastes are very sparsely populated by nomads.{{book ref|yumi|39}}
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Many animals dwell in the plant life to stay above the ground. Many are nocturnal--sleeping in plants during the daytime hours, while the surface is hot.{{book ref|yumi|6}} Some forms of lizards are able to jump and glide between plants.{{book ref|yumi|2}} Animal life on Komashi seems to be dominated by smaller creatures, including mammals like mice, lizards, and snakes. There are also many forms of birds, including giant crows that can grow to the size of a human child.{{book ref|yumi|6}}
=== Ecology Under the Shroud ===
Following the activation of the father machine the energy of the spirits is redirected to hion, which completely diminishes the former geothermal energy emanating from the ground.{{book ref|yumi|
The shroud lasted for roughly seventeen hundred years.{{book ref|yumi|39}}
=== Ecology After the Machine ===
At some point in the distant past, the Shard Virtuosity Splintered herself in the vicinity of Komashi. It is unclear whether the hijo existed prior to this or whether they were created by it.{{book ref|yumi|1}}{{book ref|yumi|17}} The earliest human society on Komashi was the kingdom of Torio, which settled around the steamwells. These people relied on the [[yoki-hijo]] to bind the hijo, the spirits, into useful tools required to live and cultivate crops in their harsh environment. As the Torish society developed, scholars created the machine--an [[Awakening|Awakened]] device intended to utilize the hijo to produce hion lines. When activated, the machine consumed the souls of the people of Torio, leaving alive only the nomads living on the outskirts of the kingdom.{{book ref|yumi|39}}
The outcome of the machine's initial actions created the shroud--a black miasma formed from the human souls that it fed upon.{{book ref|yumi|39}} The shroud spread out from the machine, coming down from the sky, and eventually blanketed the entire planet.{{book ref|yumi|33}}{{book ref|yumi|39}} At the same time, as the machine moved on to utilizing the hijo, hion lines began to emerge from the ground in the vicinity of former Torish villages. The shroud spread over the course of several decades, giving birth to the [[nightmare]]s that threatened survivors
This lasted until a spirit was able to [[Connection|Connect]] [[Yumi]] and [[Nikaro]], and the yoki-hijo was able to free the spirits, destroying the machine. This event resulted in the dissipation of the shroud and the end of the nightmares.{{book ref|yumi|41}} In spite of the major ecological changes this
== Settlements ==
Before the activation of the father machine, humanity was focused around steamwells in the kingdom of Torio. However, after the formation of the Shroud, the few surviving nomads migrated outwards and formed several cities and nations around hion stubs.{{book ref|yumi|39}} The largest and most significant of these nations was [[Nagadan]], though twelve other nations exist. These other nations were smaller than Nagadan, and tended to fight amongst themselves.{{book ref|yumi|31}}
Humanity has inhabited very little of the planet, with Torio and Nagadan, the two largest nations in known history, only being around fifty Rosharan miles across.{{book ref|yumi|34}} This small area is a result of several factors
=== Nagadan ===
* [[Torio City]]
* [[Gongsha Town]]
* [[Ihosen]]
== Notes ==
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