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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}}
=== 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|part=anotherepilogue}} This affected the water cycle on the planet, resulting in regular rainfall not bound to specific locations.{{book ref|yumi|5}} Plant life was forced to adapt rapidly as the [[shroud]] came to cover the planet--eventually blocking all sunlight. Fortunately, hion proved to be an acceptable alternative, allowing for plants to grow and be cultivated in the vicinity of hion lines.{{book ref|yumi|19}} Beyond this, the plants came to settle on the ground and lose the strange nature allowing them to float.{{book ref|yumi|19}}
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 caused, human society persisted and adapted, particularly with the help of seeds of former plants found preserved in Torio City.{{book ref|yumi|40}}
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 ===
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