Difference between revisions of "Rashek"

Finally, he rebuilt himself to be a Mistborn, rather than ingesting one of the beads of [[Lerasium]] at the Well of Ascension.{{wob ref|9889}} He was aware of the possibility of life on other planets in the [[cosmere]], but had no interest or experience in leaving Scadrial. If he so wished, he could have left Scadrial during his Ascension.{{wob ref|955}}

 

=== The Final Empire ===

He formed the [[Final Empire]], partly as a means of revenge against the people he viewed as encroaching on Terris land,{{wob ref|10043}} and conquered the whole of the world. He was obsessed with order, and he subjugated all but eight foreign kings, whom he made [[Allomancy|Mistborn]] and allowed to rule over the masses.{{wob ref|8001}} In his early reign, he erased all knowledge of the religion of Terris. He also destroyed technologies that he considered dangerous, like gunpowder.{{epigraph ref|mb3|28}} He made use of both Allomantic and Feruchemical powers in order to Compound to keep himself alive. Rashek was also called ''Sliver of Infinity'' by the people of the Final Empire.{{book ref|mb1|4}}{{book ref|mb1|8}}{{book ref|mb1|10}} This was due to worldhoppers recognizing him as a Sliver.{{wob ref|13150}} Rashek formed the Steel Ministry, a religion that worshipped him as a god and banned all other religions. The followers of the religions who did not voluntarily dissolve were hunted down and destroyed. The last religion was destroyed about five hundred years after Rashek's Ascension.{{cite}}