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== History & Mythology ==
=== Creation of Scadrial ===
Millenia ago, the [[Shards]] Ruin and Preservation arrived on Scadrial. Since they were paired Shards with opposite intents, nothing could be created or destroyed, as they wished it could be.
They were locked in an eternal conflict.
But then a pact was struck. Preservation offered Ruin a bargain.
If Ruin would help him create life on Scadrial, to make plants and animals, Preservation would allow him to destroy the whole planet.
In addition to his word, Preservation offered him proof that Ruin could destroy everything. Preservation's greatest wish was to create sentient life, humans pattered after the other humans [[Ati]] and [[Leras]] had once known.
In order to create humans with the spark of intelligence required a small amount more of Preservation's power then Ruin's.
This made Preservation slightly weaker, meaning Ruin would eventually overcome his opposite, and destroy Scadrial.
However, Preservation decided to break the agreement, in order to save the world.
He couldn't overcome Ruin with his power, he was too weak.
So Preservation decided to trap Ruin's mind in a prison, where Ruin would be practically powerless.
In order to trap Ruin's mind Preservation used his own mind to forge the prison, sacrificing his cognition for the greater good.
Preservation did not leave the humans without hope to defend themselves if Ruin managed to break free.
He left the people of Scadrial with the [[Terris Prophecies]].
They spoke of a series of heroes who would come to take the power of Preservation at the Well of Ascension every thousand years to become a protector of humanity.
Eventually, a final hero would come, known as the Hero of Ages, a person who would carry the fate of the world on his arms.
This person would take up the power of Preservation, to save the world.
=== Classical Scadrial ===
In the Era of Classical Scadrial the religion of Terris had spread all over Scadrial.
The people had turned to this religion because of a new threat, the [[Deepness]].
The nightly mists of Scadrial had grown stronger, and began to stay during the day.
The world was dying, all the plants and animals couldn't survive and the people were starving.
At this time, a man named Alendi came to power.
A Worldbringer, Kwaan, had discovered Alendi and believed him to be this final Hero of Ages, who would save the world.
Alendi became convinced he was the Hero, and began a military campaign to unite the world against the Deepness, doing his best to fulfill the prophecies.
Unfortunately those prophecies were no longer the same as they once were.
Ruin had used his tiny bit of power to alter the words of the prophecies that were inside of the Worldbringers' [[metalminds]].
They now stated that the Hero should give up the power at the Well of Ascension, an action which would free Ruin from his prison.
He also tailored the prophecies to fit Alendi more perfectly, so ther would be no doubt in peoples' minds that he was the Hero.
Kwaan, the man who discovered Alendi noticed this alteration because of his prodigious memory.
He turned on Alendi, and did his best to sow doubt against him.
== Cosmere ==
Scadrial was home two Shards, [[Ruin]], and [[Preservation]].
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