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'''Scadrial'''
== Geography & Ecology ==
=== Classical Scadrial ===
=== The World of Ash ===
At the time of the [[Final Empire]], the planet was characterised by
The Final Empire existed in the northern hemisphere, but life managed to survive elsewhere as well. Rashek realized that this ash would make it hard for humans to survive, and the new plants that could survive the ash would be difficult for them to live off of. So he altered the physiology of humanity, changing them so that they were more capable of living in this new world. He also created the Balance; he made the noblemen taller, stronger, more intelligent, and less fertile, and changed everyone else, except the Terrismen, into the race that would be known as the skaa. They were shorter, hardier, and had many children.{{epigraph ref|mb3|25}} Rashek
Few plants and animals survived from the world before, except horses, and some dogs. Rashek
The most notable new animal however was the [[mistwraith]], a creature
=== Post-Catacendre Scadrial ===
When [[Sazed]] took both Ruin and [[Preservation]], he remade the planet and moved it back from the sun, removing the need for the ashmounts. He returned the world to the way it was before Rashek took the power at the Well of Ascension. He used the knowledge of his copperminds to return the geography to its original form, and restored all the animals that were extinct.
==== The Elendel Basin ====
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