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It is not known how Skathan came to power, but by the time of the crisis in the [[Diem]] it was implied that he had held autocratic control over the Dynasty for nearly a century, and perhaps much longer. Khriss noted that Skathan suppressed the spread of new technology (such as pistols) among Darkside nations, successfully doing so for decades at a time.{{book ref|ws|4|review=yes}} Darksiders that lived in [[Kezare]] on the [[Dayside]] created an ethnic enclave in the city, but this was not common knowledge because Skathan did not want people to know that there was traffic between the continents.{{book ref|ws|5|review=yes}}
Some residents of the Dynasty actively worked to unseat Skathan. [[Loaten]] was his former Chief Minister of Diplomacy, and was rumored to have made an attempt on Skathan's life, although his motives were unclear.{{book ref|ws|5|review=yes}} He was considered a traitor after somehow escaping execution, and Baon nearly shot him on sight.{{book ref|ws|5|review=yes}} [[Gevalden]] came to Dayside looking for a weapon to use against Skathan to bring stability to his "troubled" homeland,{{book ref|
Despite Skathan's suppression of technology, the Dynasty had some of the most advanced technology in the [[cosmere]] during his rule.{{wob ref|12236}} Skathan maintained a "civilized" society with a royal court.{{book ref|ws|3|review=yes}} {{book ref|ws|5|review=yes}} Individuals from [[Elis]] had titles such as prince and duchess, indicating that some nations within the Dynasty were allowed to maintain their own caste structures.{{book ref|ws|3|review=yes}}
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