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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|ws1|5}} He was considered a traitor after somehow escaping execution, and Baon nearly shot him on sight.{{book ref|ws1|5}} [[Gevalden]] came to Dayside looking for a weapon to use against Skathan to bring stability to his "troubled" homeland,{{book ref|ws2|prologue}} which Khriss believed to be the [[sand master]]s.{{book ref|ws1|5}} After Gevalden's mysterious disappearance, Khriss traveled to Dayside to seek out the sand masters; she also performed scientific experiments on [[sand (Taldain)|white sand]] and [[sandling]] carapace in the hopes of independently discovering a weapon that Skathan was not familiar with.{{book ref|ws1|6}} Loaten told Khriss that the Dynasty was likely aware of her "secret" mission because it kept close tabs on anyone perceived to be an enemy;{{book ref|ws1|5}} Baon was indeed sent to Dayside by the Dynasty to watch Khriss.{{book ref|ws1|5}}
 
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|ws1ws|3|review=yes}} {{book ref|ws1|5}} 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|ws1ws|3|review=yes}}
 
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