User:Thurin/Luthadel
| Thurin/Luthadel | |
|---|---|
| |
| Dominance | Central Dominance |
| Nation | Final Empire |
| World | Scadrial |
| Universe | Cosmere |
Luthadel was the capital city of the Final Empire on Scadrial. It was governed by the Lord Ruler for over a thousand years. After the Collapse, Luthadel became the capital city of the New Empire.
Geography
Topography
//central dominance
Climate
//ash, mist and 'normal' climate
Luthadel is located relatively close to most of the Ashmounts.[1] To prevent the city being buried, skaa workers gather the ash and throw it in the River Channerel.[2]
![[1]](#cite_note-Final_Empire.png-1){kind=link}
Layout
//gates and districts
The River Channerel runs straight through Luthadel.[3]
![[3]](#cite_note-Luthadel.png-3){kind=link}
Architecture
Luthadel is a dark city covered and stained by ash. Buildings are darkest at the top, but rainfall carries stains down. It has paved streets.[4]
Most buildings are constructed of stone blocks, with peaked wooden roofs or tile roofs for the rich. The buildings are packed closely together and are generally three stories high. From the outside houses and shops looked the same.[2]
Landmarks
Kredik Shaw
By far the largest building in Luthadel, near the center, looms like a massive, multi-spined insect.[2]
Keeps
//keep venture, keep hasting, keep erikeller, keep lekal
About a dozen monolithic keeps spread throughout Luthadel. They have spearlike spires or deep archways.[2]
Square of the Survivor
History
Creation and Early History (0-1022 FE)
Skaa rebellion (1022 FE)
Collapse (1022 FE)
Siege of Luthadel (1022-1024 FE)
Battle of Luthadel (1024 FE)
Culture
Nobility
Each family that could afford a keep in Luthadel was considered a Great House.[2]
Middle class
Most Nobles weren't rich enough to be considered part of a Great House.[2]
Skaa
Urban skaa seemed to work less hard than rural skaa.[5]
Underground
To do: include mb ch 1
Politics
Steel Ministry
//soothing stations
During the New Empire
Economy
//atium
Main export product is metal, hundreds of forges and refineries in Luthadel, even though the River Channerel provides excellent opportunity to mills for grinding grains and making textiles. Bells chime when skaa must get to work in the morning.[2]
Military
Trivia
- Scadrial's magnetic North Pole follows the Well of Ascension. Because Luthadel is built on top of the Well, all compasses point to Luthadel.[6]
- Luthadel, like Elendel, is named after a person. This person's story will possibly be revealed in an upcoming book.[7]
- Luthadel has roughly two million citizens.[8]
- Isaac Stewart devised Luthadel's eight gates, and named them after the basic metals.[9]
See also
Notes
- ↑ Map of Final Empire
- ↑ a b c d e f g The Final Empire chapter 2#
- ↑ Map of Luthadel
- ↑ The Final Empire chapter 1#
- ↑ The Final Empire prologue#
- ↑ The Hero of Ages Annotations
— Arcanum - 2010-05-04# - ↑ Firefight signing San Francisco
— Arcanum - 2015-01-17# - ↑ Email to Nepene - Re: Population of the Final Empire
— Arcanum - 2013-02-19# - ↑ Mistborn: The Final Empire Annotations
— Arcanum - 2006-08-18#
