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The '''Elendel Basin''' is a lush, fertile basin created by [[Harmony]] when he reshaped [[Scadrial]] as part of the [[Catacendre]]. It was purposefully designed to allow civilization to build itself back up over just a couple of generations.{{wob ref|697}} It is named after [[Elend]].

 

 

The Basin's coastline matches up with the coastline in known maps of the [[Final Empire]]. The peninsula that contains [[Bilming]] can be seen on Final Empire maps, just west of the [[Ashmount]] Doriel.{{wob ref|13162}}

 

=== Elendel ===

The Basin largely revolves around the city of [[Elendel]]. The city is located near the center of the Basin and serves as a major port on the Sea of Yomend. The Basin's rivers, including the large [[Irongate River]], are laid out like spokes on a wheel such that they each run through Elendel. Similarly, railway lines loosely mirror the paths of the rivers and almost every line runs through the capital.{{map ref|Elendel Basin}} Elendel itself is roughly circular and divided into octants by large canals,{{map ref|Elendel}} with suburbs that lie outside of the urban core that blend into an agricultural area known as the [[Outer Estates]].{{book ref|mb4|11}}

 

=== Outer Cities ===

 

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*[[Alendel]]

The Basin is incredibly lush and verdant. All types of plant life grow exceptionally quickly, without the need for irrigation, and the land always stays fertile no matter how much it is farmed.{{book ref|mb4|4}} Little to no cultivation is required, and the only struggle for farmers is harvesting crops fast enough.{{book ref|mb5|5}}{{book ref|mb6|17}} Fruit orchards are common, and other food crops include wheat, carrots, potatoes, and tomatoes.{{book ref|mb6|5}}{{book ref|mb6|17}} Harmony has a direct hand in keeping the land so bountiful; the [[mist]]s are used to refresh the land.{{book ref|mb6|5}} The mists themselves actually spread water and nutrients across the ground.{{wob ref|697}}

 

 

== Politics ==

The residents of the Basin are the direct descendants of the people who survived the Catacendre, known as the [[Originators]]. Around one fifth of the Originators were Terris, with the rest being either [[skaa]] or [[noble]].{{book ref|mb4|4}} During the Catacendre, Harmony restored human genetics to the same state it had been prior to the [[Lord Ruler]],{{book ref|mb3|82}} but people were still aware of their ancestry,{{book ref|mb3|82}} with many noble houses persisting after society was rebuilt. The residents generally have light skin, with the exception being the Terris, who naturally tend to have more skin color{{wob ref|4927}} and largely marry within their own ethnicity.{{book ref|mb4|4}}

 

 

==Footnotes==

{{Mistborn|era 2}}

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