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The '''burnlands''' were an area of barren desert that covered the majority of [[Scadrial]] during the time of the [[Final Empire]], with the notable exceptions of the magnetic north pole and part of the [[Southern Scadrian|southern continent]].{{
== History ==
=== Ascension of the Lord Ruler ===
When [[Rashek]] took the power at the [[Well of Ascension]], he attempted to move Scadrial closer to its star to burn away the [[Deepness]].{{book ref|hoa|76}} The planet became too hot, so he attempted to move it back. Unfortunately, he overcompensated, and the planet was now too cold for life;{{book ref|hoa|76}} Rashek did not know how to return it to its proper orbit.{{epigraph ref|mb3|4}} He again moved Scadrial closer to the sun, giving up on fixing the orbit and instead devised other measures to protect humanity from the heat, such as the ashmounts.{{book ref|woa|57}} Because the new orbit was still dangerously hot and the ash was magnetically attracted to the north pole,{{
=== Final Empire ===
==== Wasted Men ====
Some groups of [[skaa]]{{
=== Post-Collapse ===
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