Difference between revisions of "Scadrial"

At the time of the [[Final Empire]], known as the '''World of Ash''' or the '''Anteverdant Age''',{{citebook ref|mb5|19}}{{book ref|mb5|21}}, the planet was characterised by ashfalls and nightly mists. Scadrial was moved closer to the sun by Rashek, causing the temperature on Scadrial to increase dramatically. To counter this Rashek created the [[ashmounts]] in the northern hemisphere near the pole, to pump ferromagnetic ash and gas into the sky to reflect heat back into space. This decreased heat near the north pole but the thicker atmosphere raised the temperature of the rest of Scadrial, turning it into an uninhabitable desert, known as the [[burnlands]]. Rashek radically altered the geography of Scadrial, rotating the crust of the planet further south, and flattening mountain ranges, and creating new ones elsewhere, all to hide the location of the Well of Ascension. The magnetic and geographic poles of Scadrial were the same, but when the Well was moved south from the north pole, the magnetic pole followed it.{{wob ref|8042}}

In the [[Classical Scadrial|classical era]] of Scadrial, many different civilizations developed with a large variety of different cultures and religions. Among these was [[Trelagism]] which Autonomy had begun in order to prepare for future potential incursions.{{book ref|mb7|20}} Foremost among known nations was [[Khlennium]], placed between the isles in the South and the Terris hills in the North,{{epigraph ref|mb1|12}}, and between the great nations to the east and the "fiery empire" of the West.{{epigraph ref|mb1|3}}. It was an massive hub of trade and culture, with marvelous architecture and technological advancements that would come to be copied by the Final Empire.{{epigraph ref|mb3|26}}

In time, the people turned to the Terris Prophecies to guide them against a new threat, the [[Deepness]]. The nightly mists of Scadrial had grown stronger, and began to stay during the day. This was because from inside his prison Ruin was supplementing their strength. He hoped to create a threat to the world by going with Preservation's wishes, instead of against them.{{epigraph ref|mb3|81}} The world was dying, all the plants and animals couldn't survive and the people were starving. At this time, a man named [[Alendi]] came to power. A [[Worldbringer]], [[Kwaan]], had discovered Alendi and believed him to be this final Hero of Ages, who would save the world.{{epigraph ref|mb2|13}} He expanded the nation of Khlennium to consume many other nations, through conquest and diplomacy alike,{{epigraph ref|mb1|10}}{{epigraph ref|mb1|1}}, over a mere decade.{{epigraph ref|mb2|9}} Alendi became convinced he was the Hero, and began a military campaign to unite the world against the Deepness, doing his best to fulfill the prophecies.{{epigraph ref|mb2|23}}{{epigraph ref|mb2|24}} Unfortunately those prophecies were no longer the same as they once were.

The Catacendre brought about much suffering to the Southern Scadrians as the climate decreased immensely in temperature, leading to them calling the Catacendre the "Ice Death",{{book ref|mb6|22}}, which brought about societal collapse.{{book ref|mb6|19}} At some point after this, a man calling himself the [[Sovereign]] came and granted them the [[Excisor| Excisors]], and knowledge of how to use them in order to create unsealed metalminds, which allowed them to make metalminds that could produce heat and save them from the cold.{{book ref|mb6|21}}

Spook ruled over the Elendel Basin as emperor, and he was beloved by the people for his work for the people. Such as how he built houses for the poor in order to prevent the growth of slums,{{book ref|mb6|3}}, and passing laws in order to protect the rights of the people.{{book ref|mb6|9}}

In either 194 or 294, the [[Allomantic Agreement of '94]] was passed,{{book ref|mb5|14}}, forbidding the use of Rioting for commercial gain, except when done with the consent of the target, such as in [[Emotional_Allomancy_parlors | Soothing Parlors]].{{book ref|mb5|14}}

On the 14th of Vinuarch 341 PC,{{book ref|mb4|3}}, a new group known as the [[Vanishers]] stole a train full of aluminium heading towards [[House Tekiel]], before vanishing for several months. The size of the theft, and the mysterious disappearance of the group, led to them being covered in various broadsheets.{{file ref|Elendel_Daily_broadsheet.png|''The Elendel Daily'' Broadsheet}}.

Some time before the 4th of Doxil, [[Alloran Feltri]], 2nd Seat of the Canalworkers in the senate. Was proven to be a Rioter who was using his powers to gather supporters. A large controversy arose around this, eventually being covered in The Elendel Daily.{{file ref|Elendel_Daily_broadsheet.png|''The Elendel Daily'' Broadsheet}}.

At some point after the execution of Miles Dagouter, an insane Kandra titled Bleeder, began to go around killing people in Elendel in brutal fashion, garnering herself much attention from citizens and the law. She also killed Governor [[Replar Innate]] and impersonated him, and also blew up a dam, causing economic instability.{{book ref|mb5|14}}. Her impersonations were carefully chosen in order to cause instability in the government, and to turn the Survivorists against the Pathians.{{book ref|mb5|22}}