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The '''Pits of Hathsin''' are a system of caves near [[Luthadel]] on [[Scadrial]] at the time of the [[Final Empire]] in which [[atium]] crystals grow.
[[Allomancy]] cannot be used to retrieve the crystals, because an [[Iron]]pull would cause them to shatter, so the imprisoned skaa have to mine it by hand.
[[Kelsier]] is the only known person to survive imprisonment in the Pits. This feat gains him the title, "The Survivor of Hathsin". He is forced into labor there along with his wife [[Mare]] as punishment for attempting to infiltrate and rob the Lord Ruler's palace, [[Kredik Shaw]]. After Mare dies in the Pits, Kelsier [[Snap]]s and escapes using his newfound abilities as a [[mistborn]]. {{book ref|mb1|4}}▼
All skaa in the Pits have small scratches along their arms from the jagged crystals. The Pits are overseen by [[House Venture]]. Each skaa has to find an atium geode every week; if they fail, they are savagely beaten to death.
▲[[Kelsier]] is the only known person to survive
Only days before the fall of the [[Final Empire]], Kelsier returns to the Pits, destroying all the atium crystals he can find, and setting all the skaa prisoners free.
After the Collapse of the Final Empire and the end of the atium mining, the Pits in the Central Dominance become the new home of the Terris people, as the remaining infrastructure from the old mining camp have buildings, shelters, and most importantly, fresh water along with farm crops of resilient hardy plants adapted to ash that need little water. Once settled, the Terris people improve the valley, building more structures, brushing ash from the plant foliage to provide grazing for the adapted short-legged sheep that roamed the hills, and returning to their heritage of herding, before the Lord Ruler's Ascension. The Terris people's lives become easier than most on Scadrial, living in pastoral villages that replace the once brutal prison camps.
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