La Profundidad
| La Profundidad | |
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| Relacionado con | Conservación, Bruma |
| Mundo de origen | Scadrial |
| Universo | Cosmere |
La Profundidad era considerada una plaga maligna en el mundo de Scadrial previo a la Ascensión del Lord Legislador.[1] En realidad, eran las brumas, creadas por Conservación, y usadas para Romper a la gente de Scadrial anticipándose a la liberación de Ruina.
Pre-Ascensión
En el periodo anterior al Imperio Final, cuando el Pozo de la Ascensión estaba a punto de estar lleno, la influencia de Ruina en el mundo incrementó. En lugar de intentar destruir las brumas, como Conservación había predicho que haría, Ruina animó a las brumas a cubrir la superficie durante el día, bloqueando la luz del sol y causando la muerte de la flora.[2] Además, las brumas comenzaron a atacar a la gente, que era la forma que tenía Conservación de Romper a alománticos potenciales, aunque algunas personas morían en el proceso. Con los cultivos incapaces de crecer y las brumas asesinando aparentemente a personas de forma directa, la gente de Scadrial vio a las brumas como una amenaza, una con la que no se podía luchar a través de medios tradicionales. Este fenómeno llegó a conocerse como la Profundidad.
When Rashek harnessed the power of the Well of Ascension, he moved the planet closer to the sun in an attempt to burn the Deepness off. This caused unlivable global warming. In another attempt to fix this, Rashek created the ashmounts, volcanoes that spewed ash and cooled the air. Again, this caused problems. He finally "solved" the problem by granting living beings the ability to inhale ash.
Post-Ascension
The mists returned to normal soon after, only coming out at night and remaining harmless. After many years, details of what happened became lost to history as Rashek's new role as the Lord Ruler was solidified and his original identity hidden. The Steel Ministry depicted the Deepness as a formless enemy that the Lord Ruler defeated prior to his Ascension. Few people knew that the Deepness was the same as the nightly mists, although many Skaa still fear to go out at night because of frightening stories told from generation to generation about how the mists could steal people's souls. Most nobles, particularly Allomancers and especially Mistborn, were unafraid of the mists.
After Ruin was released from his prison, he once again made the mists remain during the day. This caused the same problems it once did, making people realize what the Deepness actually was.