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Ashyn is sparsely populated by humans. There were far more of them in the past, although whether their presence on the planet predates the [[Shattering]] is uncertain. At some point, they used the [[Dawnshard]]s and/or [[Surgebinding]] to destroy most of Ashyn.{{epigraph ref|sa3|115}}{{book ref|sa3|113}} Some people fled the destruction and traveled to the neighboring planet of [[Roshar]], while others stayed in small pockets of habitable land.{{wob ref|8243}} In the present day, this land includes the floating cities Ashyn is known for.{{au ref|roshar}}
For modern Rosharans, Ashyn is a mythical place, known only as the [[Tranquiline Halls]].{{wob ref|8496}} On Ashyn, there are in turn some people who are aware of Roshar.{{wob ref|11741}} Their level of technology relative to one another is difficult to establish; while Ashynites do not have [[fabrial]]s, they appear to have discovered gunpowder, as some are mentioned carrying flintlock pistols.{{wob ref|12303}}
== Magic ==
Ashyn currently has no [[Shard]], but [[Odium]] possibly spent some time there, as he followed the Ashynites to [[Roshar]].{{wob ref|6646}}{{epigraph ref|sa3|117}} Like most of [[Rosharan system]], the planet is 10-centric.{{wob ref|2745}}
The magic of Ashyn is disease-based. As the bacteria and viruses there seek to keep their hosts alive, they provide them with access to supernatural abilities, which differ depending on the disease. The Ashynites harness this by lowering their immune systems and deliberately infecting themselves to gain various powers.{{wob ref|7584}}{{wob ref|1862}} People who
Very little is known about the specific forms of magic granted by the illnesses, though
The
Ashyn's magic system was not sickness-based from the start.{{wob ref|11304}} The original magic, which brought about the cataclysm, wasn't exactly like [[Surgebinding]], but shared the same basic principles.{{wob ref|8690}} It might've also been related to Roshar's [[Old Magic]].{{wob ref|12681}} The [[Eila Stele]] mentions humans using the powers of [[spren]] and [[Surge]]s, suggesting that the shift to bacteria and viruses as the focus of Ashynite magic might've happened some time after most people have already evacuated from
== Trivia ==
* The earliest reference to Ashyn, though not under that name, can be found in Brandon's blog post from March 10, 2006. Back then, he considered it the sillier of his two ideas for magic disease stories, the more serious
* The symbiotic relation between the bacteria and their hosts is similar to that of the [[Aviar]]s and the worms that grant them powers from [[First of the Sun]], albeit here the humans interact with the magic-granting microorganisms directly rather than through intermediaries.
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