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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
== 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 the [[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
Very little is known about the specific forms of magic granted by the illnesses, though a few have been described. The most important from the survival standpoint causes hearing loss while allowing its host to manipulate gravity. As such, it's crucial to the functioning of Ashyn's flying cities, which are kept aloft by conclaves of people infected with it.{{wob ref|12271}} Other abilities granted by diseases include flight
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 the planet.{{epigraph ref|sa3|115}}
== Development ==
In the original draft of ''[[The Silence Divine]]'', several aspects of Ashyn have been established; their current canonicity is debatable.
In the story, Ashynites did not have [[fabrial]]s, but appear to have discovered gunpowder, as some were mentioned carrying flintlock pistols. Abilities granted by diseases included prophecy and changing the color of objects, and were accompanied by sometimes-dangerous side effects, such as physical weakness, hallucinations and deadly fevers. Occasionally, there were some symptoms left behind after the disease was over, called Echoes, which took some time to fade, or didn't disappear at all. People who carried the diseases were called '''Incubators'''.{{wob ref|12303}}
== Trivia ==
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