The Shattered Plains

Location from The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson

A vast expanse of plateaus separated by bottomless chasms — the killing field where Alethi highprinces waged a war of attrition against the Parshendi for gemhearts.

Also known as: the Shattered Plains, the Plains

What They Know

• Thousands of plateaus separated by deep chasms, stretching for hundreds of miles
• The Alethi war against the Parshendi lasted six years and was fought over gemhearts
• Bridge crews — slaves carrying bridges under fire — had the highest mortality rate in the army
• Chasmfiends are massive crustaceans whose chrysalises contain enormously valuable gemhearts
• The war ended when the Everstorm was summoned at Narak and the truth of the Parshendi was revealed

Connections

• part_of — roshar
• contains — the_warcamps
• contains — the_chasms
• contains — narak
• territory_of — dalinar

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