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'''Nazrilof''', who goes by the nickname '''Nazh''',{{wob ref|2502}} is a mysterious [[worldhopper]] from [[Threnody]]{{wob ref|2861}} who gathers documents and creates sketches from different [[Shardworld]]s on behalf of [[Khriss]].{{wob ref|5341}} He is also the man from [[the New Ascendancy]] broadsheet whose gun appears to shoot [[shade]]s.{{article ref|The New Ascendancy}}{{wob ref|7415}}
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'''Nazrilof''', who goes by the nickname '''Nazh''',{{wob ref|2502}} is a mysterious [[worldhopper]] from [[Threnody]]{{wob ref|2861}} who gathers documents and creates sketches from different [[Shardworld]]s on behalf of [[Khriss]].{{wob ref|5341}} He is also the man from [[the New Ascendancy]] broadsheet whose gun appears to shoot [[shade]]s.{{article ref|The New Ascendancy}}{{wob ref|7415}} Nazrilof is his surname; his given name is yet to be revealed.{{17s ref|date=2016-12-31|news|312|Shardkeepers Podcast: Arcanum Unbounded Essays (discussion at 1:05:57 mark)}}
   
 
== Appearance and Personality ==
  
== Appearance and Personality ==
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|I prefer the bloodstains to inkstains any day, so next time send me somewhere I'm more likely to die from wounds than from handcramps.
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|Nazh to [[Khriss]]{{file ref|Alethi Glyphs Page 1.jpg|text=Alethi Glyphs}}
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Nazh is a lanky man with narrow, pinched face. He tends to dress to fit in with the locals -- [[skaa]] on [[Scadrial]], or an [[ardent]] on [[Roshar]], even when not among the planet's people.{{msh ref|3|2}}{{book ref|sa2|31}} When not blending in, he speaks with a faint, possibly Thenodite accent. He's rather skittish, and seems to have a hair-trigger temper, going from calm and annoyed in a moment. He dislikes being surprised and one-upped by others, and is highly suspicious of strangers.{{msh ref|3|2}} This being said, he seems to enjoy excitement, vastly preferring fighting for his life to quiet study and scholarship. He can still be incredibly patient, and does have the mind to be scholarly, at least for a while.{{file ref|Alethi Glyphs Page 1.jpg|text=Alethi Glyphs}}
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He's often frustrated with tasks he's given, but will always accomplish them to the best of his abilities, even if they appear impossible.{{map ref|Frostlands}} Despite his frequent complaints, he seems to enjoy the worlds he visits, and finds the prospect of their destruction saddening. He can be condescending to others, especially people who aren't [[cosmere]]-aware.{{msh ref|3|2}}{{file ref|Bridge Four tatoos page.jpeg|text=Bridge Four tattoos}} To those who are, he can be snarky, sardonic and occassionally teasing.{{file ref|Alethi Glyphs Page 1.jpg|text=Alethi Glyphs}} However, he doesn't lack empathy, and will help others if it is within his power.{{msh ref|3|2}} He seems fond of [[Khriss]] in particular, calling her "my friend" in almost every annotation he leaves her.{{map|Elendel}}
   
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Nazh seems to enjoy drinking, and is familiar with various types of alcohol.{{file ref|Rosharan Wines.jpg|text=Rosharan wines}} He keeps track of what is owed to him fairly strictly.{{map ref|Sea of Lost Lights}}{{file ref|Pattern.jpeg|text=Pattern}} His favorite food is a fried eggplant-like plant native to Threnody.{{wob ref|8328}}
   
 
<gallery caption="Images of Nazh">
  
<gallery caption="Images of Nazh">
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AU Secret History.jpeg | <center><small>by [[Ben McSweeney]]</small></center> [[Kelsier]] finding [[Khriss]] and Nazh, ''[[Arcanum Unbounded]]'' interior art
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Ghastly Gondola.jpg | <center><small>by [[Ben McSweeney]]</small></center> [[Nicelle Sauvage]] seeing Nazh fire the spirit gun, [[The New Ascendancy]]
 
Nazh.jpg | Nazh by [[User: Botanicaxu]]
  
Nazh.jpg | Nazh by [[User: Botanicaxu]]
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Nazh Khriss.jpg | <center><small>by [[User: Botanicaxu]]</small></center>
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AU Secret History.jpeg | Kelsier finding Khriss and Nazh by [[Ben McSweeney]]
  
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Khriss Nazh.png | Khriss and Nazh by [[Coppermind: Artists/Jazzy-kandra|Jazzy-kandra]]
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Khriss Nazh.png | <center><small>by {{a|Jazzy-kandra}}</small></center> With [[Khriss]]
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Nazrilof by Ashley Coad.png | <center><small>by {{a|Ashley Coad}}</small></center> On Threnody
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Nazh Khriss.jpg | With Khriss by [[User: Botanicaxu]]
 
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Khriss and Nazh by paintweaver.jpg | <center><small>by {{a|paintweaver}}</small></center> With [[Khriss]]
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Nazrilof by Ashley Coad.png | On Threnody by [[Coppermind: Artists/Ashley Coad|Ashley Coad]]
  
 
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== Attributes and Abilities ==
  
== Attributes and Abilities ==
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Nazh is skilled artist, able to read and draw Rosharan [[glyph]]s even from only seeing them on moving people.{{file ref|Bridge Four tatoos page.jpeg|text=Bridge Four tattoos}} He's able to infiltrate the population of various planets without any apparent issues, and can find his way out of even the most inconvenient circumstances and sticky situations, though not always with his dignity intact.{{map ref|Sycla|Sycla/Opelon}}{{map ref|Sea of Lost Lights}} He's an accomplished thief, though he's also familiar with variety of jails, enough so to consider some pleasant. Perhaps related to that is his physical fitness -- he's able to outrun an [[axehound]] in pursuit.{{map ref|Sea of Lost Lights}}{{file ref|Scroll of Stances.jpeg|Scroll of Stances}}
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Nazh is a capable artist. He can read and draw Rosharan glyphs and has at least basic knowledge of the geography of Elendel.{{ref|name=wor-art}}{{map ref|Elendel}} [[Kaladin]] briefly glimpses him being ushered out of the [[Bridge Four]] barracks by Rock and describes him as "lanky."{{book ref|sa2|31}} Nazh also seems to have some other powers as he rescued one of [[Shallan]]'s sketches from the bottom of the ocean.{{ref|name=wor-art-pattern}} Nazh possesses a gun that appears to be capable of firing shades as projectiles, causing anything it hits to wither and crumble away.{{file ref |New Ascendancy broadsheet.jpg|The New Ascendancy Broadsheet}}{{wob ref|7415}}
 
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Like many [[worldhopper]]s, Nazh has some way to slow down or halt his aging. He seems to have some other powers as well, being able to dive to the bottom of the ocean to recover a bunch of drawings.{{file ref|Pattern.jpeg|text=Pattern}}
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He's seen with two weapons. Around the time of [[Preservation]]'s death, he possesses a knife, long enough to almost be called a sword; he is not particularly attached to it, and gives it to Kelsier to aid him with his mission.{{msh ref|3|2}}{{wob ref|13252}} Three hundred years later, he's seen using a gun that appears to be capable of firing shades as projectiles, causing anything it hits to wither and crumble away.{{file ref |New Ascendancy broadsheet.jpg|The New Ascendancy Broadsheet}}{{wob ref|7415}}
   
 
== History ==
  
== History ==
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=== Scadrial ===
  
=== Scadrial ===
 
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|It's a bad state you and yours are in, but I rather like this place. Damnable mists and all.
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|My friend, annotated with locations as per your instructions.
  
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|Nazh{{map ref|Elendel}}
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|Nazh to [[Kelsier]]{{msh ref|3|2}}
 
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Around the time of the [[Collapse]] and the [[Siege of Luthadel]], Nazh was on Scadrial, where he collected and annotated maps of [[Luthadel]].{{map ref|Luthadel}}
  
Around the time of the [[Collapse]] and the [[Siege of Luthadel]], Nazh was on Scadrial, where he collected and annotated maps of [[Luthadel]].{{map ref|Luthadel}}
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{{quote
  
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|I had to spend hours watching the bridgemen to sketch their stupid forehead glyphs so you could have them, my friend.
  
|I had to spend hours watching the bridgemen to sketch their stupid forehead glyphs so you could have them, my friend.
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|Nazh{{file ref|Bridge Four tatoos page.jpeg|text=Bridge Four tattoos}}
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|Nazh{{ref|name=wor-art}}
  
 
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On [[Roshar]] in late {{Rosharan date|1173}}, he observed the freed [[bridgemen]] from [[Bridge Four]] to sketch the [[glyph]]s they had had tattooed on their forehead to indicate their freedom, as well as the insignia on their uniforms and the ''sas nahn'' and ''shash'' glyphs their [[Alethkar#Military|captain]], [[Kaladin]], had, for presumably the same person as the Elendel map.{{ref|name=wor-art}}
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On [[Roshar]] in late {{Rosharan date|1173}}, he observed the freed [[bridgemen]] from [[Bridge Four]] to sketch the [[glyph]]s they had had tattooed on their forehead to indicate their freedom, as well as the insignia on their uniforms and the ''sas nahn'' and ''shash'' glyphs their [[Alethkar#Military|captain]], [[Kaladin]], had, for presumably the same person as the Elendel map.{{ref|Bridge Four tatoos page.jpeg|text=Bridge Four tattoos}}
   
 
He also drew a map of the Shattered Plains, showing the pattern of plateaus, though he refused to draw the individual plateaus as (presumably) Khriss requested. His use of the term "shadows", a Thredonite curse, in the note for this map is a hint to his origins on Threnody.
  
He also drew a map of the Shattered Plains, showing the pattern of plateaus, though he refused to draw the individual plateaus as (presumably) Khriss requested. His use of the term "shadows", a Thredonite curse, in the note for this map is a hint to his origins on Threnody.
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Nazh gained access to [[Navani's journal]] and reproduced a copy of a [[ketek]] that is shown on the cover.{{book ref|sa2|endnote}}
  
Nazh gained access to [[Navani's journal]] and reproduced a copy of a [[ketek]] that is shown on the cover.{{book ref|sa2|endnote}}
   
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He obtained a map of the [[Sea of Lost Lights]] in [[Shadesmar]]{{map ref|sea of lost lights|the Sea of Lost Lights}} and wrote about [[Alethi]] [[glyphs]].{{file ref|Alethi Glyphs Page 1.jpg|Alethi Glyphs Page 1}}
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He obtained a map of the [[Sea of Lost Lights]] in [[Shadesmar]]{{map ref|Sea of Lost Lights}} and wrote about [[Alethi]] [[glyphs]].{{file ref|Alethi Glyphs Page 1.jpg|Alethi Glyphs}}
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At some point, possibly while "investigating" [[Vorin]] alcohols, he got drunk enough to get a tattoo of an embarrassing [[glyph]].{{wob ref|11012}}
   
 
== Trivia ==
  
== Trivia ==
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* [[Isaac Stewart]] accidentally invented the name by mispronouncing "[[Nalizar]]"; it name became an inside joke and seemed fitting for a cosmere-aware character.{{wob ref|12829}}
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* Both pieces of canonical artwork that include Nazh were illustrated by [[Isaac Stewart]], who also gave Nazh his name.{{au ref|sfs}}
  
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* Nazh is not the person writing the [[Ars Arcanum|Ars Arcana]]{{wob ref|7026}} (it is in fact [[Khriss]]), or the tattooist who gave the [[Bridge Four|bridgemen]] their tattoos.{{17s ref|post|101708}}
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* Isaac accidentally invented the name by mispronouncing "[[Nalizar]]"; the name became an inside joke and seemed fitting for a cosmere-aware character.{{wob ref|12829}}
  
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* [[Peter Ahlstrom]] has confirmed that "Nazrilof" is his surname and that his given name has not been revealed.{{17s ref|date=2016-12-31|news|312|Shardkeepers Podcast: Arcanum Unbounded Essays (discussion at 1:05:57 mark)}}{{wob ref|8957}}
  
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* Peter also confirmed that Nazh is not the person writing the [[Ars Arcanum|Ars Arcana]]{{wob ref|7026}} (it is in fact [[Khriss|his employer]]) or the tattooist who gave the [[Bridge Four|bridgemen]] their tattoos.{{17s ref|post|101708}}
  
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* His favorite food is a fried eggplant-like plant native to Threnody.{{wob ref|8328}}
  
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* The tattoo he got after getting drunk on Horneater lager was "an embarrassing Rosharan glyph".{{wob ref|11012}}
  
   
 
== Notes ==
  
== Notes ==
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{{17s ref|date=2014-02-26|post|101708|Nazh isn't the tattooist|author=Peter Ahlstrom}}
  
{{17s ref|date=2014-02-26|post|101708|Nazh isn't the tattooist|author=Peter Ahlstrom}}
 
{{map ref|Elendel|post=<br><small>&mdash; ''[[Alloy of Law]]'' interior art</small>}}
  
{{map ref|Elendel|post=<br><small>&mdash; ''[[Alloy of Law]]'' interior art</small>}}
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{{file ref|name=wor-art|Bridge4 Tattoos.svg|Bridge Four tattoos|post=<br><small>&mdash; ''[[Words of Radiance]]'' interior art</small>}}
  
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{{file ref|name=wor-art-pattern|Pattern.jpeg|Shallan's sketches of pattern|post=<br><small>&mdash; ''[[Words of Radiance]]'' interior art</small>}}
  
   
 
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Revision as of 18:11, 3 September 2020

Nazrilof
Nazh.jpg
by botanicaxu
Abilities Worldhopper
Aliases Nazh, the haunted man[1][2]
Homeworld Threnody
Universe Cosmere

Nazrilof, who goes by the nickname Nazh,[3] is a mysterious worldhopper from Threnody[4] who gathers documents and creates sketches from different Shardworlds on behalf of Khriss.[5] He is also the man from the New Ascendancy broadsheet whose gun appears to shoot shades.[6][2] Nazrilof is his surname; his given name is yet to be revealed.[7]

Appearance and Personality

“I prefer the bloodstains to inkstains any day, so next time send me somewhere I'm more likely to die from wounds than from handcramps. ”

—Nazh to Khriss[8]

Nazh is a lanky man with narrow, pinched face. He tends to dress to fit in with the locals -- skaa on Scadrial, or an ardent on Roshar, even when not among the planet's people.[9][10] When not blending in, he speaks with a faint, possibly Thenodite accent. He's rather skittish, and seems to have a hair-trigger temper, going from calm and annoyed in a moment. He dislikes being surprised and one-upped by others, and is highly suspicious of strangers.[9] This being said, he seems to enjoy excitement, vastly preferring fighting for his life to quiet study and scholarship. He can still be incredibly patient, and does have the mind to be scholarly, at least for a while.[8]

He's often frustrated with tasks he's given, but will always accomplish them to the best of his abilities, even if they appear impossible.[11] Despite his frequent complaints, he seems to enjoy the worlds he visits, and finds the prospect of their destruction saddening. He can be condescending to others, especially people who aren't cosmere-aware.[9][12] To those who are, he can be snarky, sardonic and occassionally teasing.[8] However, he doesn't lack empathy, and will help others if it is within his power.[9] He seems fond of Khriss in particular, calling her "my friend" in almost every annotation he leaves her.Elendel.jpg

Nazh seems to enjoy drinking, and is familiar with various types of alcohol.[13] He keeps track of what is owed to him fairly strictly.[14][15] His favorite food is a fried eggplant-like plant native to Threnody.[16]

Attributes and Abilities

Nazh is skilled artist, able to read and draw Rosharan glyphs even from only seeing them on moving people.[12] He's able to infiltrate the population of various planets without any apparent issues, and can find his way out of even the most inconvenient circumstances and sticky situations, though not always with his dignity intact.[17][14] He's an accomplished thief, though he's also familiar with variety of jails, enough so to consider some pleasant. Perhaps related to that is his physical fitness -- he's able to outrun an axehound in pursuit.[14][18]

Like many worldhoppers, Nazh has some way to slow down or halt his aging. He seems to have some other powers as well, being able to dive to the bottom of the ocean to recover a bunch of drawings.[15]

He's seen with two weapons. Around the time of Preservation's death, he possesses a knife, long enough to almost be called a sword; he is not particularly attached to it, and gives it to Kelsier to aid him with his mission.[9][19] Three hundred years later, he's seen using a gun that appears to be capable of firing shades as projectiles, causing anything it hits to wither and crumble away.[1][2]

History

Threnody

Nazh is a native Threnodite. It's unclear when he left the planet; however, the way he refers to the Shades as highly respectable implies it was before Evil came to the Homeland.[9]

Sel

Nazh was at some point on Sel, "abandoned," presumably, by Khriss. He found and annotated a map of Sycla/Opelon.[17]

Scadrial

“It's a bad state you and yours are in, but I rather like this place. Damnable mists and all. ”

—Nazh to Kelsier[9]

Around the time of the Collapse and the Siege of Luthadel, Nazh was on Scadrial, where he collected and annotated maps of Luthadel.[20]

Khriss and Nazh met with Kelsier in the middle of Lake Luthadel's impression in the Cognitive Realm. They introduced him to the basics of the cosmere. Nazh gave Kelsier his knife and directed him to the Ire, a group of Elantrian worldhoppers in the west.[9]

Nazh traveled to Scadrial sometime after the year 341 PC and obtained a map of Elendel made by the Canton of Cartography, which he then annotated with certain locations of the city and signed with a message, with the intention of delivering it to their friend.[21]

He is mentioned in an advertisement in The New Ascendancy broadsheet suggesting that people hearing talking tools should report it to K and N (which is thought to reference Khriss and Nazh).[6] This could refer to sentient Awakened objects, like Nightblood.

Nazh later attempts to retrieve a map of New Seran from Nicelle Sauvage, but was only able to obtain half of it.[1][2]

Roshar

“I had to spend hours watching the bridgemen to sketch their stupid forehead glyphs so you could have them, my friend. ”

—Nazh[12]

On Roshar in late 1173, he observed the freed bridgemen from Bridge Four to sketch the glyphs they had had tattooed on their forehead to indicate their freedom, as well as the insignia on their uniforms and the sas nahn and shash glyphs their captain, Kaladin, had, for presumably the same person as the Elendel map.[22]

He also drew a map of the Shattered Plains, showing the pattern of plateaus, though he refused to draw the individual plateaus as (presumably) Khriss requested. His use of the term "shadows", a Thredonite curse, in the note for this map is a hint to his origins on Threnody.

Nazh gained access to Navani's journal and reproduced a copy of a ketek that is shown on the cover.[23]

He obtained a map of the Sea of Lost Lights in Shadesmar[14] and wrote about Alethi glyphs.[8]

At some point, possibly while "investigating" Vorin alcohols, he got drunk enough to get a tattoo of an embarrassing glyph.[24]

Trivia

  • Isaac Stewart accidentally invented the name by mispronouncing "Nalizar"; it name became an inside joke and seemed fitting for a cosmere-aware character.[25]
  • Nazh is not the person writing the Ars Arcana[26] (it is in fact Khriss), or the tattooist who gave the bridgemen their tattoos.[27]

Notes

  1. ↑ a b c The New Ascendancy Broadsheet
  2. ↑ a b c d Shire Post Mint Mistborn Coin AMA
    — Arcanum - 2017-10-26#
  3. ↑ Arcanum Unbounded Hoboken signing
    — Arcanum - 2016-12-03#
  4. ↑ London signing
    — Arcanum - 2014-08-04#
  5. ↑ Manchester signing
    — Arcanum - 2014-08-06#
  6. ↑ a b The New Ascendancy#
  7. ↑ Shardkeepers Podcast: Arcanum Unbounded Essays (discussion at 1:05:57 mark)
    — 17th Shard forums - 2016-12-31#
  8. ↑ a b c d Alethi Glyphs
  9. ↑ a b c d e f g h Mistborn: Secret History part 3 chapter 2#
  10. ↑ Words of Radiance chapter 31#
  11. ↑ Map of Frostlands
  12. ↑ a b c Bridge Four tattoos
  13. ↑ Rosharan wines
  14. ↑ a b c d Map of Sea of Lost Lights
  15. ↑ a b Pattern
  16. ↑ Oathbringer release party
    — Arcanum - 2017-11-13#
  17. ↑ a b Map of Sycla/Opelon
  18. ↑ Scroll of Stances
  19. ↑ Prague Signing
    — Arcanum - 2019-10-26#
  20. ↑ Map of Luthadel
  21. ↑ Map of Elendel Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "Elendel.jpg" defined multiple times with different content
  22. ↑ Bridge Four tattoos
  23. ↑ Words of Radiance endnote#
  24. ↑ Skyward Pre-Release AMA
    — Arcanum - 2018-10-04#
  25. ↑ General Twitter 2019
    — Arcanum - 2019-05-08#
  26. ↑ Calamity release party
    — Arcanum - 2016-02-16#
  27. ↑ {{{3}}}
    — 17th Shard forums - {{{date}}}# Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "17s-post-101708" defined multiple times with different content
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