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God Beyond
Type Religion
World of Origin Sel, Scadrial, Threnody, Roshar
Universe Cosmere
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“She was a woman. Good at lying, they are. The God Beyond made'm that way. ”

The God Beyond or the Unknown God is a god that is worshiped on multiple planets in the cosmere.[1][2][3] It is a belief in a greater God of the universe beyond entities like Shards.[4] It is unknown what relationship the God Beyond has to Adonalsium or to the Beyond.[5]

Mentions of the religion[edit]

  • On Roshar, Hoid refers to the God Beyond in a parable while talking with Shallan.[8] Dalinar also casually mentions the God Beyond while talking to Kaladin.[9] Nomad states that he believes in the God Beyond while on Canticle.[10]
  • On Sel, it is referred to as the Unknown God by the MaiPon, although this is indeed the same as the God Beyond.[2] Wan ShaiLu prays to the Unknown God,[11] and her people relate it to the rocks that fell from the sky.[12] Additionally, while attempting to become an Elantrian at Devotion's Perpendicularity, Hoid thinks that the lights of the restored city of Elantris seem to ascend "to the Unknown God's domain itself."[13]

Trivia[edit]

  • The relation between the Beyond and the God Beyond, like most questions about the Beyond, is currently RAFO'd.[5]
  • According to Silence Montane, the symbol for the religion worshiping the God Beyond is a silver dagger.

Notes[edit]

  1. ↑ a b c The Alloy of Law chapter 10#
  2. ↑ a b /r/fantasy AMA 2013
    — Arcanum - 2013-04-15#
  3. ↑ a b Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell#
  4. ↑ The Alloy of Law Annotations
    — Arcanum - 2014-03-14#
  5. ↑ a b Calamity Chicago signing
    — Arcanum - 2016-02-22#
  6. ↑ Shadows of Self chapter 13#
  7. ↑ Shadows of Self prologue#
  8. ↑ Words of Radiance chapter 45#
  9. ↑ Rhythm of War chapter 10#
  10. ↑ The Sunlit Man chapter 39#
  11. ↑ The Emperor's Soul - Day 2#
  12. ↑ The Emperor's Soul - Day 98#
  13. ↑ Elantris postscript#
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