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The '''Sea of Lost Lights''' is a large sea in eastern [[Shadesmar]], the [[subastral]] of [[Roshar]].{{map ref|Shadesmar}} The origin of its name is unknown.

The Sea of Lost Lights lies in the region of Shadesmar corresponding to the [[Physical Realm|Physical]] nations of [[Alethkar]], [[Jah Keved]], and [[Herdaz]], as well as the [[Frostlands]] and, [[Unclaimed Hills]], and Thaylenah.{{map ref|Roshar}}{{map ref|Sea of Lost Lights}} To the west, ifit flows into the [[Sea of Souls]]; to the east, it reaches the shores of the [[Expanse of the Broken Sky]] and [[Expanse of the Vapors]].{{map ref|Shadesmar}} A stretch of land separates it from [[Thaylen Sea]], the Cognitive representation of the island of [[Thaylenah]].{{map ref|Sea of Lost Lights}}

Like all "seas" in Shadesmar, the Sea of Lost Lights isn't filled with water, but rather small beads that represent the various [[Cognitive Realm|Cognitive]] aspects of physical objects.{{book ref|sa3|89}} There is no wind there, nor any weather phenomena other than the strips of clouds common to all of Shadesmar.{{book ref|sa3|97}} Nonetheless, the sea roils and the beads constantly movingmove and clack against each other.{{book ref|sa3|93}}

The Sea of Lost Lights has numerous peninuslaspeninsulas, corresponding to Physical rivers, and several small islands, equivalent to lakes.{{map ref|Sea of Lost Lights}} The land is made from a material akin to dark glass or obsidian.{{book ref|sa3|89}} Many peninsulas, most notably those that represent the Deathbend River and its tributaries, are referred to as channels.{{map ref|Alethkar}} They are:

There is a variety of plant life in Shadesmar, thatwhich can be found growing along the banks of the peninsulas.{{book ref|sa3|95}}

There is also a fairly sizeablesizable population of non-sapient spren that live within the ocean of beads.{{book ref|sa3|89}}{{book ref|sa3|95}}{{book ref|sa3|97}}

Spren live in a number of cities and other settlements that exist within Shadesmar. The Sea of Lost Lights includes the following settlements;

At some point in recent past, [[honorspren]] attempted to conquer all of Shadesmar, including the Sea of Lost Lights. The attempt left them with a poor opinionreputation among other sapient [[spren]].{{book ref|sa3|47}} For this reason, they are rare in places like [[Celebrant]], although their warships still sail there.{{book ref|sa3|102}}

At the beginning of the [[True Desolation]], many cities in the Sea of Lost Lights were taken over by the [[Fused]], although they ruled rather lightly, save for occasionally setting things on fire.{{book ref|sa3|102}}

After being transported to Shadesmar through the corrupted [[Kholinar]] [[Oathgate]], [[Shallan]], [[Kaladin]], and their spren, as well as [[Adolin]] and [[Azure]], got trapped in the Sea of Lost Lights.{{book ref|sa3|89}} They travelledtraveled to [[Riino]]'s lighthouse, where they managed to find a passage to [[Celebrant]] byon a ship crewed by [[Reacher]]s and pulled by [[Mandra]]s.{{book ref|sa3|99}} There, they were chased by the Fused and ended up taking refuge on athe honorspren ship ''[[Honor's Path]]'', which eventually ferried them to the shore, to the narrow peninsula separating it from the [[Thaylen Sea]].{{book ref|sa3|102}}{{book ref|sa3|110}}