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==Appearance==
{{quote|... a place with a black sky and a strange, small white sun that hung on the horizon ... Flames hovered nearby ... Like the tips of candles floating in the air and moving with the wind ... An endless dark sea, except it wasn't wet. It was made of the small beads, an entire ocean of tiny glass spheres|Shallan Davar<ref>{{bref|WoK|c|45}}</ref>}}
==Uses==
It can be visited by those with an inherent Soulcasting ability in order to Soulcast. Entrance to Shadesmar is granted by beings that are theorised to be a type of spren. They appear in The Way of Kings to Shallan Davar and [[Elhokar Kholin]], and one of these beings (unofficially called a [[symbolspren]]) is described by Shallan as
{{quote|a figure with a sharp, angular symbol hovering above its collar instead of a head|Shallan Davar<ref>{{bref|WoK|c|45}}</ref>}}
To be granted entrance to Shadesmar, the person wishing to go there must speak a truth about themselves to the symbolspren. Whilst Shallan is in Shadesmar, a voice speaks to her and causes her to Soulcast. It is theorised that this voice also belongs to a symbolspren.
Hoid uses Shadesmar to travel between worlds.<ref>{{sb|link=2010/12/25/interview-with-brandon-sanderson|Stormblessed November interview}} Question 6</ref> The 17th shard may also use Shadesmar for inter-planetary travel, although this is not confirmed.
== Notes ==
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