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'''Ars Arcanum''' ~~(Latin for "The Art of Mystery")~~ is a glossary or appendix section at the end of the books that are part of the [[~~Cosmere~~cosmere]] universe. The information is presented from an in-universe perspective.{{qawob ref\|~~632\|4~~4699}} Every Ars Arcanum is written by [[Khriss]].{{auwob ref\|~~rosharan~~6873}} The ~~illustrations~~annotations on many of the images from the various books are made by her assistant [[Nazh]].{{qawob ref\|~~1048\|58~~13587}} [[Brandon Sanderson\|Brandon]] initially planned to use the phrase "Ars Magica" for these glossaries, as he felt it was "a cool Latinate take on 'Magical Arts' or 'Magical Skills'." However, there was a role-playing game with that name, so he instead went with "Ars Arcanum," which he ultimately felt had more of a true-Latinate feel.{{wob ref\|2491}} == Ars Arcanum in each book or series == ''All of the cosmere stories containing an Ars Arcanum are listed here in rough chronological order.'' === White Sand === The omnibus edition of ''[[White Sand]]'' has pages of Ars Arcanum interspersed throughout; they consist of Khriss' [[Khrissalla's_Journal\|original notes]] from her first visit to Dayside [[Taldain]], before she became a worldhopper. They have notes on Taldain astronomy, Dayside fauna, culture and customs, the properties of its [[Sand (Taldain)\|Sand]], the abilities of [[Sand mastery\|sand masters]], and comparisons of that to [[Starmarks]]. === Elantris === ''[[Elantris (book)\|Elantris]]'' has an Ars Arcanum that lists selected [[Aon]]s of note and includes their design, their meanings, and some examples of their use within Aonic names or terms. The tenth anniversary edition added a brief essay titled "On [[AonDor]]". The essay raises questions about the origin of Aons and compares the manifestations of [[Investiture]] found on [[Sel]] to those found on other planets. Selish magic is noted to have several unique qualities that Khriss cannot explain. The essay is also notable for mentioning [[Vax]]. The tenth anniversary edition of [[Elantris]] has an Ars Arcanum that lists all of the [[Aon]]s and their meanings, along with a brief write-up of [[AonDor]]. Other editions do not have an Ars Arcanum. === Mistborn === The books in the [[Mistborn series]] each have an Ars Arcanum with the table of [[Metallic Arts]], describing what each of the [[Allomantic]] metals does. Since more metals are discovered and new things about them are learned, the table in each later book has more metals and information with greater accuracy. [[The Lost Metal]] adds information from an interview with [[Marsh]]. === Warbreaker === === The Stormlight Archive === The Ars Arcanum in ''[[The Stormlight Archive]]'' gives detailed information about the [[Ten Essences]], as well as descriptions of the different [[Surge]]s and how they are used by [[Surgebinder]]s. Some information has been added in each book: a [[Surgebinding#Illumination\|Lightweaving]] section appears in ''[[Words of Radiance]]'' and ''[[Oathbringer]]'' contains an additional section about [[Soulcasting]]. ''[[Rhythm of War]]'' contains an additional section about the [[Surge]] of [[Cohesion]], particularly focusing on its use in shaping stone, and mentioned [[microkinesis]]. == Notes == <references /> ~~{{qa ref\|632\|4\|In who's voice is the Ars Acranum written?\|date=2011-11-11}}~~ ~~{{qa ref\|1048\|58\|Who's the Ardent sketching bridgemen?\|date=Mar 20th, 2014}}~~ ~~</references>~~ {{meta/partial}} [[Category: Books\|*]] [[Category: Cosmere]] [[category: list articles]] [[es:Ars Arcanum]]