Difference between revisions of "Canticle"
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|We were the first who died on Canticle. The first to live in this land and devise the designs of flight—based on the ships that brought us here. But then we died and rose as shades. Remembering. |
|We were the first who died on Canticle. The first to live in this land and devise the designs of flight—based on the ships that brought us here. But then we died and rose as shades. Remembering. |
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'''Canticle''' is a [[Cosmere#Planets|planet]] in the [[cosmere]]. It is primarily populated with a group of [[Threnody|Threnodites]] that fled the squabbling caused by the Evil on their homeworld to take up residence elsewhere,{{book ref|tsm|15}} led by a preacher named [[Zellion (Threnody)|Zellion]].{{book ref|tsm|39}} The planet is constantly barraged with intense sunlight which causes the land and atmosphere to heat to such levels that it burns and melts anything left within it, forcing inhabitants to constantly be on the move in large, mobile cities.{{cite}} |
'''Canticle''' is a [[Cosmere#Planets|planet]] in the [[cosmere]]. It is primarily populated with a group of [[Threnody|Threnodites]] that fled the squabbling caused by the Evil on their homeworld to take up residence elsewhere,{{book ref|tsm|15}} led by a preacher named [[Zellion (Threnody)|Zellion]].{{book ref|tsm|39}} The planet is constantly barraged with intense sunlight which causes the land and atmosphere to heat to such levels that it burns and melts anything left within it, forcing inhabitants to constantly be on the move in large, mobile cities.{{cite}} |
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No Shard currently resides in the system.{{wob ref|15602}} |
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== Physical Characteristics == |
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Canticle is around 161 km in radius, or around 0.025 cosmere standard, though it has an extremely large and dense Invested iron core. This iron core increases its mass enough so that it has a gravity of around 0.7g.{{cite}}{{ref|group=fn|text=This would make for a mass of approximately 2.66 * 10<sup>21</sup> (0.000446 Earth), and an extreme density of 152.51 g/cm<sup>3</sup> (27.68 Earth), this is substantially denser than the average planetary core (9.9-12.2 g/cm<sup>3</sup>), and thus suggests an unnatural origin.}} |
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The geography of the planet constantly changes due to the stone melting from the intense heat from the sun and the radiation of its Invested core.{{cite}} |
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Revision as of 13:47, 2 October 2023
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“We were the first who died on Canticle. The first to live in this land and devise the designs of flight—based on the ships that brought us here. But then we died and rose as shades. Remembering. ”
Canticle is a planet in the cosmere. It is primarily populated with a group of Threnodites that fled the squabbling caused by the Evil on their homeworld to take up residence elsewhere,[3] led by a preacher named Zellion.[4] The planet is constantly barraged with intense sunlight which causes the land and atmosphere to heat to such levels that it burns and melts anything left within it, forcing inhabitants to constantly be on the move in large, mobile cities.[citation needed]
No Shard currently resides in the system.[1]
Physical Characteristics
Canticle is around 161 km in radius, or around 0.025 cosmere standard, though it has an extremely large and dense Invested iron core. This iron core increases its mass enough so that it has a gravity of around 0.7g.[citation needed][fn 1]
The geography of the planet constantly changes due to the stone melting from the intense heat from the sun and the radiation of its Invested core.[citation needed]
Trivia
- Canticle is a word for a hymn or a chant, particularly referring to hymns or psalms taken from biblical or holy texts in the Christian faith.
Notes
- Footnotes
- ↑ This would make for a mass of approximately 2.66 * 1021 (0.000446 Earth), and an extreme density of 152.51 g/cm3 (27.68 Earth), this is substantially denser than the average planetary core (9.9-12.2 g/cm3), and thus suggests an unnatural origin.
- References