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| − | Welcome to '''the Coppermind''', the comprehensive wiki about [[Brandon Sanderson]], his novels, and |
+ | Welcome to '''the Coppermind''', the comprehensive wiki about [[Brandon Sanderson]], [[:category: books|his novels]], and the [[cosmere]], by the official Brandon Sanderson fansite, [http://www.17thshard.com/ 17th Shard]. Want to know more about [[the Stormlight Archive]], [[Mistborn (series)|Mistborn]], [[Elantris (book)|Elantris]], [[Warbreaker]], the [[Skyward (series)|Skyward]] series, and everything else Brandon? You've come to the right place! We have [[special: statistics|{{int: article count}}]] articles and we're expanding frequently! |
| + | Discovering us for the first time? Did you know that almost all of Brandon's adult fantasy works are all set in the same universe? It's true! They are all in a universe called the [[cosmere]], sharing the same mythology, rules to the magic, and more. As such, there will likely be spoilers for other series in the articles you read, since a lot of it is connected! If you'd like to learn about the cosmere, check out: |
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| − | '''[[Hemalurgy]]''' is the third of the three [[Metallic Arts]] on [[Scadrial]]. At the times of the books, it is the least known Metallic Art. [[File:Koloss.jpg|210px|thumb|right|A koloss, one of the three types of Hemalurgic constructs]] |
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| − | ===Lore & Background=== |
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| + | *[[Cosmere]] |
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| − | Hemalurgy is the most mysterious of the Metallic Arts, creating some of the most exotic things in the [[Final Empire]]. At its core, it involves stealing powers from one person and giving it to another. In order to do this, a metal spike must be stabbed through one person's body and then placed in the second's. The placement of the spike determines what power charges the spike. As such Hemalurgy is the most complex of the Metallic Arts, and the [[Steel Ministry]] has experimented for centuries with little success at finding new places to stab Hemalurgic spikes and new spots to lay them in the target. Typically, the correct placement of a spike is a vital organ, so the person who had their power stolen from invariably dies. |
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| + | *[[Adonalsium]] |
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| + | *[[Seventeenth Shard]] |
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| + | *[[Shard]]s |
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| + | *[[Realmatic Theory]] |
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| + | *[[Splinter]] |
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| + | *[[Hoid]] |
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| + | *[[Investiture]] |
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| + | *[[Perpendicularity]] |
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| + | </div> |
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| + | Looking for something in a specific book or series? Check out: |
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| − | After the spike pierces through the initial person and is Hemalurgically charged, the '''Law of Hemalurgic Decay''' states that the spike loses some of its potency. The longer a spike is outside a body, the weaker it becomes. Thus, when the Steel Ministry creates an Inquisitor, the spikes are outside of a person for as little as possible. |
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| − | ===Hemalurgic Constructs=== |
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| + | [[:category: Elantris|Elantris]] |
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| − | *[[Steel Inquisitors]] are created from nine to eleven spikes, which are charged with various Allomantic or Feruchemical powers. |
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| + | [[:category: Mistborn|Mistborn]] |
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| + | [[:category: Warbreaker|Warbreaker]] |
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| + | [[:category: Stormlight Archive|Stormlight Archive]] |
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| + | [[:category: The Emperor's Soul|The Emperor's Soul]] |
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| + | [[:category: Tress of the Emerald Sea|Tress]] |
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| + | [[:category: Yumi and the Nightmare Painter|Yumi and the Nightmare Painter]] |
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| + | [[:category: The Sunlit Man|The Sunlit Man]] |
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| + | [[:category: White Sand|White Sand]] |
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| + | [[:category: Sixth of the Dusk|Sixth of the Dusk]] |
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| + | [[:category: Alcatraz|Alcatraz]] |
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| + | [[:category: The Rithmatist|The Rithmatist]] |
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| + | [[:category: The Reckoners|The Reckoners]] |
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| + | [[:category: Skyward|Skyward]] |
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| + | [[:category: Frugal Wizard|Frugal Wizard]] |
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| + | </div> |
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| + | '''Want to help''' with the wiki? Scroll on down to the [[#Want to Help?|help section]] for some guides and some places to start. Also check out the [[Coppermind: Editor's Corner|Editor's Corner]]. |
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| − | '''([[Hemalurgy|more...]])''' |
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+ | == About Us == |
| + | Visit our [[Coppermind:About|about page]] to learn more about who we are. You can talk to us directly on the [http://www.17thshard.com/forum/forum/10-the-coppermind-wiki/ Coppermind forums] or on [https://discordapp.com/invite/KEv3fhN Discord]. Past news related to the Coppermind can be found on [https://harmonys-coppermind.tumblr.com our old blog] (2014–2018) and in [[Coppermind: Welcome/Archive|the on-wiki archive]] (2011–2014). |
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| − | ===CAPTCHAs=== |
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| − | So, embarrassing fact: you've all had to deal with CAPTCHAs. For months. Registered users were not supposed to have to do that. Well, I've fixed the problem, and it's a funny (and stupid) story involving an extra "s" that shouldn't be there. |
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| − | I am really, really sorry you've had to trudge through that because I am a moron. -- [[User:Chaos2651|Chaos2651]] 06:10, 19 August 2011 (UTC) |
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| + | [[File:17th shard.svg|center|x100px|link=https://17thshard.com]] |
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| − | ===Book Title Conventions=== |
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| + | [[File:Arcanum.svg|center|x100px|link=https://wob.coppermind.net]] |
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| − | Let's talk a moment about the titles of books for a moment. For those you who care about content and not categorization (psh, '''content'''), this news post is not for you. |
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| + | [[File:Discord.png|center|x100px|link=https://discord.gg/zn4rU5Q]] |
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| + | {{anchor|Featured Article}} |
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| − | [[User:Fbstj|Joe]] has persuaded me that the titling conventions for books have been a little silly. Before, they always had the prefix (book) to them. Now, this works great for [[Elantris]] because Elantris can refer to the [[Elantris (city)|city]] or the book itself. It makes less sense for [[the Way of Kings]], however. |
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| − | So now all titles that are unique, like [[The Alloy of Law]] are simply titled The Alloy of Law, rather than The Alloy of Law (book). So Way of Kings, Warbreaker, and all of those are the obvious titles. Any links that go to, say, [[The Way of Kings (book)]] should redirect, but hopefully I weeded out anything that linked to the old title. |
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| + | {{image|Kalak Endsheet.png|side=right|width=300px|Official depiction of Kalak.}} |
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| − | The [[Mistborn series]] is a little more complicated. The first Mistborn novel, for one thing, can be referred to as MB1, Mistborn, [[The Final Empire]], or [[Mistborn: The Final Empire]]. It's annoying. In any case, here's the deal on the Mistborn novels. [[The Well of Ascension]] and [[the Hero of Ages]] articles are simply titled that. There's some confusion, because [[Brandon Sanderson|Brandon]] liked to refer to those as Mistborn: The Well of Ascension, but those weren't actually the titles written on the book (the hardbacks of those were The Well of Ascension: Book Two of Mistborn, and we're just going to exclude the subheading here). Hence, [[the Well of Ascension]], [[the Hero of Ages]], and [[the Alloy of Law]] are all the obvious titles, without the (book) suffix. Note that [[Well of Ascension]] and [[Hero of Ages]] actually refer to in-world things. For your wiki links, if you want to refer to the books, include the "the." |
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| + | |I am a blur. A smear on the page. A gaunt stretch of ink, made all the more insubstantial with each passing day. |
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| + | |Kalak |
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| + | '''Kalak''', also known as '''Kelek'Elin''' in [[Vorinism]], is one of the ten [[Herald]]s of the [[Almighty]] on [[Roshar]], and the patron of the [[Order of Willshapers]]. Like all Heralds but [[Taln]], he abandoned the [[Oathpact]] at [[Aharietiam]]. {{nosnippet|Currently, he lives in the [[honorspren]] city of [[Lasting Integrity]], acting as their High Judge. He also leads the [[Sons of Honor]] under the name '''Restares'''. }} |
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| + | === Appearance === |
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| − | Mistborn 1 is the most complicated. Amazon is schizophrenic, naming it the nonsensical Mistborn : Final Empire Series (Book #1) (Mistborn, Book 1). Usually, people just refer to it as [[Mistborn]], but for the wiki, that has a lot of meanings. Therefore, I have decided to make Mistborn 1's article be [[Mistborn: The Final Empire]]. (I hope that there is never such mass confusion over the title of a book in any other time in Brandon's career.) You can refer to it as [[The Final Empire]] and it will redirect to the correct page. |
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| + | Though not from [[Alethkar]], Kalak appears Alethi. He's a short man, with thinning, wispy hair, a round face, and a small nose. When he wishes to appear serious, he puts on a set of violet robes; ordinarily, however, he dresses more casually. [[Vorin]] artwork tends to present him as a young man, though in person, he looks more like a city administrator. |
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| + | === Personality === |
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| − | So, hooray, all the unnecessary (book) suffixes are gone. However, for series, we will probably use the convention [[Mistborn (series)]], [[Warbreaker (series)]], etc. when the series doesn't have a spiffy title like the [[Stormlight Archive]]. If you want to link to the Mistborn series, you can always use [[Mistborn series]], which will redirect to the right article. The parentheses are there because that's consistent with wiki formatting. |
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| + | |They deserve better than you, son. They deserve better than me. I could never judge them for refusing to bond men. How could I? |
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| + | |Kalak |
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| + | }} |
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| + | Back in the early [[Desolation]]s, he was known for being decisive and authoritative, and he would often be approached whenever problems appeared for counsel. However, as Desolations wore him down, he became terrified of dying and returning to [[Braize]] to be tortured. By [[Aharietiam]], he has vivid, painful memories of the torture that sometimes cause him to briefly lose his grip on reality. When given the choice to abandon the Oathpact, he's aware of and terrified of the consequences. However, by this point his fear of torture far outweighs his sense of duty. |
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| − | Clear as mud, right? Feel free to discuss it on the Coppermind forums or a talk page. |
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| + | By the [[True Desolation]], this develops into paranoid and erratic behavior. Kalak vacillates often, and finds making even the simplest decisions difficult. He often follows what the crowd wants instead of his own internal moral compass. He seems to have trouble focusing, or at least paying attention to time, even when others are waiting for him. He believes humans are dangerous; he's unsettled by their presence, with [[Bondsmith]]s, and people associated with them, seeming to provoke the strongest reaction. A visit into a human city makes him jittery to the point where he runs away at the sight of another person. It's likely that he prefers to live in [[Lasting Integrity]] for this reason. Even there, however, unexpected commotion can quickly make him panic. In this state, he is near-insensate, crying, covering his ears and curling on the floor. He recovers extremely quickly, though, and with no outward sign that he's been disturbed. |
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| − | -- [[User:Chaos2651|Chaos2651]] 21:35, 22 June 2011 (UTC) |
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| + | ; [[Kalak|Read more!]] · [[:category: exemplary articles|Other exemplary articles]] |
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| − | ===A News Post!=== |
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| + | == Want to Help? == |
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| − | What's this? ''Actual edits to the wiki?'' I know, I'm surprised too. As you can see, the wiki is now centered on the page. I'm hoping to get this ugly blue out of here soon, too. So at this point, there are small cosmetic changes to the wiki (like the enhanced sidebar). |
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| + | Not to fear! We have some guides to help you through the editing process. Our [[Help:Getting Started|New Editor's Guide]] has information on editing for people of any experience level. We also have more in-depth pages explaining [[Coppermind:Style|style]], [[Help:Article structure|article structure]], [[Help:Discussion|discussion]], and [[Help:Speculation|speculation]]. |
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| + | Please also check out our [[Help:Guidelines|guidelines]], now updated with our new AI policy. |
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| − | -- [[User:Chaos2651|Chaos2651]] 04:37, 22 June 2011 (UTC) |
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| + | Happy editing! Feel free to talk on our [http://www.17thshard.com/forum/forum/10-the-coppermind-wiki/ Coppermind forums] or our [https://discordapp.com/invite/KEv3fhN Discord] if you have additional questions. |
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| − | ==To Do== |
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| − | '''There are many tasks left to do on the wiki including:''' |
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| − | *'''Writing [[Special:WantedPages|wanted pages]]''' |
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| − | *'''Finding or fixing [[:Category:Stubs|stubs]]''' |
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| − | *'''Categorizing [[Special:UncategorizedPages|Uncategorized pages]]''' |
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| − | *'''Adding photos to pages''' |
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Latest revision as of 10:43, 5 March 2024
Welcome to the Coppermind, the comprehensive wiki about Brandon Sanderson, his novels, and the cosmere, by the official Brandon Sanderson fansite, 17th Shard. Want to know more about the Stormlight Archive, Mistborn, Elantris, Warbreaker, the Skyward series, and everything else Brandon? You've come to the right place! We have 4326 articles and we're expanding frequently!
Discovering us for the first time? Did you know that almost all of Brandon's adult fantasy works are all set in the same universe? It's true! They are all in a universe called the cosmere, sharing the same mythology, rules to the magic, and more. As such, there will likely be spoilers for other series in the articles you read, since a lot of it is connected! If you'd like to learn about the cosmere, check out:
Looking for something in a specific book or series? Check out:
Elantris Mistborn Warbreaker Stormlight Archive The Emperor's Soul Tress Yumi and the Nightmare Painter The Sunlit Man White Sand Sixth of the Dusk Alcatraz The Rithmatist The Reckoners Skyward Frugal Wizard
Want to help with the wiki? Scroll on down to the help section for some guides and some places to start. Also check out the Editor's Corner.
About Us
Visit our about page to learn more about who we are. You can talk to us directly on the Coppermind forums or on Discord. Past news related to the Coppermind can be found on our old blog (2014–2018) and in the on-wiki archive (2011–2014).
Featured Article: Kalak
“I am a blur. A smear on the page. A gaunt stretch of ink, made all the more insubstantial with each passing day. ”
—Kalak
Kalak, also known as Kelek'Elin in Vorinism, is one of the ten Heralds of the Almighty on Roshar, and the patron of the Order of Willshapers. Like all Heralds but Taln, he abandoned the Oathpact at Aharietiam. Currently, he lives in the honorspren city of Lasting Integrity, acting as their High Judge. He also leads the Sons of Honor under the name Restares.
Appearance
Though not from Alethkar, Kalak appears Alethi. He's a short man, with thinning, wispy hair, a round face, and a small nose. When he wishes to appear serious, he puts on a set of violet robes; ordinarily, however, he dresses more casually. Vorin artwork tends to present him as a young man, though in person, he looks more like a city administrator.
Personality
“They deserve better than you, son. They deserve better than me. I could never judge them for refusing to bond men. How could I?”
—Kalak
Back in the early Desolations, he was known for being decisive and authoritative, and he would often be approached whenever problems appeared for counsel. However, as Desolations wore him down, he became terrified of dying and returning to Braize to be tortured. By Aharietiam, he has vivid, painful memories of the torture that sometimes cause him to briefly lose his grip on reality. When given the choice to abandon the Oathpact, he's aware of and terrified of the consequences. However, by this point his fear of torture far outweighs his sense of duty.
By the True Desolation, this develops into paranoid and erratic behavior. Kalak vacillates often, and finds making even the simplest decisions difficult. He often follows what the crowd wants instead of his own internal moral compass. He seems to have trouble focusing, or at least paying attention to time, even when others are waiting for him. He believes humans are dangerous; he's unsettled by their presence, with Bondsmiths, and people associated with them, seeming to provoke the strongest reaction. A visit into a human city makes him jittery to the point where he runs away at the sight of another person. It's likely that he prefers to live in Lasting Integrity for this reason. Even there, however, unexpected commotion can quickly make him panic. In this state, he is near-insensate, crying, covering his ears and curling on the floor. He recovers extremely quickly, though, and with no outward sign that he's been disturbed.
Want to Help?
Not to fear! We have some guides to help you through the editing process. Our New Editor's Guide has information on editing for people of any experience level. We also have more in-depth pages explaining style, article structure, discussion, and speculation.
Please also check out our guidelines, now updated with our new AI policy.
Happy editing! Feel free to talk on our Coppermind forums or our Discord if you have additional questions.