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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 4327 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

by Magali Villeneuve

Official depiction of 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.

Read more! · Other exemplary articles

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-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 [[Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians (series)|Alcatraz]] series, and Brandon's numerous short stories? You've come to the right place! We have [[special: statistics|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]] articles and we're expanding frequently!
+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 all of Brandon's adult fiction entries 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 magic, and more. Some reading you might want to check out as an introduction:
+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:
+<div class="cosmere-overview">
-{{columns| style=font-size: 110%; width: 80%; margin: auto; |
 *[[Cosmere]]
 *[[Adonalsium]]
 *[[Seventeenth Shard]]
 *[[Shard]]s
-*[[Letters|The Letters]]
 *[[Realmatic Theory]]
+*[[Splinter]]
 *[[Hoid]]
-*[[Shardworld]]
+*[[Investiture]]
-*[[Chronology]]
+*[[Perpendicularity]]
+</div>
-}}
 Looking for something in a specific book or series? Check out:
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+[[:category: Elantris|Elantris]]
-|- style="font-size: 130%;"
-!width=25%|[[:category: Elantris|Elantris]]
+[[:category: Mistborn|Mistborn]]
-!width=25%|[[:category: Mistborn|Mistborn]]
+[[:category: Warbreaker|Warbreaker]]
-!width=25%|[[:category: Warbreaker|Warbreaker]]
+[[:category: Stormlight Archive|Stormlight Archive]]
-!width=25%|[[:category: Stormlight Archive|Stormlight Archive]]
+[[:category: The Emperor's Soul|The Emperor's Soul]]
+[[:category: Tress of the Emerald Sea|Tress]]
-|}
+[[:category: Yumi and the Nightmare Painter|Yumi and the Nightmare Painter]]
+[[:category: The Sunlit Man|The Sunlit Man]]
+[[:category: White Sand|White Sand]]
+[[:category: Sixth of the Dusk|Sixth of the Dusk]]
+[[:category: Alcatraz|Alcatraz]]
+[[:category: The Rithmatist|The Rithmatist]]
+[[:category: The Reckoners|The Reckoners]]
+[[:category: Skyward|Skyward]]
+[[:category: Frugal Wizard|Frugal Wizard]]
+</div>
+'''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]].
-{|width=100%
-|- style="font-size: 130%;"
-!width=25%|[[:category: The Emperor's Soul|The Emperor's Soul]]
-!width=25%|[[:category: Alcatraz|Alcatraz]]
-!width=25%|[[:category: The Rithmatist|The Rithmatist]]
-!width=25%|[[:category: The Reckoners|The Reckoners]]
-|}
+== About Us ==
-'''Want to help''' with the wiki? Scroll on down to the [[#To Do|to do section]] for some guides and some places to start. Also check out the [[Coppermind: Editor's Corner|Editor's Corner]].
+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&ndash;2018) and in [[Coppermind: Welcome/Archive|the on-wiki archive]] (2011&ndash;2014).
+<div class="cosmere-overview">
-== Featured Article: Lift ==
+[[File:17th shard.svg|center|x100px|link=https://17thshard.com]]
-[[File:Lift.jpg|thumb|250px|An illustration of [[Lift]] by [http://www.swashbucklestudio.com/ Dominick Saponaro] ]]
+[[File:Arcanum.svg|center|x100px|link=https://wob.coppermind.net]]
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+{{anchor|Featured Article}}
-{{quote|You’re my pet [[Voidbringer]], and no lies are going to change that. I got you captured. No stealing souls, now. We ain’t here for souls. Just a little thievery, the type what never hurt nobody.|Lift to [[Wyndle]]}}
+== Featured Article: Kalak ==
-'''[[Lift]]''' was a [[Reshi]] thief who worked in [[Azimir]] in [[Azir]] on [[Roshar]]. She had [[Surgebinding]] abilities that corresponded with the [[Order of Edgedancers]].
+{{image|Kalak Endsheet.png|side=right|width=300px|Official depiction of Kalak.}}
+{{quote
-=== Appearance and Personality ===
+|I am a blur. A smear on the page. A gaunt stretch of ink, made all the more insubstantial with each passing day.
-{{quote|Someone has to care. Too few people care these days.|Lift}}
+|Kalak
-Lift was twelve years old, and had long straight dark hair that she wore down to her waist. Her skin was tan and she had the rounded features of the Reshi. Lift always kept a [[spheres|diamond mark]] in her pocket, which she considered lucky.
+}}
+'''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'''. }}
+=== Appearance ===
-As would be expected from someone Lift's age, she often acted child-like. For instance, although she was thirteen years old, she claimed to be ten because she believed that any number that she could not count to on her fingers was unlucky. Lift was often sarcastic and irreverent, which often annoyed her fellow Azish thieves. She also enjoyed mocking her spren, Wyndle, calling him a Voidbringer instead of a spren because she knew it annoyed him and not due to any sort of dislike she had for him. Lift also had little patience for Wyndle's extremely technical explanation of the [[Realmatic Theory]] behind her abilities. Despite her teasing, she truly did like Wyndle and was genuinely worried for him when she thought that Darkness was following her to try and kill Wyndle.
+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 ===
-Lift had an interesting perspective on the morality of her thievery. She did not think it wrong because it did not hurt anyone. Lift was also totally uninterested in stealing typical items such as gold, jewelry, spheres or anything traditionally of value. Lift liked to break into places and eat their food. She stole food for the challenge, rather than trying to gain any sort of wealth for herself.
+{{sidequote
+|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
+|side=left|size=250px
+}}
+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.
-For all her flaws, Lift had a good heart. She saw much death in her life, but it still impacted her greatly when someone she knew died. For instance, when [[Gawx]] was mortally wounded, she cared enough to return and try to save him, despite the fact that she was risking capture and death to do so. Lift cared for other people because she thought that someone had to, which seems to be a temperament that was shared by other [[Edgedancers]]. Once, Lift tried to stop caring about others, possibly during her time in [[Rall Elorim]], but she quit because it was worse than being dead.
+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.
-; [[Lift|See more!]] · [[coppermind: featured articles|Other featured articles]]
+; [[Kalak|Read more!]] · [[:category: exemplary articles|Other exemplary articles]]
-== Coppermind News ==
-For news related to the Coppermind see the [http://harmonys-coppermind.tumblr.com official blog]. Very old news can be found [[Coppermind: Welcome/Archive|here]].
-== To Do ==
+== Want to Help? ==
+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]].
-Would you like to help the Coppermind to get better? There's plenty of room for improvement, but where to start?
+Please also check out our [[Help:Guidelines|guidelines]], now updated with our new AI policy.
-==== Book Pages ====
-Many pages on book pages themselves could use serious expansion. The Mistborn trilogy's book articles are serious stubs, as well as [[Warbreaker]] and [[Elantris (book)|Elantris]]. When editing book pages, a couple sections you may want to consider:
-*Main characters
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-*Magic
-Avoid pure lists, give each of these sections some meat! :)
-On these articles, it'd also be appropriate to include some information about Brandon's process of writing the books (similar to many Wikipedia articles on movies having a "Production" section), if you know some fun factoids.
-==== Main Characters ====
-Of character articles, there are some pretty serious holes. Think about expanding main characters, as those should probably be the most extensive of all character articles. The Stormlight Archive main characters are okay, but think about editing [[Vivenna]] or [[Sarene]]. In addition, Mistborn characters like [[Kelsier]], [[Vin]], [[Elend Venture|Elend]], and [[Sazed]] could use some section breaks for clarity.
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