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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 4325 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

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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|{{int: article count}}]] 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 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. 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:
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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: The Sunlit Man|The Sunlit Man]]
+[[:category: White Sand|White Sand]]
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-!width=20%|[[:category: Alcatraz|Alcatraz]]
+[[:category: Alcatraz|Alcatraz]]
-!width=20%|[[:category: The Rithmatist|The Rithmatist]]
+[[:category: The Rithmatist|The Rithmatist]]
-!width=20%|[[:category: The Reckoners|The Reckoners]]
+[[:category: The Reckoners|The Reckoners]]
-!width=20%|[[:category: Legion|Legion]]
+[[:category: Skyward|Skyward]]
-!width=20%|[[:category: Skyward|Skyward]]
+[[:category: Frugal Wizard|Frugal Wizard]]
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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]].
 == 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]. 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]].
+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).
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-== Featured Article: Cytoverse ==
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-The '''Cytoverse''' is the setting of ''[[Defending Elysium]]'' and the [[Skyward (series)|Skyward series]]. It is our own world, albeit in the far future; as such, it is not part of the [[cosmere]]. Alongside [[Earth (Skyward)|Earth]] and humanity, it contains numerous spacefaring species, all of which share a magic system known as [[cytonics]], which is what the universe is named after.
-=== Underlying mechanics ===
+== Featured Article: Kalak ==
+{{image|Kalak Endsheet.png|side=right|width=300px|Official depiction of Kalak.}}
-The Cytoverse is a setting possessing highly advanced technology, from laser weapons and anti-gravity to lifelike holograms and atmospheric envelopes capable of keeping entire space stations breathing. Vast empires, encompassing various species, spread across the stars, connected by faster-than-light ships. Ranging from grand merchantmen to small starfighters, those vessels are propelled by biological FTL system, based on two fundamental aspects of the universe: the [[nowhere]] and [[cytonics]].
+{{quote
-; Nowhere
+|I am a blur. A smear on the page. A gaunt stretch of ink, made all the more insubstantial with each passing day.
-{{for|Nowhere}}
+|Kalak
+}}
+'''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 ===
-The universe is comprised of two connected realities -- our own and '''nowhere''', an interdimensional "world" with strange relation to time and space. Little is known of nowhere's appearance, though it is home to a type of beings called [[delver]]s, as well as a mineral called the [[acclivity stone]]. Regular rules of physics do not apply there completely, and everything to come from nowhere possesses extraordinary properties. The best-known among them is acclivity stone, which is used to counteract gravity and thus provide lift to all spaceships and space stations.
+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 ===
-The easiest way for most people to enter nowhere is through a '''nowhere portal''', a stable wormhole leading to it and back. Such portals can be found on many worlds, and though the markings on them indicate that they were made rather than arising naturally, it's unknown who created them. The portals let both people and equipment to be taken through, which allows for mining [[acclivity stone]].
+{{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.
-; Delvers
-{{for|Delver}}
+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.
-Cytonics are not without their dangers. Chief among those are '''delvers''', the inhabitants of nowhere. Delvers despise both radio signals and, more importantly, cytonics. When sufficiently agitated, they can transport themselves into the physical world. A single delver can be as large as a moon, and possesses a number of deadly powers, including the ability to create and launch meteors, and the capacity to destroy any living being they pass through. This makes them extremely dangerous, and has led to extreme limits being put on the use of cytonics.
-; [[Cytoverse|Read more!]] · [[:category: exemplary articles|Other exemplary articles]]
+; [[Kalak|Read more!]] · [[:category: exemplary articles|Other exemplary articles]]
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+Please also check out our [[Help:Guidelines|guidelines]], now updated with our new AI policy.
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