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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 4338 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: Purelake

by Connor Chamberlain

Ishikk hunting for fish in the Purelake.

“The Purelake seemed to extend forever, wide as an ocean... Rock outcrops broke the lake near the coast, but inward the Purelake grew placid, more empty. ”
—Szeth's description of the Purelake

The Purelake is a shallow inland lake located in north central Roshar. The people of the region are known as Purelakers and are ethnically Selay.

The Purelake is influenced, in some way, by Cultivation, although it predates her. It is unknown if she has a secondary perpendicularity in the Purelake.

Geography

The Purelake is a large, shallow lake that is hundreds of miles wide. It is separated from the Reshi Sea by the nation of Marabethia. The Purelake borders the nations of Tu Bayla to the east, Yulay to the south, and Babatharnam to the west. In Shadesmar, the Purelake is a mountain range. The depth of the lake in the Physical Realm is not related to how it appears in the Cognitive.

The waters of the Purelake are warm and crystal-clear, and the surface typically calm and smooth despite the tides. The lake has an average depth of about midcalf, though at some spots it reaches depths of around six feet. These deepest spots likely coincide with the sinkholes in the lake. The lake bottom has small ridges and sharp ledges of rock, which can make walking through the Purelake precarious. Purelakers are skilled at navigating such terrain, knowing to test their footing before putting their weight down.

It is unknown what type of, if any, mineral deposits can be found around the lake.

Locations

Villages that can be found on the Purelake include:

It can be observed that the Selay word Fu is in some way related to settlements, as it appears in the names of all known Purelake settlements. The exact meaning of the word, however, is unknown.

Large structures have previously existed on the Purelake, though their continued existence is questioned by scholars. A large obsidian fortress once existed somewhere on the lake, prior to the Recreance, but it is believed to have been destroyed. Modern-day Purelakers still speak of large structures existing on the lake, although this is dismissed by those outside the region as mythology. This fortress is not related to the geography of the Purelake in the Cognitive Realm.

A Skybreaker compound sits along the northern edge of the Purelake, in Marabethia.

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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 [[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!
-<font color="red">'''Everyone please remember, there will be absolutely no spoilers from any copies of Words of Radiance that were released early on the wiki until the 4th of March. For a reminder of our spoiler policy, please see below, or click [[Coppermind:Welcome#Words of Radiance Spoilers|here]]. Thank you! -Windrunner'''</font>
+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 id="mf-test">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]] 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!
+<div class="cosmere-overview">
-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:
-{{columns|style=font-size:110%;width:80%;margin:auto;|
 *[[Cosmere]]
 *[[Adonalsium]]
 *[[Seventeenth Shard]]
 *[[Shard]]s
-*[[The Letter]]
 *[[Realmatic Theory]]
+*[[Splinter]]
 *[[Hoid]]
-*[[Shardworld]]
+*[[Investiture]]
-*[[Chronology]]
+*[[Perpendicularity]]
-}}</div>
+</div>
 Looking for something in a specific book or series? Check out:
+<div class="series-overview">
-{|width=100%
+[[:category: Elantris|Elantris]]
-|- style="font-size:130%;"
+[[:category: Mistborn|Mistborn]]
-!width=25%|[[:Category: Elantris|Elantris]]
+[[:category: Warbreaker|Warbreaker]]
-!width=25%|[[:Category: Mistborn|Mistborn]]
+[[:category: Stormlight Archive|Stormlight Archive]]
-!width=25%|[[:Category: Warbreaker|Warbreaker]]
+[[:category: The Emperor's Soul|The Emperor's Soul]]
-!width=25%|[[:Category: Stormlight Archive|Stormlight Archive]]
+[[: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]]
-{|width=100%
+[[:category: White Sand|White Sand]]
-|- style="font-size:130%;"
+[[:category: Sixth of the Dusk|Sixth of the Dusk]]
-!width=25%|[[:Category: The Emperor's Soul|The Emperor's Soul]]
-!width=25%|[[:Category: Alcatraz|Alcatraz]]
+[[:category: Alcatraz|Alcatraz]]
-!width=25%|[[:Category: The Rithmatist|The Rithmatist]]
+[[:category: The Rithmatist|The Rithmatist]]
-!width=25%|[[:Category: The Reckoners|Steelheart]]
+[[: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 [[#To Do|to do section]] for some guides and some places to start. Also check out the [[Coppermind:Editor's Corner|Editor's Corner]].
-==Featured Article: Manywar==
-[[File:T-Telir.png|thumb|350px|Map of T'Telir, the capital of Hanald (later Hallandren)]]
-{{quote|What some are calling a 'simple quelling of rebel factions' could easily spin into another Manywar. Do you want that? Thousands upon thousands dead? Kingdoms falling to never rise again?|[[Bebid]], a priest of [[Brightvision]].}}
-The '''[[Manywar]]''' was a global conflict on [[Nalthis]] that involved the nations of [[Hanald]] (the original name of [[Hallandren]]), [[Kuth]], [[Huth]], [[Pahn Kahl]], [[Tedradel]], and [[Gys]]. It occurred about three hundred years before the events of [[Warbreaker]].
-=== Roots of the Conflict ===
-==== The Tears of Edgli ====
-The [[Tears of Edgli]] had made Hanald an economic powerhouse. The dyes that they produced were vibrant and prized throughout Nalthis. However, the Tears could only grow in Hanald's climate. Other nations were jealous and wished to take control of Hanald so they could profit from the dyes.
-==== Awakening Developments ====
-The process of [[Awakening]] [[Lifeless]] had already been developed before the Manywar. However, the [[Command]]s that had been known previously required fifty [[Breath]]s to create a single Lifeless. This arrested the ability for large amounts of Lifeless troops to be used in combat, it was simply too costly.
-However, one of the [[Five Scholars]], [[Shashara]], was spurred by [[Yesteel|Yesteel's]] development of [[ichor-alcohol]] into making a new discovery. She invented a [[Command]] that allowed for the creation of a Lifeless with a single Breath. Together these discoveries allowed rulers to effectively double the size of their armies; along with the fact that the new troops did not eat, take pay, or feel pain and fear. Larger standing armies could be created. This made the Manywar the first conflict on Nalthis to utilize Lifeless in great numbers. Powerful Awakeners and siege engines such as ropes Awakened to throw boulders would also be used in combat. The power disparity between those with the new Lifeless Command and those without was another cause of the Manywar.
-New Commands were also being discovered rapidly, a golden age of Awakening took place, due in part to the Five Scholars. These new discoveries helped further learning and knowledge, but they also provided dangerous weapons. The House of [[Idris]], ruling family of Hanald, were particularly interested in Awakening, and gained powerful Awakeners and Lifeless.
-; [[Manywar|See more!]] · [[Main Page/Featured|Other featured articles]]
-==Coppermind News==
-<!--Big important wiki stuff goes here-->
-=== Words of Radiance Spoilers ===
-Hey all. Words of Radiance is out in two days, and while we're all pretty psyched about that, I just wanted to take a second to remind everyone about out spoiler policy, as it seems a number of people have received their copy early. Until the fourth, there will be absolutely no Words of Radiance spoilers permitted on the wiki beyond what has been revealed in pre-release chapters and readings. I will personally be keeping a close eye on the wiki for any spoilers and terminating them with extreme prejudice. :P On the fourth, spoilers will be allowed on the wiki, but they should all be marked with a spoiler tag, so as to not ruin the book for anyone. Six months or so after the book is out, these tags will be removed. Thanks for your patience and understanding everyone, and happy reading! --[[User:Windrunner|Windrunner]] ([[User talk:Windrunner|talk]]) 23:16, 2 March 2014 (UTC)
-===Stormlight 2 Readings===
-Hey guys, as of late we've gotten some pretty excellent insights into some of the awesome things in store for Stormlight 2 from Brandon's readings. However, not everyone is going to want to know these things in advance. If you add anything we've learned in a Stormlight 2 reading, make sure you put a spoiler tag (as explained below) on the top of the page to protect anyone from unwanted surprises. Thanks, and happy wikiing!
---[[User: Windrunner|Windrunner]] ([[User talk: Windrunner|talk]]) 02:47, 7 December 2012 (UTC)
-===The Emperor's Soul Release and Spoiler Policy===
-As you are probably all aware, The Emperor's Soul was officially released yesterday. We've kept the spoilers away since there's been a flood of accidental early releases. However, now that the book is out, spoilers are fair game. However, we don't really want to ruin the book for anyone. So a new spoiler template has been made. Simply put "spoilers" (minus the quotes) in two sets of brackets (Like this - {{}} ) at the top of any page you add TES spoilers too. These will stick around for around three months after the release date. This will be happening for all future releases as well, to protect people who may see something by following links to a page they didn't want to read, or got a spoilery page when they hit the random page button.
-I've also created a new template for articles that are short but contain all the information we have on the subject at the minute, so they shouldn't be categorized as stubs. Use the brackets {{}} again but this time use the word "complete" (minus those quotes) No worries if you don't understand because I've explained this poorly, the other staff members that watch the wiki can add them after the fact if you can't get it to work. Happy Wikiing! --[[User: Windrunner|Windrunner]] ([[User talk: Windrunner|talk]]) 03:03, 3 November 2012 (UTC)
-===Cat CAPTCHAs!===
-So, it is extremely annoying the amount of spam we have been getting. We'd all really like to get to a point where you can edit the wiki without needing to log in, and especially without needing email verification. Pretty annoying. For whatever reason bots/spammers are really good at breaking RECaptcha.
-So, now when you register, you should see a much more delightful spam thing: namely, you have to select cats from dogs. It's pretty freaking adorable and almost makes me want to do CAPTCHAs even more. Barely.
-I do believe the cat CAPTCHA works fine, but if you are having trouble logging in or you get an error message, can you email me at [email protected] and let me know? -- [[User: Chaos2651|Chaos2651]] ([[User talk: Chaos2651|talk]]) 19:05, 8 July 2012 (EDT)
-===Wiki Downtime===
-Hey guys. I'm sorry about the wiki downtime that we recently had. Basically, it turned out that the wiki was using most of our server resources, so in order to save the site I had to take it down temporarily. We've now done some performance tuning so it should roll faster now, and I hope we don't have to do it again. -- [[User: Chaos2651|Chaos2651]] ([[User talk: Chaos2651|talk]]) 18:51, 8 July 2012 (EDT)
-===Email Validation Required to Edit===
-We've been hit with some pretty serious spambot action for a long while that the CAPTCHAs haven't seemed to block. For this reason, we are now requiring you to validate your email address before being able to edit pages. This also goes into effect for all current wiki accounts. If you are trying to edit now, you'll get an error and say that you need to validate your email. You'll be directed to your profile and supply an email. Soon, a validation email will appear, so just click the link in your box and you are good.
-Unfortunately, this has the effect of requiring you to register a wiki account so your account can be validated at all. I apologize for the annoyance--I know I liked for guests to edit, with the security of a CAPTCHA, but we need to do email validation to stem the flow of spambots.
-If we come up with a method to reduce bots another way that is less annoying, we'll do it. However, we thought our other options were even more annoying. We're very sorry for the inconvenience. We'll keep you updated of any changes. -- [[User: Chaos2651|Chaos2651]] 05:47, 23 March 2012 (UTC)
-'''[[Coppermind: Welcome/Archive|See more news]]!'''
-==To Do==
-Would you like to help the Coppermind to get better? There's plenty of room for improvement, but where to start?
-====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
-*Plot Summary
-*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 edition, Mistborn characters like [[Kelsier]], [[Vin]], [[Elend Venture|Elend]], and [[Sazed]] could use some section breaks for clarity.
-====References====
-If you are editing for the first time, don't worry too much about adding citations for every fact--content always comes first. That said, if you're one of those people who stares at the Interview Database a lot, you might want to help adding citations to the many [[:Category: Articles in need of citations|articles in need of citations]].
-====General Tasks====
+'''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]].
-Check out [[:Category: Articles in need of attention|articles requiring urgent attention]], articles that should be a top priority in expanding or fixing.
+== About Us ==
-There are a great deal of wanted pages--that is, those wiki links that are in red instead of blue, which represent articles that don't exist. Check out the page of [[Special: WantedPages|all wanted articles]], or perhaps more usefully, there's a big list of wanted articles sorted by series in [[Project: Articles to be written]] (lots of Stormlight ones there, if you know a lot of Stormlight).
+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">
-And, if you want to enter the realm of torment, you could always expand one of many, many [[:Category:Stubs|stubs]].
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-===I need some help!===
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+== Want to Help? ==
-Not to fear! We have some guides to help you through the editing process.
+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]].
+Please also check out our [[Help:Guidelines|guidelines]], now updated with our new AI policy.
-{{columns|
-*[[Help: Editing|Editing and Wiki Syntax]]
-*[[Help: Cite|References and footnotes]]
-*[[Help: Templates|Templates]]
-*[[Project: Style|An incomplete style guide]]
-}}
-Happy editing! Feel free to talk on our [http://www.17thshard.com/forum/forum/10-the-coppermind-wiki/ Coppermind forums] if you have additional questions.
+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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