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'''Sel''' is a Shardworld[[Cosmere#Planets|planet]] ofin the [[cosmere]] and is the setting of the books [[Elantris (book)|Elantris]] and [[The Emperor's Soul]], as well as the short story [[The Hope of Elantris]].
 
Sel is inhabited by humans and artificially created beings called [[seon]]s and [[skaze]]. This ShardworldIt is a relatively large planet, being 1.5 times the size of the [[Yolen|cosmere standard]], and contains diverse landscapes home to multiple great civilizations including at least three empires.{{au ref|Sel}}
 
Another name for the planet is Seol.{{au ref|selish}} People from Sel are called Selish.{{wob ref|1075}}
 
== Cosmere ==
Sel is the most realmatically knowledgeable of the known Shardworldsplanets in the cosmere.{{wob ref|2811}} The planetIt is home to two [[Shard]]s, [[Devotion]] and [[Dominion]], and their powers have influenced many Selish traditions, religions, and languages.{{au ref|Sel}}
 
At some point in Sel's distant past, [[Odium]] killed the [[Vessel]]s of both Devotion and Dominion and Splintered the two Shards.{{epigraph ref|sa1|22}} The collective power of the Splintered Shards became somehow trapped in the [[Cognitive Realm]], and is now what Selish people call the [[Dor]].{{au ref|Sel}}