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'''Sel''' is a
People from Sel are called Selish.{{17s ref|post|42111|Selish, Scadrian, Nalthian, Rosharan.|date=26 September 2012}}
== Geography and Culture ==
===Opelon===
The
All of the other nations on Opelon have been subsumed into the [[Fjordell Empire]]. The empire is ruled by a leader known as [[Wyrn]], who is also head of [[Shu-Dereth]], which has been used as a vehicle to dominate nations. The Fjordell Empire is, on the surface, completely Derethi. However, many of the people of the empire, especially those in back-country areas like Hrovell, still secretly follow their old religions, like the Jeskeri Mysteries.
=== The Teoish Continent ===
==== Rose Empire ====
=== A Possible Third Continent ===
The Cosmere scholar [[Khriss]] talks of Sel's "three great domains" that are relatively dismissive of each other. This implies a third yet unknown "great domain" aside from the two empires already mentioned. No other information is known about this third domain, though it is likely on a third continent.{{book ref|arcanum unbounded}}
== Investiture ==
* [[AonDor]] uses symbols called Aons, which can be drawn directly in the air as glowing light, or in a large variety of physical representations, such as etched into metal plates, or incorporated into the design of buildings. Anyone can learn to draw Aons, but they only have power when created by an Elantrian. AonDor is tied to the land of Arelon and is only practiced within its borders. Aons work elsewhere but become weaker with distance from Arelon.
* [[ChayShan]] is not explored much in ''Elantris'', however it seems to consist of a type of meditative martial art practiced in [[Jindo]], with the forms one moves through granting access to the Dor. It appears that, like Aons, these forms can be practiced
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* [[Forton]]'s potions are Invested{{tweet ref|688913251355111424|In Elantris, are Forton's "potions" magical, or is he using natural substances?|date=Jan 17th, 2016}}, and is likely the manifestation of Investiture on [[Hrovell]]. It is not yet know what forms are used to create these potions.
* [[Forgery]] involves shaping a specific form, by the carving of a sort of stamp, and then the application of ink to the stamp, and then applying a mark onto the desired object or person. Supposedly the forgery helps the object (or soul) remember a different past, or a likely destiny in order to change the actual essence of the object. Many sub-types or are mentioned, such as [[Essence Mark|Soul Forging]], [[Resealing]], and [[Remembering]]. It is unclear if there are other subtypes.
* [[Bloodsealing]] is very similar to Forgery
== Cosmere ==
The planet is the home of two [[Shard]]s, [[Devotion]] ([[Aona]]'s Shard) and [[Dominion]] (
Hoid has visited Sel.{{book ref|Elantris|58}}
While travel to Sel is possible via [[Shadesmar]] (the [[Cognitive Realm]]), it is "really tough"
== Trivia ==
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