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{{Shardworld
|map=Dayside map.jpg
|shards=[[
|magic=[[Sand mastery]]
|system=[[Taldain system]]{{map ref|Taldain system}}
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|books=[[White Sand]]
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}}'''Taldain''' is a planet of the [[cosmere]] upon which the book [[White Sand]] is set. ▼
{{quote
| Taldain is one of the most bizarre planets in the cosmere, a fact that, in turn, feels bizarre to me.
| [[Khriss]]{{au ref|Taldain}}
}}
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== Geography ==
Taldain is a tidally locked planet--one side experiencing perpetual day and the other locked in endless night--located in the [[Taldain system]].
An hour on Taldain is 100 minutes long.{{book ref|ws1|1}}
=== Dayside ===
The '''Dayside''' has one roughly circular landmass, surrounded on all sides by ocean. People from Dayside are called '''Daysiders'''. There are six nations on the Dayside of Taldain; [[Kerzta]], [[Lossand]], [[Denka]], [[Seevis]], [[Nor'Tallon]] and [[Tallon]]. There is a mountain range on the eastern side of the landmass, which runs through Nor'Tallon and borders Seevis and Tallon. A mountain named [[KraeDa]] lies at the center of Dayside.{{book ref|ws1|5}}
Much of Dayside is covered in sand and rock. Fauna such as [[sandling]]s and other sand animals inhabit the areas known as the deep sands. [[Tonk]]s are a type of domesticated animal on Dayside, used as mounts. The [[Dorim vine]] is a plant used as a water source on Dayside, and areas where they grow are not considered to be desert.
Some of the inhabitants of the Dayside, known as [[sand mastery|sand masters]], can animate sand and make it attack and defend as needed.
Many Daysiders feel a spiritual bond with their sun, and some, such as the Kerztians, worship it.{{book ref|ws1|3}}
Most Daysiders are afraid of the dark.{{book ref|ws3|4}}
=== Darkside ===
'''Darkside''' is illuminated primarily by UV light, the flora having adapted to utilize this section of the electromagnetic spectrum. This causes '''Darksiders''' to have illuminated teeth, eyes, and nails.{{wob ref|5781}} It also accounts for why Darksiders have dark skin when they don't live in a traditional climate for high melanin content. Darksiders have their own unique abilities and must wear dark lenses when visiting the Dayside.
The Kerztian word for Darksider is '''Lonsha'''.{{book ref|ws1|3}}
== Realmatics ==
[[Autonomy]], a [[Shard]] of [[Adonalsium]], resides on Taldain.{{wob ref|4021}}
Autonomy has made Taldain inaccessible from the [[Cognitive Realm]].{{wob ref|4675}}
== Nations ==
=== Kerzta ===
[[Kerzta]] is a powerful nation in the western portion of the Dayside continent. Its people worship the [[Sand Lord]] and abide by the [[Ker'Reen Philosophy]]. It has a deep enmity with its neighbor, Lossand, due to its acceptance of [[Sand mastery]] although they have not been in direct conflict in centuries.
=== Lossand ===
[[Lossand]] is a country that stretches in a wedge from [[KraeDa]] in the center of the continent to the southern coast around the [[Ry'Do Ali River]]. It is ruled by the Council of [[Taishin]], the heads of the eight Professions vital to their life and culture.
=== Rim Kingdoms ===
The Rim Kingdoms are a series of smaller nations on the eastern and north-eastern coast of the Dayside continent. They consist of:
*[[Denka]]
*[[Seevis]]
*[[Nor'Tallon]]
*[[Tallon]]
=== Darksiders ===
Darkside is more technologically and scientifically advanced than the Dayside, having invented weapons such as guns and explosives.{{book ref|ws1|4}}
The people on Darkside speak a language known as Dynastic.{{book ref|ws1|3}} The language comes from the [[Dynasty]], the dominant economic and political force on the continent. However, Darkside is home to more states, including [[Elis]] and [[Iiaria]].
== Notes ==
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