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Geographically, Roshar in the Cognitive Realm appears like an inversion of the continent in the Physical Realm, with its inland seas corresponding exactly to the shape of the land of Roshar. The "seas" are made of tiny dark glass beads that represent objects that exist in the Physical Realm. When asked if this is the general rule, Sanderson said "there are places in Shadesmar that are different, and some are the same."{{qa ref|1108|17|ground/water inversion|date=Mar 13th, 2014}}
Living things manifest on Roshar's Cognitive Realm as flames. A flame vanishes when the person represented by it dies.
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| [[Jasnah Kholin]]'s first visit to Shadesmar{{book ref|sa2|prologue}}
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The sky on Roshar's Shadesmar is black, with strange cloud formations and a small, cold sun. The land, which corresponds to bodies of water on the Physical Realm, appear to be made of obsidian. Trees made of crystal grow on this land.{{book ref|WoR|7}}
=== The Shadesmar Map ===
*[[Sea of Lost Lights]]
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== Spren ==
:''Main article:'' [[Spren]]
'''Spren''' are [[Splinter]]s that reside mainly on the Cognitive Realm of Roshar. Each spren represents an idea or concept, and are described as ideas that gained life.
There is great variety among spren, both in appearance and in cognitive levels. Some spren are intelligent enough to build their own civilizations and live on cities in Shadesmar, while others are more like animals.{{book ref|WoR|1}} Most of these spren appear and behave differently when they transition to the Physical Realm.
== Access and Use ==
The [[ardent]]s in Roshar are aware of Shadesmar{{book ref|sa1|i|8}}, and have used fabrials that allow them to [[Soulcast]] objects through it. There are also people whose bond with certain types of [[spren]] grants them access to Shadesmar. One type of such a spren, called a [[Cryptic]], is described by [[Shallan]] as
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For a member of the Order of [[Lightweavers]] to be granted entrance to Shadesmar, the person must have spoken enough truths about themselves to their bonded Cryptic. In Shallan's case, the Cryptic she calls [[Pattern]] no longer required truths for her to enter Shadesmar{{book ref|WoR|7}} after she confessed her darkest secret.{{book ref|
Another type of spren that give access to Shadesmar are [[Inkspren]]
[[Stormlight]] (or an alternative source of [[Investiture]]) is needed{{book ref|WoK|70}} in order to control objects in Shadesmar, as well as for [[Soulcasting]]. Traveling there without sufficient Stormlight is considered to be perilous.
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