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I started reading Brandon's works in 2015 and have been following the community on and off since then. FinallyI finally decided to start contributing here in 2019. I'm new to editing wikis, so I'm mostly going to be using this page for figuring that out and drafting articles.
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== List of things with the same name within a series ==
''Does not include meta articles or articles that could be differentiated without a parenthetical (e.g., [[Chip Erikell]])''<br>
'''Characters:'''
#[[Jam (caravaneer)]] and [[Jam (Hearthstone)]]
#[[Ton (singer)]] and [[Ton (Veden)]]
#[[Chip (constable)]] and [[Chip (hunter)]]
'''Other:'''
#[[Diagram (group)]] and [[Diagram (literature)]]
#[[Oathbringer (in-world)]] and [[Oathbringer (Shardblade)]]
#[[Wandersail]] and [[Wandersail (1174 ship)]]
#[[Wyrn (character)]] and [[Wyrn (title)]]
#[[Patji (island)]] and [[Patji (being)]]
 
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== Ideas ==
*Queen [[Tsa]]: Finished writing article; I have an ebook of Oathbringer coming in a few weeks, and I'll search that to make sure I'm not missing anything when it comes in.
*Edit [[Template:wob ref]] to auto-tag all articles with unimported WoBs
*Gran-Gran ([[Becca Nightshade]]): Marked article as complete. I'd like feedback, since that's my first complete article.
*Ironsides (Admiral [[Judy Ivans]]): Just claimed. I'd like to get Gran-Gran marked as complete and get some feedback on that article before starting on this one, if possible.
*[[Cognitive Shadow]]: Noticed this on the urgent list and thought I'd put some work into it.
 
== Projects (in rough priority order) ==
*[[Cosmere]]: Was updating some references here and saw it could use some help. See [[User:Stargazer/Cosmere]] for work in progress and Small Workspace below for outline.
*''Updating the [[:Category:Starsight|new articles from ''Starsight'']] (most pages are created, just need to be filled in):''
**Pages to be created: [[Starsight (space station)]], [[Skyward Universe]], [[Platform Prime]], [[Old Earth]] OR [[Earth (Skyward)]] (all on hold for discussion)
**Make sure species names and variations of "cytonic" are lowercase. Biggest offenders are probably [[:Category:Defending Elysium]]
**{{t|character}} needs to be updated for new species, but that's not something I'm going to try doing
**Change |books= to [[Skyward (series)|Skyward]] instead of [[Skyward]]
*[[Tanavast]] and [[Honor]]: Working out the difference between Vessel and Shard pages and adding detail. Haven't actually gotten to work on this, but work in progress will be at [[User:Stargazer/Tanavast]] and [[User:Stargazer/Honor]]. See [[Rayse]] and [[Odium]] for general split between Vessel and Shard.
*''Things I've noticed may need some help while working on the cosmere page and may try to work on later:''
**[[Realmatic Theory]]
**[[Splinter]]
**[[Cognitive Shadow]]
*''Formatting things''
**Fix [[:Category:Sidequote with lazy parameters]]
**Change tables to class=wikitable to make the prettier
*''General quality''
**Articles: See [[:Category:Articles in need of attention]], [[:Category:Articles in need of citations]], [[:Category:Articles in need of clarification]], [[:Category:Articles missing information]], and [[:Category:Articles with disputed content]]
**Check articles linking to [[Template:17s ref]], [[Template:Qa ref]] (should only be User pages left), [[Template:Twg ref]], and [[Template:Sots ref]]
**Other: See list at [[:Special:SpecialPages]]; especially [[:Special:BrokenRedirects]] and [[:Special:DoubleRedirects]]
*''De-stubbing the cosmere (Last checked 2019-11-29):''
**[[Coppermind:Elantris#Stubs]] (0 stubs)
**[[Coppermind:Emperor's Soul#Stubs]] (0 stubs)
**[[Coppermind:Mistborn Era 1#Stubs]] (0 stubs)
**<span style="background:#FFFF00">[[Coppermind:Mistborn Era 2#Stubs]] (<20 stubs)</span>
**[[Coppermind:Stormlight Archive#Stubs]] (0 stubs)
**[[Coppermind:Warbreaker#Stubs]] (0 stubs)
**<span style="background:#FFFF00">[[Coppermind:White Sand#Stubs]] (<20 stubs)</span>
**<span style="background:#FFFF00">[[Coppermind:Cosmere#Stubs]] (<10 stubs from short stories and general cosmere)</span>
*''Other pages to work on:''
**[[Elendel#Government]]
 
== Sub-pages ==
'''Cognitive Shadows Work'''
*[[User:Stargazer/Cosmere]]
*[[User:Stargazer/Tanavast]]
*[[User:Stargazer/Honor]]
 
== Small Workspace (Currently for cosmere revisions) ==
{{spoilers|book=sa3}}
'''Note:''' I'm not putting too much effort into layout (sidequotes and images mostly) just yet, because the text isn't set in <s>stone</s> steel yet and if it changes that could impact layout. I ''do'' intend to add more though, especially images.
{{quote
|A force of mind, holding his spirit together, preventing it from diffusing.
|[[Kelsier]]'s recollection of [[Preservation]]'s description of a Cognitive Shadow{{msh ref|2|1}}
}}
'''Cognitive Shadow''' is term used by [[Brandon]] to refer to a spirit that has not yet moved into the afterlife.{{wob ref|8836}} While the manifestations of this kind of entity can vary depending on the [[Shardworld|world]] it occurs on, Cognitive Shadows can occur on any planet of the [[Cosmere]]. In general, they are similar to the concept of ghosts on Earth.
 
'''Outline'''
== Mechanics ==
<br>Code: <span style="background:#FF0000">Not Started</span>, <span style="background:#FFFF00">Started</span>, <span style="background:#FF00FF">Written; Needs Citations</span>, <span style="background:#00FFFF">Written; Revising</span>, <span style="background:#00FF00">Complete</span>
Cognitive Shadows can be created by a variety of processes. Some of them are created when a person has sufficient attachment to something in the Physical Realm. When a [[Vessel]] that has held onto a [[Shard]] for a long time dies it becomes a Cognitive Shadow that can continue to act.{{wob ref|1391}} The Cognitive aspect of a recently deceased person can become a Cognitive Shadow by finding a source of Investiture to anchor themselves to the Cognitive Realm before passing on to the Beyond. The Investiture replaces the parts of the soul that connects it to the Three Realms, providing an anchor for it in the Cognitive Realm. {{wob ref|857}} Some [[Vessel]]s can prepare a Cognitive Shadow at or just prior to their death or [[Splinter|Splintering]], allowing a portion of their power to continue to function with a small amount of direction; the [[Stormfather]] is an example of this.{{wob ref|8439}}
*<span style="background:#FF0000">Intro</span>
 
*<span style="background:#FFFF00">Properties and Forces</span>
== Examples ==
**<span style="background:#00FFFF">Realms</span>
=== Roshar ===
**<span style="background:#FFFF00">Investiture</span>
;[[Fused]]
**<span style="background:#FF0000">Adonalsium</span>
When the [[Singers]] turned to [[Odium]] for help in fighting off the humans, he responded by infusing some of them with his power, which turned them into Cognitive Shadows. They reside on [[Braize]], but return to Roshar during every [[Desolation]]. Since they lost their bodies long ago, they must possess the bodies of living singers; doing so kills the mind of the possessed body.{{wob ref|8693}} This cycle of rebirth strains the minds of the Fused and, eventually, they go crazy. When this happens, they instead possess chunks of rock and become a [[Thunderclast]] during the Desolations. Odium could remove the Investiture that maintains a Fused, which would send that Fused to the Beyond.
***<span style="background:#FF0000">Shards of Adonalsium</span> Just merge with Adonalsium section?
 
*<span style="background:#00FFFF">Planets</span> Add text or just tables?
;[[Herald]]s
*<span style="background:#00FFFF">History</span>
When the Heralds of [[The Almighty]] took up the [[Oathpact]], they gained a direct connection to [[Honor]]. This connection transformed them into Cognitive Shadows.{{wob ref|8942}} Each time they return to Roshar, a new body is created for them.{{wob ref|12029}} Unlike the [[Returned]], they do not need to consume Investiture to remain in their bodies.{{wob ref|10581}}
**<span style="background:#00FFFF">Before the Shattering</span>
 
**<span style="background:#00FFFF">The Shattering of Adonalsium</span>
;[[Stormfather]]
**<span style="background:#00FFFF">Odium's Quest</span>
Prior to Odium's splintering of Honor, the Stormfather was just the [[spren]] of the [[highstorm]] and one of the three [[Bondsmith]] spren. After Honor's death, the Cogntive Shadow of its Vessel, Tanavast, merged with the Stormfather, though it does not appear that the Stormfather has Tanavast's memories.{{wob ref|4268}}
**<span style="background:#00FFFF">The Ascension of Harmony</span>
 
**<span style="background:#00FFFF">Splintering of Honor and the True Desolation</span>
=== Scadrial ===
**<span style="background:#00FFFF">Trell and Scadrial</span>
;[[Kelsier]]
*<span style="background:#00FFFF">Worldhoppers</span>
{{sidequote|Look at you Kelsier! You haven't form or shape. You're not alive, you're an ''idea''. A ''memory'' of a man holding the power will never be as potent as a real one with ties to all three Relams.|Ruin on Kelsier's Ascension{{msh ref|6|4}}|right|400px}}
**<span style="background:#00FFFF">Hoid</span>
After his death, Kelsier found the [[Well of Ascension]] in the Cognitive Realm and, with [[Leras]]' help, merged with it. As a result, he became infused with [[Preservation]]'s power and became a Cognitive Shadow, though, since the Well was created as a prison, he was unable to leave.{{msh ref|1|1}} After [[Vin]] released [[Ruin]] from the Well he was able to travel the Scadrian Cognitive Realm and influence the [[Physical Realm]], though he was unable to actually leave the Cognitve Realm because his "ties to the Physical Relam [had] been severed" by his death.{{msh ref|2|1}} With the help of a device made by the [[Ire]], he was able to hold the [[Shard]] of Preservation after Leras died, though, according to Ruin, he was made for a weaker [[Vessel]] than a normal person.{{msh ref|6|4}} Some time after the [[Catacendre]], Kelsier found a way to recreate his physical body and return to the Physical Relam.{{book ref|mb6|epilogue}}
**<span style="background:#00FF00">Worldhopping Groups</span>
 
***<span style="background:#00FFFF">The Seventeenth Shard</span>
;The mist spirit
***<span style="background:#00FFFF">Silverlight</span>
The mist spirit that [[Vin]] sees during [[The Well of Ascension]] is ''not'' a Cognitve Shadow. Depending on the scene, it was an actual manifestation of Preservation{{wob ref|1671}} or [[Ruin]]'s imitation of that manifestation.{{msh ref|2|2}}
***<span style="background:#00FFFF">The Ire</span>
 
***<span style="background:#00FFFF">The Ghostbloods</span>
=== Nalthis ===
**<span style="background:#00FFFF">Other Worldhoppers</span>
;[[Returned]]
*<span style="background:#FF0000">Development</span>
When [[Endowment]] Returns someone after death, she uses a [[BioChromatic_Breath#Type_I|Divine Breath]] to "staple" the Cognitive Shadow of the deceased person back to that person's body.{{wob ref|4995}} This process results in the Returned loosing any memories of their prior life. Returned must consume one Breath every eight days to fuel their Divine Breath.{{wob ref|6776}}
*<span style="background:#00FF00">Bibliography of the Cosmere</span>
 
**<span style="background:#00FF00">Forthcoming</span> Forthcoming Novels?
;[[Lifeless]]
**<span style="background:#00FF00">Chronological Order</span>
Brandon has indicated that, if a Lifeless were created with extra Breath, that Breath might start to take on a "personality" like a Cognitive Shadow would have.{{wob ref|3506}}
*<span style="background:#FF0000">Trivia</span> Keep?
 
**<span style="background:#FF0000">Capitalization</span>
=== Sel ===
;[[Aona]]
{{theory}}
As of 2008, we had seen four shards other than Ruin and Preservation--two we had "interacted with directly," one whose "power" we had seen, and one whose "influence" we had seen.{{wob ref|5786}} One of the Shards we had interacted with directly is Endowment, whose voice is heard in [[Warbeaker]] and Odium's influence is seen on Sel as he was responsible for the splintering of [[Devotion]] and [[Dominion]], the other two Shards we had seen at the time. Of those two, Devotion is most likely the one we had interacted with directly as Raoden hears an unknown voice when he enters [[Devotion's Perpendicularity|The Lake]] in [[Elantris]], which is believed to be Devotion's [[Perpendicularity]].{{book ref|elantris|61}} This suggests that Aona may have a Cognitive Shadow that is lingering, though Brandon has [[RAFO]]'d that question.{{wob ref|6356}}
 
=== Threnody ===
;[[Shade]]s
Shades are a unique kind of Cognitive Shadow found on [[Threnody]] that are able to interact with the Physical Realm. They are drawn by anyone moving quickly at night, lighting a fire, or drawing blood and their touch withers a person, which usually results in death.{{book ref|sfs}} Any person{{book ref|sfs}} or animal{{wob ref|7445}} killed by a Shade becomes a Shade. It is unknown how the first Shades were created, though, when [[Nazh]] first meets Kelsier he is shocked that Kelsier managed to become a Cognitive Shadow, saying it is "an important rite ... with requirements and traditions."{{msh ref|3|2}} Shades are repelled and can be harmed by silver, though it is unknown whether this applies to other kinds of Cognitive Shadows as well.{{wob ref|10879}}
Common on [[Threnody]], Shades are somewhat unique in that they can convert living people into more Shades. This is explained by the kind of Investiture the people on that planet have, as well as the lack of Shard.{{wob ref|6891}}
 
== Notes ==
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