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I started reading [[Brandon Sanderson|Brandon]]'s works in 2015 and have been following the community on and off since then. I finally decided to start contributing here in 2019. I've got some miscellaneous resources and notes on this page, as well as a vague list of [[#Projects]] and a list of my user subpages under [[#Navigation]].
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I started reading [[Brandon Sanderson|Brandon]]'s works in 2015 and have been following the community on and off since then. I finally decided to start contributing here in 2019. I've got some miscellaneous resources and notes on this page, as well as a vague list of [[#Projects]] and my [[#Subpages]].
   
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I'm also a [[Coppermind:Keepers|Keeper]], which I guess means I'm qualified to answer questions about how to do wiki things or how to handle weird situations. Feel free to contact me on [[User talk:Stargazer|my talk page]] or on [https://discord.gg/KEv3fhN our Coppermind editors Discord server] (I'm Stargazer#6905 there if you want to ping me or would feel better direct messaging me).
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I'm also a [[Coppermind:Keepers|Keeper]] and member of the [[Coppermind:Synod|Synod]], which basically means I'm someone you can come to if you want some help getting started on the Coppermind, have any questions about wiki policies or guidelines, want some advice on how to handle something, think there's something that needs to be done that you don't have permissions for, run into an issue with another editor, or otherwise need help with something Coppermind-related. Feel free to contact me via any of the options listed on [[{{TALKPAGENAME}}|my talk page]].
   
 
I often take inspiration for edits from things I see in [[Special:RecentChanges]] so if I edit something you just did, it's probably not because you did anything wrong, I just saw something else on the page that I thought could be improved.
  
I often take inspiration for edits from things I see in [[Special:RecentChanges]] so if I edit something you just did, it's probably not because you did anything wrong, I just saw something else on the page that I thought could be improved.
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[[Special:Diff/114568|My thousandth edit]] came in the middle of a spree to fix the book parameter in all the [[Skyward (series)|Skyward]] infoboxes and [[Special:Diff/169139|my ten thousandth edit]] was adding a disambiguation note to between Tindwyl and Tindwyl Ladrian (I note that only so that I can remember in five years exactly which page it was).
  
[[Special:Diff/114568|My thousandth edit]] came in the middle of a spree to fix the book parameter in all the [[Skyward (series)|Skyward]] infoboxes and [[Special:Diff/169139|my ten thousandth edit]] was adding a disambiguation note to between Tindwyl and Tindwyl Ladrian (I note that only so that I can remember in five years exactly which page it was).
   
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== List of Commonly Linked to Disambigs ==
  
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Honorable mention: Lightweaving links to the Yolish version, use [[Surgebinding#Illumination]] for the Surgebinding power and [[Order of Lightweavers]] for the order.
  
   
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== Exemplary Article Tracking ==
 
=== Exemplary Articles by Series ===
  
=== Exemplary Articles by Series ===
 
This section separates out exemplary articles by what series they are from, to assist in providing variety for the featured article. As a check for each series has to be added manually, some exemplary articles may be missed. For reference, there are currently {{PAGESINCATEGORY:Exemplary articles|pages}} exemplary articles.
  
This section separates out exemplary articles by what series they are from, to assist in providing variety for the featured article. As a check for each series has to be added manually, some exemplary articles may be missed. For reference, there are currently {{PAGESINCATEGORY:Exemplary articles|pages}} exemplary articles.
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* Standards for Uncanonical titles vs Unnamed characters categories?
  
* Standards for Uncanonical titles vs Unnamed characters categories?
 
* Spoiler redirect template?
  
* Spoiler redirect template?
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** [[Investiture]] (see [[User:Thegatorgirl00/Invested Art]], [[User:Thegatorgirl00/Investiture]], [[User:Thegatorgirl00/Investiture terms]])
  
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* '''Re-check the type of infobox on whatever we end up calling the article for the delver training maze after Skyward 3 comes out.'''
  
* '''Re-check the type of infobox on whatever we end up calling the article for the delver training maze after Skyward 3 comes out.'''
 
* Make sure species names and variations of "cytonic" are lowercase. Biggest offenders are probably [[:Category:Defending Elysium]]
  
* Make sure species names and variations of "cytonic" are lowercase. Biggest offenders are probably [[:Category:Defending Elysium]]
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* Tweaking <code>era</code> parameters (this one's grown a bit since I started it). New {{t|era}} template is at the top of this page, doing infobox work on [[User:Stargazer/General Testing]].
  
 
*Other articles to maybe work on some day
  
*Other articles to maybe work on some day
 
** [[Cognitive Shadow]]
  
** [[Cognitive Shadow]]
 
** [[Elendel#Government]]
  
** [[Elendel#Government]]
 
** [[Sigzil]]
  
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** Try to figure out what the Higgens Effect is. See [[Rame Maldor]] and ''Shadows of Self'' chapter 9.
  
** Try to figure out what the Higgens Effect is. See [[Rame Maldor]] and ''Shadows of Self'' chapter 9.
   
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== Cosmere Update Tracking ==
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'''Cognitive Realm'''<br />
  
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The reason for this [land/water] inversion also has something to do with how people think, as well as where they are likely to pass.{{msh ref|3|2}}
  
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Not hedging on the land/water inversion being limited to Roshar and Scadrial. Leras implies it's a universal property; nuance can be discussed elsewhere.
  
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Since the Spiritual Realm is not truly a place, travel to it does not so much involve literally going there, but rather seeing the various Connections of the present and into the future. For example, when [[Elend Venture]] burned [[atium]] with [[duralumin]], he was pulled mostly into the Spiritual Realm for a moment and understood [[Leras]]' plan for the death of [[Ati]].{{wob ref|6304}}{{book ref|mb3|81}} Visions, such as the ones [[Honor]] left for potential [[Order of Bondsmiths|Bondsmiths]], almost always involved being pulled partially into the Spiritual Realm, with an additional "Cognitive framework" to provide the structure of the vision.{{wob ref|9562}}
  
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It appears, however, that a person's accent is tied to their Identity, not the their Connection.{{wob ref|2558}} As a result, if a person forms Connection without adjusting their Identity, the person's soul will remember where they were born, and they will speak with an accent.{{book ref|mb6|22}} Suppressing that part of one's Identity, however, would allow one to speak with a local accent;{{wob ref|2558}} other methods may work as well.{{wob ref|9012}}
  
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Just as matter and energy can be converted into each other, Investiture can be converted to matter or energy, and vice versa.{{wob ref|3544}} Like matter and energy, it can neither be created nor destroyed, only changed from one form to another.{{wob ref|1649}} Investiture thus adheres to the laws of thermodynamics, though, in the cosmere, there is a yet-unknown fourth law that relates to Adonalsium.{{wob ref|3544}}
  
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In addition to having ordinary mass and energy, the cosmere also has a magical power known as [[Investiture]]. Investiture is closely tied to the Spiritual Realm,{{wob ref|5610}}{{wob ref|3413}} which holds a vast reserve of Investiture,{{wob ref|7079}} but ultimately transcends the divisions between the three Realms.{{wob ref|5610}} Over time, Investiture will cycle between the Realms,{{wob ref|7079}}{{wob ref|11041}} but ultimately returns to the Spiritual Realm.{{wob ref|397}}{{book ref|mb6|28}}
  
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Code: <span style="background:#FF0000">Not Started</span>, <span style="background:#FFAA00">In Progress</span>, <span style="background:#FFFF00">Review</span>, <span style="background:#00FF00">Done</span>, <span style="background:#00FFFF">Not Needed</span>, <span style="background:#FF00FF">Not Sure</span>
  
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In the cosmere, everything exists in three Realms: the [[Physical Realm]], the [[Cognitive Realm]], and the [[Spiritual Realm]].{{tes ref|12}}{{epigraph ref|mb3|57}} The three Realms have existed since the beginning of the cosmere.{{wob ref|13066}}
  
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When someone in the cosmere dies, their body remains in the Physical Realm and a [[Cognitive Shadow]] forms in the Cognitive Realm.{{msh ref|1|1}}{{book ref|mb6|28}} For most people, this Cognitive Shadow quickly moves on to the [[Beyond]] and their [[Investiture]] returns to the Spiritual Realm.{{msh ref|1|1}}{{book ref|mb6|28}} The more Investiture someone held in life, the longer they can linger before being drawn to the Beyond,{{msh ref|1|1}} but only [[Sliver]]s&mdash;those who once held a significant portion of a [[Shard]]'s power&mdash;can resist the Beyond forever, though they can still choose to go if they so desire.{{msh ref|6|8}} Before the person passes to the Beyond, however, they can still be restored via Investiture healing{{book ref|mb6|28}}{{book ref|sa2.5|8}} or be infused with enough Investiture to become a more permanent Cognitive Shadow, usually as a result of a Shard's action.{{msh ref|1|1}}{{book ref|sa4|15}} Those killed by [[Nightblood]] or [[anti-Investiture]], however, cannot be resurrected in any way, as nothing remains of their soul.{{wob ref|10440}}{{book ref|sa4|97}}{{wob ref|14623}}
  
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'''Intent''' is the Spiritual property that expresses a person's considered will or purpose. Intent cannot be formed accidentally; if Intent is required to do something, then the person attempting to do it must not only do it, but ''mean'' to do it.{{book ref|sa3|57}}{{epigraph ref|sa4|72}} Many Invested Arts require their user to act with Intent in order to properly use their magic.{{book ref|elantris|part=ars}}{{book ref|sa3.5|19}} Invested entities, like [[spren]], [[Cognitive Shadow]]s, and even [[Shard]]s have a fundamental Intent that describes the purpose of the Investiture that constitutes their essence. Indeed, the longer they exist, the more they will become bound by their Intent, unable to act against it.{{book ref|sa4|15}}{{epigraph ref|sa4|40}} An extreme example of this is [[Ati]], the original Vessel of the Shard [[Ruin]], who was initially a "kind and generous" man,{{epigraph ref|sa1|18}} but became so consumed by his Shard's Intent that he sought the complete destruction of [[Scadrial]] and even viewed it as necessary.{{book ref|mb3|57}}
  
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In addition to containing this information about a person or obejcts's Identity, the Spiritual Realm also stores '''Connection''' between people, objects, and even more abstract concepts.{{tes ref|12}} For example, a person can form Connection to a region, which will allow them to speak that region's language.{{book ref|mb6|22}}{{book ref|sa3|65}} In order to take up a [[Shard]] after a Vessel dies, a person must be Connected to that Shard.{{msh ref|5|2}}
 
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Investiture can be divided into two categories: '''kinetic Investiture''' and '''static''' or '''innate Investiture'''.{{book ref|sa4|89}}{{wob ref|5715}} Kinetic Investiture refers to Investiture actively doing something. When Investiture is kinetic, it can often be detected by various methods, such as [[Allomancy|Allomantic]] [[bronze]] or [[sand (Taldain)|sand from the Dayside of Taldain]].{{wob ref|5715}}{{wob ref|9521}} Static or innate Investiture refers to all Investiture not actively doing something, from the piece of [[Preservation]] in all [[Scadrial|Scadrians]] to [[Feruchemy|Feruchemical]] charge in a metalmind.{{wob ref|5715}}{{wob ref|1072}}{{wob ref|6927}} At least some forms of static Investiture, including [[Lights]] not actively powering anything, can also be detected by [[Taldain]]'s sand, though they affect the sand much more slowly than kinetic Investiture does.{{book ref|sa4|89}}
  
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Cosmere scholars term the various methods of utilizing Investiture (such as the [[Metallic Arts]], [[Surgebinding]], and [[Awakening]]) '''Invested Arts'''.{{book ref|sa3|part=ars}} Since the Shattering, these can be grouped into three main categories. The most common are those powered directly by the Shards,{{wob ref|4097}} which arise from the interactions between a Shard and the planet they are Invested in.{{wob ref|5269}} Such Invested Arts are capable of far more spectacular results than other Invested Arts.{{wob ref|9385}}{{wob ref|4097}} If a planet does not have a Shard in residence, its inhabitants can still access and use Investiture by the ordinary laws of Realmatics, but, without a Shard to provide additional power, the results are far more limited.{{wob ref|9385}} The last category is the few Invested Arts left over from before the Shattering of Adonalsium,{{wob ref|4097}} of which the only known example is [[Yolen|Yolish]] [[Lightweaving]].
  
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Much like there is both matter and [[wikipedia: Antimatter|antimatter]], at least some forms of Investiture can be transformed into a substance known as '''anti-Investiture'''.{{book ref|sa4|part=ars}} Currently, the only known forms of [[anti-Investiture]] are [[anti-Stormlight]] and [[anti-Voidlight]], which can be made by at least partially isolating [[Stormlight]] or [[Voidlight]] respectively from their Shard's pure tone and then exposing it to their Shard's opposite tone;{{book ref|sa4|97}}{{book ref|sa4|104}}{{wob ref|14778}} [[Khriss]] seems to believe additional forms of anti-Investiture are possible.{{book ref|sa4|part=ars}} Anti-Voidlight, at least, looks mostly similar to regular Voidlight, but appears to warp the air around it.{{book ref|sa4|97}} When anti-Investiture mixes with Investiture of the same type, the two annihilate in a violent explosion; if the Investiture in question is the soul of a person or that of an entity composed entirely of Investiture, like a [[spren]], then this annihilation results in their permanent death.{{book ref|sa4|97}}{{book ref|sa4|104}}
  
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When a sufficient amount of Investiture coalesces in one place in the Physical and Cognitive Realms, it creates a junction between all three Realms known as a [[perpendicularity]]. Most stable perpendicularities form from the presence of a [[Shard]] on a planet and the massive amount of Investiture they bring with them.{{au ref|Drominad}}{{wob ref|9665}} Sentient beings can use perpendicularities to travel between the Physical and Cognitive Realms, which in turn facilitates easier travel on and off a planet for those with the knowledge to use them.{{au ref|Drominad}}
  
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When the cosmere began, there was an entity known as Adonalsium; this entity is widely believed to have created the cosmere.{{wob ref|4850}} Perhaps for this reason, Adonalsium is sometimes referred to as "the power of creation."{{wob ref|6072}} Investiture was Adonalsium's power,{{wob ref|5799}} which has led cosmere scholars to conclude that either Investiture seeks intelligence because it used to be Adonalsium or that Adonalsium came into being because Investiture sought intelligence.{{wob ref|9324}}
  
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The exact nature of Adonalsium, however, remains unclear. It may have been a mere force that acted according to specific rules or an actual entity that could think on its own; [[Khriss]] suspects the latter.{{msh ref|3|2}} The way Adonalsium saw the cosmere was simply the way its magic worked. For example, the [[spren]] on [[Roshar]] could not form [[fabrial]]s prior to the Shattering because Adonalsium did not want them to be able to do so. Given Adonalsium had this level of control over the cosmere, some have suggested that Adonalsium may have wanted the Shattering to occur.{{wob ref|13525}}
  
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During the [[Shattering of Adonalsium|Shattering]], Adonalsium split into sixteen pieces, referred to as [[Shard]]s of Adonalsium. Each of these Shards has an [[Intention|Intent]] that represents a particular facet of Adonalsium. Sixteen people involved in the Shattering then took up those Shards, becoming the first Vessels and effectively ascending to godhood.{{msh ref|3|2}} There was some sort of force or property of the cosmere that caused Adonalsium to shatter into the sixteen Shards that it did,{{wob ref|9956}} and the distribution of the Shards to the Vessels was not random.{{wob ref|5490}}
  
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The Shards have access to infinite power, but the Vessels' minds, even though they are expanded by holding the Shard, are not capable of wielding it all at once.{{wob ref|8605}}{{wob ref|8702}} The Shards are also limited by certain rules that restrict how they can act;{{book ref|sa3|16}}{{book ref|sa1|75}} for example, they must fulfill a formally made oath.{{wob ref|13144}}{{book ref|sa3|122}} Failing to do so can give others an opening to act against the Shard who broke an oath; this has, on at least one occasion, resulted in the death of a Vessel.{{book ref|sa4|99}} Shards can also intervene to block another Shard's actions, though not perfectly.{{book ref|mb3|76}}
  
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Despite these restrictions, however, the Shards are generally capable of both subtle and incredible changes. Among other things, they can change the orbit of entire planets, make changes to individuals and entire species on a genetic level, and alter some of the mechanics of an Invested Art resulting from their presence on a planet.{{book ref|mb3|82}}{{wob ref|5971}} Since Shards exist primarily in the Spiritual Realm, they also have some ability to look into the future, though not all Shards are equally good at this and it fragments into more and more possibilities the further they look.{{wob ref|8147}}{{book ref|sa3|75}}
  
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Shards can also create '''avatars''', beings with access to a portion of the Shard's power who can act autonomously from their Shard, but remain part of the Shard and ultimately cannot act against the Shard's instructions. Avatars stand in contrast to [[Splinter]]s, who are pieces of a Shard's power that have or could develop free will.{{wob ref|14744}} Avatars often seem to be used when a Shard wants to influence events on a planet other than the one they are primarily Invested in; for example, [[Autonomy]], who is Invested in [[Taldain]],{{au ref|Taldain}} has avatars on [[First of the Sun]] and [[Obrodai]].{{wob ref|13220}}{{epigraph ref|sa3|50}}
  
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Since the Shattering, the Shards have been the primary source of magic in the cosmere.{{wob ref|4097}} The interactions between their Investiture and a planet give rise to Invested Arts that are far more powerful than those formed by people accessing background Investiture.{{wob ref|5269}}{{wob ref|4097}}
  
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I started reading Brandon's works in 2015 and have been following the community on and off since then. I finally decided to start contributing here in 2019. I've got some miscellaneous resources and notes on this page, as well as a vague list of #Projects and my #Subpages.

I'm also a Keeper and member of the Synod, which basically means I'm someone you can come to if you want some help getting started on the Coppermind, have any questions about wiki policies or guidelines, want some advice on how to handle something, think there's something that needs to be done that you don't have permissions for, run into an issue with another editor, or otherwise need help with something Coppermind-related. Feel free to contact me via any of the options listed on my talk page.

I often take inspiration for edits from things I see in Special:RecentChanges so if I edit something you just did, it's probably not because you did anything wrong, I just saw something else on the page that I thought could be improved.

My thousandth edit came in the middle of a spree to fix the book parameter in all the Skyward infoboxes and my ten thousandth edit was adding a disambiguation note to between Tindwyl and Tindwyl Ladrian (I note that only so that I can remember in five years exactly which page it was).

Subpages

List of Commonly Linked to Disambigs

Exemplary Article Tracking

Exemplary Articles by Series

This section separates out exemplary articles by what series they are from, to assist in providing variety for the featured article. As a check for each series has to be added manually, some exemplary articles may be missed. For reference, there are currently 16 exemplary articles.

The Stormlight Archive Mistborn

Elantris

Warbreaker

Shadows for Silence

Skyward

The Rithmatist

Candidates for Promotion

This section aims to identify complete articles that may be candidates for promotion to exemplary based on article length. Current exemplary articles are included in the list of complete articles and a separate list of current exemplary articles by page length is provided for ease of referencing where the complete articles stand relative to current exemplary ones.

Current Exemplary Articles
  1. Rosharan subastral
  2. Miles Dagouter
  3. Kharbranth
  4. Lasting Integrity
  5. Kalak
  6. Hudiya
  7. Feruchemy
  8. Elantris (city)
  9. Rithmatics
  10. Purelake
  11. Ialai Sadeas
  12. Shade
  13. Jezrien
  14. Ba-Ado-Mishram
  15. Manywar
  16. Hierocracy
 Complete Articles by Size
  1. Rosharan subastral
  2. Miles Dagouter
  3. Kharbranth
  4. Teft
  5. Lasting Integrity
  6. Kalak
  7. Hudiya
  8. Feruchemy
  9. Elantris (city)
  10. Rithmatics
  11. Letters
  12. Purelake
  13. Ialai Sadeas
  14. Shade
  15. Jezrien
  16. Suppression fabrial
  17. Pahn Kahl
  18. Notum
  19. Ba-Ado-Mishram
  20. Kadash
  21. Noura
  22. Bilming
  23. Jushu Davar
  24. Manywar
  25. Gaotona
  26. Bloodsealing
  27. Words of Radiance (in-world)
  28. Conclave
  29. Iyatil
  30. Kwaan
  31. Cord
  32. Hierocracy
  33. Telden Hasting
  34. Jordis
  35. Beryl
  36. Bim
  37. Phendorana
  38. Tillaume
  39. Tvlakv
  40. Vathi
  41. Palona
  42. Felt
  43. Khen
  44. Defiant (starship)
  45. Vivenna's Blade
  46. Trapper
  47. Santhid
  48. Sah

Projects

Primary

  • Fabrial parameter on {{metal}} infobox?
  • Implementing /Subpage list?
  • Standards for Uncanonical titles vs Unnamed characters categories?
  • Spoiler redirect template?

General quality

Keep an eye on

De-stubbing the cosmere

Last checked: 00:31, 5 March 2021 (UTC)

Other

  • Re-check the type of infobox on whatever we end up calling the article for the delver training maze after Skyward 3 comes out.
  • Make sure species names and variations of "cytonic" are lowercase. Biggest offenders are probably Category:Defending Elysium
  • Other articles to maybe work on some day

Cosmere Update Tracking

Code: Not Started, In Progress, Review, Done, Not Needed, Not Sure

  • Intro
  • Properties and Forces
    • Realms
      • Physical Realm
      • Cognitive Realm
      • Spiritual Realm
    • Investiture
      • Anti-Investiture
    • Perpendicularities
    • Adonalsium
      • Shards of Adonalsium
    • Aethers
  • Planets
    • Primary Worlds
    • Other Notable Worlds
  • History
    • Before the Shattering
    • The Shattering of Adonalsium
    • Odium's Quest
    • The Ascension of Harmony
    • Splintering of Honor and the True Desolation
    • Trell and Scadrial
  • Worldhoppers
    • Hoid
    • Worldhopping Groups
      • The Seventeenth Shard
      • Silverlight
      • The Ire
      • The Ghostbloods
    • Other Worldhoppers
  • Development
  • Bibliography of the Cosmere
    • Forthcoming
    • Chronological Order
  • Further Reading
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