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Theory Index

A collection of cosmere theories from 17th Shard gathered here. For now, just a list - will be sorting them by category, author, etc as time allows.

Locations

• Sel
• Scadrial
• Nalthis
• Roshar
• Threnody
• Cosmere

Categories

• Realmatic (Magic system related)
• Plot (Story Event related)
• Character (Character Specific)
• World (Related to the premise or the worldbuilding)
• Joke (for joke theories)

Ideally I'd like to add an extra sub-category column for certain types of common theories (FTL, hemalurgy, compounding, surges, etc..), and also a column for some tags like 'important theory' or 'extremely good theory' or 'funny theory' or 'outdated and no longer applicable theory', etc.

Theory Name	Author	Date	Location	Category
The Desolations are a world-hopping event	Tempus	19 March 2014	Cosmere	World
Realmatic Matter Transference	Tempus	28 March 2014	Cosmere	Realmatic
Investiture as a Spiritual Radiation	Tempus	27 March 2014	Cosmere	Realmatic
All Splinters make a Nahel Bond and allow Stormlight on Roshar	Tempus	12 April 2014	Cosmere	Realmatic
Allomantic Faster than Light	Tempus	12 April 2014	Scadrial	Realmatic
There were only nine Desolations	Tempus	19 April 2014	Roshar	World
Hoid is Spiritually Blind	Tempus	28 March 2014	Cosmere	Character
Measuring the chronology of the Cosmere by technology	Tempus	19 April 2014	Cosmere	World
Making a Mistborn	Tempus	27 April 2014	Scadrial	Realmatic
Potential Willshapers	Veil	15 March 2014	Roshar	Character
Linguistic Speculation: Axehounds	Veil	22 April 2014	Roshar	World
Darkness' surgebinder radar	Awesomeness Summoned	17 January 2014	Roshar	Character
Each Order's Role	Awesomeness Summoned	12 March 2014	Roshar	World
The History of the Shards on Roshar	Skaa	15 May 2013	Roshar	World
Hemalurgic charge can also be accessed via Allomancy	Skaa	16 May 2013	Scadrial	Realmatic
Aluminum and Gold: The Harmonious Metals	Skaa	21 May 2013	Scadrial	Realmatic
Atium is Ruin's Electrum, Lerasium is Preservation's Nicrosil	Skaa	19 May 2013	Scadrial	Realmatic
The Atium is a lie!	Skaa	17 May 2013	Scadrial	Realmatic
Honorspren, Cryptics, and the Ten Essences	Skaa	14 June 2013	Roshar	World
Shardblades are Odiumspren	Skaa	06 June 2013	Roshar	World
Malatium/Aluminum Twinborn: Indentity Vampire	Skaa	23 May 2013	Scadrial	Realmatic
A code monkey's thoughts on Realmatic Theory	Skaa	22 June 2013	Cosmere	Realmatic
The Dawnshards were musical instruments	Skaa	21 June 2013	Roshar	World
On the Feruchemy of Nicrosil	Skaa	11 May 2013	Scadrial	Realmatic
On the Feruchemy of Aluminum	Skaa	11 May 2013	Scadrial	Realmatic
Cities in Shadesmar	Skaa	26 January 2014	Roshar	World
Shardblades, Shardplate, and the Kak Order	Skaa	30 January 2014	Roshar	Realmatic
Surges, Gemstones, and Fabrials	Skaa	28 January 2014	Roshar	Realmatic
The Attributes and the Surges	Skaa	16 February 2014	Roshar	World
Hybrid Surgebinding speculations	Skaa	02 February 2014	Roshar	Realmatic
Commercial value of ash	Skaa	07 April 2014	Scadrial	World
The Blazon of Gentrie	Skaa	09 April 2014	Roshar	World
Each Shardworld has an Essence	Skaa	13 February 2014	Cosmere	Realmatic
Rosharian Investiture and the Essence of Blood	Skaa	20 April 2014	Roshar	Realmatic
The Focus on Roshar are the Essences	Skaa	29 June 2013	Roshar	Realmatic
Memories and the Cosmere	R'Shara	24 April 2014	Cosmere	Realmatic
Hidden Things in the Map of Roshar	Collaborative	16 March 2014	Roshar	World
Scadrial calendar	DigitalBusker	20 January 2014	Scadrial	World
Proposed Physics Model for Steelpushing: Elastic Collisions	DigitalBusker	18 April 2014	Scadrial	Realmatic
Copperclouds: Cognitive Theory	Satsuoni	03 May 2013	Scadrial	Realmatic
Fabrials and Surgebinders	Satsuoni	16 September 2011	Roshar	Realmatic
Realmatic Theory, Satsuoni edition	Satsuoni	22 December 2012	Cosmere	Realmatic
Cosmere Thermodynamics	Satsuoni	12 January 2012	Cosmere	Realmatic
Cat Inquisitors	Satsuoni	07 November 2011	Scadrial	Joke
A Highstorm model	Satsuoni	10 January 2014	Roshar	World
Fymatics, the fake Cymatics	Satsuoni	27 February 2014	Roshar	World
Weaponizing Illumination, or Shallan Eye Lasers	Satsuoni	05 March 2014	Roshar	Realmatic
Incomprehensive Investiture	Satsuoni	20 December 2011	Cosmere	Realmatic
Surge Opposites	Satsuoni	25 September 2011	Roshar	Realmatic
WoR Chapter 84 code	Collaborative	04 March 2014	Roshar	World
Elkokhar is Surgebinding	Aether	18 November 2013	Roshar	Character
Mistborn Llama: Origins	Aether	06 December 2013	Scadrial	Joke
Visibility of Nahel Spren	Aether	18 January 2014	Roshar	World
Pressure Surge = Force push	Aether	31 October 2013	Roshar	Realmatic
The Effects of Squirearchy	Aether	11 April 2014	Roshar	Realmatic
Ages of Stormlight Characters	Aether	26 January 2014	Roshar	Character
Szeth's Shardblade is an Honourblade	Aether	31 October 2013	Roshar	Plot
Renarin's Box	Aether	13 April 2014	Roshar	Character

Theorists Canvassed:

April 27th - Tempus, Veil, Awesomeness Summoned, Skaa, R`Shara, DigitalBusker, Satsuoni, Aether

Theorists Up Next to Canvas:

Windrunner, Kurkistan, Moogle, Argent, K-chan, WeiryWriter, Swimmingly, Chaos, single theory theorists, and plenty others of course!