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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Roshar''' is the planet on which the events of [[The Stormlight Archive]] primarily take place, and the name also refers specifically to the supercontinent that dominates its eastern hemisphere. A world of stone and storm, Roshar is shaped by the regular passage of the [[The Highstorm|highstorms]], colossal tempests that sweep from east to west and govern nearly every aspect of life, ecology, and culture upon the planet. It is one of the principal worlds of the [[The Cosmere|Cosmere]] and the seat of the [[Shards of Adonalsium|Shards]] [[Honor]], [[Cultivation]], and the splintered [[Odium]].<br />
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Roshar is a world utterly unlike Earth. Its flora and fauna have evolved to survive the highstorms: plants withdraw into shells or rock when the storms approach, and most animals possess crustacean-like carapaces rather than skeletons of bone. The native [[Spren]] -- fragments of cognitive and divine power -- pervade the world and form the basis of [[Surgebinding]] and the bonds of the [[Knights Radiant]].<br />
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== Geography ==<br />
The Rosharan supercontinent is roughly fan-shaped, with its eastern coast bearing the brunt of the highstorms and its western reaches, particularly the verdant valley of [[Shinovar]], sheltered behind a great mountain range. Because the storms blow eastward, the eastern lands are scoured bare to stone, while soil and gentler weather accumulate in the west.<br />
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Major nations and regions include [[Alethkar]], [[Jah Keved]], [[Azir]], [[Thaylenah]] and its capital [[Thaylen City]], [[Kharbranth]] the city of bells, the island kingdom of [[Shinovar]], the [[The Reshi Isles|Reshi Isles]], the [[The Purelake|Purelake]], and the war-torn [[The Shattered Plains|Shattered Plains]]. The ancient tower-city of [[Urithiru]] sits at the continent's heart, high in the mountains.<br />
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== Cosmology ==<br />
Roshar exists in three realms common to the Cosmere: the [[Physical Realm]], the [[Cognitive Realm]] (known on Roshar as [[Shadesmar]]), and the [[Spiritual Realm]]. The planet has three moons -- Salas, Nomon, and Mishim -- and its people look eastward to [[The Origin]], the mysterious place from which the highstorms are believed to come.<br />
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== History ==<br />
Roshar's deep history is marked by the [[Desolations]], cataclysmic invasions by the [[Voidbringers]] and the [[The Fused|Fused]] held back by the [[The Heralds|Heralds]] and the [[Oathpact]]. After the [[Recreance]], when the Knights Radiant abandoned their oaths, the orders fell and their [[Shardblade|Shardblades]] and [[Shardplate]] became prized weapons of war. The events of the Archive concern the return of the Desolations and the rebirth of the Radiants.<br />
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== Significance ==<br />
As the convergence point of three Shards, Roshar is one of the most consequential worlds in the Cosmere, and the conflict between [[Honor]], [[Cultivation]], and [[Odium]] there has implications far beyond the planet itself.<br />
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