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<p>Stormlight place/lore/order article (Corvus), book-canon</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>The &#039;&#039;&#039;Cosmere&#039;&#039;&#039; is the shared fictional universe in which [[The Stormlight Archive]] and many of Brandon Sanderson&#039;s other novels take place, including the Mistborn series, Elantris, and Warbreaker. [[Roshar]] is one of several worlds within the Cosmere, and the events of the Archive are part of a larger cosmic narrative that spans multiple planets and magic systems.<br /> <br /> == Origin ==<br /> The Cosmere began with a single, godlike power called [[Adonalsium]]. In the distant past, Adonalsium was killed and shattered into sixteen pieces called the [[Shards of Adonalsium|Shards]], each embodying a particular aspect or intent, such as [[Honor]], [[Cultivation]], [[Odium]], Ruin, Preservation, and others. The Shards were taken up by individuals who became, in effect, gods wielding tremendous power.<br /> <br /> == Investiture ==<br /> The power of the Shards is called Investiture, and it underlies every magic system in the Cosmere. On [[Roshar]], Investiture from [[Honor]] and [[Cultivation]] manifests as [[Stormlight]], [[Spren]], and [[Surgebinding]]; on other worlds it takes wholly different forms. Investiture cannot be created or destroyed, only changed in form, and it flows between the [[Physical Realm]], the [[Cognitive Realm]] ([[Shadesmar]]), and the Spiritual Realm.<br /> <br /> == Roshar&#039;s Shards ==<br /> Three Shards are tied to Roshar: [[Honor]], whose power gives rise to the [[Knights Radiant]] and the highstorms; [[Cultivation]], associated with growth and the [[Old Magic]]; and [[Odium]], the malevolent Shard imprisoned in the system who drives the [[Desolations]]. The interplay of these three powers shapes the conflict of [[The Stormlight Archive]].<br /> <br /> == Worldhoppers ==<br /> Certain individuals, known as worldhoppers, travel between the worlds of the Cosmere, often through [[Shadesmar]] and the [[Cognitive Realm]]. Several such figures appear in the Archive, linking Roshar&#039;s story to the broader Cosmere.<br /> <br /> == Significance ==<br /> The Cosmere frames [[The Stormlight Archive]] as one chapter of a vast, interconnected saga, and many of the deeper mysteries of Roshar can only be fully understood in its context.<br /> <br /> [[Category:The Stormlight Archive]]<br /> [[Category:Lore]]</div>

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