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A '''perpendicularity''' is
==
Perpendicularities
== Mechanics ==
Perpendicularities are formed at locations with a large concentration of Investiture. The concentration of Investiture brings the three realms closer together and allows travel between them.{{au ref|drominad}} Perpendicularities will not transport people between realms unless they want it to happen.{{book ref|mb7|64}} They can be used to see into the Spiritual Realm.{{wob ref|10945}} The proximity of the realms also makes [[Soulcasting]] easier.{{book ref|sa3|120}}
[[Aluminum]] can be used to take liquid from a perpendicularity, and it will stay Invested.{{wob ref|9233}} Some perpendicularities are more Invested than others.{{wob ref|5914}} The enormous concentration of Investiture in a perpendicularity makes it possible to become a Cognitive Shadow by entering one.{{wob ref|8324}} In at least some circumstances, a perpendicularity's liquid Investiture may be unkeyed.{{book ref|mb7|64}}
== Known Perpendicularities ==
* '''Preservation''': [[Preservation]]'s perpendicularity was the [[Well of Ascension]]. It served as [[Ruin]]'s prison, making it extremely dangerous.{{msh ref|2|1}}
* '''Harmony''': [[Harmony]] has a perpendicularity somewhere in the south, it is known to be under careful watch by the Malwish.{{book ref|mb7|50}} An article in ''[[The House Record]]'' mentions a woman coming across a perfectly blue pool somewhere in the mountains in the Southern [[Roughs]], and a sudden appearance of a strange figure by the pool. It's possible, though not confirmed, that this could be Harmony's perpendicularity.{{file ref|House_Record_broadsheet.jpg|''The House Record'' Broadsheet}}
* '''Autonomy''': Autonomy briefly had a perpendicularity on in [[
; Sel
* '''Devotion''': [[Devotion's Perpendicularity|The Pool]] near [[Elantris (city)|Elantris]] is [[Devotion]]'s perpendicularity.
* '''Dominion''': There is a second perpendicularity on [[Sel]],{{wob ref|13093}} presumably of [[Dominion]].
; Threnody
* [[Threnody]] does not have a stable perpendicularity, but rather a number of unstable, unpredictable ones of a morbid origin.{{au ref|threnodite}} They may possibly have something to do with the creation of [[Shade]]s, although the fact that the Shard of [[Ambition]] has died near the system has far greater influence on their creation.{{wob ref|12922}} It is more of a circumstance than a
; First of the Sun
* [[First of the Sun]] is notable for having a perpendicularity, presumably [[Patji's Eye]], without a Shard in residence.{{au ref|drominad}} However, [[Patji (being)|Patji]] is an avatar of [[Autonomy]],{{wob ref|9385}} which is likely the cause of the perpendicularity.
; Roshar
;Nalthis
* '''Endowment''': The
;Yolen
* There is something similar to a perpendicularity on [[Yolen]], despite the lack of a Shard.{{wob ref|14885}}
;General Cosmere
* '''Autonomy''': Autonomy has an ability to create and collapse perpendicularities in a way that goes against the understanding of Arcanists.{{book ref|mb7|50}}{{au ref|taldain}} These have specific constraints and conditions in order to be produced.{{book ref|mb7|59}} Despite the specific conditions, she is known to have created perpendicularities across multiple worlds across the cosmere.{{book ref|mb7|50}}
* '''Silverlight''': [[Silverlight]] has a perpendicularity known as the Silverlight Nexus.{{wob ref|16603}}
== Notes ==
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